by Associated Press Published: September 27,2012
Tags: alligator, brackish, ecosystem, environment, habitat, hunt, hunter, hunting, marsh, outdoors, reptile, river, saltwater, state agency, survey, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The lower three counties of South Mississippi are home to 38 percent of the state’s alligators. Harrison and Hancock counties are home to an estimated 13 percent of the Magnolia State’s alligator population and Jackson County is home to 25 percent. Many of Harrison and Hancock counties’ alligators are found in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 30,2012
Tags: animal, city, city government, deer, deer hunter, deer hunting, deer management, hunt, hunter, hunting, mammal, municipal governmennt, municipality, wildlife
OXFORD — A warm winter and an abundant food supply have resulted in a larger deer population in Oxford. Jimmy Allgood, Oxford’s emergency management coordinator, tells the Oxford Eagle more fawns have been spotted this year. Allgood has been headed the city’s deer management program for almost four years. Allgood has worked along with the [...] [...]
BATESVILLE — The United Kennel Club will hold its Winter Classic Coon Hunt in Batesville. The three-day event had been held in Albany, Ga., for the past 25 years. The event will be held on its traditional weekend, from Jan. 25-27, 2013, at the civic center. Officials tell the Panolian the Winter Classic typically draws [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — If the weather cooperates, Mississippi duck hunters could be on track for a season that leaves them talking for years to come. According to the recently released Trends in Duck Breeding Populations report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Canadian Wildlife Service, the North American breeding duck population is at a [...] [...]
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