Hills Region Archives - Page 6 of 15

Ole Miss law student Jordan Mathew was dragging a tiny crankbait behind his kayak while paddling across Drewery Lake at Upper Sardis WMA when he hooked this bass estimated to weigh between 11 and 13 pounds.

Ole Miss law student lands massive Upper Sardis WMA bass

February 16, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Jordan Mathews can’t remember the brand of the 4-pound monofilament line, nor when he filled the spool of the spinning reel on his flimsy, ultra-light 5-foot rod. […]

Kenny Snowden holds a bass typical of those caught in Davis Lake.

Bass Basics 101: The spawning cycle

February 15, 2015 David Hawkins

Since the spawning period is the peak of bass-catching activity at Davis Lake, understanding the reproductive cycle of largemouths is important. For this, we turn to the reference book, Inland Fishes of Mississippi. […]

Chandler Giles of Meridian caught this lunker while fishing for spawning bass.

Good to know info

February 15, 2015 David Hawkins

Florida strain largemouth bass have shown more propensities to damage due to handling. Everyone wants to admire a trophy fish and pose for a few pictures. […]

Jeff Foster of Tupelo shows proof of how one cast in winter on Davis Lake can make a day of casting in poor conditions worthwhile. He caught this 17.34-pound bass, the second largest ever recorded in Mississippi, on Jan. 3, 2013.

February’s prespawn worth the dire conditions

February 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

When Jeff Foster caught his 17.34-pound bass at Davis Lake two years ago, it was no fluke. […]

Guntown's Nash Stanford has had the hunting season of his life, with this 140-class 12-point he killed Jan. 4 making the second monster buck of the 2014-15 season.

Guntown hunter takes second trophy of the season

January 9, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Earlier this deer season, Guntown’s Nash Stanford needed and used perseverance to take a trophy public-lands buck on Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area near Oxford. […]

Nathan Howell and his son Cooper celebrate after a Grenada County hunt that ended with this 171-inch New Year’s Eve buck.

Grenada man celebrates New Year’s Eve with 171-inch buck

January 9, 2015 Phillip Gentry

Nathan Howell and his 8-year-old son Cooper had one of the shortest — and best — hunts of their lives in Grenada County on New Year’s Eve. Only minutes after they sat down in a stand, a 170-inch monster buck was cooling on the ground. […]

Jeffrey Sowell of Greenleaf killed this wrap-around 16-point Dec. 4 in the rain in Tate County.

Tate County 16-point has amazing tips

December 24, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

A quick look at the 16-point buck Jeffrey Sowell killed Dec. 4 in Tate County always brings the same reaction. […]

John Mark Skinner of Jackson killed this 18-point in Union County on Dec. 21. With over 27 inches of abnormal points, it grosses over 172 inches.

Hunter gets Union County 18-point

December 24, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Ask John Mark Skinner the key to his killing a pretty 18-point buck and he doesn’t shy away answering. […]

This 159-inch buck had become a legend because it was so rarely scene, but Louisiana's Brady Chauvin put an end to "The Godfather" when he shot it Dec. 5.

Louisiana man kills ‘The Godfather’ buck

December 19, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

When Brady Chauvin walked up on 159-inch buck he’d just shot at his hunting camp in Franklin County, he got weak in the knees and almost went to the ground next to the big deer.

“It was him; it was The Godfather,” said Chauvin, of Houma, La. “I was shocked, and I almost passed out.”

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Timothy Blankenship, 17, of McCarley, killed this 186-inch 18-point Dec. 13, with a big assist from his uncle Eddie Beckwith. He used his uncle's .30-30 and was sitting in his uncle's favorite stand.

Teenager gets 186-inch non-typical 18-point

December 19, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

When Eddie Beckwith asked his nephew and once avid hunting partner if he wanted to go and try to shoot a deer on Dec. 13, he was surprised at the answer from the 17-year-old. […]

Nash Stanford killed this 154-inch buck at the Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area.

Hunter goes extra mile to get WMA giant

December 16, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Nash Stanford knows the secret to success when hunting deer on public lands, like the massive Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area in Lafayette County.

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Camden Sanders, 12, of Louisville, ended a two-year quest to get a trophy buck Nov. 29 when he shot this Panola County 10-point that green scores 148 4/8 inches.

Confident youngster gets 148-inch Panola 10-point

December 4, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Facing a longer-than-anticipated shot at his first trophy buck, a stubborn, nearly 150-inch 10-point showing no interest in coming closer, young Camden Sanders of Louisville didn’t hesitate. […]