Features from November 2019
Crappie fishing during the fall is a lot like spring fishing, minus the crowds. Here are 4 overlooked places to find slabs when the leaves are turning.
If hunters want to be successful this season, they need to find a whitetail buck’s home range and core area. Here are some helpful tips.
River-fishing presents an almost daily challenge for anglers. Understanding changes in patterns and how catfish relate to them is key to catching them.
Many speckled trout anglers avoid fishing on days with neap tides. They’re missing out, according to one Pass Christian guide.
Rubs, the marks that whitetail bucks leave on trees, are means of communication and have several meanings to all deer,
Columns - November 2019
- The black carp’s consumption of snails and mussels — the most imperiled group of animals in the world — poses a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems.
- The author explains how he's taken black fox squirrels along the Mississippi River and surrounding bottomland hardwoods with a bow.
- Its unique range-finding feature makes the Garmin Xero A1i sight a top-drawer sight for any hunter's bow. Here's the reason why.
- This recipe for king mackerel stir fry is a unique way to prepare king mackerel. It pairs them with multiple vegetables in a light and easy meal.
- When shad move to shallow water, so do the bass. In November, the shad will swim into Ross Barnett’s shallow waters for these two reasons.
- Reading sign is as old as hunting. Sign is simply the evidence that game animals and birds leave on the landscape that shows they’ve been around.
- Crappie Psychic’s Petit Minnows are 2 ½-inch, soft-plastic minnow-style baits that are perfect for crappie and speckled trout.
- Examining the sink rate and sink profile of some popular Paul Brown lures and decide if time of year turns this bait from ordinary to extraordinary.
Outdoor Updates - November 2019
- Chip Henderson arrowed the huge Hinds County buck, which carried a rack with a gross Boone & Crockett Club score of 153 inches, on Oct. 7.
- Due to a change in the late-season frameworks, Mississippi duck hunters will have to wait a little longer in November before they can hit the water.
- To Ricky Flynt, alligator program coordinator for the MDWFP, the secret to a successful alligator season is as simple as weather.
- Well before duck season opens, hunters have plenty of other November opportunities on migratory birds, like snow, blue and Ross’ geese.
- The MDWFP has two new cell-phone apps available to enhance and streamline the hunting experience, especially for users of the agency’s WMAs.
- Mississippi hunters in most areas will have more opportunities to take deer this season, thanks to some changes in regulations.
- November is a peak fishing time in Mississippi, with fish naturally entering a period of heavy feeding in advance of winter and the spring spawning season.
- Mississippi’s fall turkey season ends on Nov. 15 in the three fall turkey zones. So there’s still an opportunity to get a turkey for the Thanksgiving table.
Field Notes - November 2019
- Capt. Todd Seither transports less expensive fuel from his home up in St. Rose to gas up his 24-foot Skeeter down at Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras.
- 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.
- The key component of trophy deer management is age; hunters need to learn to age bucks on the hoof in order to truly make harvest decisions.
- Mushrooms are one of the most-overlooked deer foods available during just about every month, including fall and the approaching winter.
- It’s a common practice for deer hunters to make themselves as scent-free as possible before heading to their stand. Here are some tips.
- Here are some steps to take that have helped Louisiana duck hunters work ahead of hunts to prevent headaches in the blind.