Deer of the Year
155-inch monster buck killed near Fayette
A little scouting after last season paid off big time this year for a Louisiana hunter who bagged a nice Mississippi 10-pointer dubbed the “King of the Jungle.” […]
Month: December 2014
Deer of the Year
Massive Hind County 8-point taken
Instead of getting the desired crackle and pop from his rifle, all Mike Nichols got was a snap when he squeezed the trigger. […]
Deer of the Year
Arkansas man gets double-drop 16 in Scott County
On a morning when the bucks in Scott County were in a serious mood for love, Jason Hooper got a lucky break when he pulled the trigger on the first shooter than ran past chasing a doe. […]
Bass Fishing
Mister Twister Poc’it Hawg Raiser
A Texas bass angler’s bid to get back to the Bassmaster Classic depended heavily on a soft-plastic creature bait that few, if any, others had in their arsenal when they fished the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Nov. 6-8 on the Ouachita River. […]
Hunting
The running shot
The small herd of does burst out of the woods and cut across the soybean field, the howling of the hounds behind them in the swamp. […]
Field Notes
How to choose the best jighead
Choosing the right jighead to match water depth and current can be much more important than the color, size or shape of the artificial lure you’re fishing. […]
Featured
Trout, bream available in coastal bayous
Sometimes it helps when you have no idea what you’re doing. To wit: Speckled trout can’t be caught in a bayou considerably north of Interstate 10, and bream shouldn’t be smacking crickets in the waning days of December. […]
Featured
Pascagoula fish dealers cited for flounder
Officers of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Marine Patrol issued citations to owners of a Pascagoula seafood dealer on Tuesday and confiscated over 100 pounds of undocumented flounder. […]
Deer of the Year
Tate County 16-point has amazing tips
A quick look at the 16-point buck Jeffrey Sowell killed Dec. 4 in Tate County always brings the same reaction. […]
Deer Hunting
Gun/dog season opens Christmas Eve
’Twas the day before Christmas, and all through the state, deer hunters were stirring and making a change… […]
Deer of the Year
Hunter gets Union County 18-point
Ask John Mark Skinner the key to his killing a pretty 18-point buck and he doesn’t shy away answering. […]
Featured
7 youth squirrel hunts set for early February
Designed to recruit more hunters to the pursuit of small game, seven squirrel hunts for youth aged 10 to 15 years are scheduled around Mississippi on Feb. 7. […]