Turkey Hunting
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. […]
Turkey Hunting
Cooking on the Wild Side
Turkey Cordon Bleu (almost)
Put that wild gobbler’s breast to work in a big, delicious way with this turkey recipe. […]
Turkey Hunting
Mississippi approaching peak of turkey season
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. […]
Turkey Hunting
No fooling for April Fool’s Day
Lori Kennedy of Crystal Springs killed two gobblers, one being a huge double-bearded tom, on her first two turkey hunts ever. […]
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Bring on the toms! Mississippi’s 2019 spring turkey season
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. […]
Turkey Hunting
Turkey season opens Friday
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. […]
News
Turkey season cancelled at NWR
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge closed to turkey hunting for the season due to high water. […]
Turkey Hunting
Girl, 5, nearly limits on opening weekend
Paizley Kendall, 5, of Grenada, killed her first gobbler on the opening morning of the youth turkey season Friday in Tallahatchie County. […]
Turkey Hunting
Kids get first shot at gobblers
Only children ages 15 or younger can shoot during Mississippi’s youth turkey season. A child at least 12 years of age and under 16 years of age must have a certificate of satisfactory completion of a hunter education class to hunt alone during the season. […]
Field Notes
Winter perfect for prescribed burning
February is a great month to prepare available spring/summer habitat for wild turkeys, and one of the most-overlooked and cost-effective habitat modification techniques is prescribed burning. […]
Turkey Hunting
Aggressive turkey provides laughter for outdoor photographer
Outdoor photographer Rick Small could only manage one photo of an aggressive turkey getting a little too close to a second photographer during a shoot on Feb. 10, 2019. […]
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Turkey hunt draw deadline Feb. 15
The deadline to apply for turkey hunts on several Wildlife Management Areas operated by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is Feb. 15. […]