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Hunters are running out of time to convert the big bucks they've seen on trail cams into trophies they can hang on their wall.

Gun season ends — for some — on Wednesday

January 19, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

For the first time ever, this Wednesday’s official close of the final regular gun season will just be a hiccup to the majority of Mississippi’s deer hunters. […]

Scrape activity includes more than just deer pawing at the ground. They also use overhanging limbs to leave scents and serve as signposts of their social ranking.

The skinny on scrapes

January 19, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

One of the more fascinating aspects of the whitetail rut revolves around the wonderful, and at times mysterious, phenomenon known as “scraping.” […]

Bass Pro Shops’ Sinker Stoppers are the perfect solution for pegging a weight and for threading line through small openings in bullet weights.

Bobber stoppers serve double duty

January 18, 2015 Andy Crawford

I was working a craw worm away from the bank for the thousandth time. The only thing different was that my line jumped, and I felt a bit of weight on the terminal end. […]

Adding a treble or feathered hook to a jigging spoon — or changing the size of the lure — can make all the difference when fishing winter bass.

Spoons get bass biting in the cold

January 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon. […]

Every brush pile is not the same

January 16, 2015 Tony Garitta

Just because you found a brush pile off a pier doesn’t mean you’ll catch crappie. Instead, target the brush along main fish travel routes. […]

Get all knotted up — with the slim beauty knot

January 15, 2015 From News Reports

The slim beauty is particularly well suited for joining together two different diameter lines made of different materials. […]

Mini pop-up tripods are gaining popularity for their light weight and ease of movement.

Millennium T-100 offers compromise

January 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Most hunters seem to prefer the heightened advantage of an elevated stand, which offers a better view of the terrain and can aid in scent control. That’s simple enough, right? […]

Ground seats offer quick set up and safe ground hunting with good visibility.

Varying positions make range finders essential

January 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Range-finding technology is not new, and these days the choices are numerous and their use is exploding among hunters. […]

Modern technology gives us lightweight alternatives, but don’t overlook the tried-and-tested wool gloves and socks.

Warming options

January 15, 2015 John J. Woods

To keep hunters warm during really cold blasts that blow through Mississippi during our annual deer season, the buzzwords have always been to “layer up.” […]

Best deer guns for hogs

January 15, 2015 David Hawkins

Wild hogs, especially injured ones, can pose a threat to hunters. Social media has proven human-hog encounters can cause severe injury to the hunter. […]

The explosion of wild hogs has created an eco-disaster, both on public and private lands. Hunters are needed to help control the species.

Wild pig tastes great — when prepared correctly

January 15, 2015 David Hawkins

Cooking wild hog is a bit different from cooking a domestic porker, but the results can be just as delicious. […]

Stan Wheeler of Columbus hooked this 7-pound bass on a Terminator spinner bait.

If you think January is a good time to leave the rods and reels in storage, then you need to rethink that strategy. The two biggest largemouth bass on record in Mississippi were Anthony Denny’s state record of 18.15 caught on New Year’s Eve in 1992 at Natchez State Park and Jeff Foster’s 17.34-pounder landed on Jan. 3, 2012, at Davis Lake near Houlka. […]