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Ducks in Historia

Among all the duck-hunting haunts up and down the Mississippi Flyway, a spot in the middle of a water-filled woods just south of Tunica, Miss., between the Mississippi and Coldwater rivers provides wingshooters with a glimpse of Southern tradition. This is Beaver Dam Lake, made famous not only by its fabulous fowling but by one of the South’s prominent sporting scribes, Nash Buckingham.

In Search of The Lonesome Whistle

Prairie Wildlife, a 6,500-acre property in West Point, Miss., is an epicenter of habitat and species management focused on the return of the bobwhite quail.

The Mississippi Diversion

A coon hunt in the Deep South leads the author to reminisce about his youth in the Northeast, his first coon dog and more.

CWD Found in Mississippi

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has confirmed a positive result for a deer tested for chronic wasting disease. Reported to the MDWFP in January, the deer from Issaquena County is the first to test positive for the disease in the state.

Small Game and More: Late-Late Season Hunts

The big game seasons may be done, but that doesn’t mean we have to shut down our 2017-18 hunting. Between now and when spring gobblers officially call in a new hunting year, most states still have opportunities on the books, maybe more than you thought.

Mississippi Hunter Bags Rare 36-Point Buck with Crossbow

A Mississippi man’s four year hunt for a six-point management buck ended on Oct. 20 with a shockingly rare 36-point deer.

Every Flyway, My Way

Turkey hunters have the slams. Deer hunters have wall hangers. What conquest do waterfowlers have? Try hunting all four flyways in one season—yeah, that’ll do for some accolades.

Know-How: Deer Hunt App to Track Top Tactics

The latest smartphone app developed by researchers at Mississippi State University will likely deliver unprecedented scientific insights into deer hunters and hunting tactics.

Delta Connections

In Yazoo County, Miss., Southern hospitality, hog and deer hunting and high-tech gear go hand in hand.

Mississippi Hunter Tags 4-Bearded Gobbler

After pursuing a gobbler he had seen on his trail camera for three weeks, Hunter Hood had no idea exactly what he was getting until he picked up the harvested tom.

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