Turkey Hunting Archives - Page 25 of 28

Mississippi wild turkey state records

February 1, 2012 Cliff Covington

As an interesting side note, four of the five Mississippi wild turkey record categories have been set in the last three seasons. […]

Turkey numbers could be down next season, with the 2011 turkey survey indicating fewer turkeys hatched out than in 2010.

Turkey hatch below average this year, MDWFP says

August 31, 2011 MDWFP news release

Hunters could find fewer turkeys next season if the annual brood survey is correct, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks said today (Aug. 31). […]

Kate Calahan endured the pain of hiking up two hills to get her bird.

Wounded Warriors celebrate women vets with Mississippi turkey hunt

April 19, 2011 Alicia LaFont

“Do you want your daughter to be buried at Arlington or in the cemetery in your home town?” military personnel asked Leslie Smith’s parents as they stood by their ailing child’s side. The doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center had just told them that their daughter would be dead by morning and that they should go ahead and make arrangements for her funeral. […]

Turkey hunt goes to the hogs

April 13, 2011 Dan McKinzey

MS-Sportsman.com columnist Dan McKinzey set out for a turkey hunting trip March 27, but came home without the gobbler he hoped. […]

The stars lined up for these three members of the Covington clan, who shot three longbeards on a single opening-morning hunt.

Turkey trifecta provides family memories

April 4, 2011 Cliff Covington

Nowhere else across this country do wild turkeys receive more hunting pressure than right here in Mississippi. This intense hunting pressure results in our Magnolia State longbeards being a little bit wiser, a little bit spookier and a whole lot harder to kill than gobblers in any other state. […]

Fine tune calls for gobbling peak

March 29, 2011 John J. Woods

When gobbling action peaks, hunters have to be ready to step up to the plate with a big bat. So when are the predicted or statistically registered peak gobbling weeks during the statewide season? Then what do you do when you know gobblers are doing their parts? […]

ThermaCell

March 29, 2011 Mississippi Sportsman

Just in time for turkey season, ThermaCELL is introducing a newly designed hand-held Appliance. […]

The author and Lipscomb bagged this Claiborne County double while hunting as a team.

Prescription for Turkeys

March 29, 2011 Cliff Covington

I have never met anyone who loves to hunt more than Dr. Eddie Lipscomb of Port Gibson. Doc, as he is known by his friends, hunts just about everything — deer, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, ducks, geese, crows, quail and pheasant. […]

This Stone County turkey was extra wary, and required Matt Renot to chase it for several hours before killing it yesterday (may 23).

‘renot16’ takes weird-looking gobbler

March 25, 2011 Andy Crawford

Wiggins hunter Matt Renot knew there was a gobbler living behind his grandfather’s Stone County home, but when he headed to the woods yesterday (March 23) he didn’t even think about chasing the bird.

“We’ve heard it gobbling back there for the past three years, but nobody could get it to do anything,” said Renot, pointing out that no one had even laid eyes on the wary turkey. “My grandfather said he was going to listen (for gobbling) there, and I said I was going to my hunting club and listen.” […]