The 2013-14 deer season opened with what most hunters in Mississippi love to see — fairly cool weather. So expectations were high, especially since cool fronts moved through the state on a regular basis throughout the early season. […]
Neil Snow wasn’t shy about sharing his secret to killing the trophy 10-, no, make that a trophy 13-point buck that he and son Gabe had been hunting for two years on the family’s Winston County farm. […]
Like most 10-year-old kids this one likes to ride his bike through mud and eat Shipley’s Do-Nuts with his granddad, Bill. But mostly Christian Michael Lancaster is crazy about deer hunting. That is not an understatement either. […]
With a big ol’ doe in the food plot already in his crosshairs, Tanner Hornback, 8, had been given the OK to pull the trigger by his mom, who was sitting beside him in the ground blind. […]
When Shelton Earls went deer hunting on Dec. 19, he carried his three-year-old .45-70 rifle to the stand because he mistakenly thought it was still primitive weapon season. […]
Think a buck has to score in the 180s or 190s to be special?
It’s just not so, and Brandon policeman David Watson is a perfect example. He’s just as pleased as he can be with a buck that scores just 135 inches in the Big Buck Bounty contest. […]
The “Free State of Jones” is not exactly known for producing high scoring bucks. But when it comes to white-tailed deer in Mississippi these days, the big buck landscape is ever changing. There are fewer surprises every season. […]
Ask a very proud Jeff Messina about the 177-inch buck he killed on Dec. 9 near Lake Mary in Wilkinson County, and he will tell you that it was well earned and very much deserved.
“The deer gods obviously agreed,” said Messina, who lives in Baton Rouge, La. “After what we went through that day in that weather, I guess they felt they owed me.”
If that is indeed the case, he shouldn’t expect another favor anytime soon. The buck he was given that day, halfway through the primitive weapon season, was, in his words, “a true Mississippi River 18-point bruiser.”
Derek Broom of Sumrall has traveled extensively in the United States in search of a giant buck, visiting all the big-deer states like Texas, Kentucky, Illinois and Kansas. […]
As a hunting guide, Reece Hankins, 22, of Hazelhurst, knows that bucks, even the trophy monsters, lose their common sense during the rut and make big mistakes. […]
Before Dan Hall would discuss the giant buck he killed Dec. 19 near Port Gibson — and rest assured it is one to brag about for days — he first had to explain just how good this entire season has been.
On opening day of the gun season for deer on Nov. 23, David Weber’s emotions ran the gamut, from pride to a broken heart and then lifting to a level of celebration the likes he hasn’t seen in decades. […]
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