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August 31, 2026

Calling champion Scott Ellis mentored his son Jake in turkey hunting, and believes once any child shows an interest, he or she can become hooked on the sport with the proper guidance.

Early kid, early bird – Call in potential turkey hunters while they’re young

March 1, 2018 Michael O. Giles

Scott Ellis yelped, purred and clucked, and he was greeted with thunderous gobbles from a couple of fired-up gobblers. […]

LOWA Uplander GTX boots

March 1, 2018 Mississippi Sportsman

Whether you’re walking through open fields pursuing birds, stomping through thickets after rabbits, or hiking in to your turkey or deer blind, you need footwear that won’t let you down, no matter what the conditions are. […]

A bill in the state Legislature could create a harvest reporting system in Mississippi for deer and turkey beginning in 2019.

Capitol report: Harvest reporting bill moves step closer

March 1, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi deer and turkey hunters are a step close to a mandatory harvest report system after the Senate wildlife committee amended a House bill that would establish the regulation beginning in 2019. […]

With deer season in the rearview mirror, take time now to scout your woods for sign you might have missed last season.

There’s no better time than now to prepare

March 1, 2018 Sammy Romano

As I write this, another year’s deer season has come to a close. For many hunters, this is a sad time, as thoughts of a long offseason become reality.

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The Mississippi Department of Health is advising against eating venison from from deer taken in the 6-county area.

Mineral, salt licks added to CWD feeding ban

February 22, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Mineral sites, mineral blocks and salt licks have been added to the supplemental feeding ban in the six counties within the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management zone, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks announced Wednesday. […]

The public is invited to attend a meeting on how state officials plan to deal with Mississippi’s first confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

CWD public meeting in Jackson

February 20, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

A public meeting to discuss how state officials plan to deal with Mississippi’s first confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson. […]

Rabbit numbers really jumped in the 1980s and 1990s when their preferred habitat was on the increase across Mississippi.

Writer’s choice: Rabbit sauce piquant

February 15, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

This recipe for rabbit sauce piquant is a based on a Prudhomme recipe and is a three-step recipe that includes making stock. […]

One of the author’s nephews with a fully mature buck taken after a long, quiet hike to the stand.

Food for thought:

February 14, 2018 Bill Garbo

By the time you are reading this, unless you live in the extreme southern part of Mississippi, the 2017-2018 deer season will already be “in the books,” as they say. […]

Mississippi’s first case of a CWD-infected deer was confirmed Feb. 9 when an Iowa laboratory completed its tests on a free-range mature buck found dead Jan. 25 in Issaquena County.

Deer feeding banned in 6 counties due to CWD

February 12, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Supplemental feeding of deer was suspended on Feb. 9 in six west-central counties of Mississippi after a lab in Iowa confirmed the Magnolia State’s first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a free-range buck from Issaquena County. […]

Aubrey Dale hunted all season to get her first rack buck, but it paid off on Jan. 28 when she took this 175-pound 7-point on family land in Holmes County.

Brandon youngster really has to wait on first buck

February 8, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Aubrey Dale had hunted all season to get her first buck, joining her father in the deer stand whenever she could, showing more patience than one would expect of a 10-year-old. […]

Presleigh Stigler, 7, of Florence, killed two deer on Jan. 31, the final day of the season, including this 146-inch 10-point. A doe and that buck were the first two deer she’s taken without help holding the gun.

Season’s last day is one to remember for 7-year-old

February 8, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

On Jan. 31, the final day of deer season in much of Mississippi, Cameron Stigler of Florence took his 7-year-old daughter, Presleigh, to the woods for a last shot at avoiding a shutout season. […]

Once Feb. 1 rolls around, rabbit hunters with a good pack of dogs are some of the most popular sportsman in the world. Deer season is over and invitations to rabbit hunt come in almost daily.

Rabbit hunters take center stage

February 8, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

February is also a great time to own a pack of rabbit dogs. […]