Outdoors

Warm weather is upon us and the early spring green-up is slowly adding color to the woods again. Turkeys have been gobbling and turkey hunters are deep into the 2011 season.
Once your calling has been fine-tuned, safety is the next concern. According to Judd Brooke, president of Wildlife Mississippi, “Wildlife Mississippi is trying to raise awareness of turkey hunting safety because it is our view that one hunting fatality in Mississippi is too many.”

Whether you are a photographer, a hunter or just like viewing wildlife on a sunny afternoon, anyone who has spent time overlooking a food plot will have a deep appreciation for wildlife plantings.
Food plots are very attractive to wildlife enthusiasts because they can supplement daily nutritional needs at a low cost. These plots can be designed to serve as a source of food and cover. Well-managed food plots have the potential to not only increase the wildlife population and their quality of health, but can also increase our opportunities for wildlife viewing.

As we enter the later part of deer season and enter February, I am always mindful of the late-winter blues creeping up on me. So, I try to stay active. And that includes exploring things I have put off.
Near one of the busiest intersections in Jackson, Mississippi, you can park your vehicle, walk across a rustic bridge, and enter a bygone era. At the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum, or Museum for short, you will discover Mississippi’s proud agricultural legacy as you step back in history. What a great way to kill those late-winter blues!

As Mississippi's 2010-11 waterfowl season kicks off, hunters, landowners, and farmers are reminded to become familiar with existing federal baiting regulations before hunting migratory birds.  Along with setting season frameworks, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) maintains the authority to enforce baiting regulations.