January 2013 Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

Vision Prop Limited Edition Buzz Bait

January 28, 2013 Don Shoopman

Leave it to someone with great vision for designing artificial lures to put a “boat prop-style” blade on a buzz bait that consistently catches bass coast to coast. […]

The .454 Casull is a bear to shoot, even through the barrel of a big Super Redhawk.

A big-bore revolver hog hunt

January 23, 2013 Gordon Hutchinson

I was sitting on an East Texas pipeline, cradling my 7 1/2-inch Ruger Super Redhawk in my lap, watching a pile of corn that had been scattered about the area and trampled with hundreds of hog tracks.

My hand cannon was stuffed with 335-grain hard-cast bullets in .454 Casull, a potent enough load in itself, but this went the extra step. These rounds were manufactured by Cor-Bon — a company that found its niche in the ammunition market by producing ammo that pushed the envelope. […]

There are plenty of settings that will tweak the way your depth finder looks, allowing you to customize your experience.

Semiautomatic fish finder operation

January 21, 2013 Allan Tarvid

In the early days of automatic fish finder operation, I advised serious anglers to switch to manual mode where they could tune in a much better look at the underwater world. I think that has changed, and I now suggest that fishermen run their units in auto mode and just tweak the settings where they see problems. […]

Many hunters say they want to kill trophy bucks, but are they willing to take the time to learn how to distinguish truly mature bucks from those younger deer?

Aging bucks on the hoof

January 16, 2013 Bill Garbo

Two of the cornerstone tenants of modern day “quality deer management” are herd monitoring and herd management. […]

Zeroing in on where bass are holding depends on the weather.

Pet the Panther for big January bass

January 14, 2013 Paul Elias

When I pick a place to fish, it’s because I know where the bass in that lake will be holding at this time of the year, and the lures and techniques that will make them bite. […]

Blacks, reds, stripes and specks

January 9, 2013 John E. Phillips

Are you looking for some fresh fish fillets for a Friday night fish fry? Then plan a trip to the coast this month. […]

What do you do when you’re busted by a nice buck on the way to your stand?

When in doubt, back out

January 7, 2013 John J. Woods

Busted! Ever happen to you? While slipping into your favorite hunting stand, playing the wind just right, sun at your back, sprayed down with scent killer, walking quietly in rubber boots, you slowly creep around the corner and BAM, there stands a huge buck right in the middle of the food plot blocking your access to the stand.

And he’s looking right at you.

What do you do now? […]