Deer Hunting
dusty_smith, Rcketop, monthly user contests
User dusty_smith was named the December winner of the Nikon Big Buck Contest, while Rcketop won the final round of the 2011 Trail Cam Contest. […]
Statewide MS
Deer Hunting
Voting cranks up in Nikon Big Buck Photo, Trail Cam contests
Voting has begun to determine the winners of the December edition of the Nikon Big Buck Photo and Trail Cam contests. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer Dynamics
The degree of hunting pressure, nutrition, buck-to-doe ratios, management, genetics and weather can influence not just the rut’s timing, but whitetail social interactions as well. Even so, by instinct, rutting bucks usually follow the same behavioral traits — even when immature bucks get in on the action. […]
General
One gun theory
An old chestnut states “Beware the man with one gun.”
The premise is, if a man has only one gun, he’s going to do all his shooting with just that gun, and he might well be able to outshoot you. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bonus Spot
Even with the numerous natural brush in Ross Barnett, savvy crappie anglers continue to build man-made cover in the lake — and they continue to catch fish on them. […]
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Hype for Snipe
As duck season fades away and deer season wanes, most hunters begin to retire to their warm homes to recuperate after a long season. A few may go afield for late-season rabbit hunts and a February squirrel or two, but few have wingshooting on their minds this late in the year. […]
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The Right Time
Randy Pope climbed into his elevated tree stand well before dawn on a recent hunt and prepared for the morning. Pope has hunted big-game animals all over the world and is an expert at finding, hunting and harvesting trophy whitetail bucks. […]
Bass Fishing
Long-distance feeling
Fish have the same five senses people do — sight, touch, taste, smell and hearing — but their ability to detect water movement is like a sixth sense. The ability to detect water movement helps fish avoid collisions, find prey and avoid predators. […]
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Long-Distance Operator
Joe Poole had been cooling his heels in his truck for much of the day last Jan. 13, watching a huge bean field that was literally full of deer. It was four days after a major snowfall, and the cold weather had deer up and moving. […]
Deer Hunting
Remington is right rifle, 7mm the right round
Many long-distance shooters spend thousands of dollars getting a rifle custom made, but Joe Poole decided on a stock Remington Sendero SF II. […]
Deer Hunting
Scoping it out
Joe Poole is nothing if not consistent. While shooters will tell you glass is much more important than the rifle on which it sits, Poole has found it unnecessary to spend big money on a scope. […]
Hunting
Primos Turbo Dogg
The Primos Turbo Dogg, which can store up to 500 sounds, comes already equipped with 36 sounds and 4 preprogrammed calling sequences from Team Primos experts. […]