South Mississippi's Late Rut Bucks are most susceptible during the mating season, so figuring out its timing can be crucial to successful hunting. Here's a way to pinpoint the rut on the coastal plain in January. (January 2008) ... [+] Full Article
Mississippi's 2007 Deer Outlook -- Part 2: Finding Trophy Bucks
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Though a trophy buck can come from any part of the Magnolia State, locations with the best habitat and most fertile soils have a leg up on the competition when it comes to producing bucks with massive racks.
No other parts of Mississippi have better potential than the Delta and the Great Divide, which runs from DeSoto County in the north, down the Big Black River in the central part of the state, and takes in the majority of the counties in southwest Mississippi.
Counties in this area that have been and continue to be the top trophy buck prospects are Madison, Claiborne, Issaquena, Adams, and Yazoo.
Even though this area is the best for trophy deer, don't count out any of the Black Prairie counties for producing record-book bucks. In this season's race, the dark horse might be the area ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in the Lower Coastal Plain of southeast Mississippi.
There are plenty of big bucks out there to be had. Do your homework, and you can turn a wealth of knowledge into power. With a little luck, one of those Magnolia State monsters can wind up hanging on your den wall! l
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