Bass Fishing
Bass Kandi Croaker
With the very large number of plastic frogs on the racks and shelves for bass fishermen to choose from, who would’ve thunk to add another one to the mix? […]
Month: August 2013
Bass Fishing
Finesse beats size in battle of the worms
After fishing the first dawn hour for the frog bite, it was time to target something else. The sun had broken through the fog and was over the trees on the bank. […]
Deer Hunting
Laser Game Marker helps find wild game
Hunter’s Tech has developed a product, the Laser Game Marker, that will help deer hunters mark and track deer that are shot during the last few minutes of daylight. […]
Alligator
Flynt says conditions best yet for gator hunting
One of the great success stories of modern game management in Mississippi, alligator hunting, renews at noon on Friday when the 2013 season opens in all areas of the state. […]
Deer Hunting
MDWFP’s ‘Outdoor Digest’ in error over bow season
For archery hunters in Southeast Mississippi who thought they suddenly got 15 more days of deer season, the answer is quite clear: […]
Featured
Yo-yo catfish
No one would ever mistake Don Drane for a rap star. When Drane says yo-yo catfish, that’s exactly what he’s talking about – catching catfish, and plenty of them, on a simple, spring loaded fishing device. In Drane’s opinion, there’s no better place to do it than Lake Washington in the Delta and no better time than right now. […]
Dove
Don’t forget: Dove season opens on rare Sunday
Mississippi’s dove hunters are being reminded that this weekend’s opening-day change in the 2014 season includes both a move to Sunday and a delay in legal shooting hours until 2 p.m. […]
Dove
Three MDWFP dove fields still available
With opening day rapidly approaching, stands are still available in at least three of the seven fields in the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ Private Land Dove Hunting Program. […]
General
Where have all the bullets gone?
If by now you haven’t experienced the frustrating bullet shortage or voiced a loud complaint about it, it’s a fair bet you don’t shoot for a hobby — or shoot at all. […]
Alligator
Gator time: Photo saved our story
“These alligators are sneaky little critters,” said my hunting buddy’s young son, Austin Partridge. “Dad and those guys are way down there at the other end of this slough, and look, here’s a gator right behind our boat.” […]
Fishing
How to get the best cartography on your chart plotter’s screen
Back when the earliest digital maps for freshwater lakes began to appear on chart plotter screens, I was struck by how different they were. […]
Fishing
Encore Bentley introduces aluminum catamarans
There’s a new cat prowling the waters this fall and it has an excellent lineage. Encore Boat Builders, manufacturer of Encore Bentley Pontoons, has entered the small fishing boat and runabout market with an all-welded catamaran named the Sun Cat. A 16 foot model will be officially introduced at the company’s dealer show on Sept. 16 and an 18 foot model will soon follow. […]