Labor Day, 2008. From the safety and comfort of my Starkville home and through the convenience of the internet, I watched Hurricane Gustav smash into the Louisiana coast a few miles from where I had planned to be chasing redfish this holiday weekend. Reading the blogs on Gustav, I learned that hurricane soothsayers put a lot of emphasis on atmospheric pressure. […]
November’s a great month to fish Columbus Lake in eastern Mississippi on the Tombigbee River, which begins to settle down and get in shape for bass catching during this month. […]
Before hunting season begins, you’ll still have time to visit Mississippi’s Gulf Coast and stock your freezer with tuna and other delicious fish fillets. Let’s look at what’s biting this month inshore. […]
“Paul, you need to come on up here right now,” Mrs. Cordell told me over the phone as I tried to make a reservation for a cabin on Lake Washington. “Robert (that’s Mr. Cordell) is catching limits of big fish every day. If he goes by himself, he comes in with one limit. If he takes someone with him, they have two limits. Been doing it since that last 12-inch rain. Honey, it just doesn’t get any better.” […]
No doubt the question I’m asked most often is “What’s your favorite Mississippi hunting camp?” […]
Wake-up calls can come from the strangest places at the strangest times. While attending a gun show in Jackson a few months back, I got a rude awakening from a guy walking the show floor. I was carrying a Remington 700 Mountain Rifle with the detachable magazine, which is no longer made, with the intent to sell or trade it. […]
Deer hunters are always looking for an edge to help them harvest that buck of a lifetime, and as any successful deer hunter will acknowledge, information is the most valuable resource when hunting trophy whitetails. […]
This month, the most watched channels for crappie anglers won’t be on TV; they’ll be on Ross Barnett Reservoir. […]
Just a hop, skip and jump from South Mississippi’s Bayou Caddy is one of the most celebrated saltwater fisheries along the entire Gulf Coast. […]
Clayton Brister Jr. of Monticello has proved the old adage “less is more”, especially when planning green fields and plots for big bucks. Most hunters search for large tracts of land to hunt, thinking that the more property they have to hunt, the more and bigger bucks they can take. […]
When I mention goose hunting to average bystanders, most of them immediately comment about the thousands of snow geese seen standing by the roadside during the winter months and early spring. […]
Ever heard of a hunter catching a buck on a buzz bait? Sometimes it seems that deer hunters seeking trophy bucks are just like lunker bass anglers in terms of their pursuit. Each has their favorite spots to “test the waters,” and each has high hopes that the very next cast or shot will yield the trophy they seek. […]
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