Deer Hunting
Consider the cost
Unless you own thousands of dollars worth of farm equipment and have unlimited time for labor, planting wildlife food plots is not a cheap undertaking. […]
Month: March 2014
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Archery in Mississippi Schools events scheduled
Archery is one of the fastest-growing programs in the state’s education system, with nearly 40,000 students participating in Archery in Mississippi Schools (AIMS). […]
Bass Fishing
Big bass and lots of them
In late winter and early spring, I believe Pickwick Lake is the best bass fishing lake in the state. In March, water levels and the amount of rain received are the keys to where you’ll find bass. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Fishing for the thump
Crappie fishing — especially in the spring when the fish get active during the pre-spawn and spawning process — appeals to all five of my senses. […]
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Spring break lesson comes in turkey woods
Spring break and youth turkey season in the same week, could it be?
You bet and the ideal scenario worked perfectly for Hayden Kyle, 9, a third grader at Pontotoc City School. One of thousands of kids out of school in Mississippi this week, Kyle learned an important lesson in the woods. […]
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Squirrel season bill headed to governor
A bill that will provide as much as six new weeks of squirrel hunting opportunity has passed both sides of the Mississippi Legislature and is headed to Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Turkeys make you work
It was a cool April morning, several springs ago. The dogwoods had bloomed, the crappie were spawning and, even better, there were five tom turkeys around us gobbling to greet the rising sun. Inside of the next two hours I would learn to honor and respect the wild turkey, and to admire the men and women who work hard to hunt them. […]
Inshore Fishing
March’s inshore action
Darien Ladner, an inshore fishing guide from Biloxi, said his primary targeted species the first of March are sheepshead, puppy drum, with an occasional speckled trout and redfish thrown in. […]
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Crappie question: Jig or minnow? Or both?
“Is a minnow always necessary?”
One of the crappie fishermen in line at Tommy’s Trading Post on the upper end of Barnett Reservoir asked the question, probably tired of shelling out $10 a day for enough minnows to last the morning. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
A simple gobble makes day worthwhile
It’s March now, and spring is on the way. We can soon look forward to blooming dogwoods, spawning crappie and to the thunderous gobbles of turkeys, resounding through the woods. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Days with bream are the best
My alma mater’s football program has had this motto for years: “Anyone, anytime, anywhere.” The obvious meaning is that they’re willing to play any team at any time on any field the other chooses. […]
Fishing
Fishing rods
Made to endure the intense demands of tournament action, All Star built this lineup of technique-specific rods with Nano Resin technology, which offers two distinct design options: lessening material for a lighter rod while maintaining break strength or keeping the same amount of material and significantly increasing break strength. […]