One of the responsibilities of hunting public lands is becoming familiar with all the rules and regulations that come with these wildlife management areas. Unless you want to lose future hunting privileges at Old River WMA, it’s important to know some of the most basic regulations. […]
Nobody likes getting a ticket, whether you’re driving a car or fishing in a lake. To avoid both, slow down and know the rules. […]
While hunting from the ground might sound like a good way to spot more deer during the early part of the hunting season when green vegetation still hangs from understory plants, that doesn’t necessarily mean hunters should hunt out of ground blinds. […]
The surface was still on Ross Barnett Reservoir. I wondered how the view of the boat’s wake appeared to the passengers of an airliner as it banked for the final approach into Jackson-Evers International. […]
Although Old River WMA in Mississippi and Bogue Chitto NWR in Louisiana share a border with the same river, managers of these public lands took drastically different routes after Hurricane Katrina blasted Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005. […]
With fewer ducks and more hunters competing for limited hunting territory, successful waterfowlers need to reach deep into their decoy sack of tricks. […]
Andy Lloyd’s massive buck killed last year on Morgan Brake NWR turned out to be the No. 2 typical deer taken in the state. […]
In the distance a limb shakes. The source of the movement is yet to be seen, but it has to be a squirrel. A flash of movement, and another limb shakes in the next tree. A crow calls in the distance; the hunter takes a few steps and freezes. […]
The grey squirrel is commonly referred to as the “cat squirrel” due to its cat-like call. The fox squirrel is often called the “red squirrel,” which leads to some confusion since there is a true “red squirrel” (Tamiasciurus sp.) found in the northeastern and western states. […]
Ballistic recently introduced their collection of protective cases for the new iPhone 5. […]
Mississippi has three zones for squirrel hunting and a statewide bag limit of eight. […]
The Condo Deck from Southern Outdoor Technologies is the perfect companion to any Sportsman’s Condo Blind. It can be installed in as little as 20 minutes and gives the hunter a great transition platform between the ladder and the blind. […]
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