Deer of the Year
Wife takes credit for hunter’s 152 7/8-inch 9-point
Tann Hollingsworth could have been moving furniture into their newly remodeled home in Terry Friday, which is what his wife Shannon had asked him to do. […]
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How deer weather the cold
White-tailed deer are resilient survivors. Their numbers have expanded wildly over the past 10 decades, primarily because they are highly adaptable, beating adversity at virtually every turn of environmental fate. […]
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Chill factor — Tips for deer hunting during arctic blasts
Like Mississippians, Mississippi deer don’t like super frigid weather.
OK, I hear the naysayers arguing that colder is always better than warmer, but apparently there is a limit to cold for Southern deer. And, after last hunting season, we know that anything is possible when Mother Nature is involved including ice and snow during our more typical mild southern winters. […]
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Attention to detail — Keys to hunting late-season bucks
Veteran deer hunter Mark McPhail was toward his stand during a late season hunt last year when a buck suddenly appeared on the other end of the green field and stood as still as a statue. […]
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Deer of the Year
155-inch monster buck killed near Fayette
A little scouting after last season paid off big time this year for a Louisiana hunter who bagged a nice Mississippi 10-pointer dubbed the “King of the Jungle.” […]
Deer of the Year
Massive Hind County 8-point taken
Instead of getting the desired crackle and pop from his rifle, all Mike Nichols got was a snap when he squeezed the trigger. […]
Deer of the Year
Arkansas man gets double-drop 16 in Scott County
On a morning when the bucks in Scott County were in a serious mood for love, Jason Hooper got a lucky break when he pulled the trigger on the first shooter than ran past chasing a doe. […]
Deer of the Year
Tate County 16-point has amazing tips
A quick look at the 16-point buck Jeffrey Sowell killed Dec. 4 in Tate County always brings the same reaction. […]
Deer of the Year
Hunter gets Union County 18-point
Ask John Mark Skinner the key to his killing a pretty 18-point buck and he doesn’t shy away answering. […]
Deer of the Year
Teenager gets 186-inch non-typical 18-point
When Eddie Beckwith asked his nephew and once avid hunting partner if he wanted to go and try to shoot a deer on Dec. 13, he was surprised at the answer from the 17-year-old. […]
Deer of the Year
Monster 8-point is hunter’s early Christmas present
As 8-point bucks go, the one killed by Brett Lackey on Dec. 7 in Southwest Hinds County is a monster — and at 164 inches it certainly qualifies as a nice Christmas present. […]