Delta Region Archives - Page 15 of 25

The author carries his prize eastern along the road beneath a canopy of upland hardwoods.

Turkey Whisperer — Proven turkey-hunting tips

March 1, 2013 John Flores

Sitting dejected with my chin touching my chest, the realization of blowing it started to sink in. Replaying the whole affair in my mind it seemed surreal. It happened way too fast for me to grasp and was something totally unexpected.

After seeing an for a package turkey hunt at the elegant Briars Bed and Breakfast in Natchez called “Gobblers and Gardenias,” I felt there was no way I could go wrong with a shindig like that.

Or so I thought. […]

Tony Holeman and his No. 1 jump dog Princess, with the rabbit the dog caught on her own on a recent Delta hunt.

Win some, lose some on Delta ditch bank

February 8, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

When Tony Holeman was describing the plan for our mid-morning rabbit hunt on a cold and windy Mississippi Delta ditch bank, it sounded good and actually made sense. […]

When you mix rabbit and goose hunting in the Delta, you get both camo and orange, swamp rabbits and white-fronted geese.

Plan B results in excellent Delta goose hunt

February 7, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

If there’s a root strategy about tackling the abundant outdoor opportunities of the Mississippi Delta, it is this: Keep your options open! Tony Holeman, an avid waterfowl and rabbit hunter from Pisgah, used that mantra to produce a memorable weekend hunt near his duck lease in Humphreys County. […]

MCC Tournament Director Terry Stewart and his 80-something father Don won the December “fisherman’s choice” event.

Same lake, different story

February 1, 2013 Paul Johnson

Since my last report here, the Magnolia Crappie Club has held two tournaments at Chotard and Eagle lakes. These unusual “fisherman’s choice” crappie tournaments were held in early December and early January.

In fact, last month’s “As Big As They Grow” crappie column was based on what I expected to happen in that early December tournament. As I recall, I predicted that the tournament would be won pulling crankbaits at Chotard. […]

Panther Swamp NWR gives up trophy buck

January 25, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Saucier’s Josh Saucier and a few of his friends decided to make a trip to Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City in hopes of harvesting a good buck shortly after New Year’s Day. […]

Olive Branch's Kevin Medlin officially took the top archery spot in Mississippi's Magnolia Records with this 173 2/8-inch Pope & Young deer he killed back in November while hunting in DeSoto County.

DeSoto County buck is new state record for typical archery

January 19, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Kevin Medlin didn’t have time to think about such things as rewriting Mississippi’s archery record book when a monster buck walked out of a thicket 50 yards from his stand on Nov. 11 in DeSoto County.

“I didn’t even have time to get nervous,” Medlin said. “It all happened so fast. I guess from the time I saw him to the time I watched him crash down in a thicket wasn’t much more than a minute, if it was that long. It all happened that quick.”

A green score that day produced over 190 inches gross, beginning a long wait for the 60-day drying period to pass. Friday, the wait ended when the 13-point — a mainframe 10 with three sticker points — was proclaimed the new state record for typical deer by bow. […]

Good duck hunting that includes some mallards have been few and far between in the Mississippi Delta this year.

Duck numbers still down, but hope remains for better hunting

December 28, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Friday morning’s constant drizzle made their sunrise duck hunt a bit unpleasant, but brothers Jimmy and John Reed of Jackson welcomed the weather change. […]

Twelve-year-old Drew Hackney shot this 165-inch main-frame 8-point while hunting in the Mississippi Delta with his father, Greg Hackney, who is a Bassmaster Elite Series pro.

Elite Series angler, son team up to tag huge Mississippi Delta main-frame 8-point

December 27, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Hard to decide the No. 1 reason why this particular buck, a massive main-frame 8-point, means so much to B.A.S.S. Elite Series angler Greg Hackney of Gonzalez, La. […]

Louisiana's Joshua Bruce downed this 246-inch monster deer while hunting at Giles Island Hunting Club on Thursday (Dec. 20). If the Boone & Crockett score holds, it will be in the top 3 of Mississippi's non-typical bucks.

Giles Island buck measures 242 inches

December 22, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Jimmy Riley knows bucks. It’s his job, since he’s the head guide at Giles Island Hunting Club, one of the South’s premier outfitters, and a star on Mossy Oak’s “Deer Thugs” on the Pursuit Channel.

But even he was stunned at the antler dimensions of a Giles Island Buck killed Thursday (Dec. 20)by client Joshua Bruce of Alexandria, La.

“I measured him at 242 6/8 inches gross,” said Riley. […]

Terry and Don Stewart show off the biggest fish in their winning catch of 15.05 pounds at a Magnolia Crappie Club Tournament on Eagle Lake last weekend.

Eagle Lake’s back: Old oxbow again a must-do crappie trip

December 14, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Terry Stewart had a lot to brag about this week after the day he and his dad had Saturday (Dec. 8) in the Magnolia Crappie Club tournament at Eagle Lake, which they won with a 7-fish limit weighing 15.05 pounds.

But instead of crowing about their victory, Stewart was singing the praises of the old oxbow lake that has made a giant turnaround.
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Joseph Holloman killed this 180-inch buck Dec. 2 from the same Panther Swamp NWR stand from which his father fell the day before.

Panther Swamp NWR gives up trophy deer

December 10, 2012 Michael O. Giles

Jerry Holloman neared the top of his elevated stand Dec. 1 and took one last step up when something went terribly wrong and his foot slipped and the unthinkable happened. […]

Specklebellies are much easier to decoy and usually come in smaller flocks than snows and blues, so many mornings you’ll have more shooting, and your hunting will be much more productive if you target the specklebelly geese.

Speck Specialist — How to hunt Delta specklebellies

December 1, 2012 John E. Phillips

Goose hunting has never been a major part of the Mississippi waterfowling experience. There just haven’t been that many of the B-52-sized birds migrating through the state to attract that much attention. But that has changed in recent years, as agricultrual practices along the Mississippi Delta have changed. And, so while most Magnolia waterfowlers dream of that perfect flight of greenheads cupping into their spreads, Canton’s Jacob Sartain and his buddies have spent every available minute trying to outsmart wave after wave of geese. […]