Deer Hunting
Illinois hunter kills possible record-breaking buck
An Illinois hunter may have killed one of the largest bucks ever shot in America. […]
Year: 2018
Columns
Chronic wasting disease has raised its ugly head in Mississippi again
Chronic wasting disease raised its ugly head in Mississippi, and quite frankly, deer hunting will probably never be exactly the same again. […]
Deer of the Year
Burton’s 2-month obsession nets Humphreys County trophy
Drew Burton of Belzoni hunted this massive 12-point buck on his family farm in Humphreys County from Oct. 12 to Dec. 12. It was a two-month battle of man vs. deer. […]
Sidebars
Creek hunting strategies
Mississippi is blessed with an abundance of smaller rivers and creeks that wind their way across the state. These waterways provide plenty of waterfowl resting and feeding grounds to both resident populations and those making more southerly migrations. […]
Ducks
A typical day of hunting wood ducks
A typical day of chasing woodies with the author starts out a blind he’s constructed at a favorite, abandoned farm pond in the middle of some big timber. It has a beaver dam across the spillway and cypress trees growing on the shallow end. […]
Ducks
Creating a better wood duck hole
If you have a place that holds a few wood ducks and you want to make it better and attract more, think about building some wood duck boxes and placing them over or near the water. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish Pickwick for rod-bending December bass
How to catch nice-sized largemouths, big smallmouths, white bass, stripers and hybrids all in the same day at Pickwick Lake in December. […]
Featured
Winter fishing hot spots
Mississippi is blessed with great fishing opportunities on every page of the calendar, and some of it is saved for the last page: December.
Deer of the Year
Hodges wins big buck lottery when brute dials his number
Heath Hodges won something akin to a big buck lottery on the afternoon of Dec. 3 when a huge 20-point brute chose his trail to walk down.
Columns
Don’t let wheel lean hurt your shooting
The advent of the compound bow changed archery for the better. The addition of wheels allows more people to participate in our sport by making it easier to draw and hold heavier draw weights.
Deer Hunting
Reelin’ in the rut
Linda Burdine Pollard sat in her favorite deer stand in north Choctaw County last year, searching for sign of a hot doe. What she heard and saw were something very different, but exactly what she was looking for: a red-hot buck. […]
Features
Float up a duck – Limit out on ducks on a Mississippi float trip
Two things you’ll find in abundance across Mississippi this month are ducks and flowing waterways. […]