LAKE NOTTELY, Ga. • Rod-bending, drag-screaming action, along with the wait that builds up to it, make striped bass fishing an exhilarating ch…
We set off up a well-worn, riverside trail as mountain air greeted us. The sun had shifted its angle in the sky, and afternoon was coming on.
In the same way the hunting instinct connects us to generations gone before, sharing stories of the same carries our memories into the future.…
The Old Man cut his eyes at me as we turned into the parking lot of the hunting club where he and his friends held rabbit dog field trials.
Introducing youngsters to deer hunting has served to introduce the relative ease and functionality of pop-up ground blinds to thousands of adu…
The Old Man sat alone on his porch swing in the fading fall light of afternoon. The summer garden had been in for a long time, the ground laid by for
The fall season for the still-relatively-new Mississippi Scholastic Shooting Program is well underway and rolling, introducing new shooters to…
The Old Man slipped his empty shotgun into a weathered, leather case, then shrugged out of his game vest and laid both neatly into the bed of …
GLEN • Three years ago, when Sam Wiginton’s son wanted to join a scholastic bass fishing team, he and his wife founded one. That initial spark…
The Boy threw his backpack into the bed of the truck, then climbed into the cab and slammed the door. He and the Old Man merged into traffic, …
We walked through the woods, topped a ridge and happened into a pecan grove that spanned a weathered flat. Sapling pines and 20-foot sweetgums…
Camping trips that are undertaken as a means to an end, whether to see and hike great natural vistas or to serve as home base for hunting or f…
Innovations in the world of compound bows and crossbows continue to make both more accurate and effective, a fact expressed concisely in the r…
A big, brown delivery truck had dropped off a package for me, and I tore into it as soon as I got home from school. Before the internet and al…
Bass, especially in the big waters, are easing their way into the long-awaited fall pattern, signaling one of the hottest times of the year fo…
I walked through the woods alone, several hours after the others had given up hope of finding the deer. I had watched over her shoulder as my …
New hunters preparing for their first licensed seasons afield may now complete all required elements of Mississippi’s hunter education course online.
With a sliding, metallic crunch, the Old Man set the coffee pot back into the fireplace and snugged it up against the outer coals. He sat back…
While a good September dove shoot is the most usual beginning for a new hunter, there may be no better second and third steps for a youngster …
When we set out into the world as writers, we let clichés stand in for experience until the latter comes along. A well-read aspirant will have…
When most people think about disaster striking in the outdoors, they think of the most dramatic events imaginable. From rampaging bears to way…
This week, by way of social media, Will Jimeno told his friends about Antonio Rodrigues, a guy he and his buddies called “A-Rod.” He introduce…
The first serious hints of a forthcoming fall arrive tomorrow when dove season opens statewide 30 minutes before sunrise. The bag limit is 15 …
Sporting goods stores sell shotgun shells in half-case flats for a reason, The Boy thought, as he peeled into the top of another box and dumpe…
Competitive shotgun shooting on a scholastic level continues to grow in Mississippi, and students in grades 7 through 12, with or without scho…
Vigorous, all-consuming exercise programs are commendable but, for those seeking a more modest plan for more attainable goals, hiking with a l…
The first hint of cooler weather had arrived.