deer Archives - Page 52 of 69 - Mississippi Sportsman

Jimmy Primos harvested this trophy buck with a Mission Crossbow near Belzoni shortly before Christmas last season.

Rut warriors— Hunting tips for the rut

November 1, 2014 Michael O. Giles

Jimmy Primos patiently waited as the trophy buck strode closer through the sage. Still at a safe distance, the veteran hunter eased his Mission crossbow into position. […]

Repeatedly hunting the same stands year after year can lead to deer learning hunters’ patterns.

Patterned deer hunters

November 1, 2014 John J. Woods

One of the big debates in deer hunting is if deer hunters pattern deer or do deer pattern hunters? […]

Louisiana men, company sentenced in deer case

October 31, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Three Louisiana men and a Slidell company they owned and represented were sentenced Thursday in a federal court in Gulfport on violations of the Lacey Act for illegally importing white-tailed deer into Mississippi. […]

Tracy Laird killed this deer in 2003 and it remains the No. 1 non-typical buck by archery — No. 2 by any weapon — in the state records.

Revisiting Laird’s 11-year-old record

October 30, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

When Tracy Laird found the giant buck, his heart started racing and his knees were buckling. […]

Photos like this one are proof that the extra effort in preparing mineral licks, licking branches and mock scrapes is time well spent.

Early-season camera sites

October 20, 2014 Bill Garbo

As we move into the transition period between late summer and fall here in the deep-south, let’s examine some of the criteria that can be used to select the best sites for trail camera surveillance. […]

Choosing the right broadhead

October 18, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Whether you set out this bow season with your old reliable fixed-blade broadheads, or decide to step up and pay a bit more for the latest mechanical broadheads on the market, the bottom line is that a well-placed shot with either one will bring a deer down. […]