Mississippi Articles

The saying “it’s better to be lucky than good” could be used to describe the longbow shot sequence on this big buck in Mississippi.

Application periods are open in both states for the summer seasons popular with big- game hunters seeking a unique experience.

A crappie weighing 2 pounds is huge; this one tipped the scales at a hair over 4 pounds!

Wildlife professors and researchers from the Mississippi State University Deer Lab reveal study results about whether some whitetail bucks are nocturnal.

Alligator hunting has been expanded to Pelahatchie Bay on Ross Barnett Reservoir due to overpopulation.

During the recent Crappie Masters national qualifier tournament on Grenada Lake in Mississippi, anglers caught numerous giant crappies, including four that tipped the scales at more than 4 pounds.

The winning team at the recent Crappie Masters tournament on Grenada Lake in Mississippi checked in 14 crappies for a total weight of 42.84 pounds, which is a 3.06-pound average.

Alabama wildlife officials are cautiously optimistic that invasive silver carp, which can wreak havoc on reservoir ecosystems, has not expanded its range in the state’s waterways.

Want to hunt an alligator? Here are nine states where pursuing your dream of killing an alligator can become a reality.

A new phone app compiles data about property damage caused by feral pigs, which are believed to account for more than $1.5 billion annually in damage nationwide.

The war on feral hogs is intensifying in Alabama and nine other states with almost $17 million from the United States Department of Agriculture for site-specific removal projects.

Tennessee fisheries officials have confirmed the discovery of Silver carp, also known as Asian or jumping carp, in Chickamauga Lake.

Data from a 3-year Mississippi study is beginning to reveal some new insights into whitetail buck movement and core home ranges.

The author sloshes through Mississippi mud with a suppressed Daniel Defense 300 BLK in search of up-close swamp-hog action.

Mississippi is fighting chronic wasting disease by trying to keep it out. The Magnolia State now wants certain deer carcasses left elsewhere.

A 13-foot, 686-pound alligator was pulled in for nearly two hours by a Mississippi woman and her six friends. The catch set a state record.

Residents of southern Mississippi neighborhoods and cities have spotted coyotes roaming the area looking for pets to eat.

An alligator that was 14 feet, one-quarter-inch long and weighing 826 pounds broke Mississippi records that other alligators had set earlier that day for length and weight.

Mississippi wildlife officials believe the spike in poaching is directly tied to more alligator hunting shows on TV. One official says they see the shows and just think it's cool.

Officials say all 920 Mississippi alligator public water hunting permits sold within less than an hour of becoming available.

A Mississippi taxidermist must pay $4,300 for hiding the skin of a threatened Louisiana black bear from investigators, and a man who helped take the bear to him must pay an equal amount.

With growth comes change, and that is no different when it comes to alligator hunting. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks recently announced a major change in how alligator hunters will receive tags.

Mississippi will remove its 7 percent state sales tax on guns, ammunition, archery equipment and some hunting supplies this weekend.

A new trial date has been set for a Louisiana business and three men accused of smuggling white-tailed deer into Mississippi in 2011 and 2012.

Mississippians could be able to buy guns, bullets, all-terrain vehicles and boats without paying sales taxes for a couple days under a proposal moving forward in the House.

Couple says they didn't discover the 84-plus alligators on land next to their homestead until four years after they bought the property in southwest Mississippi.