Month: November 2012

Freshwater Fishing

Crappie Hotspots – Pickwick Lake

November 21, 2012 Phillip Gentry

Located at the most-northern reach of the Tom-Bigbee Waterway, Pickwick Lake is synonymous with crappie fishing to many anglers in the tri-state areas of Northeast Mississippi, Northwest Alabama, and Southern Tennessee.

Pickwick’s clear waters are in stark contrast to most of Mississippi’s other notable crappie lakes, but its reputation as a slab crappie fishery is well earned.

As cooler weather settles in for the season, two things occur that help crappie anglers hone in on their favorite game fish. With flood control as one of the lake’s primary objectives, the Tennessee Valley Authority begins drawing the impoundment down to winter pool. In reaction to both the receding and cooling water, crappie tend to congregate along the main channels of Pickwick’s major tributaries. […]

Bobby C's Outdoors

Hunting now safer than ever

November 15, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

When veteran Mississippi hunters talk about the differences between deer hunting now and 40 years ago, the conversation is usually a combination of the improvement in quality and quantity of deer.

We certainly do have bigger bucks and more of them, thanks to changes in attitude. Hunters, with guidance from wildlife officials, realized that deer management and selective harvest could produce better results.

But, that’s not the biggest change, nor is it the most significant. […]

Events & Announcements

December magazine almost complete

November 13, 2012 Mississippi Sportsman

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we know the hunting camp is calling. That’s why the Mississippi Sportsman staff is preparing to finish up the December issue this afternoon (Nov. 13) so it can get shipped to subscribers and newsstands across the state next week.

Find out how to use rub activity to your advantage during the rut. And see why a group of young hunters don’t mind donning waders and trudging through water to shoot public-land ducks. […]