Fishing
Ditch bag stocking-up sources
These addresses will take you directly to the products and save a lot of searching. […]
October 2012
General
Smith & Wesson hits the ‘sweet spot’ with their new Shield
One of my favorite “working” handguns has become my Smith & Wesson Military & Police Pro series pistol in 9 mm. This gun has a factory 4 1/2-pound trigger pull, and I recently purchased a Level III retention holster. With the blessing of my chief, it has become my duty sidearm. […]
Fishing
The most important electrical impulses are between your ears
Floating around for three hours with nothing but a Coleman cooler between you and drowning is enough to make a guy and his friends renew the commonsense boating habits they’ve let slide. […]
Deer Hunting
Unlikely Lauderdale: How the county’s biggest buck was killed
It was Jan. 18, 2012 — the last day of Mississippi’s zone 1 rifle season. And Ricky Sullivan knew immediately when he saw the buck at 210 yards that it was Pea Vine. […]
Deer Hunting
WWW: Weather, wind and where to deer hunt
It seems the whole world these days is ruled by communication via initials. Electronic forms of communication via a multitude of handheld devices has created a language predicated on a series of short buzz words or sound-bite phrases reduced further to a few letters.
These letters in triples carry the meaning of the message or an exclamatory remark, such as LOL or OMG or as my daughter sums up most responses with “whatever.” Perhaps all this started with the initiation of the World Wide Web phenomenon, or the www.coms, as we have come to know it. […]
Deer Hunting
All flashes are not equal
This past week I ran by the showroom of one of my favorite hunting-products companies that, fortunately for me, happens to be headquartered about a 20-minute drive from my home. My goal was to check out their new trail camera line in person and grab two or three of their latest “black-flash” cameras to replace some of my older antiquated “red-glow” flash (so-called “infrared”) models. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Turn over a new Leaf: Float down this river to catch bass, catfish and bream
The Leaf River narrows so the water flows over just one end of a log jam and into a pool of deeper water. The flow is wide enough for a canoe to pass without problem, and Harold Turner guides the canoe to the shallow side of the bend where it rests in the eddy current below the log jam […]
Inshore Fishing
October fishing at the Gulf Coast
This month fishing all along the coast really turns on as the temperatures drop. Here is a rundown of the options: […]
Bass Fishing
Bet on Bogue Homa this month
Restocked about four years ago, Bogue Homa Lake is really producing a lot of bass, with a few weighing 5 to 7 pounds. Bogue Homa is about 1,000 acres with plenty of grass, lily pads and cypress trees, as well as well-defined creek channels with stumps sitting in them. […]
Bass Fishing
Back to the Future: Spotted bass are the stars on Bay Springs Lake
Although he didn’t know it at the time, Roger Stegall got a glimpse into the future while he frantically tried to find a fifth fish to finish a limit during a Red Man tournament back in 1991.
After launching at Bay Springs that morning, the Iuka-based professional bass angler ran up to Pickwick Lake to catch most of his fish.
That effort left him one fish short.
He made the 35-mile run back to Bay Springs hoping he could catch just one more bass. […]
Deer Hunting
Processing your own deer meat
This article is a precursor to the assumption of a successful deer-hunting season that is soon to commence. Bow hunting is just around the corner, and undoubtedly many adept deer hunters will be bringing in a doe or buck right off the bat. […]
Deer Hunting
A must-see video
Deboning deer is not difficult once you learn a few tips to help figure out the process. […]