| fenpxsli |
| Pfeifenkopp |
 |
 |
| 205 Posts |
| registered: 26.10.2013 |
|
Outdoors news and notes The Commercial Appeal
About ducks: The Southaven chapter of Delta Waterfowl will host its first banquet Tuesday (Nov. 11) at the Hugh Dancy American Legion, Post 134, 2520 Goodman Road, in Horn Lake. with dinner at 7. There will be raffles and live and silent auctions. . Sportsman's Warehouse in Southaven (130 Marathon Way) will host its annual Waterfowl Weekend Saturday and Sunday, said store manager Keith Gish (6623495500). You will see duck calling,www.teamrahim.ca/2013/10/pjs-parajumpers-jassen/, call tuning and duck hunting seminars featuring champion of champion caller Buck Gardner and members of the Avery and Foiles pro staffs. Participants will have a opportunity to win Avery Green Head gear. The first 50 who attend Gardner's seminar will receive a totally free duck call. The very first five youth in the Foiles seminar will also get a duck call.
Thanks, UPS: Memphisbased Ducks Unlimited recently received a $20,000 grant in the MidSouth District UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS. The grant will be employed for work on Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area in Arkansas to help restoration efforts at Halowell Reservoir. Work ought to be completed by early December. In 2006, DU and partners developed restoration plans for Halowell Reservoir, a 586acre rest area on the north end of Bayou Meto. Plans are to subdivide the reservoir into five impoundments managed as seasonallyflooded wetlands. "We rely on partners like UPS to help us fund important restoration projects," said DU Manager of Conservation Programs Craig Hilburn. "This grant has helped us restore one of Arkansas'" most significant waterfowl areas, and that we hope this is the first of numerous cooperative efforts with UPS." Established in 1951 and based in Atlanta, the UPS Foundation identifies specific areas where its backing clearly impacts social issues. In 2007, the UPS Foundation distributed $46.4 million worldwide through grants that benefit organizations or programs such as Ducks Unlimited and supply support for building stronger communities.
Healthy for you: Bad Boy Enterprises, located in Natchez, was recently ranked No. 231 around the 2008 Inc. 5,000 list of fastestgrowing private companies in the united states. Bad Boy Enterprises, makers of allelectric, fourwheeldrive recreation vehicles, was founded in 2003 and posted revenues of $1.8 million in 2004 and $21.5 million in 2007, a rise of 1,123.3 %. "We are very proud to accept this recognition," said Jim Willard, Bad Boy Enterprises president. "We have been going after this honor because the company began in 2003. We're also ranked at No. 13 on the list of Top 100 Consumer Products Companies." Complete results of the Inc. . . Note: In Mississippi, all persons born after Jan. 1, 1972, are required to complete a hunter education course authorized by the MDWFP before hunting alone in the state. For more information call (800) 3545033.
Hunting dates: Deer/archery, through Nov. 21 (eithersex on private land and community land). . Deer/youthgun, Saturday through Nov. . Duck, merganser and coot, Nov. 27Jan. 25; daily bag limit of six, including no more than four mallards (a maximum of 2 of which may be females), three mottled ducks, three wood ducks, two redheads, one scaup, one black duck and one pintail; canvasback season closed; daily bag limit for merganser five, 3 of which may be hooded mergansers; coots, 15bird daily bag limit; possession limit twice daily bag limit for ducks, mergansers and coots. . . . Lateseason Canada goose and brant seasons, Nov. 17 Jan. 25; Canada geese, threebird daily bag limit and brant, daily bag limit of two. . . Snow, blue, Ross' and whitefronted goose (whitefronted geese are known as specklebellies by many hunters), Saturday through Jan. 25; snow, blue and Ross' geese, daily bag limit of 20; whitefronted geese, daily bag limit of two; conservation order for snow, blue and Ross's geese through Friday; Jan. 26 Jan. 30 and Feb. 2 March 31 (only snow, blue and Ross's geese may be taken throughout the light goose conservation order). . Youth waterfowl weekend, Jan. 31 Feb. 1. . North Dove Zone, Jan. 84 and west of Mississippi 35. . . Rails (sora, Virginia, clapper and king rails), moorhens and gallinules, through Dec. 5. . Snipe, through Feb. 22 (daily bag limit 8 with possession limit of 16). . Woodcock,www.fairhomeinteriors.ca/archives/1959, Dec. 13Jan. 26 (daily bag limit of 3 and possession limit of 6).
