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Why you shouldn’t overpressure ducks
For years, Lee Benoist and a group of friends depended on one duck hole in the Delta to provide them a winter filled with shooting. […]
Month: December 2015
Featured
Casting call: December offers quality fishing opportunities throughout the state
Fishing is a year-round sport in Mississippi and, because of reduced pressure due to hunting, December is one of the best months of the year to hit the water. […]
Deer of the Year
Bad luck ends in giant Yazoo 9-point
For five years, Hannah Matthews said her deer hunting luck had been all bad, since her boyfriend Spencer Pierce had photos and other reports of big bucks on his hunting club in Yazoo County. […]
Inshore Fishing
December trout fishing
I love December. I love Christmas music, Christmas trees, Christmas presents, Christmas cookies, the movies Elf and A Christmas Story, cool temps and the fact that trout are stacked up in deep bayous no more than a long cast wide. […]
Field Notes
6 tips to winterize your boat
Temperatures are steadily dropping now, which means lots of folks will be spending less and less time on the water. […]
As Big As they Grow
Winter fishing can be wonderful
The 2015 Central Mississippi drought has hit us all hard in one way or another. Everyone from farmers to fishermen has been affected by the deep drought. […]
Featured
Flying carp verified at Barnett Spillway
After a rumor of an Asian silver (flying) carp being caught below the dam at Barnett Reservoir were confirmed as true by state wildlife officials, the online jokes began immediately. […]
Deer of the Year
Lucky hat brings nurse Jefferson County monster
A long career as a labor and delivery nurse has taught Susie Taylor of Richland the importance of being patient, which paid off big time Dec. 5 in a buck of a lifetime. […]
Deer of the Year
Pike County produces giant non-typical
Luke Wilson of McComb was stunned when he and his brother walked up on the big buck Luke had shot minutes earlier in a big cutover on his deer lease in Pike County. […]
Deer of the Year
159-inch buck killed by 15-year-old East Rankin Academy student
Fifteen-year-old Olivia Triplett had one request of her father Nov. 26.
“Daddy, we’re going hunting,” she said. “I want to go hunting where those big-boned deer are, like up at Carthage or Canton.” […]
Freshwater Fishing
A good day – How to measure fishing satisfaction
Have you ever pondered what makes a “good day” of fishing? Skipping the clichés, this is an important question for fishery managers because their job is to provide satisfying fishing opportunities for anglers. […]
Deer of the Year
200-inch Scott County monster buck downed
Eddie Harrell killed his first buck at Tallahalla Wildlife Management Area when he was only 12 years old. […]