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2012-13 WMA hunting forecast
Everything is lining up for a great hunting season on the wildlife management areas scattered around the state. […]
September 2012
General
Barnes Patrolman’s Carbine
The BPM CQB/Patrolman’s Carbine is a soft-shooting carbine loaded with plenty of features normally seen on rifles that are double the price. […]
Crappie/Bream
Magnolia crappie
Mississippi’s large reservoirs provide great crappie fishing opportunities. […]
Hunting
SWAROVSKI OPTIK Ballistic Turret
The Custom Ballistic Turret system from SWAROVSKI OPTIK allows hunters to make long range shots with greater accuracy and confidence. […]
As Big As they Grow
Finally looking forward to fall fishing
The summer of 2012 has been well chronicled as one of the hottest on record. Thank goodness it’s coming to an end, finally. Having been born and raised in Mississippi, I know that September can be fiercely hot, too. But, at least we can actually begin to see the days getting shorter and the nights a little cooler. […]
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Crappie Hotspots Series – Arkabutla Lake
In the 2000 Oscar-nominated comedy film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, “Oh, Brother, Where Are Thou?,” three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while being pursued by a relentless lawman. […]
Deer Hunting
From a female hunter’s viewpoint
I met my very first lady deer hunter the exact same year I participated in my first deer hunt in 1971 while in college. I hunted with a college buddy on his family land in Central Missouri. […]
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Stand Savvy: Tips for buying the best deer-hunting stands
My very first tree stand was an assorted collection of scrap wood from my dad’s shop nailed to a very forked tree overlooking a single scrape. […]
Deer Hunting
West Point company building trouble-free box stands
Mississippi has a rich deer-stand history. Ol’ Man got its start in Hattiesburg. Millennium Treestands’ main office is located in Pearl. And Sportsman Condos come right out of West Point. […]
Bass Fishing
Junkyard dogs: Catching Pickwick Lake’s smallies
Smallmouth bass wear the moniker of “smallies” as if they have a chip on their shoulder — something to prove. What they lack in size, they make up for in brute strength and feisty attitude.
And they patrol stretches of Pickwick as if daring anything to invade their backyard.
“Pickwick is not the only place in Mississippi to catch a smallmouth bass,” Iuka’s Roger Stegall said. “But the size of the lake and the smallmouths population concentration make it the best Mississippi water to consider.” […]