Deer Hunting
Officers bust deer hunters in flood areas
Mississippi Conservation Officers continue to hunt people who are killing deer in areas closed to hunting by flooding along the Mississippi River, and they are having success. […]
Month: January 2016
Inshore Fishing
Keep the popping cork close by
Capt. Charlie Bush and I were set up on the inside edge of a grass point, catching trout sporadically while waiting on the tide to turn. […]
Featured
Yellow Mouth Fever offers $19,000 in prizes for coastal trout anglers
Three years ago a couple of fishing buddies started knocking around the idea of hosting a fishing tournament. What started out as an idea to host a fruit jar tournament turned into something much bigger. […]
Deer Hunting
More closures: Top public lands impacted
Floodwaters continue to rise in the Delta and threaten more hunting areas including some of the most popular public hunting lands in the state, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said Monday. […]
As Big As they Grow
Fishing the right depths
Last month I told you about the “blue man” I ran into on a cold January day several years ago over in East Texas. He had turned blue because he was so cold and didn’t want to leave the lake because he was catching some of the biggest deep water slabs I’ve ever seen. […]
Featured
Louisiana recreational red snapper season to open; requirements for fish landed in Mississippi
Mississippi fishermen planning on taking advantage of Louisiana’s red snapper season that opens today will need to meet certain requirements, according to the state Department of Marine Resources. […]
Dove
Best bets to kill more late-season doves
Most hunters who head for dove fields only around Labor Day weekend might be missing out on the opportunity for some great wing-shooting, because dove seasons in most Southeastern states don’t end until mid-January. […]
Deer of the Year
Video: Watch massive 184-inch Giles Island 9-point go down
All of us can probably recall Christmases from our past that we vividly remember — when Santa Claus came through with that extra-special gift we had been thinking about and hoping for. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The LMR is 10 KPH – One of America’s least-fished waterways
“LMR” is lower Mississippi River, the 1000-mile stretch from the mouth of the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico. “10 kph” is 10 kilometers per hour, a speed equivalent to about 6 miles per hour. […]
Deer of the Year
Big public land non-typical taken in Yalobusha County
Ask Andy Fly his favorite part of the amazing 17-point buck he killed Sunday (Jan. 3), and the answer might surprise you.
No, it’s not the 4-inch drop tine, which is something that the Coffeeville hunter — as all hunters do — has always wanted. […]
Deer of the Year
No ducks, but a 201 6/8 B&C buck instead
Brett Mosley spent the morning of Dec. 4 scouting for ducks at his Delta hunting camp, found a few but not near enough to get his attention for an afternoon hunt.
Good thing. […]
Deer Hunting
Hunting seasons closed in Delta as Mississippi River floods
As expected, the rising waters of the Mississippi River have exceeded flood stage on all four gauges that dictate closures to all hunting — including deer — except for waterfowl in many areas along the river. […]