Features from November 2021
- Chancy Lee Frith with K&K Taxidermy in Ragley has learned plenty about deer hunting from his successful customers.
- As the weather cools and the leaves change, bass fatten up on high-protein threadfin shad before the really cold weather hits — if it does.
- Make sure you’re ready when he ‘real’ opening day of Mississippi deer season arrives Nov. 6.
- Topwater baits are extremely productive on fall speckled trout along the Gulf Coast. They’re hungry enough to eat anything that moves.
- Waterfowl habitat is in place on Mississippi WMAs. Now, we just help from the weather.
Columns - November 2021
- Fishing guide Brian Branum's voice oozes pure pride when he talks about the Bill Lewis Echo 1.75 square-bill crankbait.
- Grenada Lake is an outstanding November destination for bass. Here is how Paul Elias fishes there this month.
- King mackerel ribs aren’t like beef or pork and could easily be removed, but since this is being barbecued, they’re left for visual effect.
- Longer-lasting and more-durable plastic fish attractors, even though expensive to buy or build, may be more economical in the long run.
- Spanish mackerel spend much of their lives in open waters, and are spread out from New England to the Yucatan Peninsula.
Outdoor Updates - November 2021
- Take a kid fishing this fall in Mississippi and you might just light a spark of fishing desire in a kid’s life.
- Mississippi hunters in 24 counties can hunt turkeys with the permission of permitted landowners from Oct. 15-Nov. 15.
- The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified state fishing records for Cownose Ray and Red Lionfish this month.
- The presence of chronic wasting disease in deer has caused the MDWFP to make some regulation changes to keep the disease from spreading.
- Matt Adcock, a student at Simpson County Academy in Mendenhall, drew his bow on Oct. 3 and was rewarded with a 13-point Smith County buck.
- November is a time when most hunters head back to the woods, waters and sloughs in search of deer, ducks, rabbit, quail and doves.
Field Notes - November 2021
- Pumpkin spice starts showing up everywhere when fall arrives. Even crappie will savor a little pumpkin spice on their dinner tables.
- Whitetails will feed right before a front moves through, then bed down during any wind and rain. Plan your hunts with this in mind.
- Jordan McEntyre, who specializes in outdoors photography and videography, shares his tips for better wildlife photography.