Outdoor Updates
A sleeper at Canemount WMA
Lincoln County hunter Ricky Case harvested a sleeping gobbler on Canemount WMA. While cleaning the turkey, he discovered two shotgun pellet wounds in its breast area. […]
Articles by Andy Douglas
Turkey Hunting
Mississippi approaching peak of turkey season
The very best of prime time Mississippi turkey hunting is almost here. If you’ve hoarded vacation time, it’s time to schedule it and get out in the woods. It’s time hunt and hunt hard ‘til the end. […]
Turkey Hunting
No fooling for April Fool’s Day
Lori Kennedy of Crystal Springs killed two gobblers, one being a huge double-bearded tom, on her first two turkey hunts ever. […]
Deer Hunting
Club poll provides base of cost-saving ideas
Several hunting club presidents and/or board members surveyed about what they’ve done to help alleviate the financial burden their groups have faced volunteered some of their tactics to compensate for the rise in lease prices.
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How to raise deer ‘clubbing’ to an art form in Mississippi
Joining a hunting club is a time-honored tradition in Mississippi and a way of life for many sportsmen. But in recent years, clubs in the Magnolia State have seen their fair share of hardships, challenges, and struggles. […]
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Avoid the October Lull
It’s fall, and that means deer hunting has finally returned in Mississippi, with archers excitedly anticipating the Oct. 1 opening of bow season in four of the state’s five deer zones.
Bass Fishing
Classic baits for Mississippi’s state-lake bass
Opportunities abound in the Magnolia State for busting bass. Mississippi is full of time-proven lakes of the highest rank. Whether it’s lily pads in a cove, stands of cypress trees, flooded, dying timber, deep creek channels, grass beds, submerged trees or fields of stumps — we have it all.
Deer Hunting
A landowner’s perspective
Leasing land for hunting is big business and is profitable for landowners. Lease rates once priced to covering landowners’ taxes have risen in recent years and still on the increase. Landowners, both individual and corporate, avoid commenting on the subject since it’s such a hot topic.
Deer Hunting
What should a hunter consider in a club?
Hunters have a long list of concerns on which to focus when it comes to finding the right club. The wish-list depends on the individual hunter and the game being pursued.
Deer Hunting
Looking for land in all the right places
Here are some places where Mississippi hunters can look to find leases and where clubs can post to find members:
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Hey, come join the (hunt) club — or not
Mississippi hunters have a couple of basic choices when looking for hunting grounds: public or private land. Public land is open to anyone, and most private lands are owned by individuals, families or timber companies. Unless a hunter owns his own dirt or can barter with landowners for hunting rights, private land has to be leased for hunting privileges.