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Elizabeth Hayes shot her first hog, this 180-pound beast, with a .222 Remington at 75 yards in Grenada County.

Hog Heaven

July 23, 2008 Clay Hayes

Crouching low to the ground, I strain to see through the tangled jungle of briars and pin oaks ahead. It is fairly easy crawling, as I make my way toward the commotion, barely 40 yards more. […]

Chisolm landed this lunker spotted bass on a recent outing on Okatibbee Creek. The bass bit a crawfish-colored jig with black trailer after a recent thunderstorm had turned the creek into a muddy mess.

Phillip Chisolm pitched his Bandit crankbait onto the rocky shoals of Okatibbee Creek, and began working the lure slowly back until it was stopped dead in its tracks, engulfed by a ravenous spotted bass. The diminutive fish fought with a vengeance rivaled only by its cousin, the hard-fighting smallmouth bass. […]

Cover: August 2008

July 23, 2008 Mississippi Sportsman

Not certain if that buck moving through the woods meets your club’s minumums? We tell you how to be sure. […]

Before the Heller ruling, handgun ownership was illegal in the District of Columbia.

Heller opens a welcome can of worms

July 23, 2008 Gordon Hutchinson

If you are a firearms enthusiast, by now you have heard of the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26 in the Heller case. […]

From the first generation of big and clunky handheld GPS units through today’s compact and sophisticated multi-purpose navigators, the quest for better accuracy has taken us from getting within 100 yards of a target destination to getting within 10 feet of it.

GPS: Quest for the bullseye

July 23, 2008 Allan Tarvid

GPS units navigate by satellites that circle the earth twice a day at an altitude of almost 11,000 miles, yet the system can take you back to within a boat length of a location you saved in memory. Thinking about that makes my head hurt, so like most other fishermen, I prefer to just take the system for granted. […]

Even though lemonfish are a little spooky this time of year, anglers still can catch them on the rigs if they chum them.

Everything’s biting in hot August

July 23, 2008 John E. Phillips

Fishing has heated up this month off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Although snapper season will close in August, anglers still can catch plenty of fish in deep water. […]

Aquatic vegetation is beneficial to bass at every level of the species’ development.

There are definitely bass in the grass

July 23, 2008 Hal Schramm

Last month I “trashed” water hyacinths with insults like “the purple plague” and “one of the worst things that could happen to a fishery.” […]

Amy Blaylock prepares for her first shot as instructions are given by the hunt master.

Quantum Leap for Quail

July 23, 2008 Tony Kinton

Lady was locked tightly into the most perfect pose one could desire. Ordinarily stubborn and less than cooperative, she was now in rare form. […]

Jody Acosta arrowed this 6-foot, 11-inch alligator gar in Texas. Longnose gar have long, narrow snouts and one row of teeth, whereas alligator gar have much shorter, triangular-shaped snouts and two rows of teeth.

Angling Archers

July 23, 2008 Rob Heflin

As the dog days approach and most Magnolia State anglers retreat from the summer heat to air-conditioned homes, there is a group of anglers who relish this time of year. […]

Redfish are really easy to catch this time of year.

Variety abounds in salt for July

June 24, 2008 John E. Phillips

For more than 50 years, Bobby Williams has charter-fished out of Biloxi. Williams has three sons, which led him to dub his fourth charterboat Three Sons IV. He’s fished before and after storms in good and bad conditions. […]

With a deep-diving crankbait, you can get down to the 12-to 15-foot water where the bass are holding this month

Young Okkissa has big ol’ bass

June 24, 2008 Paul Elias

As the weather warms up, I look for lakes with deep structure where big bass can hold and feed. My pick this month is 1,000-acre Lake Okhissa in Franklin County near Bude, one of the newest lakes in the state. […]

A “picker” dog retrieves a downed pigeon for its master.

Wildrose dogs hear trainer’s whispers

June 24, 2008 Bill R. Lea

This month’s featured Mississippi Hunting Camp takes me back 44 years to Oxford when Bobby Stewart introduced me to “The Great Outdoors.” […]