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2012-13 Deer Forecast: The best season ever!

September 1, 2012 David Hawkins

A hunter’s anticipation of the upcoming deer season is triggered by positive events. One could be a visit to the Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza, where a record number of high-scoring deer will be on display. Another could be the setting out and checking of a trail camera, and seeing the pictures that bring first-hand proof of the promise the new season holds.

Last, but not least, are the words you are about to read from the brightest deer minds in Mississippi, who in a unified voice say this may be the very best deer season in Mississippi — ever!

The 2011-12 deer season was definitely one of contrasts. Record-breaking mild weather, near-record mast crop, fewer deer sightings reported and hunter numbers continuing to fall. […]

From a female hunter’s viewpoint

September 1, 2012 John J. Woods

I met my very first lady deer hunter the exact same year I participated in my first deer hunt in 1971 while in college. I hunted with a college buddy on his family land in Central Missouri. […]

Camp maids: Tips to getting the camp ready for deer season

August 15, 2012 John J. Woods

Deer camps are great fun. That is, at least until all the work starts. […]

Camp maids: Tips to getting the camp ready for deer season

August 1, 2012 John J. Woods

Deer camps are great fun. That is, at least until all the work starts.

Even then, sweat equity ought to be considered an investment in the value of the property, if not a major component of enhancing the quality of the annual hunting experience. […]

Annual deer-camp work-day supply list

August 1, 2012 John J. Woods

It’s an unfortunate fact that prepping a deer camp for the coming hunting season costs money in addition to time and sweat. […]

Divisions of labor for deer-camp work days

August 1, 2012 John J. Woods

The work required for deer camp prep has to be a team sport. Regardless of how many owners, lease-holder partners, club members, family or friends a deer camp might have, nobody can do it all. […]

A surge of testosterone: One buck’s story

August 1, 2012 Tommy Kirkland

The rut is on. Mature bucks, if not pursuing does, are tending and breeding estrous females. […]

Buck movement quantified

July 23, 2012 Bill Garbo

In last month’s column we looked at some of the methods I typically use to convert my personal trail camera photo archives into meaningful and usable “deer statistics” or “intelligence.” […]

Taking up residence

July 9, 2012 John J. Woods

It’s no longer a surprise to see deer in town.

“When I drove up Interstate 55 just north of Jackson where the highway merges with I-220, I saw four bucks standing beside the road,” James Bennett said. “This is right in Madison County. It was just a miracle that the deer I saw were not hit on the highway. […]

Dominance dilemma

July 1, 2012 Tommy Kirkland

In today’s age of whitetail management the understanding and practice of mandatory antler restrictions is under way. This approach primarily allows yearling bucks protection so the animals can reach whitetail maturity with sizeable racks, as well as sound age structures and buck-to-doe ratios.

Hunters afield are also starting to pass on legally harvestable bucks — giving these deer the opportunity to reach full antler growth. […]

Taking up residence

July 1, 2012 John J. Woods

It’s no longer a surprise to see deer in town.

Tactics for residential hunters

July 1, 2012 John J. Woods

Hunting deer in town can be like walking across a hot bed of coals: Even when the issue has been openly debated by the city council and approved, there will still be some residents not too happy about the situation. […]