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Have your sights set on a buck before the season even starts
If your goal is to bag a trophy buck, you will first need to know if a worthy buck is actually using your property. […]
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Preseason strategies: 5 tips for scouting
Deer season is just around the corner and hunters are preparing for opening day by trying to figure out where they’re going to hunt. […]
Deer Hunting
Extravaganza brings out big bucks
Without a doubt, the biggest attraction at the annual Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza is the Big Buck Contest. It features some of the best deer taken by hunters during the previous season, while entries from any season are welcome to the free Magnolia Records Program scoring session. […]
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Barnett Reservoir deer hunt process starts Friday
The application process for archery draw hunts for deer on parts of Barnett Reservoir will begin Friday, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District announced. […]
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The rub about deer: Understanding rubs
The language of whitetail rubs and scrapes is diverse and, at times, complex — especially when bucks ravage the timber with cluster rubs. […]
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The summer doldrums
If you are a deer hunting that wants to maximize your chances for success this fall and winter, this is the time of year to get busy. […]
Deer Hunting
Leave young wildlife alone
Mississippi is known for its hospitality, but that tradition should end when citizens encounter newborn wildlife. […]
Deer Hunting
Hernando man guilty of headlighting
A DeSoto County man has been fined more than $11,000, sentenced to four months of house arrest and will be denied hunting privileges for three years after being found guilty of illegal deer hunting. […]
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TSI, anyone? Timber stand improvement helps create quality deer habitat
Given the correct forester prescription, you can have improved cover and natural forage in conjunction with higher ultimate timber yields. […]
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Summer groceries — Tips for summer food plots
Land and wildlife managers have accepted the value of summer food plots as a long-term tool in deer management, providing nutrition for deer at the time when bucks are growing antlers and does are preparing to or are already feeding fawns. […]
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Trio faces charges for importing deer
Two men from Mississippi and another from Texas face charges related to the illegal importation of live white-tailed deer into Mississippi, U.S. Attorney Gregory Davis announced Tuesday. […]
Deer Hunting
The rest of the story – Improving deer hunting for all
Toward the end of last month’s installment of Happy Trails I began to opine and brag a little about the evolution of deer hunting in Mississippi during my 45-year tenure as a deer hunter, and about how much positive progress has been made over the past 10 or 15 years. […]