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Shane Johnson, Louisiana Traditional Bowmen club member, harvested this 10-point buck on Tensas National Wildlife Refuge in 2012. He called the buck in with a grunt before making an excellent shot with his recurve bow.

Close encounters — How to deer hunt with a longbow

December 1, 2015 Jonathan Olivier

A stick and a string — the only things standing between a traditional archery hunter and harvesting a whitetail.

It doesn’t get much simpler than that. […]

When you spook a deer on the way into your stand, it’s a lot easier to put a shotgun bead on a deer than aim a rifle.

Why a shotgun is better than a deer rifle

November 19, 2015 Brian Cope

Ernest McLeod has killed his share of deer with rifles, but about 10 years ago he decided that a shotgun was the way to go. […]

These buck movement graphs actually resulted from the author’s trail camera data.

Analyzing buck movement – Trail cams provide all the information needed

November 19, 2015 Bill Garbo

Once again, that totally magic time of year for ardent deer hunters is upon us, when bucks throw caution to the wind and shift into a more-vulnerable state of mind. […]

Top 4 tips to stay scent free when hunting

November 18, 2015 Brian Cope

It’s a common practice for deer hunters to make themselves as scent-free as possible before heading to their stand. Here are some tips. […]

Mississippi's 2015-16 gun season on deer opens statewide Saturday, and hunters can start looking for the trophy bucks. Will baiting help find big bucks like this one from the 2014 season?

Gun season opens Saturday

November 18, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s 2015-16 gun season on deer opens on Saturday (Nov. 21) statewide, and it will be the first one in which baiting will be legal at a minimum of 100 yards. […]

10 tips for public deer hunting

November 16, 2015 Andy Crawford

Killing deer on public land can be challenging, but these tips from Ricky Aucoin can help you fill a tag this season. […]

Safety first on public land

November 16, 2015 Andy Crawford

Ricky Aucoin’s three tips to ensure you safely return home after each hunting trip you take on public-land. […]

4 tips for better taxidermy

November 15, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Wade Wolkart of with Wade’s Taxidermy in Denham Springs, La., shares a few tips to help ensure you get a mount you’ll be proud of. […]

Alli Beth Scott, 9, of Edwards killed this big 8-point on Tuesday after school during Mississippi's youth season. She was hunting with her dad, Jonathan Scott, in Hinds County.

Girl, 9, gets monster Hinds County 8-point

November 12, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Forgive little Alli Beth Scott for being too nervous to shoot any of the three 8-points that came into her field on Monday afternoon, and, shoot, you can congratulate the 9-year-old fourth grader for it. […]

The antlerless deer primitive weapons season in the Hill and Delta zones opens on Monday.

Doe-only primitive season opens Nov. 9

November 6, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s last remaining mandatory primitive weapon deer season begins Monday in the Hill and Delta management zones.

It is for antlerless deer and is open Nov. 9 through Nov. 20 on private lands and open public lands. […]

Youth 15 and under can start shooting deer with guns in Mississippi on Saturday.

Youth season on deer opens Saturday

November 4, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s first gun season on deer opens on Saturday, but only the youngest of hunters get the opportunity to begin shooting at whitetails. […]

This buck, named Split G2, scored 158 P&Y points and is the biggest deer Barrett Van Cleave has ever killed. It was taken during the 2014-15 season in Wilkinson County.

The dream ‘Situation’ — How a hunter finally downed a trophy buck

November 1, 2015 David Hawkins

Deer hunting can be an agonizing sport of missed shots, fleeting encounters and squandered opportunities. Days afield can become weeks and months, and in the case of Barrett Van Cleave, years before the hunt for a certain trophy comes to fruition. […]