Deer Hunting
Now or Never?
Ronnie Corkern had to wait only one year to see the value of quality-buck management. […]
December 2011
Bass Fishing
Winter bass
If you like to catch big bass, appreciate solitude on the lake, and know how to dress for cold weather, good bass fishing awaits you in Mississippi’s waters. […]
As Big As they Grow
Chotard better than ever
The fall 2011 fishing season has provided some surprises and some wonderful crappie fishing for lots of us Mississippians. First of all, the weather changes have been more abrupt, with cold weather fronts coming more often and with greater intensity than recent years. […]
Inshore Fishing
A new winter tradition
During December, most of us are thinking about Santa Claus, children getting out of school and upcoming bowl games. However, on Christmas Day, when the presents are all unwrapped, and the toys are put away, these memories still aren’t nearly as long-lasting as fishing trips with mom and dad. […]
Bass Fishing
Winter bass
If you like to catch big bass, appreciate solitude on the lake, and know how to dress for cold weather, good bass fishing awaits you in Mississippi’s waters. December signals the end of fall fishing and the start of winter fishing throughout the northern two-thirds of the Magnolia State. And there are bass to be caught. […]
General
Breaking in the .22-250
I was more than a little frustrated, and embarrassed to boot.
Invited to Jeff and Karen Lewis’ Agriana Plantation in Tensas Parish, I had promised to help them sight in Karen’s new .22-250 bolt-action rifle. […]
General
Off-season battery care
Fishing and boating tend to slow down during the winter months, but letting your battery maintenance slow down can be expensive. […]
Deer Hunting
Eyes in the woods
The firestorm over the use of digital trail cameras for deer hunting rages on. The debate among hunters is whether the information revealed by trail cameras is of any real value or is it just imagined? […]
Bass Fishing
The $100,000 bass tactic
I was at Pickwick Lake on the Mississippi/Alabama/Tennessee border helping with a weigh-in at a cancer benefit when one of the fishermen in that tournament called me over to his boat after the event ended. […]
Deer Hunting
Trail camera origins and development
A decade ago, game trail cameras were virtually unheard of. The first models were extremely crude by today’s technological standards. Original versions used traditional rolls of 35mm color film most often contained within a conventional type camera that was mounted inside of a case that could be hung in the woods. […]
Deer Hunting
Members on board with management strategy
Members at the Last Chance Hunting Club are remarkably unified in their management strategy, according to club president Bimbo Brock and vice-president Ronnie Corkern. […]
Deer Hunting
Trail camera deployments and features
“Equipment wise, I use basic trail cameras that are readily available to every hunter,” said Bill Garbo of Madison. “I don’t use any camera that is especially fancy or particularly expensive.” […]