Catfish
Catfish Hotspot Series: Mississippi River monsters
In Bolivar County, a man known as Radish shares his secrets to producing giant Missisippi River blue catfish. […]
Delta Region
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Hunter’s new best friend: The Web
One of the best things about the Internet is the explosion of information available to assist hunters: News, facts, area regulations and more, all available on computers, tablets and even smart phones. […]
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On the edge of paradise
Tommy Hoff is an avid duck hunter and he knows he has it good, living on the edge of one of the country’s best duck areas. […]
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Smooth bores never boring
With waterfowl numbers are near-record levels in recent years, the firearm industry has been busy trying to keep pace. Hence, a lot of good shotguns have flooded the waterfowl hunting market over the last decade with nearly every maker getting on the wagon. […]
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Hunting in fashion
Watching the gathering around Mike Flautt’s guide assignment table each morning is like watching a veritable fashion show. It’s nothing like a Victoria Secret preview mind you, but all the young duck guides are always decked out in the latest, greatest, best duck wear in just the right camouflage patterns. […]
Geese
For geese, it’s all about corn
Paul Fitts of Fitts Farms Inc., in Moorhead said current corn production makes the middle Delta ideal for goose hunting, although the duck-hunting prospects have diminished a bit because of a lack of water. […]
Geese
Filet mignon of the sky
The tender red meat of a specklebelly goose is so prized by hunters like Jay Gunn that it has earned the nickname “filet mignon of the sky.” […]
Ducks
Tallahatchie’s “secret” public ducks
There’s a good reason why most Mississippi duck hunters residing outside of the Delta don’t know about some pretty darn good public waterfowl opportunities in the Tallahatchie region. It’s probably because Delta hunters try to keep it secret. […]
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Specklebelly waltz — Hunting Delta geese
With each dip of his kayak paddle, 13-year-old Grady Gunn glided through the slough on the outskirts of Moorhead toward the last downed gadwall of the morning hunt. By the time the paddler returned to the shoreline, a roar was beginning to build. […]
Deer of the Year
Small plot produces big buck
Most trophy deer stories include a history between the buck and the fortunate hunter.
That is not the case with Billy Fowler and the big 11-point he killed Nov. 24 on his own property near Lambert in Quitman County. […]
Deer of the Year
Wife, mom takes family’s trophy buck
Stephanie McGarrh faced a big dilemma on Nov. 13, whether or not to shoot the big buck that appeared out of a thicket 25 yards away and was walking right at her tree stand. […]
Deer of the Year
Son ends 12-year pursuit with 20-point DeSoto County brute
When deer hunters tell their trophy tales, like Jessie Ford and his 20-point killed recently in DeSoto County, they talk about the weeks, maybe months or even a season that went into taking their big buck. […]