Hunting
Specialist Series Netting
The Camo Systems Specialist Series Ultra-Lite Camouflage Netting works great as a concealment solution for boats, ATVs, duck blinds, ground blinds, tree stand skirts, tripods, ladder stands and more. […]
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Hunting
Tenzing TX 17
If you can’t seem to find a hunting pack that lasts for more than one season, the Tenzing TX 17 might be what you’re looking for this fall. Providing a generous 2,500 total cubic inches of storage in nine pockets and compartments, the TX 17 is the largest hunting daypack in the new TX series. Available in versatile Realtree Xtra or stealthy Kryptek Highlander camouflage, the TX 17 pack weighs in at just a hair over 3 pounds and is an ideal choice for both stand and spot-and-stalk hunters. […]
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Hunters, take Refuge! National wildlife refuges are among Mississippi’s best public-land offerings for hunters.
The nest time you’re sitting in a stand or a blind, waiting for a deer to materialize in that sweet spot you’ve already picked out, ponder this: if you deer hunted a different tract of public land in Mississippi every week, you’d cover less than half of them. Our great state has just that much open, public land. […]
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Cover: November 2017
The onset of gun season across Mississippi this month means plenty of hunters will have a chance to run into some real trophy bucks if they employ tactics that deer-hunting experts explain in this issue. […]
Deer Hunting
Understand a deer’s body language and tag more bucks
From using the latest technology in optics, attractants and calls to different hunting strategies in the woods, deer hunters are always looking for something that helps them gain an advantage over their quarry. […]
Deer of the Year
Ethredge’s ‘cactus buck’ busts 200
With one buck in mind, Stan Ethredge raced home on Oct. 20, 2017, at the end of a fall family vacation to the Smoky Mountains, as fast as traffic and his good senses would allow. […]
Deer Hunting
It’s time to recalibrate
Well, we survived another Deep South summer, although this one seemed to be more wet at times than hot. My hope is that, in spite of the heat and humidity, you have long since been visiting your hunting properties mowing, spraying, repairing and building stands, supplemental feeding, and working trail cameras. If not, you are late and already running behind, and it is time to get the lead out. […]
Deer Hunting
MDWFP confiscates CWD-positive mule deer
State wildlife officers used a two-year-old law to confiscate a CWD-infected mule deer from a DeSoto County hunter, who was then issued a citation, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced on Monday. […]
Deer Hunting
Make your own sandbags
Sandbags are a necessity for hunters when sighting in their rifles. And there are plenty of commercial options available. […]
Deer Hunting
Sight in your rifle — with just two shots
It never fails: The afternoon before rifle season opens, someone grabs a paper plate from the camp’s kitchen, rides his ATV out to the nearest 100-yard opening and takes a few shots with a rifle he hasn’t looked at since last season. […]
Deer Hunting
What’s in your deer pack?
Deer hunting has not been immune from advances in technology and tactics. Hunters run the gamut from carrying nothing more than a weapon and a pair of boots to an organized pack that contains everything but the kitchen sink. […]
Deer of the Year
Watts arrows big Mississippi 12-point on public land
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is an area that floods each winter. However, its over 38,000 acres also contains one of the few remaining large tracts of mature hardwoods in the Mississippi Delta. […]