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One of the keys to killing mature bucks is doing everything possible to ensure deer don’t know a hunter is in the area. That’s why Brad Hammill routinely walks more than 1,000 yards to get to a stand instead of driving closer with his ATV.

Leave the ATV behind

November 11, 2011 Andy Crawford

Let’s face it: Most of us hunters have become lazy. We think we’re walking a long way if we park our ATVs more than 100 yards from our stands. […]

Minn Kota’s new i-Pilot control allows anglers to retrace trolling runs or stay locked on one location through the use of a remote control.

Need an extra hand? iPilot to the rescue

November 8, 2011 Phillip Gentry

Advancements in technology continue to make fishing easier for anglers willing to give the latest technology a try. One of the many applications designed into the new wireless GPS trolling system for Minn Kota trolling motors is a feature called “Spot Lock.” […]

This photo was chosen as the winner of the monthly Trail Cam Contest.

Monthly contest winners announced

November 6, 2011 Mississippi Sportsman

Winners in three the Nikon Big Buck Photo, Trail Cam and Deer Video contests have been selected, with each winner earning a great Sportsman Gear package. […]

The "Fire on the Forty" intiative allows private landowners to learn more about prescribed burning and share the cost with the MDWFP.

MDWFP announces prescribed-burning program for private lands

November 3, 2011 MDWFP news release

Landowners wishing to take their wildlife management to another level can learn more about how prescribed burning can help achieve their goals by taking advantage of a new Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks program, the agency announced recently. […]

Essential ecosystems

November 1, 2011 Hal Schramm

If you think about ecological services, you quickly come to the conclusion of how vital they are, not only to anglers, but to all people whether they venture onto the water or not. […]

This screen view shows Simrad’s BSM-2 CHIRP sonar module at work clearly tracking the 3,993-foot bottom.

First pings, now chirps?

November 1, 2011 Allan Tarvid

Keeping up with developments in sonar, radar and GPS over the last few decades hasn’t been easy, and the evolution of marine electronics seems to be speeding up. […]

As the waters get cooler, crappie will make their annual migration out of the deep water of many lakes.

Slabs head shallow for fall

November 1, 2011 Paul Johnson

The fall fishing season is officially here. This is my favorite time of the year to crappie fish, and I continue to discover that I don’t know it all when it comes to figuring out crappie’s fall patterns. It seems to me that they change from year to year and from lake to lake. […]

Mounting a riflescope requires a good work space and the proper tools.

Precision scope mounting

November 1, 2011 John J. Woods

With rifle season just around the corner, the calls and inquiries start each year about the proper way to mount a scope on a hunting rifle. The operative term here is proper. If you buy a new rifle with a scope and allow the store “gunsmith” to mount the scope, it had better be somebody you really trust. This is even more important if they also perform a bore sighting for the new scope on the rifle. […]