March 2018 Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

Captain of the kitchen

March 26, 2018 Jerald Horst

Balsamic Shrimp has a distinct sweet tang from the honey and the balsamic vinegar, but there is no sour component in its taste profile. […]

Jimmy Mason holds up a 6-pound bass caught on a Bomber Jointed Wake Minnow at Wilson Lake.

Bomber’s Jointed Wake Minnow

March 21, 2018 Don Shoopman

Russell Garner remembers the days in South Texas and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast when anglers modified jointed Redfins to make a “wake” bait that redfish found hard to resist. […]

How to score a turkey

March 19, 2018 Mississippi Sportsman

The National Wild Turkey Federation’s formula for scoring a wild gobbler is a combination of weight, spur length and beard length, with multipliers used for emphasis on spur and beard. […]

If there’s anything more exciting than a mature gobbler in strut, it’s two mature gobblers in strut.

Magnolia monarchs: State’s top gobblers

March 15, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s Magnolia Records program tracks turkey hunting records in the state and has a database that includes hundreds of birds taken by hunters within its borders. […]

One of the trail-camera photos that caused him to want to be in an afternoon stand in mid-January.

On one particular afternoon in mid-January, my son-in-law, Jody, had the itch to head over to his favorite deer-hunting area to try and get a crack at a couple of elusive, mature bucks he had captured on trail camera. […]

What do hunters see in blinds?

March 15, 2018 Terry Madewell

Hunting from a blind is a great way to get an edge on a wary gobbler, but good blind strategy will improve your odds, too. […]

Mechanical broadheads have several advantages for hunters who want to take a gobbler with archery equipment.

Broadheads for turkeys

March 15, 2018 Pete Rogers

Having the right gear is part and parcel to using archery equipment to take a turkey. […]

A wall full of gray snapper, aka mangrove snapper, is possible on the first oil rigs off the Gulf Coast, often found while chumming for king mackerel.

Kings, gray snapper dominate March offshore

March 15, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Few are the days in March that offer calm conditions needed for most recreational boats to travel offshore safely from Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, but when the opportunity to run is there, fishermen have a couple of options that make it worthwhile.

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