Deer Hunting
Deer are more educated, better at hiding, hunter says
The deer hunting world has changed. Hunters over 65 years old remember when hunting clothing meant a flannel shirt and khaki pants or blue jeans. […]
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Deer Hunting
Learn to tell white oaks from red oaks
Finding the food deer prefer most can give you a leg up on other hunters, even ones that legally bait with corn or other supplements. […]
Deer Hunting
Scouting: There’s an app for that
I am a bit behind the proverbial 8-ball when it comes to cutting edge technologies applied to deer hunting. I still use my flip phone if I need to call home from deer camp, but I am increasingly being by my hunting mates. […]
Bass Fishing
Tips for jerkbait tinkering
Bass are eating, and all those in-depth calculations of lead dots, extra split rings, wire coils and various hook sizes are simply overkill. […]
Catfish
Garlic chicken is top catfish bait
The hands-down favorite bait for catfishing on the Mississippi River is skipjack herring. Herring are usually plentiful but get harder to find when winter rolls around. […]
Catfish
Two great catfish rigs
Veteran Catfish guide Rodger Taylor use completely different rigs depending on whether he is fishing at anchor for catfish or when drifting or trolling for cats. […]
Catfish
Bumping for catfish
Bumping, also referred to as slipping, dragging, and back trolling, has recently created a lot of buzz in the catfish world. […]
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What about bots in squirrels?
Bot Fly infestations affect squirrels and other mammals such as cattle and deer. Perhaps because of a squirrel’s size, the bot just seems larger and can be a turnoff to many hunters. […]
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Air rifles for tree rats
Little-known fact: The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803 used an air rifle to harvest game and keep hostile peoples at bay. […]
Deer Hunting
The 3 dub method of deer scouting
Trail cameras have simplified the art of scouting, but even they require some strategy to be productive, and avid hunter Beau Starkey of Madison has found one that works for him. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Clear water demands lighter line
One of the biggest differences between trolling crankbaits on a clear water lake like Pickwick and a more stained or muddy water lake like Sardis or Grenada is the size line you need to use. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Trolling crankbaits works on oxbows, too
Another fallacy about trolling crankbaits is that it only works on big lakes. Over the last few years, fishing reports have come in about big catches of crappie that occurred on smaller bodies of water, even from some of Mississippi’s oxbow lakes. […]