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DeSoto County buck is new state record for typical archery

January 19, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Kevin Medlin didn’t have time to think about such things as rewriting Mississippi’s archery record book when a monster buck walked out of a thicket 50 yards from his stand on Nov. 11 in DeSoto County.

“I didn’t even have time to get nervous,” Medlin said. “It all happened so fast. I guess from the time I saw him to the time I watched him crash down in a thicket wasn’t much more than a minute, if it was that long. It all happened that quick.”

A green score that day produced over 190 inches gross, beginning a long wait for the 60-day drying period to pass. Friday, the wait ended when the 13-point — a mainframe 10 with three sticker points — was proclaimed the new state record for typical deer by bow. […]

State’s second-largest bass caught at Davis Lake

January 5, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Jeff Foster knows that a wintertime bass trip to Davis Lake means hoping to get a bite or two. […]

Giles Island buck measures 242 inches

December 22, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Jimmy Riley knows bucks. It’s his job, since he’s the head guide at Giles Island Hunting Club, one of the South’s premier outfitters, and a star on Mossy Oak’s “Deer Thugs” on the Pursuit Channel.

But even he was stunned at the antler dimensions of a Giles Island Buck killed Thursday (Dec. 20)by client Joshua Bruce of Alexandria, La.

“I measured him at 242 6/8 inches gross,” said Riley. […]

Calhoun County hunt ends with Top-3 archery buck

October 17, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

It was fitting that Shane Ragon fell to his knees when he first put his hands on the massive antlers of the buck he killed Oct. 6 in the middle of a sweet potato field near his home in Calhoun County.

Heck, he was on both knees when he made the shot.

“I am not ashamed to tell you that I got very emotional when I grabbed those antlers and lifted them up and saw what I had done,” the 40-year-old Ragon said. “I cried. I laughed. I cried again. And I laughed again. […]

Feds extend red snapper fishing

June 29, 2012 From News Reports

Red snapper season has been extended for six days because of rough seas that have prevented anglers from reaching the offshore fishing grounds, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today (June 29). The season is now set to close at 12:01 a.m. on July 17, NOAA said.

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Hunters have one more day to apply for alligator permits

June 21, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

A special one-day extension to apply for the 2012 public alligator hunt has been set for Monday by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, due to a website glitch on the final day of the original application period. […]

Another possible Lauderdale County record buck taken

January 23, 2012 Otha Barham

Last Wednesday (Jan. 18) was the final day of Mississippi’s Deer Management Zone 1 modern-rifle season, and Ricky Sullivan was in his shooting house as he had been countless times during the long season.

He had lived in that stand the previous week, missing only that Tuesday because of work, because bucks were running does seemingly everywhere across East Mississippi. […]

Rives rings in New Year with another pending state-record archery buck

January 11, 2012 Andy Crawford

Will Rives hadn’t been seeing many deer while bow hunting on the Jefferson County piece of property. In fact, it’d been a rotten year.

“I haven’t hardly seen any deer,” the die-hard Natchez hunter said. “I had been hunting hard for four days, and I saw two yearlings.”

So he made a change of plans, which didn’t produce numbers of deer but did put a 180-class 12-point in front of him on Jan. 2. And Rives didn’t miss. […]

iPhones, iPads now fully compatible with forums

November 28, 2011 Mississippi Sportsman

Photos can now be posted to the MS-Sportsman.com forum directly from iPhones and iPads by using the free third-party app CliqCliq QuickPic.

“We’ve been working hard to find a way to make Apple mobile devices fully compatible with our forums, and our IT staff has finally worked out all the bugs,” the site’s Andy Crawford said. “Now our many iPhone users can upload photos right from their boats and hunting leases!” […]

180-inch Adams County monster buck arrowed opening day

October 4, 2011 Andy Crawford

Jimmy Riley rarely hunts, even though he manages some of the most productive deer property in the state. In fact, he had only killed one buck in the past 15 years when he arranged his opening-day hunt.

Now, he’s added another Giles Island buck to his short list of accomplishments – and it’s a 180-class brute. […]

Big-buck photo, video contests begin!

September 30, 2011 Mississippi Sportsman

With deer season under way, there’s no better way to track your season than to post photos of your kills on the MS-Sportsman.com Big Buck photo and video contests.

Both contests, are free to all MS-Sportsman.com user and run from Oct. 1 through the end of deer season, provide users with opportunities to brag about their kills while competing for great prizes. […]

Android users can now upload photos to reports forum, classified section

September 15, 2011 Mississippi Sportsman

Sharing outdoor experiences with other sportsmen is now a breeze for Android users, who can upload photos to the MS-Sportsman.com reports forum right from their mobile devices.

“Now you can snap a photo of that big deer, a buddy with a lunker bass or a table full of crappie and instantly upload it to the reports forum – just like you would from your computer,” MS-Sportsman.com’s Andy Crawford said. “Of course, you also can add photos to classifieds now.” […]