Whether you’re cleaning out the freezer in preparation for seasons to come, or already welcoming this fall’s archery deer to the table, there’…
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I had no idea there’d ever been a horse in the pasture but, by the time I learned one was supposed to be, he’d gotten out and I had to get him back.
The first warm days of spring may be the only time many fishing enthusiasts hit the water with crappie in mind, which is a shame because the f…
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A great amount of human instinct expresses itself every day in our lives. Just because we’ve put on high-heeled shoes or a sport coat and walk…
When it comes to small game hunting, few firearms have earned as much praise and popularity as the Ruger 10/22. This semi-automatic .22 calibe…
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The men pulled into the landing’s parking lot in a big, sweeping half circle, piled out of the truck and stepped quickly to their pre-launch t…
The formal rules and legal restrictions that govern the consumption of our shared natural resources are clear and rarely change, but there are…
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Time in the outdoors means something different to each of us. The sight of bass tearing into a school of baitfish, the ringing howl of beagles…
WEST POINT • Selling traps and buying fur have been a mission for Bill Duke’s family since the 1930s. Their operation on Brame Avenue continue…
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We walked into the wind as we crossed atop a small hill, passing an old house place someone had once worked hard to make, likely scraped and s…
The lines had been taken up from the big waters, returned to the foam boxes that held their hooks in order row by row for a season yet to come…
Much of nature is experienced through scent. Countless species of critters address their world primarily that way. Among larger mammals, man a…
Mississippi’s early velvet whitetail season runs Sept. 13 to 15. Because most bucks are still in bachelor groups and following summer patterns…
If your plan for staving off a bear attack includes the use of a repellent spray, it’s important to know how it’s going to work if you ever ha…
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Sometime after the Fourth of July, once all the pasture grass was brown and all the hickory leaves soon would be, my friends and I would begin…
When the state’s waters reach their peak summer temperatures and the bass go deep, a good crankbait setup becomes one of the best tools in the…
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The Old Man on the front of the boat dropped the trotline back into the lake and took a deep breath. His wet shirt stuck to him as he rinsed h…
A first-class experience for attendees of the Boy Scout Clay Classic can help fund life-changing experiences for campers later on. That’s the …
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We coasted into the flats out of the main barge channel, began weaving through stumps and snags that would have been a hardwood bottom before …
Tes Jolly, co-owner of Jolly’s Outdoor Visions near Tuskegee, Ala., has received the 2024 Wade Bourne Lifetime Achievement Award in Outdoor Co…
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There’s an axiom in sports journalism that says, “The smaller the ball, the better the writing.” Debatable though that may be, I’ve found, to …
When summer’s temperatures go high, largemouth bass go low. Whether you’re working the wide, open waters of Tennessee River impoundments or fi…
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They sat around the perimeter of the pontoon boat and fished from lawn chairs, laughing at old stories, at old memories and at themselves.
With spring long gone and summer far from over, many fishermen find considerable slack in their line of enthusiasm, but some bass enthusiasts …
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That morning, the local TV weatherman said the fishing calendar called for a “Poor” day and, in some ways, he may have been right, but there’s…
For the end of the day, the end of the trail, or simply the end of an evening outdoors, campfire cooking has never been more simple or satisfy…
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We walked quietly through the dark, over moss and freshly-mown grass, beneath low limbs that cast shadows, still, in the glow of the moon. We …
Inattention and ignorance are a deadly combination on the water, and not only for those in the offending boat. Enthusiasts taking to the water…