Features
Brenda Valentine loves turkeys and talking turkey hunting
Veteran hunter Brenda Valentine, one of the nation’s leading female hunters, shares her passion and tactics for turkey hunting. […]
Hunting
Deer Hunting
Has LSU researcher found a cure for CWD? Scientists say, ‘no’
Scientists dispute findings by Dr. Frank Bastian, an LSU researcher, that he has discovered a cure for chronic wasting disease, coined by popular media as “Zombie Deer Disease.” […]
Features
Bring on the toms! Mississippi’s 2019 spring turkey season
The outlook for Mississippi’s spring wild turkey season is promising across the state, with some regions expected to have an awful lot of gobblers to try and fool this season. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD now confirmed in 16 deer
The MDWFP said it had a total of 16 confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in Mississippi, with a concentration developing in north Mississippi along the Tennessee border. […]
Turkey Hunting
Turkey season opens Friday
After a successful week of youth-only hunting, Mississippi’s regular spring turkey season opens Friday to hunters of all ages. It will continue through May 1. […]
News
Turkey season cancelled at NWR
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge closed to turkey hunting for the season due to high water. […]
Deer Hunting
Whitetail scouting starts now
Feb. 1 is the prime day to start scouting deer for next year across most of the Magnolia State. […]
Turkey Hunting
Girl, 5, nearly limits on opening weekend
Paizley Kendall, 5, of Grenada, killed her first gobbler on the opening morning of the youth turkey season Friday in Tallahatchie County. […]
Deer Hunting
Election year: It’s quiet in the state legislature
Despite the CWD cases, Mississippi lawmakers sidestepped any contentious wildlife and fishery measures presented during the opening weeks of the 2019 Legislative Session. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD count up to 12 more infected bucks found during season
Confirmation of nine more cases of chronic wasting deer in two neighboring northern-tier Mississippi counties brings the total count to 12 cases in the Magnolia State. […]
Outdoor Updates
Kids get first shot at gobblers
Only children ages 15 or younger can shoot during Mississippi’s youth turkey season. A child at least 12 years of age and under 16 years of age must have a certificate of satisfactory completion of a hunter education class to hunt alone during the season. […]
Deer of the Year
2018-19 Deer of the year
Mississippi hunters brought down some mighty impressive whitetails in the season that recently ended. Here’s a look at a few of them. […]