Bass Fishing
Two new standout crankbaits
A proven Rapala crankbait moved to the forefront of bass fishing on the biggest stage when it helped produce the 2014 Bassmaster Classic champion three months ago in Alabama. […]
April 2014
General
Ruger’s SR22 — Small, accurate, fun
I’m going to let you in on the next big thing in handguns. You get the opportunity to get in on this before the rush, like what happened with the Ruger LCP and the Smith & Wesson Shield. […]
Fishing
Manufacturing luck
The Dallas Fire Fighters Bass Club was formed in the 1970s and as a casual angler just turned serious fisherman I was a charter member. […]
Happy Trails
Our kids are the future of hunting
The proper training of kids to be safe and responsible hunters and gun handlers can be as challenging as it can be rewarding. […]
Sidebars
The Meek approach to calling
Paul Meek started out hunting turkeys for fun, but over the years it transformed into a desire to make the best turkey calls. […]
Sidebars
Kee-kees anyone?
Everybody knows that kee-kees are made by young turkeys and are rarely heard in the spring season and they’re almost never used to call up gobblers … everybody but Paul Meek that is. […]
Sidebars
Sport friction
“Friction calls is a sport to me,” said Meek. “I make mouth calls and use them some too, but I don’t depend on them in public areas because they get burned up by calling. A lot of beginning hunters think they’ve got to use the mouth calls because they think they’re better in some way. […]
Sidebars
Yep! It’s the yelp
What is the call maker’s favorite call?
“I’m tempted to say whatever works,” said Meek, “but I guess if I had to choose one call to make all the time it would be a yelp. You can call up and kill more gobblers with just a plain yelp than by making any other call.” […]
Freshwater Fishing
Minnow maintenance vital to fishing success
When crappie favor minnows, either on bare hooks or jigs, keeping your live baits alive is of paramount importance. Live wells will do the trick, but when they are situated at the stern fishermen kill a lot of time walking back and forth for reach replacements. […]
Sidebars
Decoys can close the deal, or they can close the door
Turkey hunters are always looking for an edge, and under certain circumstances decoys can be exactly that — an advantage that helps close the deal on a spring gobbler. […]
Sidebars
Homochitto National Forest isn’t easy to hunt, but worth it
Mississippi is blessed with six U.S. National Forests, combining to provide the state with a huge public land hunting resource that is spread across the entire state. […]
Bass Fishing
Top spots for fishing the bass spawn
Pete Ponds wishes his schedule would allow him more time to fish several of the smaller waters in Mississippi. […]