Featured
Walsh to head MDWFP wildlife bureau
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has hired its next wildlife bureau chief, and despite going outside the agency to get him, he’s a known entity. […]
Month: March 2017
Alligator
Gator drawing process to change
Mississippi alligator hunters will have the same number of tags, in the same number of regions, with the same boundaries for the 2017 public water season this summer, but gone is the first-come, first-serve drawing process under a plan approved in March by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
Deer Hunting
Big Buck Bounty: Edwards best in show
Pittman Edwards had the biggest deer but Josh Smith of Brandon walked away with the grand prize exotic hunt at the recent awards breakfast for the 2016-17 Big Buck Bounty Contest at McLain Lodge in Fannin. […]
Redfish
*VIDEO* Tips for catching redfish under docks
Fishing under docks can spell trouble for anglers not accustomed to fishing in tight quarters, but the potential rewards are worth the risks. […]
Fishing
Crappie Ammo
After one bait was put on the market in late January, people who go after crappie won’t be fishing for the tasty panfish so much as hunting for them with Crappie Ammo. […]
Field Notes
Work tide lines for more trout, reds
Avid angler Jonathan Ryan is always on the lookout for one of his favorite situations to fish: a tide line. […]
Fishing
C-MAP lets you customize inland and coastal mapping
A bass club member I used to know was hilariously secretive about his tournament fishing. As we watched from the headquarters dock, he would circle around the far side of a lake before returning to weigh-in to hide where he’d been fishing. […]
Field Notes
Top 10 springtime boat maintenance tips
If you’re like lots of other Mississippi anglers, fishing took somewhat of a back seat when duck and deer season kicked in last fall. […]
Crappie/Bream
No. 1 tip when fishing brush-pile crappie
Chas Champagne uses pliers to intentionally weaken the hooks so they straighten out more easily when hung up. […]
Big Bass
Two more state lake record bass certified
Two more record largemouth bass have been reported this month at state lakes managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP). […]
Field Notes
5 calls for turkey hunters
If he could carry only a few turkey calls, Charles Hudson recommended taking only the ones you are most proficient with. […]
Field Notes
7 steps to display beards from gobblers
Every gobbler a hunter takes is a memory, and preserving and displaying the beards is a great way to revisit those memories. […]