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WOODS: Time to put gloves on for handgrabbing

John Woods — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:30 +0000

If you like to get bitten by the mouth that feeds you, it may be time to take up the sport of catfish handgrabbing. The season officially opened on May 1st and runs through the 15th of July. That is more than enough time to get up the nerve to stick your hand into the [...]

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WOODS: MSU’s waterfowl research revealing

John Woods — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:30:32 +0000

Waterfowl research being conducted by Mississippi State University professors and graduate students could have important impacts on habitat conservation and duck hunting in the Delta region of Mississippi. Specifically one recent piece of work being conducted and continues deals with a study of mallard duck survival in relation to habitat use. Ultimately a better understanding [...]

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WOODS: Outdoors retailers start small, then expand

John Woods — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:27:02 +0000

I t is often quoted that small businesses in America are the lifeblood of new business starts and expansions. How many such Mississippi businesses can we think of that virtually started in a garage before they became highly recognized national companies in their own right? Peavey Electronics, Primos and Mossy Oak come immediately to mind. [...]

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WOODS: On becoming Yeti-fied

John Woods — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:50:52 +0000

The secret for making big money in Corporate America is to infuse your brand name into everyday life. That brand has to be part of the discussion at the kitchen dinner table, in the break room at work, church parking lots after service, and the logo has to be visible everywhere you turn. Consumers are [...]

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Mississippi’s greatest outdoor show

John Woods — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:01:37 +0000

Even though we’re dead into the heat of another Mississippi summer, it is already time to start thinking about the fall, leaves changing, cooler weather, fishing without sweating, and finally, hunting seasons. Definitely this is my favorite time of year. Just around the corner on Aug. 3-5 at the Mississippi Trademart comes the biggest and [...]

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Shopping for hunting land

John Woods — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 06:01:28 +0000

Whoever it was that said it’s a buyer’s market for hunting land is in serious need of revising their sound bites. From what I see and have had reported to me by interested buyers, a “buyers’ market” is anything but the truth when it comes to hunting land being easy to find and purchase. The [...]

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You might be a redneck, if …

John Woods — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:01:40 +0000

For sure you might could be a real “gen-u-wine” Mississippi redneck if your name is Jim Bob Allgood and you are the owner/host of the popular Southern culture outdoor television series known as Redneck Adventures created and operated from Natchez. As Jim Bob describes his unique television vision, “Redneck Adventures is somewhere between the normal [...]

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WOODS: Keeping the boat business afloat

John Woods — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:01:33 +0000

Boating is huge national pastime. It’s a huge deal in Mississippi, too. If you doubt that, then take a leisurely cruise across the Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam on a cool, spring or early summer day and checkout the watercraft traffic on the “Rez”. Take a quick exit to one of the big I-55 north lakes [...]

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OUTDOORS WITH DR. JOHN WOODS: Death of a small outdoors business

John Woods — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:14:46 +0000

Without naming names this is still a story to tell. It’s not about failure or bad business decisions or even poor management. It is more about market forces, constrains on running a small business, underfunded operating capitol, a prevailing “mom and pop” operating philosophy, knock off brands, and watching competitors outright stealing your product ideas [...]

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Brightly wrapped packages — Dreams and hopes within

John Woods — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:55:12 +0000

At age 61 now, I still marvel at the beauty of a fully decorated Christmas tree. Real trees being best since they can be recycled into fish habitat rather than an attic for fake ones, or a landfill for dead ones, though being ground into flower bed mulch is a pretty good option, too. The [...]

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