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Both of these guns are aluminum-framed, hammerless .38 Special five-shot revolvers, and have been excellent choices for self-defense for years. Shown below the Airweight is S&W’s newest, a totally redesigned revolver known as the Bodyguard.

The Bodyguard .38 Special Smith & Wesson reinvents the revolver

April 28, 2011 Gordon Hutchinson

There are so many innovative handguns hitting the retail shelves these days, it’s hard to stay ahead of the curve when you’re a gun writer.

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Installing any brand or type of electronics right the first time typically eliminates 90 percent of potential operating problems.

Getting it right the first time

April 28, 2011 Allan Tarvid

The secret to eliminating 90 percent of electronics problems is getting the installation right. […]

You'll catch plenty of 1 1/2- to 2-pound bass, but you'll also catch some good 3- to 4-pound fish in May at Lake Bogue Homa.

Lake Bogue Homa for big bucketmouths in May

April 28, 2011 Paul Elias

This month, I expect to know where the bass are concentrated and to catch them fairly easily. At Lake Bogue Homa, east of Laurel, fishermen can expect to catch and release 25 to 35 bass a day in May, with some of those fish weighing 3 to 5 pounds due to the lake’s being restocked about three years ago. […]

A good selection of crappie jigs is essential to successful white-perch fishing.

Jigs deliver the goods this time of year.

April 28, 2011 John J. Woods

The next best thing to live bait is the very best fake bait. For spring fishing, when most lake water at depth is still cool to cold, live bait is hard to beat for realistic look and action. A silver minnow is just about as good as it gets. Little wonder why crappie go after them with such energy. […]

Spring is great time for hunting-camp work days

April 18, 2011 Dan McKinzey

Spring is when many outdoorsmen turn their thoughts to turkey hunting or fishing, with the relatively cool weather making time in the field a real joy. One of the last things we often think about is getting ready for the next deer-hunting season, but this is one of the best times of the year to get a lot of work done well in advance of the season. […]

Eli Frierson caught this Pearl River lunker in March, and earned a Sportsman prize package for entering the photo in the Big Bass Contest.

Frierson wins March edition of online Big Bass Contest

April 8, 2011 Andy Crawford

MS-Sportsman user Eli Frierson won the March installment of the Big Bass Contest with a photo of him holding a Pearl River monster he estimated would weigh more than 10 pounds. […]

This photo of Dan Roberts' huge Turkey Fork bass is one of three images being voted on for the March edition of the Big Bass Contest.

Voting begins in March edition of Big Bass Contest

April 4, 2011 Andy Crawford

MS-Sportsman.com users can help choose the March winner of the Big Bass Contest by voting from the three photos chosen from among the entries in the monthly contest. This month’s entries include some huge fish caught around the state. […]

Strong year-classes of crappie are often produced when spring temperatures are warm and stable.

Building better crappie fisheries, part II

March 29, 2011 Hal Schramm

Is there a crappie angler out there who doesn’t want to catch a lot of large crappie? […]

One of the “problems” Paul Elias has with fishing Bay Springs Lake is the largemouths don't know he's fishing for spotted bass.

You can’t beat Bay Springs in April for bass

March 29, 2011 Paul Elias

I’m going to Bay Springs this month to fish for big spotted bass, but I won’t be disappointed if I catch some large smallmouths and largemouths. […]

Pressing the DSC button behind its plastic cover can help save your life or it can do nothing at all. It's your choice.

Just how stupid are we?

March 29, 2011 Allan Tarvid

The button under the plastic safety cover on the front of your VHF radio can help save your life, or it can do nothing at all — it’s up to you. […]

Fine tune calls for gobbling peak

March 29, 2011 John J. Woods

When gobbling action peaks, hunters have to be ready to step up to the plate with a big bat. So when are the predicted or statistically registered peak gobbling weeks during the statewide season? Then what do you do when you know gobblers are doing their parts? […]

John Harrison believes the key to catching crappie like this one is to work cover from the outside to the inside to keep from spooking crappie in the heart of the cover.

Jump Start

March 29, 2011 Chris Ginn

In the same vein as wondering why somebody would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, I asked John Harrison why anybody would want to jump out of a perfectly good boat. […]