Dove
Delta Double — Tips to double up on teal and doves
Teal and dove seasons overlap — and the Delta offers the opportunity to limit out on both species. Here are some tips from hunters who regularly double up. […]
Small Game
Featured
Hunters catch rattler taking rabbit out of season
The penalty is death for taking rabbits out of hunting season, at least it was for one shoulder-less hunter caught in the act in late July during a deer camp workday in Jefferson County. […]
Dove
Apply for WMA youth dove hunts
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will begin accepting applications today for youth dove hunts scheduled at two of its Wildlife Management Areas in September. […]
Field Notes
Treat squirrels with more respect, you’ll kill more
“I don’t understand it. I see plenty of squirrels when I’m deer hunting, but once deer season is over and I go after squirrels, they just don’t seem to be around.” […]
Rabbit
Squirrel and rabbit hunting, one more time
It is definitely not time to put away your shotgun or .22 rimfire rifle.
Hunters these days tend to wrap things up after deer season is over. It’s like they never look at the hunting season schedule to see that small-game hunting is still open until the end of February. […]
Dove
Best bets to kill more late-season doves
Most hunters who head for dove fields only around Labor Day weekend might be missing out on the opportunity for some great wing-shooting, because dove seasons in most Southeastern states don’t end until mid-January. […]
Featured
Rabbit season opens Saturday
With Mississippi’s statewide rabbit season opening on Saturday (Oct. 17), a lot of hunters are wondering how drought affects rabbits and the art of hunting them. […]
Dove
Dove: Don’t forget Friday’s opener
Hunters accustomed to the traditional Saturday opening of dove season in Mississippi should remember that it begins on Friday this year, and that’s this week. […]
Columns
Killer dove guns
Making a hunt enjoyable means having all the necessary equipment. Dove hunters should pick shotguns they can shoot really well on flying birds. […]
Dove
Private lands, public doves
Mississippi’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will again provide public dove hunting on private lands through its 11-year-old Private Lands Dove Field Program. […]
Dove
Doves: 4-day opening weekend
This time last year, Mississippi dove hunters were mourning the loss of a traditional three-day opening weekend because Labor Day Monday fell on Sept. 1, and by treaty no migratory bird hunting is allowed prior to that date. […]
Rabbit
Hunting season isn’t over
Don’t despair just because the deer-hunting seasons are over (or at least coming to a close). There is still plenty of hunting left to do and, in fact, some of the best family and friend-friendly hunting trips are yet to come our way. […]