Crappie/Bream
Fish Sensory Systems: Part 3
This final segment explores fishes’ ability to detect sound and water movement. These senses may have much more to do with feeding than formerly known or even thought. […]
Statewide MS
Columns
Keys to bow stand selection
Archery season is fast approaching and hopefully, most bowhunters have their archery equipment set up and dialed in. But what about the tree stands they will hunt from? […]
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2017-18 deer season forecast: After poor season, it looks good
Mississippi is a deer-rich state. In spite of recent bag limit and regulatory changes hunters still have a long season and opportunities to harvest deer that are the envy of many hunters across the nation. A story on the new regulations can be found with this article. […]
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2017 WMA Regional Forecast
Josh Clark spotted the massive buck working his way toward his stand, and, more importantly, toward the business end of his cocked-and-ready .35 Whelen rifle. […]
Bass Fishing
Maximize your frog’s mat mayhem
It’s a double shot of adrenaline that widens the eyes, flares the jaws, red-lines the heart rate and elicits a broad spectrum of amazed responses; not all of which may be suitable for a family audience. Unquestionably, frog fishing over weed mats can deliver some of the most aggressively exaggerated strikes you’ll ever see — but it’s not as simple as throw-frog-onto-mat-and-pull. […]
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Don’t let procrastination ruin deer season
Outdoorsmen are not necessarily procrastinators by nature, and the main reason so many deer hunters find themselves behind when it comes to preparing for the coming deer season is that they’ve been busy.
Dove
Mississippi Delta dove-tactics
Labor Day weekend dove hunting is about family, kids, and having a good time. It’s also about getting ready for the upcoming waterfowl season. […]
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High-tech hog whacking
New-school hog hunting
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Cover: September 2017
Deer season arrives in Mississippi this month. Learn what your chances are around the state, and which public lands are tops. […]
Featured
Popular MDWFP lake closed for renovation
One of the most popular and productive lakes in the MDWFP’s State Lakes System has been drained to prepare for renovations, repair and restocking. […]
Featured
Mosley takes second at Lake St. Clair
Collinsville angler Brock Mosley has been on a roll on the BASS Elite Series Tour lately. The talented angler finished second to arguably the greatest tournament bass angler of all time, Kevin Van Dam, at the St. Lawrence River three weeks ago by consistently catching lunker smallmouths each day. His total weight for that tournament was 82 pounds 3 ounces which was good enough for $25,000. […]
Dove
More than just mourning doves
Mississippi dove hunters could find as many as four different species in their range of fire this season, and one of them — Eurasian collared dove — are not managed with a bag limit since they are not native to North America. These are larger birds, more like pigeons than other doves, and usually lighter in color except for a black collar around the neck. […]