March 2020 Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Mississippi Sportsman

The first segment of Mississippi’s red snapper season will open May 22.

Mississippi red snapper season opens May 22

February 26, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s 2020 red snapper season will open at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 22, for recreational and state-permitted for-hire vessels. […]

Mississippi CWD cases now number 49

February 26, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, the number of confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease in deer has risen. […]

SPRO RK Crawler crankbaits

February 26, 2020 Mississippi Sportsman

With spring bass fishing right around the corner, SPRO has added four colors to its line of RK Crawler crankbaits, all of them carrying shades of red. […]

CZ 1012 shotgun

February 26, 2020 Mississippi Sportsman

CZ debuts a new shotgun model with recoil that isn’t gas-operated. […]

Swagger Stalker QD42 bipod

February 26, 2020 Mississippi Sportsman

Need a solid rest in the field for your rifle, muzzleloader, shotgun or crossbow? Swagger’s new Stalker QD42 may be just the ticket. […]

Mississippi House gets new wildlife committee chairman

February 26, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s House has a new wildlife committee chairman. Scott Bounds was replaced by Bill Kinkad, who is entering his seventh year in the House. […]

March is a prime month to catch big crappie on a handful of the nation’s best lakes, all of which are within Mississippi borders.

Mississippi’s top 5 March fishing hotspots

February 26, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

The late winter/early spring is a prime time for fishing in Mississippi. These five places will provide great fishing in March. […]

Madison County huntress kills huge buck on reluctant hunt

January 27, 2020 Brian Cope

Ashley Eichwurtzle of Florence killed an 11-point non-typical buck on Dec. 21 on a hunt in Madison County. To say it was big would be an understatement. […]

Anglers can really stack up crappie when they head to the banks for spawn by using a single rod.

Go old-school for shallow crappie

March 20, 2015 Dan Kibler

Melvin Cummings explains why the best way to present a bait to a shallow crappie this month is jigging up close with a single pole. […]

Adjust when bass fishing late-season cold fronts

March 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Downsizing to a smaller jig, crankbait or jerkbait can make a difference drawing strikes from bass during cold-front conditions. […]

In Mississippi, youth aged 15 and under get a week of hunting before the regular spring season opens.

‘Necessories’ can make/break novice turkey hunt

March 5, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

While many die-hard turkey hunters might turn their noses up at decoys and folding pop-up blinds, they are a necessary when guiding a youngster. […]

Pete Ponds lands a big male bass in a shallow spawning area on one of his favorite pre-spawn weapons, a swimming jig.

Late pre-spawn tip: Start shallow and fish out

March 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Bass pro angler Pete Ponds of Madison explains how he approaches the final stages of the bass prespawn this month in Mississippi. […]