Featured
WMA habitat improvement to benefit deer, ducks
Two habitat improvement projects have recently been completed at one of Mississippi’s most-popular wildlife management areas, Copiah County WMA near Hazlehurst. […]
Month: November 2015
Bass Fishing
YUM Bad Mamma
If you’ve seen one soft plastic creature bait and you’ve seen them all. Right?
Well, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry “Big Show” Terry Scroggins would disagree. […]
Events & Announcements
Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales on Sportsman Gear
Christmas is just a month away, and mesh-back hats and long-sleeve performance shirts from theSportsman Store are the perfect fit for the sportsmen in your family. […]
Crappie/Bream
Four state lakes get crappie stockings
Fishing for the state’s most-popular sport fish, the crappie, just got better at several small lakes thanks to stocking efforts by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
Fishing
‘Marine-grade’ means more than you might think
Owning a boat long enough to pay it off has a dark side. I usually own a fishing boat about 15 years — long enough to get it set up just right for me and, unfortunately, long enough to see electrical problems develop. […]
Deer Hunting
Why a shotgun is better than a deer rifle
Ernest McLeod has killed his share of deer with rifles, but about 10 years ago he decided that a shotgun was the way to go. […]
Deer Hunting
Analyzing buck movement – Trail cams provide all the information needed
Once again, that totally magic time of year for ardent deer hunters is upon us, when bucks throw caution to the wind and shift into a more-vulnerable state of mind. […]
Deer Hunting
Top 4 tips to stay scent free when hunting
It’s a common practice for deer hunters to make themselves as scent-free as possible before heading to their stand. Here are some tips. […]
Featured
Don’t overlook fishing in fall
Fishing is a year-round sport in Mississippi, and, because of reduced pressure due to hunting, the deer season is one of the best months of the year to hit the water. […]
Featured
Boat ramp at Calling Panther Lake has reopened
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) Fisheries Bureau announced today that the Calling Panther Lake boat ramp has reopened. The lake level was lowered in August to allow staff to cut boat lanes, deepen shoreline areas and make repairs to the courtesy pier. […]
Deer Hunting
Gun season opens Saturday
Mississippi’s 2015-16 gun season on deer opens on Saturday (Nov. 21) statewide, and it will be the first one in which baiting will be legal at a minimum of 100 yards. […]
Bass Fishing
Why the pros turn to square-bills
If anglers don’t have a square-billed tied on in November, they could be missing a lot of fall bass bites. […]