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You can use lists to remember which stands might need some attention before the season’s opening day.

Create fall hunting ‘do’ lists

August 1, 2015 John J. Woods

I got a good laugh today. Deer-hunting camp partner Andy Dulaney of Raymond called to talk about getting ready for deer season this fall at our Holmes County property. […]

Mississippi's public Wildlife Management Areas offer some excellent deer opportunities, but some are limited to draw hunts. The application process for those begins on Monday Aug. 3 and ends Aug. 31 at mdwfp.com

Begin applying for WMA draw hunts Monday

July 31, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Even though the first deer hunting opportunities don’t start until Oct. 1, the time to start the process for drawing for the best public land opportunities is August. […]

This 255-pound, 125-inch 8-point was taken in the spillway area of Barnett Reservoir last November.

Rez draw hunt process begins Friday

July 30, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Applications will be accepted beginning Friday (July 31) for the third year of archery deer hunts on two areas of the Barnett Reservoir project, and hunters have more to draw for, according to the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. […]

Now is the time to start practicing for bow season.

Time to tune up for bow season

July 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With archery season a couple of calendar pages away, there’s no better time to get your bow out and begin to get ready and practice. […]

Food plots don’t have to cover acres to be effective, if they’re well-located and produce a good crop.

Get major results from micro plots

July 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Micro or mini wildlife food plots work well on hunting properties that are not really large enough to justify full-scale farming practices. […]

Nine-year-old Jake Roberts killed his first buck this season in Port Gibson.

Hunter Harvest gets boost

June 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

A grant from the Walmart Foundation State Giving Program will help the Mississippi Wildlife Federation’s charitable distribution of venison feed the hungry. […]

Kiel Higginbotham killed this heavy-bodied buck in the spillway area of Barnett Reservoir during a 2014 draw hunt in November.

Reservoir draw hunts expand

June 12, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Deer hunters who participate in the draw for archery deer hunts at Barnett Reservoir, and are lucky enough to get drawn, will get more opportunities than the previous two years. […]

This photograph shows a doe that was a victim of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin.

CWD news concerns Mississippi hunters

June 2, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Even casual Mississippi deer hunters are concerned about news that Michigan has confirmed its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in its wild deer population. […]

Just seeing antlers above the vegetation, in this case soybeans, as a buck walks through a food plot is reason enough to make plantings count.

Grocery games — Tips for planning food plots

June 1, 2015 John J. Woods

Did the headline of this story have you thinking, “Dude, are you kidding? It’s just June, way too early to be contemplating fall wildlife food plots.” […]

With liberal opportunities announced by state wildlife officials for the 2015-16 season, deer hunters can try to match this monster taken last winter by former Major League pitching star Roy Oswalt in Northeast Mississippi.

2015-16 deer seasons proposed

May 20, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Unlike the previous few seasons, when new regulations and dates were included, Mississippi’s deer hunters will only a see a few minor changes in the 2015-16 season, and those are caused by the calendar. […]

This buck, which was wounded at the bottom of the chest a week before, bled as if it had been shot in the liver. But survived until it was killed chasing a doe.

Unravelling a blood trail

April 20, 2015 Bill Garbo

One recent cold, damp January morning, as I sat in my ground blind watching and hoping for a mature late-season buck, my cell phone in the pocket of my coat vibrated. […]

Lloyd Dempster won the overall prize at the Big Buck Bounty contest with his monster 18-point Claiborne County buck.

Blackstack, Dempster earn top prizes

April 2, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

It is quite possible that some of the hunters who entered the 2014-15 Big Buck Bounty made a lot of noise when they killed the trophy deer that led them to the contest’s awards breakfast on March 28 at McClain’s Lodge in Fannin. […]