Deer Hunting
The Wild West buck
A retired state trooper, 1988 winner of the Tunica Big Deer contest, Bobby Reed, recalls how he came to harvest his 169 7/8 buck with a primitive weapon. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
Wiggins archer arrows 150-class brute
Matt Renot knew what walked the woods of Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, so he’s set his standards for bucks at 130-class deer. He bested that Oct. 2 when he arrowed a massive 13-pointer that has been roughed out as high as 164 inches.
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Deer Hunting
Bowhunter drops Lauderdale monster
Anticipation grew with each passing day for Ricky McCullough and his son Josh as they made regular trips to check their game camera throughout the summer and into the early fall.
As opening day of bow season neared, there was a heightened since of urgency. A trophy buck continued to visit their camera site on a regular basis. The father and son team had scouted the area thoroughly and located a core area that was home to several deer.
One outstanding buck was particularly interesting. […]
Deer Hunting
Panther Swamp yields funky buck that could have scored in the 150s
Mike Monju and his buddies have hunted Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge for several years, so they didn’t have to think too hard about where to set up when they hit the woods early Oct. 30.
And the funnel proved itself once again when Monju arrowed a big buck that might have scored in the 150s – if the rack hadn’t been so funky.
Deer Hunting
Hosey, Davis win online contests
MS-Sportsman.com user Claude Hosey won the October edition of the monthly Trail Cam Contest handily, while Jordan Davis took the honors in the Deer of the Year competition.
Deer Hunting
Study shows tree stands bigger threat to hunters than gun accidents
A new study from The Ohio State University Medical Center proves that tree stands, not guns, are the deer hunter’s most dangerous weapon.
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Deer Hunting
Deer of the Year, Trail Cam contest voting begins
Voting has begun in the Deer of the Year and the Trail Cam contests, with each winner receiving an Official Sportsman Gear prize package. Voting will continue until noon Wednesday (Nov. 3), at which time winners will be announced. […]
Deer Hunting
Swamp Donkey
This new easy-to-use line of attractants from Primos is sure to greatly improve your odds for success in the woods this season. […]
Deer Hunting
Gearing up for refuge swamp hunts
Deer hunting in a national wildlife refuge swamp is not quite like hunting anywhere else. Generally speaking, deer hunters are universally advised to scout and then hunt well off the beaten pathway used by the majority of other hunters. […]
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Future Stock Options
Some 24 years ago, David Klimek, the owner of Tunica Farm Supply, had a great idea. He would start a deer contest, award prizes for the biggest deer harvested and maybe in the process generate a little more traffic to his store, which sells deer hunter supplies and apparel. […]
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Deer Dynamics: Signposting
Along the forest edge, a whitetail buck hesitates beneath the overhanging branches of a pine tree. Then with ease, the animal stretches its neck up toward a particular limb and begins to rub its mouth and forehead on the limb. Closing its eyelids, it resumes this behavior on the tree.
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Top 3 for Trophies
The Magnolia State is blessed with an abundance of quality whitetail habitat available for public hunting. In all, Mississippi offers deer hunters more than 2 million public hunting acres, comprised of 46 wildlife management areas, 11 national wildlife refuges and six national forests. Throw in a deer population exceeding 1.75 million animals, and it is easy to understand why over 148,000 hunters flock to the Mississippi deer woods each fall. […]