February 21, 2019
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Featured

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

Organize those tackle boxes

Dustin Wilks

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

Jigs become productive bass baits when fish are concentrating on crawfish, as they are in late winter and early spring.
Bass Fishing

Make jigs your February faves

Dan Kibler

Bass pro Davy Hite thinks February is the perfect month to fish a jig and crawfish trailer. […]

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

5 February fishing hot spots

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.
Deer Hunting

Make deer feel more secure

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.
Featured

Turkey hunt draw deadline Feb. 15

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.
Featured

The value of fish and fisheries

Hal Schramm

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

Featured

Beagle music: a harmony you won’t soon forget

Bobby Cleveland

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

Deer Hunting

Latest CWD whitetail discovered in Marshall County

Bobby Cleveland

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

Featured

Reservoir trash rule causes confusion

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 Hunting

Deer still in danger in southeast Mississippi

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. […]

Featured

Species spotlight: black drum

Brian Cope

Black drum are plentiful and can be found in a variety of habitats. They eat a wide range of foods, and provide lots of enjoyment to anglers across the southeastern states. […]

Featured

South Carolina anglers catch 2600-pound great white shark

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. […]

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Squirrel / Rabbit Hunting

  • Beagle music: a harmony you won’t soon forget
  • Rabbit season is open
  • Small game: Squirrel first, then rabbits
  • Puttin’ on the dog

News in Pictures

  • Prescribed burning is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve wildlife habitat, and winter is the prime time to set a controlled fire in the woods.
  • Dusty Anders used Rat-L-Trap’s new MR-6 crankbait on a successful December trip.
  • Winter is a great time to work on your fly-casting technique, paying special attention to the relationship between the back cast and forward stroke.
  • Examine every bait you want to fish with in the coming year, checking hooks, looking for rust and any other imperfections.
  • This aggressive turkey was a nuisance to one photographer, but a source of laughter for another.
  • Jigs become productive bass baits when fish are concentrating on crawfish, as they are in late winter and early spring.
  • Hunters in the 6th Annual Carolina Coyote Classic killed 149 coyotes this past weekend.
  • Hunter Anderson shows us the reason we should always carry a fishing rod in our trucks. (Photo courtesy of Hunter Anderson)
  • Paul Elias picks Ross Barnett as his favorite February bass fishing place.
  • Sheepshead are a great February target around pilings under the US 90 bridge over the Jordan River in Bay St. Louis.

Catfish

  • Catfish do suspend, but why?
  • Reservoir cats also suspend but can be caught
  • Catfish off the bottom
  • Bush hooking for huge river catfish

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