Freshwater Fishing
Put A Cork In It
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. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
War Eagle’s “Side Pulling” Package
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. […]
Deer Hunting
Scouting critical to success
During the pre-rut, bucks often travel in bachelor groups. As the rut kicks in these bucks will fight each other for a receptive doe. […]
Deer Hunting
Crossbows gaining ground
Everybody knows that a crossbow is little more than a conventional type bow turned horizontal.
Really? Hardly! […]
Deer Hunting
Modern rifles rule, evolving
When I started deer hunting in 1970, I used a brand new Winchester Model 94 lever action rifle in 30-30 with open sights. Even then, that rifle was pretty much state-of-the-art. Most of the other deer hunting rifles were old military rifles like the Springfield ‘03s, Eddystone 1917s, or German Mausers. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Mississippi madness during Central Open
The disappointment was easy to see in the eyes and on the faces of the many Mississippi and Barnett-area fishermen as they left the water. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Nothing to sneeze about
The highlight of Thursday’s weigh-in show was the story told by Marvin Ettredge, pro angler from Monroe, La., who had a really rough day: He weighed in two bass that weighed 3 pounds, 8 ounces but won the crowd over with his tale of one that got away. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Local tournament-fishing jinx
Expectations for a local winner always run high at Barnett Reservoir, but it never works out in national tour events. Not once has a Mississippian won a major event on the 33,000-acre lake. […]
Fishing Tournaments
The Rez and B.A.S.S.
Barnett Reservoir has played a significant role in the history of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. You can even say the lake had a hand in birth in the organization. […]
Deer Hunting
A bowhunter’s first kill
Rebecca Brewer claims adrenaline is a hormone released in response to stress or excitement, leaving your heart pumping with anticipation. A number of emotions or activities can cause this effect. […]
Deer Hunting
The buck of a lifetime comes early
Swayze Bozeman was in a stand where we had seen two really nice bucks about a week before. One was an 8-point, the other a 9. […]
Deer Hunting
The super six
How many hunters have skipped Sunday school or church to go deer hunting? You’ll have a difficult time selling that after reading about how Chip Henderson, pastor at Pinelake Baptist Church in Rankin County, tagged his trophy Dec. 30. […]