As Big As they Grow
As usual, one change leads to another
The New Year is right around the corner, and with ’10 upon us, I find myself experimenting with my crappie fishing, trying some things new to me. […]
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Bass Fishing
Find the big ones at Lake Okhissa
Lake Okhissa, a 1,100-acre lake tucked inside the Homochitto National Forest near Bude, is my December pick for bass fishing. A fairly new lake, Okhissa has plenty of deep water and flooded timber. The bass generally prefer to hold in the brush, especially in the winter months. When the water starts to get cold, the bass will begin grouping into bigger schools, as they move out to their winter habitat. […]
Hunting
Ruger 10-22: from caterpillar to butterfly
I remember the first Ruger 10-22 carbine I came across. […]
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Cover: December 2009
If you’re a deer hunter you wait all year for this. Read this issue to make sure you make the most of your time afield during the 2009-10 rut. […]
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40 Days of Bliss
OK, I confess. I was napping a little. Well, I was napping a lot. Yeah, I was asleep, but I was safely strapped into a 16-foot-tall ladder stand overlooking a harvested corn field with plenty of remaining cob litter as well as a green plot of ryegrass, wheat and kale. […]
Bass Fishing
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Delta Ducks
The lonely, wailing cry of a wood duck hen greeted the morning as pink daylight edged farther across the sky.
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Water, Water Everywhere
As winter approaches the Magnolia State, weather conditions usually turn nasty. Duck hunters love late winter because it’s typically when we get the coldest weather and plenty of water. Deer hunters like it cold, too, because the deer move more in search of food. […]
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New Orleans Boat Show canceled
The New Orleans Boat and Sportshow has kicked off the spring fishing season for the past 39 years, but the 2010 event has been canceled largely as a result of the economic downturn. […]
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Youth Participation Initiative Grant Recipients Announced
Jackson – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Youth Participation Initiative Grant awards. […]
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Above and Beyond
The hunting terrain across North Mississippi is some of the most varied in the state. Hunters have an option of taking deer from the lower reaches of the Appalachians to the deep, rich soils along the Mississippi River. […]
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Fly to Eagle
Few lakes in the state stir the hearts of crappie fishermen like Eagle. An old oxbow, now locked out from the constant fluctuations of Muddy Bayou and the Yazoo River beyond, Eagle Lake is co-managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and the Eagle Lake Management Board. […]