Deer Hunting
Deer camera techniques
My excitement level is now building to a fever pitch as I plot and plan strategies for the soon-to-begin deer season. […]
Month: September 2012
Featured
Biloxi man dies in coastal boating accident
A 54-year-old Biloxi man died in a boating accident in the Mississippi Sound early this morning (Sept. 16), the Sun Herald reported. […]
Featured
National survey shows hunting, fishing remains important in Mississippi
Hunting, fishing and other wildlife-related activities remain important to Mississippi’s economy and quality of life, according to preliminary results of a national survey released Wednesday (Sept. 12) by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. […]
Alligator
Luck of the draw
Tim Taylor didn’t get drawn for the Mississippi public lands alligator hunt, but he ended up with a trophy that will soon be hanging on his wall just the same. “Great photo isn’t it?” said Taylor, who works for the City of Ridgeland Parks Department […]
Alligator
Brandon hunter kills 12-foot, 600-pound alligator
Nearly two hours into the battle, Scott Lemmons of Brandon had the cane pole and hoop snare in his hand, ready to put the clincher on what he thought was a pretty good alligator. […]
Featured
Mississippi’s early teal season set to open
The fall’s first duck hunting opportunity for Mississippi will begin when the early teal season opens on Sept. 15. Blue-winged teal prefer shallowly-flooded wetlands with natural vegetation like wild millets and smartweed, which produce seeds and harbor invertebrates, but concentrations of birds may also be found on reservoirs, oxbow lakes, catfish ponds, farm ponds and other permanent waters. […]
Other Hunting
Magnolia Missiles: Dove hunting allows outdoorsmen to brush off some rust
Alerted to a bird approaching from his rear, Joe Watts rose from his stool, spun around, lifted his 12-gauge and filled the Madison County air with No. 8 lead. […]
Bass Fishing
Get shallow in September for Ross Barnett bass
The bass are moving out of their deepwater summer patterns and into shallow water in September. Two patterns — fishing the riprap and the lily pads — will work all month, but they’ll probably produce better in the middle and at the end of the month. […]
Inshore Fishing
Mississippi’s Gulf Coast
Red minnows will be in this month, as well as bull tarpon, redfish, cobia, king mackerel and Spanish mackerel. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Beat the heat, but get beaten by doves
The way I figured it, I had two choices on the opening day of dove season last weekend, either an afternoon hunt when a heat advisory had been issued, or a cooler morning hunt leaving plenty of time for football. I wimped out, and accepted one of my invitations to a morning hunt. I chose poorly. […]
Featured Story
Thousands of dead nutria line Mississippi beaches
As silver linings go, this one stinks.Bad.Capt. Sonny Schindler has never seen anything like it, the thousands of dead nutria pushing into the west end of the Mississippi Sound after apparently being drowned by Hurricane Isaac’s storm surge. […]
Crappie/Bream
Go deep: Head to deep water to catch lunker summertime bream
Intently scanning his electronics, the angler maneuvered his boat offshore to scrutinize every patch of bottom, looking for just the right cover in the depths below. “Bingo!” he exclaimed, tossing a yellow marker over the side so he could maintain contact with the honey hole in open water. […]