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With hunters having access to the woods for nearly two months, the month of December can spell a decrease in deer sightings. Maybe it’s time to change the way you’re hunting them.

Season Dates and Size Limits

January 15, 2014 Phillip Gentry

HILL ZONE — Private and open public lands east of I-55 and north of I-20 plus areas south of I-20 and east of U.S. Hwy. 61, excluding areas south of U.S. Hwy. 84 and east of MS Hwy. 35. A legal buck is defined as having EITHER a minimum inside spread of 10 inches OR aminimum main-beam length of 13 inches. Firearm seasons: Regular gun, with dogs, through Dec. 1; primitive weapon, Dec. 2-15; gun, without dogs (still season), Dec. 16-23; gun, with dogs, Dec. 24-Jan. 22. […]

Never count out cutover

January 15, 2014 Michael O. Giles

Delta deer hunter Louie Sewell loves to hunt cutover in the late season, and that’s exactly where he was on a hunt late last season. […]

Tallahatchie County sees lots of daily flights of ducks and geese.

Tallahatchie’s “secret” public ducks

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

There’s a good reason why most Mississippi duck hunters residing outside of the Delta don’t know about some pretty darn good public waterfowl opportunities in the Tallahatchie region. It’s probably because Delta hunters try to keep it secret. […]

Parallel the edge of a grass line to keep your lure in the strike zone longer if bass are suspended on the edges.

Access plentiful on lower Pascagoula

January 15, 2014 Sam Davis

Marinas and boat launches with easy access to the marsh are plentiful on the Pascagoula River. Some are private pay-to-use ramps and others are public ramps that require no fee. […]

Ducks require lots of water and easy access food, which Tallahatchie County has in abundance in ideal years.

Hunter’s new best friend: The Web

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

One of the best things about the Internet is the explosion of information available to assist hunters: News, facts, area regulations and more, all available on computers, tablets and even smart phones. […]

Kyle Graham's go-to lures when he fishes the Pascagoula River marsh for bass.

Rapalas and Sallys — Graham’s go-to lures

January 15, 2014 Sam Davis

When Kyle Graham fishes the Pascagoula River marsh for bass in January he has three go-to lures and a new one that he’s testing. […]

A cold winter is the key to a great season of Delta duck hunting.

On the edge of paradise

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

Tommy Hoff is an avid duck hunter and he knows he has it good, living on the edge of one of the country’s best duck areas. […]

Metabolism facts and myths

January 15, 2014 Hal Schramm

Wintertime fishing can be a challenge, but fish do still feed when water temperatures plummet. […]

A duck hunting party wades out to set up for a morning duck hunt.

Smooth bores never boring

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

With waterfowl numbers are near-record levels in recent years, the firearm industry has been busy trying to keep pace. Hence, a lot of good shotguns have flooded the waterfowl hunting market over the last decade with nearly every maker getting on the wagon. […]

Catfish Flautt surveys duck flights and hunting areas every day during the long waterfowl season.

Hunting in fashion

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

Watching the gathering around Mike Flautt’s guide assignment table each morning is like watching a veritable fashion show. It’s nothing like a Victoria Secret preview mind you, but all the young duck guides are always decked out in the latest, greatest, best duck wear in just the right camouflage patterns. […]

Put A Cork In It

November 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

To combat spooking crappie in wintertime gin clear waters, Whitehead will add a Thill balsa wood slip cork to troll jigs further away from the boat. […]

While other anglers are spider rigging for fall crappie, guide Brad Whitehead uses a sideways trolling approach known as side pulling.

War Eagle’s “Side Pulling” Package

November 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

In order to accommodate the crappie enthusiast who’s gotten hooked on fishing sideways, Monticello, Ark.-based War Eagle Boats has started offering a list of side pulling options on its RG 1754 model aluminum boats. The design and setup were the brain child of side-pulling founder and War Eagle pro-staffer, Roger Gant. […]