October 2020

Former LSU football player Matt Branch preaches hunter safety less than two years after accident that almost took his life.

Learn where and why crappie move around in the fall, and you’ll put more slabs in the cooler this October.

Early season bowhunting is the time to target a trophy buck that hasn’t been pressured. This Mississippi hunter knows how it’s done.

Several factors are important in finding and selecting that perfect tree for an archery stand for deer. Here are some easy to follow tips.

When it comes to early season scouting for bucks with trail cameras, monitoring rubs and rub lines can be a very effective technique.

October can be a tricky month for inshore speckled trout fishing. But when the migration is early, the fish are easy to find.

Tim Bonvechio and Joseph Rydell, fisherie biologists with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, tested all-female bass stocking.

Buzzbait aficionados and bass have been going ape over the Gorilla Buzz since it was introduced four years ago by Prototype Lures.

When your field points shoot straight, but your broadheads won’t group, examine your hunting bow’s setup with these tips.

Most anglers have far fewer chances at tarpon than other fish. Along the Gulf Coast, they usually appear in late spring or early summer.

Stuffed vension burgers: bacon, cheese make fall cookouts a treat

Bogue Homa is a great lake to fish during October’s transition. Here are the best baits and tactics to use there in the fall.

Ricky Flynt, the alligator program leader for the MDWFP, saw several reports of alligators between 700 and 750 pounds this year.

Mississippi now has 55 confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease, mostly in counties bordering Tennessee.

Trey Tanner and his son Rhett caught a 10.1-pound, lake record bass on a Carolina Rig worm last Sunday, Aug. 16, at Lake Tom Bailey.

Biologist Ricky Flynt found evidence that ties alligator growth rates directly to habitat and available food sources.

Rabbit and squirrel hunting seasons bring out the best in Mississippi hunters. They provide fun like no other.

The Covid 19 pandemic has pushed the MDWFP to conduct its hunter-education classes only online until further notice.

Mississippi sportsmen thrilled to have October arriving. October is a great month to be a Mississippi hunter or fisherman.

Wild turkey leads list of hunting seasons open in October in Mississippi. But you also can hunt for raccoon, opossum, bobcat and dove.

Mississippi has plenty of hot fishing for October’s cooling weather. Try these five fishing trips to start your fall fishing excursions.

Jeffrey Wood is a die-hard small-game hunter. Here are his tips for getting the most out of the early squirrel hunting season.

It’s tough to beat the speckled trout bite in the fall along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. And nothing tops catching them on topwater lures.

Rattling during the pre-rut should be understated; you’re just trying to get a traveling buck’s attention, not bring him in for a fight.