Fishermen wasted little time, hitting the water Thursday in numbers surprising for a supposed workday. That’s what you get when it’s the first day in over a week when weather would allow for safe boating access.
And the reports from crappie anglers were to be expected — good. […]
The Snap Shot Shotgun Sight from EZ Access Gear might look a little unusual until you’re looking down the barrel – then everything comes into focus. […]
Wild turkeys are a spooky quarry. The old saying certainly holds true: “White-tailed deer think every man is a stump, but wild turkeys think every stump is a man.” […]
When Mississippi’s youth turkey season opens Friday (March 8), a veteran hunter who has introduced two sons and many other youngsters to the sport says accessorize for success.
“I’ve learned over the years that there are three things that are vital for success when hunting with children — a blind, decoys and shooting sticks,” said Revel Rawlings of Ridgeland. “I’d rate them in importance in that order, starting with the pop-up-like tent blinds to the shooting sticks. […]
For the second time in two months, state wildlife officials have announced a change in crappie fishing limits at Sardis Lake in North Mississippi. […]
The turkey hunting season opens up later this month, so it’s time to scout out those gobblers. […]
Pickles and ice cream, donuts with lots of sprinkles, Cheese Whiz and anything with chocolate – pregnancy cravings are a fact of life, for a soon-to-be mom eating for two (or more).
Expectant bass might not crave anything odd, but they’re all about packing their bellies for their forthcoming spawn. Learn where and how to locate these fish and you can, ahem, “expect” your own delivery of rod-bending fun.
First, consider the basics of where they’ll spawn. Creeks, coves, backwater canals. Pretty much any shallow habitat with good sunlight and some type of cover will do. […]
With any prespawn bait, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Greg Hackney said fluorocarbon is essential during cold spells. […]
Pelican ProGearTM Coolers boast the best in class ice retention and come with Pelican’s unconditional lifetime guarantee. […]
Learned something new the other day while preparing for a crappie tournament to be held on Sardis Reservoir. I learned the meaning of the term “turbidity level.” Look, I was at the top of my vocabulary class when I was in grade school a hundred years or so ago, and I knew the word turbid. […]
The Mississippi Delta is dotted with fisheries resources — the oxbow and abandoned channel lakes on the floodplain of the Yazoo River Basin. In contrast to the larger river lakes that were former channels of the Mighty Mississippi — lakes like Chotard, Eagle, Ferguson, Lee, Washington and Whittington — that are well known among anglers, the smaller lakes of the Yazoo Basin attract little attention. […]
Sitting dejected with my chin touching my chest, the realization of blowing it started to sink in. Replaying the whole affair in my mind it seemed surreal. It happened way too fast for me to grasp and was something totally unexpected.
After seeing an for a package turkey hunt at the elegant Briars Bed and Breakfast in Natchez called “Gobblers and Gardenias,” I felt there was no way I could go wrong with a shindig like that.
Or so I thought. […]
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