Bass Fishing
My Thanksgiving trophy
All the days I spent in a deer stand around Thanksgiving, the holidays have only produced one trophy moment. And the trophy I nailed didn’t walk on dry land, it swam in an oxbow lake. […]
Articles by Bobby Cleveland
Deer of the Year
Monster 8-point taken by youth hunter
When Landyn Murphy’s “buck of a lifetime” walked into view Nov. 12, it was her mom Cameron Murphy beside her, not her dad Danny, her usual hunting partner. […]
Bass Fishing
South Mississippi deer sluggish? Try bass
Early deer season is often a struggle in South Mississippi, where warm temperatures and inactive bucks and does can make even the most devout hunters think about… […]
Hunting
Hunting now safer than ever
When veteran Mississippi hunters talk about the differences between deer hunting now and 40 years ago, the conversation is usually a combination of the improvement in quality and quantity of deer. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Hunting now safer than ever
When veteran Mississippi hunters talk about the differences between deer hunting now and 40 years ago, the conversation is usually a combination of the improvement in quality and quantity of deer.
We certainly do have bigger bucks and more of them, thanks to changes in attitude. Hunters, with guidance from wildlife officials, realized that deer management and selective harvest could produce better results.
But, that’s not the biggest change, nor is it the most significant. […]
Deer of the Year
Young hunter downs big Holmes County 9-point despite nerves
To hear Jeff Martin and his daughter Cameron of Lexington tell their hunting story, we know that there was a “whole lot of shaking going on” in their deer stand on last Thursday (Nov. 8).
So much so that it’s a miracle that Cameron Martin, 10, was able to take the shot that led to her first buck — a 9-pointer her father said would be a trophy buck for anyone. […]
Bass Fishing
Stripers by the boatload at Barnett
My fishing partners and my loyal readers all know that I am an avid striped bass and hybrid striped bass chaser on Ross Barnett Reservoir. […]
Deer Hunting
Hunting conditions turning around
First, there was a good run on big bucks in early October during the opening weeks of archery season, which biologists always expect when deer hunters first climb stands in deer habitat.
Then, the reports of trophy racks slowed and, eventually, ended.
Expected? Yes, but not simply because the big bucks disappeared after human intrusion into their home ranges. Instead, biologist Chad Dacus, Mississippi’s deer program coordinator, pointed at many factors. […]
Deer Hunting
Primitive weapons season offers chance to thin doe herd
Doe control hits high gear today (Nov. 5) in most of Mississippi as the primitive weapons season for antlerless deer only begins in the Hill Country and Delta zones (formerly Zones 1 and 3). […]
Featured Story
White bass chasing shad at Sardis
The tricks thrown at fishermen by Mother Nature in late October are gone now, and that should produce a treat as the first weekend of November approaches. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Youth gun season: Making memories
It was a small doe, less than 100 pounds, but it sure got a big reaction from my nephew when it walked right past the side of our shooting house that fall afternoon. […]
Deer of the Year
Yazoo County hunter’s first bow buck is 150-class monster
Tracy Paul might have pulled the string that flung the arrow that drove the broadhead through the lungs and heart of the buck of her dreams, but she is quick to give credit for the 150-class buck to three men in her life that made it all possible.
Her dad, Michael Peyton, got her interested in deer hunting.
Her grandfather, Bubba Vandervere, taught her patience through fishing.
And, her husband, Tim Paul, bought her a bow that got her started archery hunting for deer about five years ago. […]