Deer of the Year
Lincoln County giant goes down
A 155 1/2-inch, 10-point buck was killed in Lincoln County by hunter Jordan Montgomery on the evening of Jan. 22. […]
Hills Region
Deer of the Year
Petal hunter drops second huge buck in three weeks
After taking a 157-inch buck on Nov. 22, Matt Langford of Petal took a 176 1/2-inch giant buck on Dec. 5 in Holmes County. […]
Deer Hunting
Latest CWD whitetail discovered in Marshall County
A 1½-year-old, free-range buck collected in Marshall County is Mississippi’s fourth confirmed case of chronic wasting disease. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish Pickwick for rod-bending December bass
How to catch nice-sized largemouths, big smallmouths, white bass, stripers and hybrids all in the same day at Pickwick Lake in December. […]
Deer Hunting
Second Issaquena CWD case confirmed
A suspected second case of chronic wasting disease in Issaquena County has been confirmed, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks announced this week.
Deer of the Year
Son puts pop on big public land buck
Rick and Nathanael Reeves had a rare kinship with a buck that covered several years, not far from their home in Southaven in DeSoto County, a deer so impressive they called it Samson.
Deer Hunting
3rd CWD case suspected in Issaquena County
Mississippi appears to have its third deer with chronic wasting disease, the second from the Issaquena County CWD Management Zone, and the first doe to be discovered with the deadly protein-based illness.
Deer Hunting
State awaits confirmation of 2nd CWD case
Mississippi wildlife officials are awaiting definitive results from the National Veterinary Sciences Laboratory in Iowa before beginning a response to a suspected case of chronic wasting disease in a deer discovered earlier this month in Pontotoc County. […]
Bass Fishing
Zebra mussels, friend or foe?
The population of non-native zebra mussels has recently expanded in the Pickwick Lake and other Tennessee River impoundments. Although we will have to contend with this unwanted invader for a long time to come, some new information suggests zebra mussels may benefit fisheries as well as harm them.
Bass Fishing
Bet on Pickwick’s ledges during June
Pickwick Lake is a great ledge lake. Although you primarily will be fishing for and catching largemouths there in June, when you get a strike, you don’t know what you’ll reel in, because all types of fish and baitfish will be running those ledges. […]
Bass Fishing
Post-spawn tips for Pickwick
Once you get post-spawn bass pinpointed, you could be in for some of the best fishing of the year, especially at Pickwick Lake. […]
Bass Fishing
Pickwick Lake offers Mississippi anglers unusual post-spawn opportunities
An obvious key to successfully bass fishing on a post-spawn pattern at Pickwick Lake, or any water for that matter, is knowing in what phase of the spawn the largemouth and smallmouth are at any given time. […]