Hunting
Foundation being laid for Lee Farms
This month’s featured Mississippi hunting camp, Lee Farms, is like many camps — a work in progress. […]
Statewide MS
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Full Moon
Nearly 150 years ago, the United States Navy steamed its fleet down the Coldwater and Tallahatchie rivers in Northwest Mississippi. They were attempting to flank Southern troops at Vicksburg by using the Yazoo River as a back door. […]
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Belly Up to the Bar
April in the Magnolia State has to be my favorite time of the year. The dogwoods are in full bloom; the fragrant smell of wisteria hangs heavy in the cool spring air; the thunderous gobble of boss toms echoes in the distance; and there is plenty of great fishing for everyone to partake. […]
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Attention Getters
Have you ever noticed there is always one girl who is the prettiest of the group, one dog that is bigger than the pack, one clown in every class? […]
Fishing
April kicks salt water into high gear
In April, the Mississippi Gulf Coast fishing really starts to heat up. You’ll find almost any type of fish you want to catch available this month. […]
Ask Captain Paul
Which GPS best for the marsh?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I’ve been researching a GPS to use in the marsh. I already have a sonar, so I’m looking at a GPS-only system to save a few dollars. […]
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Striped Mules
It has been said that a mule has more horse sense than a horse; it knows when to stop eating, and it knows when to stop working. It is that tendency to stop working that led to the sayings “lazy as a mule” and “stubborn like a mule.” […]
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Tactical Tips for DeSoto Turkeys
With just a few days to go before the turkey season opener, veteran turkey hunter Jerry McKinley, a native of Petal, was riding high. The mild winter and warm spring temperatures had the southern Mississippi landscape greening up nicely, and the word on the grapevine around his hunting camp on the edge of the DeSoto National Forest was that the turkeys were gobbling. […]
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Gobblers Galore
Mississippi has tons of public-land wild turkeys positioned all over the state. There is no trouble, though, figuring out just where they are. […]
As Big As they Grow
April argualbly our best crappie month
When’s the best time to go crappie fishing? Are they biting yet? […]
Fishing
Manage ponds for better catches
There is a lifetime of fishing and fishery management knowledge to be gained from a pond, and you can improve your fishing skill and fishing opportunities while learning. […]
Turkey Hunting
Reach Into the bag of Dirty Tricks
Wild turkey hunters are famous for their bags of dirty tricks. Dirty perhaps in the glaring eyes of a tom gobbler that just got schnooked by some kind of off-the-wall tactic that reduced his existence to a plate of fajitas. […]