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July 16, 2025

Examine every bait you want to fish with in the coming year, checking hooks, looking for rust and any other imperfections.

Organize those tackle boxes

February 18, 2019 Dustin Wilks

Every angler should have several goals in mind while organizing tackle for the upcoming fishing season. […]

Sheepshead are a great February target around pilings under the US 90 bridge over the Jordan River in Bay St. Louis.

5 February fishing hot spots

February 12, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

While most waters in Mississippi can produce outstanding fishing action in February, these five hot spots are proven producers worth a trip. […]

Planting and cultivating a buffer of thick trees or bushes around a popular feeding area for deer can give animals a little more security to venture into the picture during daylight hours.

Make deer feel more secure

February 6, 2019 Jeff Burleson

Deer hunters can improve their chances with a little buffering and protection around attractive sites on their properties. […]

Several WMAS will offer draw hunts during Mississippi’s 2019 spring turkey season, but the application deadline is Feb. 15.

Turkey hunt draw deadline Feb. 15

February 6, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

The deadline to apply for turkey hunts on several Wildlife Management Areas operated by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is Feb. 15. […]

The author gets together with a group of anglers every spring on Michigan’s Lake St. Clair. Everyone travels at least 600 miles for the event. Although they can’t claim ancestral fishing rights, this annual trip has great value to their small tribe.

The value of fish and fisheries

February 5, 2019 Hal Schramm

It is a good time to think a little deeper than just about fish biology or catching them. […]

Beagle music: a harmony you won’t soon forget

February 4, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

There is nothing more pleasant to the ears than the sound of a pack of beagles in pursuit of a rabbit. […]

Latest CWD whitetail discovered in Marshall County

February 2, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

A 1½-year-old, free-range buck collected in Marshall County is Mississippi’s fourth confirmed case of chronic wasting disease. […]

Reservoir trash rule causes confusion

February 1, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

A new trash regulation has gone into effect for bank fishermen on Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson. […]

Deer hunters in the Southeast Zone are hoping the late rut arrival in their area will lead to success that other hunters enjoyed during the rut in December and January.

Deer still in danger in southeast Mississippi

January 31, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Five hundred square inches of fluorescent orange is still in fashion in extreme southeast Mississippi, at least through Feb. 15. Deer are still legal in that corner of the state. […]

South Carolina anglers catch 2600-pound great white shark

January 24, 2019 Brian Cope

Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing Charters and his crew caught seven great white sharks on Friday, Jan. 18 off the coast of Hilton Head Island, including a 2600-pound male. […]

Schools of jumping silver carp are common on the Mississippi River. Silver carp are abundant in Kentucky Lake and have moved upstream into Pickwick Lake and down the Tenn-Tom Waterway to Bay Springs Lake.

Silver carp update

January 22, 2019 Hal Schramm

Asian carp have been expanding their territory throughout the Mississippi River and connected waters for several decades.
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Smiths, mom and son, score big in Wilkinson County

January 18, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Augusta Smith of Natchez killed a 165-inch 10-point buck on Jan.14, just 16 days after her son Turner Smith had set a club record with a 164 5/8-inch 12 pointer. […]