Statewide MS Archives - Page 57 of 385

Forget what you’ve learned about catfish always being bottom dwellers. Catfish pros like David Shipman of Corinth know they suspend and have figured out how to catch them higher in the water column.

Catfish off the bottom

November 1, 2018 Phillip Gentry

Think of all of your hunting and fishing pursuits and imagine your quarry in its preferred environment. […]

Hunting in early November gives a hunter a chance to catch bucks acting naturally, before pressure drives them deeper in the woods or later in the night.

Hayes Nance was scanning the area around his stand, looking for a deer or any sign of movement, when, without warning, the woods came alive, and a couple of yearlings burst out, followed close behind by their mothers. […]

Sitting on the camp’s front porch is just part of the club experience for Lincoln County hunter Shane McCullough. Joining a hunting club is a tradition for many Mississippi hunters.

How to raise deer ‘clubbing’ to an art form in Mississippi

November 1, 2018 Andy Douglas

Tactics to keep hunting clubs vibrant and alive include changes in management of leased land, beyond just economic or membership moves. […]

Other migratory bird seasons

November 1, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Doves, crows, rails, gallinules, moorhens and snipe are all legal at different times in November, and more Mississippians than ever are taking advantage of the opportunity. Well, at least some of those birds. […]

Mississippi has made it legal to hunt deer within 100 yards or within sight of bait.

Deer ‘baiting’ rule changes

November 1, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

A rule change proposed in September and given final approval in October by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks removes the restriction that had prevented deer hunting within 100 yards of a feeder. […]

CWD confirmed: Management plan set

October 31, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Hunters in three northeast Mississippi counties received the bad news late Monday: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed by the National Veterinary Laboratory in Iowa in a deer collected on Oct. 8 in Pontotoc County. […]

Successful turkey hunters will have to report their kills by 10 p.m. of the day of harvest.

Turkey harvest reporting to be made mandatory

October 25, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks proposed in September to enact the state’ first mandatory harvest-reporting system that will be in effect during the 2019 spring wild turkey season. […]

Chas Champagne, creator of the Matrix Shad line of soft plastic lures, is introducing a new 5-inch Matrix Monster that will be available in stores this fall.

The new Matrix Monster

October 25, 2018 Don Shoopman

Chas Champagne and charter boat captain Ty Hibbs, both Louisianians, were having a ball this summer catching jack crevalle and the occasional large speckled trout off the coast of Florida. […]

What’s wrong with simple?

October 22, 2018 Bill Garbo

October is finally here, and beyond sitting in a stand and bowhunting, you know what that means. It is once again time to plant food plots. […]

Make a good shot with your weapon, then with your camera

October 18, 2018 Jeff Burleson

Spend some quality time behind the camera and make the buck of a lifetime into a lifetime memory with a top-drawer photo. […]

Marlin’s Model 1985 rifle is chambered for the .45-70 round, a heavy, brush-busting caliber that is death on whitetails.

Give a big-bore gun a chance this season

October 17, 2018 Pete Rogers

The rifle was removed from its case long before dawn. The rich, walnut stock showed the wear of a 146-year-old gun. The U.S. Springfield 1873 Trapdoor is not what many would consider a good whitetail gun. Indeed, the 400-grain, .45-70 caliber, bullet is a bit heavy for most hunters, with small, fast projectiles all the rage. […]

While duck numbers are down in 2018 surveys, most species are above the long-term average, which is good news for Mississippi hunters.

Duck numbers down in 2018

October 16, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service officials announced a 13-percent decrease in ducks in the agency’s annual breeding population survey, which can be directly tied to a 14-percent decline in nesting habitat. […]