Hunting Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

April 25, 2019

The slumbering long-beard sits in a logging road with his head tucked away underneath his wing.

A sleeper at Canemount WMA

Lincoln County hunter Ricky Case harvested a sleeping gobbler on Canemount WMA. While cleaning the turkey, he discovered two shotgun pellet wounds in its breast area. […]

Flatten the turkey breast with a mallet to render it thin enough to roll it into a ball.

Turkey Cordon Bleu (almost)

Jerry Dilsaver

Put that wild gobbler’s breast to work in a big, delicious way with this turkey recipe. […]

Photographer captures images of giant multicolored squirrel

From News Reports

The giant Malabar squirrel isn’t native to the United States, but what small game hunter wouldn’t love to pursue this colorful animal? […]

It’s time for hunters to get ready—the best hunting lies ahead. Hunt hard till the end.

Mississippi approaching peak of turkey season

Andy Douglas

The very best of prime time Mississippi turkey hunting is almost here. If you’ve hoarded vacation time, it’s time to schedule it and get out in the woods. It’s time hunt and hunt hard ‘til the end. […]

Lori Kennedy got her first gobbler ever on the ground at 8:10 a.m. just a few days after the season opener.

No fooling for April Fool’s Day

Andy Douglas

Lori Kennedy of Crystal Springs killed two gobblers, one being a huge double-bearded tom, on her first two turkey hunts ever. […]

Scientists dispute findings by Dr. Frank Bastian, an LSU researcher, that he has discovered a cure for chronic wasting disease, coined by popular media as “Zombie Deer Disease” because infected deer often salivate heavily, look lost, are emaciated and confused. (Photo courtesy Arkansas Game and Fish Commission)

Has LSU researcher found a cure for CWD? Scientists say, ‘no’

Brian Cope

Scientists dispute findings by Dr. Frank Bastian, an LSU researcher, that he has discovered a cure for chronic wasting disease, coined by popular media as “Zombie Deer Disease.” […]

Bring on the toms! Mississippi’s 2019 spring turkey season

Bobby Cleveland

The outlook for Mississippi’s spring wild turkey season is promising across the state, with some regions expected to have an awful lot of gobblers to try and fool this season. […]

CWD now confirmed in 16 deer

Bobby Cleveland

The MDWFP said it had a total of 16 confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in Mississippi, with a concentration developing in north Mississippi along the Tennessee border. […]

Turkey season opens Friday

Bobby Cleveland

After a successful week of youth-only hunting, Mississippi’s regular spring turkey season opens Friday to hunters of all ages. It will continue through May 1. […]