Featured
Hunter bags rare white gobbler
Jeffery Hutchison was standing next to a tree on March 27, with his shotgun up and his focus clearly on one of three gobblers approaching his position along a logging road in Attala County. […]
Month: May 2014
Fishing
Smithwick Elite 8 Suspending Rogue
It wasn’t too long ago that the Elite 8, the eight best college basketball teams in the country playing in the NCAA’s “Big Dance,” were thrilling fans and television audiences in a hopeful waltz to the Final Four and, ultimately, to the title game at the center of every bracket in the U.S. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Base bream bait on production
Live bait is a necessary evil of bream fishing, especially in the spring when bluegill are on the beds. […]
Field Notes
Never give up for fishing success
When fishing gets tough it’s important that an angler remember not to throw in the towel after a couple of slow hours. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Officers rescue child in Tenn-Tom
Two conservation officers on routine water patrol on Memorial Day are being hailed as heroes after rescuing a youngster from the waters of the Tenn-Tom Waterway near Columbus. […]
Bass Fishing
June is time for frogs
Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Greg Hackney said he much prefers when bass move off the spawning grounds and become more predictable. […]
Sidebars
Get rid of the slime
Slime on the outside of fish is expected, but it’s just nasty when fillets are coated with slime on the cleaning table. […]
Field Notes
Fish cleaning the easy way
Fish cleaning can be a chore, and probably the most-frustrating part is working with those tough air bladders of speckled trout. […]
Featured
Camp Fish: 2 free events for youth announced
State wildlife officials and the Mississippi Wildlife Federation are offering free opportunities for young anglers to have a week of education and fun at two different Camp Fish programs. […]
Featured
State announces volunteer snapper report
Mississippi officials finally appear ready to get in the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fiasco, the one that has led to the nasty situation pitting commercial fishermen against recreational fishermen, states against states and states against federal officials. […]
General
NRA’s Whittington Center
The NRA Whittington Center is a 33,000 acre Mecca for shooters that was opened to the public in 1973 and just celebrated its 40th anniversary. Over that time, it has grown to be one of the premier shooting facilities in the world. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass basics: Giving crankbaits life
When Pete Ponds found bass stacked in the mouth of a creek on Lake Eufala in Alabama, the only thing between him and his first B.A.S.S. tour victory was triggering their predatory feeding instincts. […]