Features from January 2022
A hunter’s best chance of taking a mature buck when the pressure’s on in January is usually when the weather is less than ideal.
Jordan Blissett, a hunter and videographer for Primos Game Calls, shares a few things about finding and harvesting late season bucks.
Hunting squirrels with dogs opens up a different page in Mississippi’s hunting book. Quitman’s Gary Rodgers shares his tips.
Sheepshead traditionally rank low on the desirability scale on the Mississippi Coast, but they provide outstanding sport for any angler.
Even though their bite is light, Pickwick Lake anglers can cure winter blues by landing trophy smallmouth bass.
Columns - January 2022
- According to Paul Elias, the bass you’ll catch at Bogue Homa in January will be as large as they’ll be all year long.
- A recent Canadian study compared the dispersal of tournament-caught largemouth and smallmouth bass across seasons.
- If you enjoy the process and challenge of bow hunting, traditional archery enhances both of these elements.
- The Matrix Spin uses heavy wire that handles redfish but isn’t too heavy for the bass that inhabit the marsh across coastal Mississippi.
Outdoor Updates - January 2022
- Aaron Woodard of Gluckstadt was hunting at his family's Webster County deer camp on Nov. 26 when he to a trophy 8-point buck.
- If you are looking for the catch a monster catfish on a rod and reel, then take a trip to the Mississippi River near Vicksburg this winter.
- Zach Jones once again downed a trophy buck. He harvested a 220 pound, 11-point buck at Ashbrook Island Hunting Club.
- Crystal Mahalitc of Bovina harvested a fine 13-point non-typical buck with her crossbow in Warren County on Nov. 7.
- January is another month of transition with many veteran hunters harvesting late season trophy bucks as they become vulnerable.
- Stacy Welty Owens of Covington, La., took a 9-point buck with a crossbow on a trip to family land near Natchez on Nov. 14.
- Carson Rinehart, 10, harvested his first buck on the opening day of primitive weapon season in Yazoo County on family land.
Field Notes - January 2022
Will be uploaded soon.
