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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. […]
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Leave young wildlife alone
Mississippi is known for its hospitality, but that tradition should end when citizens encounter newborn wildlife. […]
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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. […]
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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. […]
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Thoughts from the deer stand
As I collected my thoughts for this month’s installment of Happy Trails, the deer season had transitioned into its final phase. […]
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How to feed deer correctly after flood
Most of extreme western edge of the state, from Tennessee to Louisiana along the Mississippi River, experienced wildlife-moving winter floodwaters that not only shortened the deer season but also affected the food resources available in those areas. […]
Deer of the Year
Louisiana coed gets Mississippi trophy
Moments after aiming her .308 rifle at a big buck and pulling the trigger on Jan. 16, Darrion Tregre started having a bad feeling that evoked a flashback to 2014. […]
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2015-16 Deer of the Year
The recently closed deer season was weird. It began with warm temperatures and few deer being killed by those stalwart bowhunters braving the mosquitoes. […]
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170-class Adams County typical buck downed
For Matthew Sandel, March 12 can’t get here quickly enough — and the wait will be excruciating to say the least.
That’s the day the mandatory 60-day drying period will elapse on the 10-point buck he killed in Adams County on Jan. 12. It has been green-scored twice and produced a net Boone & Crockett score of 172 5/8 inches. […]