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Cover: March 2011

February 28, 2011 Mississippi Sportsman

The cold weather helped deer hunters like Jonathon Allen whack some monsters this season. […]

Paul Elias says he'll feel comfortable fishing Calling Panther in March with only three lures and five rods: “I’ll have a buzz bait on one rod, a Mann's HardNose FrankenToad rigged differently on two rods and two Mann's Stone Jigs rigged on the other two rods.”

Catch monster bass at Calling Panther in March

February 28, 2011 Paul Elias

This month, I’ll be returning to 500-acre Calling Panther Lake, located in Crystal Springs. March is the best month of the year to fish Calling Panther, and in my opinion, Calling Panther is the best lake in the state to catch a big bass. […]

One of MCC's young teams won at Chotard in January. Terry Stewart and Dr. “Short Stack” Tonya Robertson bested the rest with their seven tournament fish weighing in at 12.02 pounds.

Now’s the time we dream about

February 28, 2011 Paul Johnson

As I write this in early February, it’s spitting a combination of snow and sleet outside my office window. Although I’ve had a crappie-fishing buddy of mine call this morning to tell me he thinks I ought to be fishing today, I can’t seem to really get in the mood. Temperatures in the mid-20s and sleet tend to dampen my enthusiasm. […]

Two batteries don't always deliver twice the running time of one.

A battery’s power is anything but consistent

February 28, 2011 Allan Tarvid

Two common misconceptions can have you wondering where your trolling motor’s battery power went. […]

We want so desperately to get close to birds like this that sometimes we hunters overthink things.

Narrowing preseason call selection

February 28, 2011 John J. Woods

The ultimate success factor to turkey hunting is proper call selection. Of course, their proper use is assumed. This selection or narrowing process should be done well ahead of the opening week of the spring turkey season. […]

Black drum are delicious to eat, although they're not glamorous like redfish. However, the meat of the less-than-10-pounders is sweet, and the catching is fun.

Gulf Coast finally heating up

February 28, 2011 John E. Phillips

March is a transition month on the Gulf Coast, and weather and water temperatures will have a direct effect on what type of fish you can catch during the beginning and at the end of the month. […]

Building better crappie fisheries, part I

February 28, 2011 Hal Schramm

The Magnolia State’s lakes and reservoirs offer some of the best crappie fishing in the country. […]

You won’t fill a cooler with crappie slabs unless you keep working the cover thoroughly.

Rush to the Brush

February 28, 2011 John J. Woods

The rod tip bobbled ever so slightly. The guide barely spoke “wait.” The action was playing out faster than my brain could calculate it all. Then beyond the bobble, the tip jerked straight down as I flipped the cork grip upward in an automatic reaction. […]