If you love your all-terrain vehicle or UTV and don’t really feel inspired to walk the mile or five to the hunting areas on your property, then I highly recommend you show your main ride some love, care and maintenance. […]
As we transition from early to mid-summer, let’s take a look at some strategies that can really pay off next fall and winter. The hunting break between the end of spring turkey season and the beginning of fall bow season is not the time to lay back and rest if you want to maximize your results next deer season. […]
Why would a hunter use a mineral lick product like Red Spot Plus?
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Robert Brewer of Hattiesburg discovered mineral supplements while purchasing seed and fertilizer at a local feed and seed store in Meridian, and he decided to give it a try. […]
Cade Hawkins surveyed the area surrounding his tree stand location shortly after dawn while searching for a trophy buck during a recent bow season. […]
How to get the best out of spending a summer day, in Mississippi’s brutal heat, working on food plots, paths and deer stands. […]
No major changes were included in the 2013-14 hunting seasons proposed Wednesday (April 17) by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks at its monthly meeting in Jackson.
But, hunters can look forward to about as late a start to the gun season on deer as is possible under state law. […]
In the March installment of Happy Trails, we looked at the topic of “aging bucks on the hoof,” paying particular attention to the possible use of certain visual geometric clues regarding the relationship of the tips of the antler beams to the eye and/or nose when viewed from the side as a way to reliably judge a given buck’s age in the field. […]
We can argue over when the tradition of primitive weapon season died in Mississippi, but there is no disputing that it is dead. […]
In the January issue we covered the topic of “aging bucks on the hoof.” As pointed out, the art of “eyeball aging” of live bucks has traditionally relied on their being classified by relatively clear physiological body characteristics, patterns of behavior and relative antler size differences. […]
A bill that would allow private land deer hunters to use their choice of weapons during Mississippi’s primitive weapons season was shot down Wednesday (Feb. 27) by a close vote in the Senate.
But there is still a slim chance that House Bill 1139 could be recalled for another vote before the March 14 deadline for reconsideration. […]
On the surface, Senate Bill 2048 appears to be a loss for the Mississippi Bowhunters Association, the strong lobby group that represents a few thousand members and all archers in general.
But language in the bill that would legalize crossbows for all hunters during any deer season also provides a compromise that gives the MBA something it has been seeking for several years — reaffirming in state statute the right to use bows and arrows during any open deer season.
“You just have to read it closely,” said archer James Turner of Jackson. “When I first read it, I just thought it was a crossbow bill, and then when I read it again, I saw where it meant so much more.” […]
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