Corps fishing update: At Arkabutla (6625626261), crappie happen to be fairly scattered whether trolling or jigging with fish caught between 2 to 9 feet. Best luck has been trolling a pink jig and/or minnow in creek mouths or along the south side near Kelly's Crossing. Although numbers have been low, there has been lots of 2 to 3 pound crappie landed. Catfishing continues to be very good on various gears on about any bait. Most catfish happen to be taken incidentally by folks after crappie. For bass, fish soft plastics, spinnerbaits, or crankbaits 2 to 6 feet around cover (rock, wood, dead grass) on main lake points or creek channel edges. Search for clearer water for bass. The river is 2.1 feet above rule curve. Fall drawdown started Sept. 1. . At Sardis, Wyatt's Crossing Outdoors (6625512399) reports catfishing has been good on various baits within the river channel and sloughs near Hurricane Landing. Long's Sports and Quick Stop (6624872187) reports crappie being caught trolling jigs and minnows or crankbaits 16 to 19 feet midlake from Clear Creek to Holiday Lodge. Striped bass happen to be biting recently on various baits along the dam and Engineers Point, plus the forest and creeks where the water is under 3 feet over the edges. There are lots of 8 to 12 inch bass in the lake. White bass can be caught off sandy main lake points and near the dam on small crankbaits or jigs. The lake is 2.3 feet above rule curve as well as on fall drawdown. . At Enid (6625634571), best reports for crappie continues to be trolling jigs and minnows or crankbaits 6 to 16 feet within the mouths of creeks and across the dam. For striped bass, fish spinnerbaits and soft plastics in planted stake beds and brush tops or perhaps in the backs of creeks in which the water is less than 3 feet within the edges. Most catfish have been landed by folks after crappie, however, many could be caught on trotlines or rodandreel. White bass have been hitting small crankbaits fished off main lake points. The lake is 2.3 feet above rule curve and on fall drawdown. . At Grenada,canada goose jacket, Collins Bait Shop (6622263581) reports good crappie fishing continues in the main lake where the two rivers join. Troll 12 to 16 feet with a chartreuse combination or blue/white jig (with spinner is much better), although crankbaits happen to be taking bigger fish. Jig fishing from Graysport to Choctaw continues to be improving fishing 3 to 8 feet near the river,parajumpers jackets canada, but fish are running smaller than for trollers. Most catfish are now being taken by crappie anglers. For largemouths, try crankbaits or soft plastics on main lake points or in the rivers and creeks where the water is under 3 feet within the edges. Schools of small bass have been noted. The river is 0.9 foot above rule curve. MDWFP began a yearlong creel survey of spillway anglers now. Click this link for draw hunt procedures, he states. Meals noted that the agency in its fall electro fishing, usually picks up 200300 bass and just 15 is going to be spotted (about 1 %). He said they are usually available on rocky and/or sandy points, occasionally long ago inside a creek. "A fair proportion of striped bass within the flood control reservoirs possess a little bit of a tooth patch on the tongue, to ensure that is not a surefire method to differentiate," Meals said. "Also consider the coloration (spots lines of spots below lateral line, overall color more aqua than plain green), length of upper jaw (with mouth closed it will likely be past the back of eye on LMB), and amount of separation of spiny and soft dorsal fin (LMB more separated, spot more connected). We see comparable proportion on Sardis. They're much rarer on Grenada, and that i can't recall ever seeing one in Arkabutla."
Fishing locations: At Tunica Cutoff, Charlie's Camp (6623631353) bait shop is closed until next spring, but the ramp is open. Anglers are asked to use the honor box. Shallow cover has been the ticket at Tunica recently. Everyone has been catching crappie about any cover fishing 2 feet on steep banks using a jig having a green head, hair tail and gold tinsel tipped with a pink plastic minnow. Bream have also been taken from shallow cover on redworms or any other standard bream baits. Find largemouths in similar areas fishing spinnerbaits or soft plastics. Most catfish have been landed by folks fishing for another thing. White bass should be on sandy points where you should try jigs, spoons, or small crankbaits imitating shad. . The Lakeview Ipod dock (6627811550) reports bream happen to be hitting redworms and waxworms in the pier or along the outside tree line. Catching 20plus bream from the pier has not been uncommon. Troll for crappie in the primary lake with jigs and/or minnows. For bass, fish spinnerbaits along the levee side from the main lake. Most catfish are now being taken by folks after crappie or bream.
Outdoors calendar: National Celebrity Championship Quail Hunt (6622528855 or 9014878054) Nov. 1315 at Fitch FarmsGalena Plantation near Holly Springs; sponsorships offered at $1,000 (silver/one hunter per day per gun), $5,000 (gold/five hunters per day per gun) and $10,000 (platinum, 10 hunters per day per gun). . . . . . Magnolia Records scoring sessions, Nov. at the Neshoba County Coliseum, Philadelphia; Chad Dacus (601) 4322177. . Arkabutla Lake Dec. 813, Deer hunt for persons with disabilities, Dub Patton Campground, Natural Area.
|
