November 2016 - Mississippi Sportsman

November: It’s special

November 28, 2016 Sammy Romano

November means one thing to most bowhunters: It’s time to hunt white-tailed deer. […]

Hunter Harvest program gets financial boost

November 24, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

The Mississippi Wildlife Federation’s Hunter’s Harvest program got a big boost to start the deer season with a $5,000 donation from the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance, which hopes to help reduce deer/car collisions. […]

The concave nose, paddle feet and tough double hook of the Poppn’ Toad make a deadly combination.

Stanley’s Poppn’ Toad

November 24, 2016 Don Shoopman

Stanley’s Poppn’ Toad, a hollow body soft-plastic frog with a pronounced cup in the nose, is going places. […]

Quail might not be available to all hunters, but those who have birds can start shooting Nov. 24.

Quail, duck seasons open over holiday

November 23, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi wing-shooters have plenty to be thankful about this long holiday weekend, with two hunting seasons set to open statewide: quail on Thursday (Nov. 24) and ducks on Friday (Nov. 25). […]

MDWFP makes cases for illegal cervid importation

November 23, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi conservation officers last week made nine cases of illegal importation of cervid carcasses, enforcing a new regulation passed in May aimed at protecting the state’s deer herd from chronic wasting disease. […]

Louisiana's Jimmy Giacone was hunting near Liberty, Miss., when this 16-point deer stopped out. Turns out, it was an antlered doe.

16-point doe killed near Liberty

November 22, 2016 Andy Crawford

Louisiana hunter Jimmy Giacone was enjoying a morning hunt at a buddy’s lease near Liberty Sunday (Nov. 20) when three deer stepped out. […]

Ten-year-old Marley Kate Herring passed on this buck the past two years, waiting for it to mature. The huge deer, which she shot on Nov. 13, tapes out at 184 2/8 inches.

Youngster’s patience results in 180-class Lowndes County trophy

November 21, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Chris Herring of New Hope has every right to be proud of 10-year-old daughter Marley Kate and the 184 2/8-inch buck she killed on Nov. 12 during the second weekend of the youth gun season. […]

The skipper of this boat probably can’t use his soaked cell phone or his marine radio — hopefully he had an EPIRB or similar device.

Emergency electronics get faster

November 21, 2016 Allan Tarvid

When Murphy’s Law suddenly sinks or disables your boat, your Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) is your no-nonsense, last-ditch rescue resource. […]

Become a Decoy Doc

November 17, 2016 Joe Anglin

A little TLC can bring older duck decoys back to life, so when you need to greet those northern red-legged greenheads they are all ready for the show. […]

Buck indicators

November 17, 2016 Bill Garbo

Since deer are to a great degree edge dwellers and edge users, the benefits of “edge” to hunters and trail camera users can be very good. […]

10 tips for better trophy photos

November 16, 2016 Andy Crawford

So you’ve killed a monster buck. Now what? Take pictures that really capture that special memory. Here are some tips to take better photos. […]

The No. 1 recipe for catfish stink bait

November 15, 2016 Phillip Gentry

Robert “Kud” Stevenson of Tallulah, La., shares the steps to making his homemade catfish stink bait recipe. […]