Deer Hunting

Potential state record deer arrowed in Jefferson County

Editor’s note: This buck was later certified as the state-record archery buck, topping the category in the Magnolia Records at 172 4/8 Pope & Young.

Will Rives is a die-hard hunter who is lucky enough to hunt almost every day during the winter. But on Dec. 15, he woke up at 4:30, got dressed and stepped outside to find a south wind and 60-degree weather – and then promptly walked back inside, crawled in bed and went back to sleep.

“That’s not like me, it usually doesn’t matter if it’s 80 outside,” Rives said. “When we knock off (of work) for the wintertime, I hunt every day. I’m relentless.” […]

Deer Hunting

Tracking deer is a lot like CSI

Your heart is still pounding uncontrollably as the overdose of adrenaline rushes through your veins. Only seconds have passed since you squeezed the trigger on the biggest buck you’ve ever seen. Everything happened so fast that it almost seemed like a dream.

But what you do now may determine whether you recover your trophy. […]

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Deer Dynamics: Rut Hierarchy

Once bucks are in the height of pursuing does, their instincts for survival are somewhat diminished. Their eyes, ears and noses are focused on estrus does, and although they can still respond to threats, most of the time it takes them a few seconds longer to put two and two together. This stupor of hesitation on a rutting buck’s part offers a grand opportunity to bring him down. […]

Deer Hunting

Anesthetist puts big Copiah County buck to sleep

Nurse anesthetist Randy Wisenor makes it a practice to put people to sleep. It’s his job; it’s what he does.

On Oct. 1, Wisenor had completed his duties of sending surgical patients temporarily into la-la land, made the two-hour drive to his hunting lease in Copiah County and before darkness fell over the woods he’d performed the same feat – for keeps – on a trophy whitetail buck.

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