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Good training makes for a good squirrel dog
Squirrel dogs are made, not born according to Joe Shumaker and Terry Fletcher. Squirrel dogs have to learn everything. […]
Small Game
Featured
New youth squirrel opportunity set
Barnett Reservoir officials gave final approval in November to open lands below the dam, adjacent to the spillway, for youth-oriented squirrel hunts in February. It will be the first time that squirrels have been legally hunted in the area in more than 50 years.
Features
Dog day afternoon (or morning)
The woods were drab, leafless and gray. The bare tree trunks and limbs were gray. The dead leaves underfoot were gray. The sky was heavily overcast with uniformly gray clouds. […]
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Squirrel and dumplings, easy and healthier
A healthy alternative to Grandma’s squirrel and dumplings. It is a low-fat version, and can also be used with rabbit. […]
Content
Squirrel away that knowledge
A tradition with roots in learning how to become one with the woods, Mississippi’s squirrel season is a popular October event. […]
Dove
Early season essentials
Hunting dove in early September can be brutally hot.. During these late days of summer you need to use caution. […]
Dove
Mississippi Delta dove-tactics
Labor Day weekend dove hunting is about family, kids, and having a good time. It’s also about getting ready for the upcoming waterfowl season. […]
Dove
More than just mourning doves
Mississippi dove hunters could find as many as four different species in their range of fire this season, and one of them — Eurasian collared dove — are not managed with a bag limit since they are not native to North America. These are larger birds, more like pigeons than other doves, and usually lighter in color except for a black collar around the neck. […]
Dove
September means hunting
Never have so many been so happy to see September arrive, and that certainly includes Mississippi sportsmen. […]
Dove
Public dove hunts
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks recognizes the important tradition that dove hunting is to the state and works to provide public hunting areas through two different programs. […]
Dove
Good dove fields are no accidents
First and foremost you must have birds to shoot for a successful opening day hunt, and preseason preparation is imperative to attract doves. […]
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Spring squirrels, take 3
In 2015, Mississippi squirrel hunters had their first opportunity to hunt in a spring season. Going into the third year, it appears that it is a slowly developing and acquired taste. […]