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May 20, 2022
HomeAuthorsMichael O. Giles

Articles by Michael O. Giles

About Michael O. Giles
Mike Giles of Meridian has been hunting and fishing Mississippi since 1965. He is an award-winning wildlife photographer, writer, seminar speaker and guide.
Inshore Fishing

Countless June fishing options

May 19, 2022 Michael O. Giles

No matter what type of fishing you prefer, June is the month to get out on the water. Anglers should have no trouble catching fish. […]

Crappie/Bream

Ross Barnett’s post-spawn crappie

May 19, 2022 Michael O. Giles

post-spawn crappie […]

Bass Fishing

Shallow water post-spawn bass

May 19, 2022 Michael O. Giles

As soon as the water clears up, bass will strike small hardbody minnow shaped jerkbaits and soft stick baits. […]

Deer Hunting

Mississippi adopts early season; finalizing rules and regulations

May 17, 2022 Michael O. Giles

Mississippi deer hunters will have a chance to harvest bucks during their velvet stage if the proposal is affirmed and becomes law. […]

Newsletters

Hunter kills six-bearded gobbler in Claiborne County

May 2, 2022 Michael O. Giles

Ryan Lewis of Vicksburg was turkey hunting in Claiborne County when he killed his first turkey, which had six beards, on April 23. […]

Bass Fishing

Mad about May fishing

April 28, 2022 Michael O. Giles

Whether you want to catch big fish in saltwater, or catfish, crappie or bass in freshwater, our writers can point you in the right direction. […]

Crappie/Bream

Enid Lake is chock full of crappie

April 20, 2022 Michael O. Giles

Though it’s not looked at with the same fondness by anglers who are more familiar with Grenada and Sardis, Enid Lake is chock full of crappie. […]

Payton Harris killed this 310-pound hog on April 9 in Franklin County. (Photo courtesy Payton Harris)
Hog Hunting

Franklin County hunter shoots monster boar

April 19, 2022 Michael O. Giles

Payton Harris joined his fiancée Katherine Shell on April 9 for a hunt in Franklin County to kill a 310-pound hog. […]

Newsletters

Hunter takes double-bearded red phase gobbler in Amite County

April 7, 2022 Michael O. Giles

Paul Saltaformaggio killed a red phase gobbler in Amite County on land owned by his father. The gobbler sported two beards and sharp spurs. […]

Newsletters

Newton County hunter kills four-bearded gobbler

April 4, 2022 Michael O. Giles

Pelahatchie’s Carl Wolfe killed this four-bearded gobbler on a hunt with his cousin, Greg Shoemaker, on March 27 in Newton County. […]

Newsletters

Grandmother, 75, bags her first gobbler in Newton County

March 31, 2022 Michael O. Giles

Lucy Bland, a 75-year-old grandmother from Collinsville, killed her first gobbler on her very first turkey hunt in Newton County on March 24. […]

Bass Fishing

Lake Washington bass on a consistent bite

March 31, 2022 Michael O. Giles

Lake Washington warms up quicker than many lakes, and the crappie and bass can be found in shallow water earlier. […]

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