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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Trey Lovertich said one of his secrets to archery success is focusing all his hunting attention on bow hunting. […]
Compared to setting up an ideal bow-hunting tree stand, situating a gun-hunting shooting house or ground blind is a piece of cake. If for no other reason than shooting ranges, an effective bow stand requires a lot more attention to finer details. […]
After the trophy buck is hanging at the camp, then what? Please don’t cop out by taking all the meat to the processor to turn into burger. Let’s be a little more creative this season. […]
Modern archery broadheads are highly effective killing components of archery equipment. A broadhead can contain two, three or even four razor-sharp cutting edges that are fixed or deploy upon impact with the target. […]
While fishing a Crappie Masters tournament several years ago, an observer asked veteran angler Whitey Outlaw about the way he hooked a minnow on his jig. […]
Matthew Bates believes an angler must be very proficient with one of the new generation of electronic graphs to consistently find underwater ledges and structure areas holding shad and bass — whether largemouth or white bass. […]
With a veritable jungle of iron weeds, small brush and other shoreline structure to hide in, there are some specific areas that go virtually untouched by fishermen — everyone that is, except members of the angling world’s plastic armada. […]
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