Deer Hunting
November: It’s special
November means one thing to most bowhunters: It’s time to hunt white-tailed deer. […]
Month: November 2016
Deer Hunting
Hunter Harvest program gets financial boost
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. […]
Fishing
Stanley’s Poppn’ Toad
Stanley’s Poppn’ Toad, a hollow body soft-plastic frog with a pronounced cup in the nose, is going places. […]
Featured
Quail, duck seasons open over holiday
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). […]
Deer Hunting
MDWFP makes cases for illegal cervid importation
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. […]
Deer of the Year
16-point doe killed near Liberty
Louisiana hunter Jimmy Giacone was enjoying a morning hunt at a buddy’s lease near Liberty Sunday (Nov. 20) when three deer stepped out. […]
Deer of the Year
Youngster’s patience results in 180-class Lowndes County trophy
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. […]
Fishing
Emergency electronics get faster
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. […]
Field Notes
Become a Decoy Doc
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. […]
Deer Hunting
Buck indicators
In last month’s installment of Happy Trails, we began focusing on buck indicators as they would relate to positioning a web of trail cameras to most effectively identify and monitor bucks on a given hunting property. […]
Deer Hunting
10 tips for better trophy photos
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. […]
Catfish
The No. 1 recipe for catfish stink bait
Robert “Kud” Stevenson of Tallulah, La., shares the steps to making his homemade catfish stink bait recipe. […]