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On the rut track

December 15, 2016 Bill Garbo

Well, it is now December here in the Deep South, and as far as patterning mature bucks this is the time when the rubber meets the road. […]

A buck performs a lip curl, or Fleming Gesture, to check for doe urine in the area. The move allows more air to pass a sensing gland in the roof of the mouth.

When to be in the the woods

December 15, 2016 Andy Crawford

Every hunter knows the best time to be on stand is when deer are rutting. That’s when bucks start looking for love and let their guard down. […]

The new Moultrie Panoramic 150 provides a wider angle of view, helping hunters identify deer and putting a pattern to their growth and movement.

Wide-angle trail cams yield more information

December 15, 2016 John J. Woods

Success with trail cameras varies widely, despite the technological advances over the past decade. […]

Instead of corn, try rice bran to attract deer to a trail cam. It’s more nutritious than corn and deer actually prefer its taste.

Try rice bran for attracting deer

December 15, 2016 John J. Woods

It’s a fact, if there is a best double cheeseburger out there hungry people are going to find it. They may have plenty to eat at home, but just the idea of a great snack being available is going to lure them into to checking it out. If it’s that good, they’ll be back, too. […]

Fishermen along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast get a Christmas gift each December, as various species including the highly-prized flounder, move into inshore waters and can be readily caught.

December’s lesser-known fishing hot spots

December 14, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi Sportsman usually names the five hottest fishing spots each month. There’s a feature in the December issue called Winter fish fry that gives you December’s Top 5 fishing patterns and where to use them. But this month we also wanted to give you the second five best places to fish.

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Mississippi's coastal fishermen will soon face a new minimum length of 15 inches on speckled trout. The Commission on Marine Resources gave final approval to the change at Tuesday's meeting in Biloxi, and expect the new rule to be effective by mid January.

CMR gives final approval for speck changes

December 14, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

As expected, Mississippi’s Commission on Marine Resources (CMR) on Tuesday gave its final approval on a new 15-inch minimum length limit on speckled trout caught in coastal waters.

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Delta duck hunters with the ability to pump water will have the advantage again when the second three-day weekend season opens Friday (Dec. 2-4). Their dogs may have some more ducks to retrieve.

Second brief duck season opens today

December 2, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Normally, a three-inch rain similar to the one that hit Mississippi on Monday and Tuesday this week would have a dramatic impact on duck habitat in the Delta. […]

Deer hunters on public lands must use primitive weapons Dec. 2-15 in Mississippi, while hunters on private lands can continue using weapon of choice.

Primitive season starts Friday, but won’t affect majority

December 1, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s first gun season for deer ends today, but for most hunters it is nothing more than a hiccup in their hunting plans. […]

Sportsman performance shirts

December 1, 2016 Mississippi Sportsman

The Sportsman Store has upgraded their performance shirt line-up with two new fall offerings — the Responder and the Equinox. The Responder is a shirt you’ll never want to take off. It’s made with a smart fabric that dials into your body temperature, keeping you warm and comfortable when it’s cool out but never sticky and sweaty while walking to the duck blind or deer stand. […]