Hunting Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

June 16, 2019

The grandson of homeowner Roland Collins, Tyler Bruce, shows the coyote that his grandfather killed inside his home.

Coyote entered Alabama home and killed family’s cat

A coyote got into an Alabama home through a doggy door on June 3 and killed the family’s cat before the homeowner shot and killed the canine. […]

CWD leads to deer-limit changes

Bobby Cleveland

With CWD positives now at 19 and impacted areas on the increase, the disease is beginning to affect Mississippi’s deer-hunting regulations and limits. […]

Duck hunting will be allowed on all four of the hunt units on Mississippi’s new Phil Bryant WMA.

New Bryant WMA rules proposed

Bobby Cleveland

Phil Bryant WMA will be broken into four units, each one offering a unique hunting experience, and hunters will be permitted to hunt through drawings. […]

The Archery in Mississippi Schools championship drew around 6,600 students out of 70,000 involved in the program statewide.

AIMS’ state championship draws 6,600

Bobby Cleveland

With an increase in participation, that included more than 6,000 in the 2019 state championships, Archery in Mississippi Schools is growing in popularity. […]

Alligator hunters will have 960 permits for the 2019 season, up from 930 in 2018.

Alligator season, regulations set

Bobby Cleveland

The application process for Mississippi’s 2019 alligator hunting season will begin May 31, with only electronic applications accepted through June 6. […]

How to set coyote traps

Mississippi Sportsman

Coyote trapper Eddie Wheat shows how to properly prepare and set coyote traps on this episode of Sportsman TV. […]

This photo shows 10 trail cameras — nine the author painted himself and one unpainted.

Use paint brushes to stealth up trail cameras

Joshua Chauvin

Unfortunately, many cameras on sale are often non-camouflaged. Well no need to spend more money. The cameras can be self-painted for only pennies in cost. […]

Revel Rawlings with his gobbler from Homochitto National Forest on April 23. It had a 1.12-inch spurs, a 10.5-inch beard and weighed 19 pounds.

Rawlings legendary Mississippi turkey triple

Bobby Cleveland

Revel Rawlings accomplished something incredible in a three-day period in Mississippi. He killed three gobblers on three different National Forests. […]