Deer displaced by the Mississippi River flooding should return to their normal home ranges within weeks of the flood waters receding, but what food will they find available? […]
On Jan. 2, after Cliff Covington had spent a disappointing morning in a deer stand on his property in Claiborne County, he returned to his golf cart and headed back to his house. […]
The lower part of the Mississippi Delta closed to all hunting except watefowl hunting this morning when the Steel Bayou Landside gauge topped 90 feet, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said. […]
Areas that have been closed to hunting — except waterfowl — due to flooding in the Mississippi River alluvial plain will not reopen before the Jan. 31 closing date of deer season, state wildlife officials announced on today. […]
The Mississippi Delta is blessed with an abundance of smaller rivers and creeks that wind their way across the area before dumping into larger flows that wind up in the Mississippi River. These waterways provide plenty of waterfowl resting and feeding grounds to both resident populations and those making southerly migrations. […]
A lifelike decoy spread is often the key difference between a limit of ducks at the end of the day or going home wanting. […]
Award-winning taxidermist Shane Candler offers the following “tax tips” for waterfowlers to insure they get a good jump on a good mount. […]
Brett Mosley spent the morning of Dec. 4 scouting for ducks at his Delta hunting camp, found a few but not near enough to get his attention for an afternoon hunt.
Good thing. […]
As expected, the rising waters of the Mississippi River have exceeded flood stage on all four gauges that dictate closures to all hunting — including deer — except for waterfowl in many areas along the river. […]
Two Delta National Forest hunters were killed over the extended New Year’s Day holiday, and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks are investigating both incidents. […]
Whistling wings buzzed directly overhead an instant before a flock of ducks suddenly crashed into our decoy spread in the pre-dawn darkness. An old lone Susie who was now swimming amongst the decoys called out to a group of mallards flying overhead. […]
The 2015 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Trends in Duck Breeding Populations Report indicates a record year of waterfowl production, with an estimated 49.5 million breeding ducks in the traditional survey areas. […]
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