by John Woods Published: July 3,2011
Tags: agriculture, hunting, land, OUTDOORS WITH DR. JOHN WOODS
A number of things in this world are much easier to find than a good hunting land lease. Among the items on that list would be the proverbial needle in a haystack, a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, a conservative democrat, a leprechaun, clear traffic on the I-20/55 stack and my [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 9,2011
Tags: disaster, environment, flooding, floods, hunting, natural disaster, severe weather, Weather, wildlife
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Deer hunting season in Mississippi is still on despite migration of deer during the Mississippi River flooding. Wildlife officials say the floodwaters have displaced deer in the South Delta and the mainline Mississippi River levee system. However, deer biologist Lann Wilf says history shows deer will escape to higher ground and follow [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 24,2011
Tags: agriculture, deer, hunting, state government, wildlife
JACKSON — A bill pending before the state Senate would authorize the raising of genetically enhanced deer on breeding farms in Mississippi. The bill, approved last week by the Senate Wildlife Committee, would allow the import and export of farm-raised white tail deer, it’s semen, ova and embryos. Sen. , a Republican from Biloxi, tells [...] [...]
JACKSON — Mississippi wildlife officials are proposing that primitive weapons, including some centerfire rifles, be legal for hunting antler-less deer from Nov. 8-19. The Clarion-Ledger reports that the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may consider the proposal when it meets July 22 in Jackson. Wildlife officials are also proposing a special archery season [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 2,2010
Tags: deer hunting, hunting, hunting season, Legislature
JACKSON — A Senate committee has killed a bill that would have revised the dates for deer hunting seasons in Mississippi. The Senate Wildlife and Fisheries Committee met March 2 and chose not to vote on the bill. That killed it because March 2 was the deadline for House and Senate committees to act on [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 17,2010
Tags: hunting, Mississippi Legislature, tax holiday, taxes
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are considering a two-day sales tax exemption for guns and ammunition in honor of “Second Amendment Weekend” which would come just before fall hunting seasons. Some said fear over revenue loss might derail the bill, which was filed by Rep. Warner McBride, D-Courtland. It has 39 co-sponsors. The House Ways and [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 14,2010
Tags: bucks, deer season, deer-vehicle accidents, hunting
Backers hope act curbs deer-vehicle accidents Rodney Wayne could not believe the damage to his vehicle when earlier this year, he hit a deer near Flora on his way to work. The accident totaled his Jeep Grand Cherokee. “The power steering pump ended up inside the valve cover,” said Wayne, a mechanic by trade and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 19,2010
Tags: hunting, Legislature, off-road vehicles, outdoors, state government
GREENWOOD — A Greenwood legislator is sponsoring legislation that would require owners of all-terrain vehicle to pay a registration fee and have information listed on a public log, according to the Associated Press. Rep. Willie J. Perkins Sr., a Greenwood Democrat, says his constituents have complained about people on ATVs using county roads and sometimes [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: November 23,2009
Hunting generates nearly $1 billion in Mississippi and 17,000 jobs every year Like college football and homemade biscuits with red eye gravy, deer hunting is a Mississippi tradition shared by young and old, rich and poor, and regardless of social or economic status. Deer hunting is not Democratic or Republican; it knows no geographic or [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: September 16,2009
Tags: environment, federal government, hunting, outdoors
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) announced the approval of a public-private project to protect and enhance 2,792 acres of wetlands associated with Mississippi’s Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex (TRNWRC). Cochran serves on the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission that approved a $921,209 grant to support the TRNWRC wetlands project, which will be [...] [...]
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