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The 167 6/8-inch buck killed by Carey Smith is likely to be the largest typical rack listed in Magnolia Records for Walthall County.

Walthall typical record could fall

March 30, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Two deer seasons earlier, Carey Smith was watching a big deer in a field in Walthall County waiting for a good shot. Two years later, sitting in nearly the same spot, he finally got it. […]

The details make all the difference

March 24, 2015 Bill Garbo

As I write this month’s “Happy Trails” column, the 2014-2015 Mississippi deer season here in Central Mississippi has just ended. […]

Seburn "Bone" Coker, of Carriere, shot this 10-point, four-antlered buck on Feb. 5 near Lumberton. The deer, which had three antlers last season, was estimated to be 10 years old.

Hunter shoots 10-pointer with four distinct antlers

February 19, 2015 Patrick Bonin

With a nickname like ‘Bone,” it just makes sense that Seburn Coker would be the guy to shoot a buck with four antlers – and lots of bone – protruding from its skull. […]

Doug Miller took this 15-point Hinds County buck near his Raymond home on Christmas morning after asking for and getting permission from his wife Jennifer the night before.

Christmas Day yields 15-point Hinds County rack

February 18, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

You’ve got to give Doug Miller credit for being brave, if not crazy.

Not many husbands would ask their wives on Christmas Eve if it would be OK if he got up the next morning to go hunting … on Christmas Day. […]

These racks from two deer that lived on the same tract of land seem to point to a genetic link between the two deer.

‘Drop Tine’ and its brother

February 18, 2015 Bill Garbo

Many readers of Happy Trails no doubt also read my additional article last month in the January issue titled Hinds County Hunter Bags Monster Buck. Well, there is a little more to that story than what you read on those pages. […]

Swap venison for beef and tortillas for pasta and you’ve got a new, interesting lasagna dish just waiting to be devoured.

Venison taco lasagna

February 6, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

A taco-flavored, lasagna-style, layered dish that uses venison and separates the layers with tortillas instead of pasta. […]

Jim Spano of Pearl River, La., shows off the 11-pointer he shot on Friday, Jan. 30 near Quitman in Clarke County. The big buck, which Spano had been hunting for two years, green-scored 159 inches B&C.

Louisiana hunter downs Mississippi 11-pointer

February 5, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Jim Spano quickly went from considering some of New Orleans’ best crawfish hotspots to contemplating his own delectable venison recipes last Friday morning when a big 11-pointer suddenly appeared before him on a 120-acre lease near Quitman, Miss. […]

Peyton Barnes was getting ready to leave his stand Dec. 23 when this 171-inch monster bruiser showed up chasing a doe.

Deer of the Year

February 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Mississippi has become one of the nation’s big-buck meccas, churning out monster deer year after year. So when the 2014-15 season opened up, there was great anticipation. […]

Jeff Banderet of Kenner, La., said he was lucky when he killed this 150-inch 8-point Jan. 17 at his private club near Port Gibson in Claiborne County.

Louisianan gets Claiborne trophy 8

January 30, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Jeff Banderet has no illusions when it comes to deer hunting, and uses the 150-inch 8-point trophy buck he killed Jan. 17 in Claiborne County as a perfect example. […]

Susan Adams killed this 11-point (one kicker broken off) Jan. 2 after a two-year chase at her club in Carroll County.

Woman finally gets Carroll County trophy

January 22, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Susan Adams’ two-year pursuit of the biggest deer ever seen at her Carroll County hunting camp took more twists and turns than one of those creepy NASCAR road courses. […]

Joey Daugherty harvested the 13-point 169.1 Boone and Crockett buck on Jan. 9, 2015.

Clarke County 13-point green scored almost 170 inches

January 20, 2015 Michael O. Giles

Joey Daugherty scheduled time off to hunt for a trophy buck on his Jan. 15 birthday, but Mother Nature decided to push that plan forward. […]

Hunters are running out of time to convert the big bucks they've seen on trail cams into trophies they can hang on their wall.

Gun season ends — for some — on Wednesday

January 19, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

For the first time ever, this Wednesday’s official close of the final regular gun season will just be a hiccup to the majority of Mississippi’s deer hunters. […]