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MDWFP to be out on water for July 4 weekend, agency says
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks agents will be on the water in force during the long July 4 weekend, the agency reported. […]
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Water Torture
With record-breaking flood levels along the mighty Mississippi from Tunica to Natchez, outdoorsmen and wildlife fans were left wondering if the Delta’s deer would survive. Did the deer losses number in the hundreds, or maybe in the thousands? Will the surviving deer starve? And how long will it take them to starve? Would there be any deer left in the Mississippi Delta? Would their numbers ever rebound to allow hunting again? How long would it take for the population to rebound, if it ever does? […]
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Cover: July 2011
Sure, it’s hot as Hades, but if you want to get a jump on your bucks, now’s the time to do it. […]
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From Virgin Land to Hunting Haven
If you dream hard enough, you can make anything happen. That is if you are willing to work for it. […]
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A River Runs Through It
Daybreak on a July morning in South Mississippi makes you glad to be alive. Unfortunately by 10 a.m., that feeling is long gone, and you’re looking for a place to get out of the heat. […]
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Never Too Early
When it comes to hunting whitetails with stick and string, Jimmy Cassell of Port Gibson takes this challenging sport quite seriously. While most archers consider it an achievement to harvest any legal buck, Cassell sets his standards much higher. In fact, he has passed up more 140+-class whitetails than most hunters ever encounter in a lifetime. His bowhunting success is evident by the numerous trophy bucks that adorn the walls of his Claiborne County home. […]
Fishing
A wireless kill switch never gets in your way
Here’s a hassle-free substitute for that kill-switch lanyard you stopped wearing because it was always in the way. […]
As Big As they Grow
Flood recovery puts fishing on back burner
Last month this column projected and guessed at what the great flood of 2011 would bring us and leave us. At this writing, we’ve been flooded for over a month, and the Mississippi River and all its feeding tributaries are receding, or, by the time you read this, will have receded. […]
Fishing
Livewell strategies must change in summer
Summer is upon us. Water temperatures in most of Mississippi’s lakes and streams are in the mid 80s, and they’ll get warmer before they get cooler. A lot of bass and crappie tournaments happen during this warm-water season, and a lot of bass and crappie die. […]
Fishing
National forests offer unbeatable summer fishing
Mississippi is blessed with six national forests across the state touting over one million acres of open access to the public. That is a lot of forestland to hunt, hike and camp. […]
Hunting
PlotWatcher Pro
Like the original PlotWatcher, the new PlotWatcher Pro uses time-lapse video technology to record high-definition images, taking a picture every 5 or 10 seconds, and saving these individual pictures as an HD video. […]
Freshwater Fishing