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Less is more, turkey hunter says
“I believe less is more during late-season hunts,” Eddie Salter said. “And that old bird had long spurs and was red hot. […]
Articles by Michael O. Giles
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Kill tough turkeys using gobble calls
Another tactic Lee Garvin, aka the Turkey Man, has utilized is to use a gobble exclusively when working a late-season bird. […]
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Hunting hung-up toms
Sometimes a bird will get close, but doesn’t willingly commit to moving on in to range. That’s when being flexible with calling becomes really important. […]
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Late lessons – Hunting tips to take more late-season turkeys
Eddie Salter purred lightly, clucked – and two gobblers stretched their necks way out, searching for the sweet-talking hen that was hidden just out of sight.
Tick-boom! […]
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Spring Fling — Catching limits of crappie is the norm at Okatibbee Lake this month
Okatibbee Lake has changed over recent years, but not the reservoir’s incredible crappie fishing. Here’s how to fill the boat. […]
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McPhail crowned national champion call maker
Lifelong turkey hunter Mark McPhail of Collinsville has always been passionate about his turkey hunting and call collecting.There are about 1,590 handmade turkey calls in his collection, and at retirement a few years ago he decided to start making his own calls.
That decision three years ago has culminated in McPhail’s Cane Yelper being awarded first place in the Scratch Box Division of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s 2013 Grand National Call Competition in Nashville. […]
Bass Fishing
Private Neshoba County lake gives up 12-pounder
Steve Grace launched his bass boat on Lake Neshoba just before noon on Feb. 15, one of the few we’ve had with sunshine this year. Grace and partner Jeff Collum had a little time off from work and decided to try the bass on a beautiful February day.
“We pulled up on a flat right off of a main point and tried to locate some bass,” Grace said. “We knew it was early and they wouldn’t be pulled up tight to the point yet, but we figured we might catch some near there, since there was deep water right off the flat.” […]
Bass Fishing
A Day on Lake X
Trolling over a submerged stump field, Jeff Collum pitched his jig-and-pig combo to a likely looking spot, and hesitated for just a second when a bass struck. Collum reared back, and drove the steel home, deep into the lip of a cold-weather lunker.
After a nip-and-tuck battle, the talented angler landed the lunker bass and quickly released him.
Collum, a Meridian resident, has been catching bass and lots of them since he was just a youngster tagging along with his dad Gordon Collum. The Collums are well known around the East Mississippi area for their bass-fishing expertise. Jeff has taken it a step further and become one of the anglers to beat in almost any tournament in which he competes. […]
Bass Fishing
Neshoba Lake trivia
• Manager — Chuck Hazelwood […]
Bass Fishing
Best bed-fishing equipment
• Rod — 7- to 7 1/2-foot heavy-action rod with baitcasting reel. […]
Bass Fishing
Visibility important to bass-fishing success during the spawn
Bed-fishing success is best where water clarity is highest, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Pete Ponds said. If there’s not much clarity, it is very hard to spot bedding bass and their beds. […]
Bass Fishing
Pete Ponds’ bed-fishing tips, tactics and techniques
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Pete Ponds of Gluckstadt has caught thousands of bass during the spawning seasons on lakes all around the country, and has made a good living catching and releasing those sows. As a result, Ponds has honed his bed-fishing skills to a fine edge. […]