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
Madison County also boasts the top typical muzzleloader buck in the Magnolia Records with a 180 2/8-inch brute taken in 1996 by Stephen Greer. Ross Brown's 165 1/8-inch Pontotoc County buck taken in 2004 holds down the No. 2 position. Closing out the top typical muzzleloader bucks is the 163 7/8-inch beast shot by William Carpenter Jr. in Carroll County in 2000.
(It's worth noting that bucks taken with breechloading rifles don't qualify as muzzleloader kills for the Magnolia Records.)
When it comes to public-land muzzleloading opportunities in Mississippi, there are four locations that stand out above all the rest. Those are Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Yazoo County, St. Catherine Creek NWR in Adams County, Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area in Sharkey County, and Mahannah WMA in Issaquena County.
Special hunting regulations and requirements apply at these public hunting tracts. For more information on WMA opportunities and regulations, go to www.mdwfp.com. Similar information on the national wildlife refuges in the state can be found at www.fws.gov.
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