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Time is short
With deer season just over the horizon, it’s time to do all of that preseason work on trails, stands and weapons. […]
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Summer sweat = winter success
It’s less than 90 days until the opening of archery deer season in most areas of Mississippi and 140 days before the opening of the gun season statewide. […]
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Rate that buck
Well, we once again find ourselves at the close of another year and headed straight into the clutches of what passes for winter here in the Deep South. […]
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Late-season deer checklist
Hunt near food sources late in the season, as food will be scarce and the bucks and does will be in the vicinity. […]
Deer Hunting
Judging on the hoof
Learning to distinguish body features that classify a deer at its maximum potential is much more reliable than simply judging by its rack. […]
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Map out the deer rut
It is finally here! Just like when we were kids, the wait for Christmas seemed like an eternity. So it is for me, and, I am certain, all other serious diehard deer hunters. […]
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Try to educate your eyes
Preparation and repetition is the key when the deer hunter is making a quick decision about whether a buck is legal or fully mature. […]
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Combining stealth, calling
Hunters have at their disposal a number of tricks that can arouse the curiosity of rutting bucks and help get them into range. Rattling, calling, scents and decoys are among the more popular ones. […]
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Trophy bucks are rarely killed over bait
Mississippi hunting regulations still forbid killing any wild animal or wild bird with the aid of bait, but its allowance of and regulations regarding “supplemental deer feeding” opens the door to killing deer over bait. […]
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Squirrels can be a deer hunter’s best friends
Squirrels are not only a popular small-game animal, they can be a distant early warning system for hunters that deer are entering an area. […]
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Rockin’ the pre-rut – The pre-rut is the real time to take a big buck in Mississippi
With the arrival of November in Mississippi, rutting activity starts to fall across the northern tier of counties. […]
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Understand a deer’s body language and tag more bucks
From using the latest technology in optics, attractants and calls to different hunting strategies in the woods, deer hunters are always looking for something that helps them gain an advantage over their quarry. […]