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Concealed on campus will reduce killings

June 26, 2009 Gordon Hutchinson

The Louisiana House of Representatives recently killed a bill to allow concealed handgun carry on campuses. The following is one man’s opinion: […]

Fishing for Spanish mackerel is popular and productive off the coast in July.

Is anything not biting this month?

June 26, 2009 John E. Phillips

Capt. Timmy Holley of Prime Tyme Charters based at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor fishes outside the barrier islands for Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, redfish and cobia and offshore for snapper. […]

Both of these fish are white crappie, but male white crappie, second picture, can sometimes be confused with black crappie.

Blacks, whites welcome on my boats

June 26, 2009 Paul Johnson

Do you know the difference between a white crappie and a black crappie? Lots of folks don’t. During the spawn, the male white crappie turns black, and is often confused with his double-first cousin, the black crappie. […]

Calling Panther has some of the prettiest bass you'll ever see, and Paul Elias always expects to catch a 5-pound-plus largemouth when he fishes there.

Hunt for July bass at Calling Panther

June 26, 2009 Paul Elias

This month we’re going to 512-acre Calling Panther Lake near Crystal Springs because that’s where the big bass are in July in the deep water. The record for bass there is a little more than 13 pounds. […]

White bass are plentiful and tasty, but they’re not commonly fished for here in Mississippi.

Underrated ‘stripes’ plentiful here

June 26, 2009 Hal Schramm

The white bass — what many call “stripes” — is Mississippi’s unsung and untapped sportfish. They are abundant where they occur, grow to good size, blast the heck out of topwaters and crankbaits, and can be darn-good eating. […]

Sanctuaries pay big-buck dividends

June 26, 2009 John J. Woods

“My first encounter with the hunting land management concept of maintaining a game sanctuary was when I took over control of Eagle Spirit Outfitters outside of Steamboat Springs, Colo.,” said Jim Sanchez. “Whether we’re talking elk, mule deer or whitetails, the idea is to set aside a sanctuary where game can escape to rest and recoup.” […]

July is catfish month, and there are plenty of them throughout Mississippi.

King Cats and Tasty Eaters

June 26, 2009 John E. Phillips

Phil King of Corinth, one of the nation’s leading catfishermen, has proved his prowess in national, regional and state catfishing tournaments, winning four National Catfish Derby Championships and the Bass Pro Shop Big Cat Quest on the Mississippi River. […]

The overabundance of deer in some areas of the state has become problematic.

Too Many Deer?

June 26, 2009 John J. Woods

A time existed in Mississippi when a statement like “Don’t you think we have too many deer?” was met with gut-busting laughs among groups of hunters. […]

Krutz frequently finds crappie out at the ends of the horizontal limbs as far as 6 feet away from the main stumps.

High-Rez Crappie

June 26, 2009 Chris Ginn

Members of the Magnolia Crappie Club have dubbed 2009 “The Year of the Big Crappie” at Ross Barnett Reservoir in Jackson. The “Rez” isn’t historically known for big crappie, but there have been more 3-pounders caught this year than tournament director Hugh Krutz can remember in his 13 years of fishing Barnett. […]

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