Bobby Cleveland, Author at Mississippi Sportsman

Try smaller Mississippi waters for great bream

Gary Turner of Hattiesburg considers himself lucky that he is surrounded by at least a dozen public hotspots for bream to fish with his canoe. […]

CWD leads to deer-limit changes

Bobby Cleveland

With CWD positives now at 19 and impacted areas on the increase, the disease is beginning to affect Mississippi’s deer-hunting regulations and limits. […]

Duck hunting will be allowed on all four of the hunt units on Mississippi’s new Phil Bryant WMA.

New Bryant WMA rules proposed

Bobby Cleveland

Phil Bryant WMA will be broken into four units, each one offering a unique hunting experience, and hunters will be permitted to hunt through drawings. […]

The Archery in Mississippi Schools championship drew around 6,600 students out of 70,000 involved in the program statewide.

AIMS’ state championship draws 6,600

Bobby Cleveland

With an increase in participation, that included more than 6,000 in the 2019 state championships, Archery in Mississippi Schools is growing in popularity. […]

Mississippi’s record for alligator gar by archery has been broken for the second time in two years.

State gator gar record is broken

Bobby Cleveland

On April 22, Hughes Skinner of Madison and Hayden Speed of Flora broke the Mississippi state record for alligator gar with an 8-foot, 223-pound entry. […]

Alligator hunters will have 960 permits for the 2019 season, up from 930 in 2018.

Alligator season, regulations set

Bobby Cleveland

The application process for Mississippi’s 2019 alligator hunting season will begin May 31, with only electronic applications accepted through June 6. […]

Pelahatchie Shore Park boat ramp will reopen to the public when a ban on boating in the Pelahatchie Bay area of Barnett Reservoir is partially lifted May 14.

Barnett Reservoir’s Pelahatchie Bay reopens to boats May 14

Bobby Cleveland

The Pelahatchie Bay area of Barnett Reservoir reopens to boating on a limited basis on May 14, giving fishermen their first casts there in over six months. […]

Revel Rawlings with his gobbler from Homochitto National Forest on April 23. It had a 1.12-inch spurs, a 10.5-inch beard and weighed 19 pounds.

Rawlings legendary Mississippi turkey triple

Bobby Cleveland

Revel Rawlings accomplished something incredible in a three-day period in Mississippi. He killed three gobblers on three different National Forests. […]

Mississippi’s spring squirrel season runs from May 15 to June 1.

Spring squirrel season will open on May 15

Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi hunters will again have a chance to take squirrels this month when the statewide spring season opens May 15. It ends on June 1. […]

Grabbing for big flathead and blue catfish begins May 1 in Mississippi.

Catfish, by hand, cranks up in May

Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s hand-grabbing season opens May 1 and runs through July 15, which is timed to match the spawning season of flathead and blue catfish. […]