Two of seven waterfowl impoundments on Sardis Waterfowl WMA, located near Oxford, Mississippi, are slated to be improved this summer with primary assistance from USACE. […]
More good news came this week for Mississippi duck hunters when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued its 2012 spring waterfowl survey findings. […]
Late-night TV show host Conan O’Brien got duck-calling lessons from one of the best Tuesday night — Duck Commander’s Phil Robertson. […]
The question always comes as to why Tallahatchie County is poised to be such a great place for waterfowl hunting. If you could just do a flyover of this county during the duck season, the answer would quickly become obvious. […]
Virtually all of the waterfowl hunting done in Tallahatchie County with Catfish Flautt is over small water-holding areas and assorted water resources duck hunters have always referred to as potholes. These “open waters” are not lake size by any means; potholes can be everything from a small depression in a field of corn or soybeans to a low-lying area along a creek, bayou or slough. […]
It’s 31 degrees outside with a stiff northern breeze kicking up adding to the wind chill. There is a dusting of snow from last night covering the ice left over from the previous weekend. […]
Duck guns used to be a big deal — really. In the old days, it was not all that uncommon to run into a salty waterfowler toting a 12-pound 10-gauge double slung over one shoulder along with a huge bag of real wood decoys over the other. Back in the way back day, it was still possible to catch a goose hunter carrying an 8-gauge, but by the 1950s, those were mostly long gone with modern duck guns taking over the scene. […]
Southeast winds on the Mississippi Sound were building, and a thunderstorm was fast approaching, bringing ominous, dark, rain-filled clouds. […]
Great Day’s Hot Wings Decoy Tree positions five spinning wing decoys into a group that gives the appearance of multiple ducks landing. […]
Changes to the system by which hunters are selected for lottery duck hunts on wildlife management areas have been implemented to try and increase participation, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced. […]
Successful waterfowl hunters understand the importance of having a realistic decoy spread. […]
Duck hunters will fire their first shots in September when the early teal and Canada goose seasons open. Canada goose season is first up, running from Sept. 1-15, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks reminded hunters. Teal season opens up on Sept. 10 and closed Sept. 25. […]
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