About a half million fewer mallards — 11 percent less than last year — were found, but the overall news is good from the 2017 annual breeding duck surveys released Tuesday by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. […]
Alligator hunting permits are precious in Mississippi, as hard to get as a ticket to Hamilton on Broadway. And, if you are lucky to get a permit, it can be about as expensive in obtaining all the gear needed to battle with the most frightening creature that can be hunted in the Magnolia State. […]
Every alligator region in Mississippi is capable of producing a giant reptile for hunters, as statistics from the 2016 season show. Only the Northwest zone, which has the least habitat and the fewest gators, failed to produce a 12-footer and it did have a respectable 11.25-footer taken. […]
Eleven newly sworn Conservation Officers reported for duty on July 5 for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, following their graduation from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy. […]
Mississippi wildlife officials have a simple message for people who encounter seemingly abandoned deer fawns — leave them alone. […]
After a healthy report from the annual deer herd health checks held earlier this year, biologists are expecting an extremely heavy fawn drop in the coming months. Births, or fawn drops, usually begin in Mississippi in late June (extreme north) and then peak in July and August before trailing off in September (extreme south). […]
You can do several things to prepare for most bow issues you will encounter in the field, possibly saving your hunt in the process. […]
Mississippians seeking quality deer hunts on public lands can begin applying immediately for hunts on state-managed Wildlife Management Areas and at Barnett Reservoir. […]
Conservation officers from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks claimed the title of Fittest in the Nation after winning the 16th annual National LawFit Challenge held in June at Pearl in record-setting fashion. […]
Unofficially, it is the traditional kickoff of the hunting season. […]
Like all technology, trail cameras are getting better and better. The new Crush 20 LightsOut Invisible IR camera has an eye-popping 20-megapixel resolution, an invisible flash, and a trigger speed of less than 1/2 second, so you won’t miss a thing. […]
Deer hunters never really adhere to a season; there are just certain days when we are allowed to harvest whitetails with our preferred method. […]
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