BOOM STICKS...they're a coming!!!!

That's right, this Saturday officially kicks off the 2011-2012 Mississippi Rifle Season for The Whitetail. Actually, we're on the tail-end of a two week youth season and a week long early primitive weapon season, but make no mistake about it, this weekend is when every Tom, Dick and Harry that's thought about hunting will be in the woods! So, y'all be sure to wear your Hunter's Orange:)

Below are a few updates from guys who have found success in the fall woods thus far:


Russell Ingram is shown above with a Mississippi buck of a lifetime! Here is his account of the hunt - Shot this buck the afternoon of October 20th at 6:43 PM. Haven't scored him yet but his inside is right at 22" w/ 25" & 26" Beams. I knew the
buck was in the area but all previous pictures of him have been at night.
Deer moved this particular afternoon more than I have seen in quite some time. Had
him snort wheeze at a smaller 8pt before I actually saw him coming out of
hardwood bottom. Shot him at 25 yards quartering to me and actually made a
pretty bad shot however the Rage Broadhead saved the day. Let him lay for
about an hour before I went in there finding NO blood until I literally
walked right up on him about 40 yards from the shot. We passed this buck
last year as a 18" 8pt and it looks like he put on 30" in one year. I am
anxious to see how old he is but just guessing I'm only saying 5.5 (maybe
4.5). I'm VERY excited about this buck and truly blessed to experience the hunt of
lifetime with a bow in hand!

Josh Thrash has been keeping it real in Rankin county this year. He sent me this pic the other day from his cell phone. The subject line read - View from the Tree! I'm kinda partial to that sort of view myself!!!


Jonathon Breakfield sent this one in the other day. His subject line read - Slumpbuster!


Lastly, I wanted to bring you an interesting story I heard a couple of months ago. Corey Dale, a friend from my home town of Prentiss, shot a hum dinger during the first couple of weeks of the 2010 bow season. As soon as he released the arrow, he knew his shot was high. After a lengthy blood trail and exhaustive search, Corey emerged from the woods with little hope of ever seeing this buck again. Fast forward to the summer of 2011 and Corey's dad just happened to bump into a man in need of some tractor work on his hunting ground. Naturally, Mr. Dale asked where the property was and was surprised to learn this fellow hunts across the creek from Corey. But the real surprise didn't come until the man mentioned killing a big 10 point the previous January. Mr. Dale thought about Corey's buck but this was a little over a mile from where Corey had been hunting. It wasn't til the man mentioned finding a Rage broadhead in the spin of the 10 point that Mr. Dale knew this was Corey's buck. The two men exchanged phone numbers and Corey was able to speak with his neighbor to hear the details of how he harvested the trophy. The neighbor sent Corey photos of the buck and the broadhead. How crazy is that!