http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog Online Hunting Magazine Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:31:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scott Ellis, a contributing writer for U.S. Hunting Today and Skinny Moose Media, will be participating in the 2008 Florida National Wild Turkey Federation Turkey Calling Championships in Orlando, Florida next month. Scott is a 5-time winner of turkey calling events in Florida and will be joining others for this ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/27/florida-nwtf-turkey-calling-championship/ By: Scott Ellis 2005,2006,2007 Florida State Turkey Calling Champion 2004, 2007 Florida State Gobbling Champion Quaker Boy Game Calls Pro Staff One of the most asked questions about hunting the wild turkey is “when do I call and how often?” I feel that there is an art to calling turkeys. It’s all based on ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/calling-the-wild-turkey%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6when-and-how-often/ Hat tip goes to Rex Howell of Deer Camp Blog for the news tip! David McFadden of Water Valley, Mississippi set up his trail camera just after Christmas hoping to catch a shot or two of deer in an area he hoped to hunt. After retrieving his memory stick, he was ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/24/when-thinking-of-black-bears-think-mississippi/ By A. Sayward Lamb One night, during September of 1986, Mrs. Irene Stevens heard a loud commotion in the front yard of her home. Mrs. Stevens, a lady of small stature, lived on the former Greenwood Town Farm, located on the Patch Mountain Road, in Greenwood City, Maine Checking out the ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/broom-totin%e2%80%99-woman/ Fiction by Tom Remington Download the Audio Version of This Article Or listen to it in our player [AUDIO:http://www.mainehuntingtoday.com/magazine/articles/Remington/thanksgivingdaybuck.mp3] I heard the door to the bathroom across the hall quietly close and could see a light shining through the space at the bottom of the door. I grappled with reality ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/thanksgiving-day-buck/ By Denny L. Vasquez   I lay under the overhanging brush and silently watched the cautious approach of the big Axis buck. He had been easy to spot, at over 500 yards, as he followed the trail of a doe in heat with his nose to the ground, ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/black-powder-axis-buck/ By Jerry Allen Blood In Motion: A Forensic Guide to Blood Tracking It takes a lot of work to set up and execute a hunt, but what happens after the shot will determine if the hunt is truly a success. You’ve scouted and set up stands. You’ve sighted in your guns and bows; ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/after-the-shot/ When and How Often to Call By Scott Ellis My name is Scott Ellis. I am a member of the Crossroads Cabin (fullstrut). I am also a member of Quaker Boy Game Calls Pro Staff. The best two tips I can offer to the new turkey hunter is one: Practice ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/turkey-hunting-tip-for-the-beginner/ By Robert Lane Bob Lane is a Licensed Master Maine Guide and photographer. He has also guided Caribou Hunters and Fishermen on float trips in Southwest Alaska. July’s warm, sunny weather doesn’t provide much incentive to think about deer hunting to outdoorsmen who are trolling for deep swimming salmon and togue, whipping ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/tree-stand-tips/ We are at a point where it would be safe to say that this year's outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) is quite widespread. Here's a list of states that have confirmed cases of the virus that is carried to deer by biting midges or no-see-ums: Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, ... http://mississippihuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/ehd-a-bit-ho-hum-in-the-deep-south/