Crappie tracking project moves to Enid Lake January 31 at 4:15 pm The crappie tracking project aimed at learning more about crappie spawning areas in local reservoirs has been moved from Sardis to Enid Lake, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said.
The MDWF and the University of Mississippi are working together on the project.
Another possible Lauderdale County record buck taken January 23 at 11:34 am Last Wednesday (Jan. 18) was the final day of Mississippi’s Deer Management Zone 1 modern-rifle season, and Ricky Sullivan was in his shooting house as he had been countless times during the long season.
He had lived in that stand the previous week, missing only that Tuesday because of work, because bucks were running does seemingly everywhere across East Mississippi.
The Boat Show in New Orleans offers one-stop shopping January 19 at 2:38 pm The Mercedes-Benz Superdome floor will be covered with boats of all kinds Feb. 2-4 during The Boat Show, which offers those looking for great deals one-stop shopping in a family friendly atmosphere.
February issue getting printed now January 18 at 2:35 pm The staff of Mississippi Sportsman sent the February issue to the printer yesterday (Jan. 17), and subscribers should start seeing it in their mailboxes early next week.
The cover features Will Rives, who arrowed what may be a new state-record archery buck two weeks ago. Inside, the issue is jam-packed with all the information you need to have success in the woods and on the water this time of year. Here's the feature lineup:
Arrest made in killing of Amite County black bear January 11 at 3:47 pm An unidentified suspect has been arrested in the killing of a tagged black bear in Amite County after the alleged shooter confessed, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks said Monday (Jan. 9).
The investigation began Dec. 19 after MDWFP received an anonymous call reporting a bear had been killed in the Busy Corner community. The agency worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to work the case.
“I haven’t hardly seen any deer,” the die-hard Natchez hunter said. “I had been hunting hard for four days, and I saw two yearlings.”
So he made a change of plans, which didn’t produce numbers of deer but did put a 180-class 12-point in front of him on Jan. 2. And Rives didn’t miss.
dusty_smith, Rcketop, monthly user contests January 06 at 9:44 am User dusty_smith was named the December winner of the Nikon Big Buck Contest, while Rcketop won the final round of the 2011 Trail Cam Contest.
Greater amberjack fishing management plan topic of public hearing January 05 at 11:29 am The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday (Jan. 11) just outside of New Orleans during which anglers can comment on how greater amberjack will be managed off the Mississippi coast.
Pass Christian artificial fishing reef completed December 21, 2011 at 5:48 pm The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has completed the so-called Pass Christian Key, an artificial reef built from material from the old Bay St. Louis Washington Street Pier, the agency reported today (Dec. 21).
The “key” is located just more than a half mile south of the beach and a mile east of the Pass Christian Harbor, the MDMR said.
Cobia to be released on two popular coastal artificial reefs December 07, 2011 at 8:36 am About 8,000 juvenile cobia will be released this week on two artificial reefs off the Mississippi Coast, the Department of Marine Resources announced yesterday (Dec. 6).
The cobia release is part of a partnership between MDMR, Aqua Green, Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
More than $9.7 million collected from returned to Gulf Coast from December 02, 2011 at 1:40 pm Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann presented a check for more than $9.7 million to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on Dec. 1, 2011, marking the largest tidelands amount ever returned to the Gulf Coast to date.
iPhones, iPads now fully compatible with forums November 28, 2011 at 10:16 am Photos can now be posted to the MS-Sportsman.com forum directly from iPhones and iPads by using the free third-party app CliqCliq QuickPic.
“We’ve been working hard to find a way to make Apple mobile devices fully compatible with our forums, and our IT staff has finally worked out all the bugs,” the site’s Andy Crawford said. “Now our many iPhone users can upload photos right from their boats and hunting leases!”
Live-catch speckled trout tournament to be held out of Bay St. Louis November 18, 2011 at 9:52 am The Ernie Zimmerman Friends and Family Live Catch Speckled Trout Tournament is scheduled for Dec. 3 at Bay Marina in Bay St. Louis, and is aimed at replenishing the brood stock at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory’s speckled trout hatchery.
Four state saltwater fishing records certified November 17, 2011 at 11:41 am Four state saltwater fishing records were added to the record book during the November meeting of the Commission on Marine Resources, the Mississippi Division of Marine Resources reported today (Nov. 17).
