July 2011

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Water Torture

June 27, 2011 Michael O. Giles

With record-breaking flood levels along the mighty Mississippi from Tunica to Natchez, outdoorsmen and wildlife fans were left wondering if the Delta’s deer would survive. Did the deer losses number in the hundreds, or maybe in the thousands? Will the surviving deer starve? And how long will it take them to starve? Would there be any deer left in the Mississippi Delta? Would their numbers ever rebound to allow hunting again? How long would it take for the population to rebound, if it ever does? […]

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Group Therapy

June 27, 2011 Chris Ginn

Specialization is a Social Studies vocabulary word that every 8th grader in the state of Mississippi should know. It is an economic term that essentially refers to someone becoming particularly interested in or good at an occupation, interest or field of study. […]

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Never Too Early

June 27, 2011 Cliff Covington

When it comes to hunting whitetails with stick and string, Jimmy Cassell of Port Gibson takes this challenging sport quite seriously. While most archers consider it an achievement to harvest any legal buck, Cassell sets his standards much higher. In fact, he has passed up more 140+-class whitetails than most hunters ever encounter in a lifetime. His bowhunting success is evident by the numerous trophy bucks that adorn the walls of his Claiborne County home. […]

As Big As they Grow

Flood recovery puts fishing on back burner

June 27, 2011 Paul Johnson

Last month this column projected and guessed at what the great flood of 2011 would bring us and leave us. At this writing, we’ve been flooded for over a month, and the Mississippi River and all its feeding tributaries are receding, or, by the time you read this, will have receded. […]