News and notes: Open, but with conditions: The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks recently reopened several waters to recreational boating and fishing, including Tunica Cut-Off and Lakeview (Horn Lake).
News and notes On the tube: The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) and the Mississippi Department of Tourism have partnered with the Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Foundation to produce TV for national broadcast.
Good show: Bracken Fen Glen "Boo," owned by David Victory of Hernando and handled by Tom Hamilton of Saucier, Miss., placed third in the Novice Stake division at the recent Gulf Coast Chapter of the British Field Trial Society of America's Fall Retriever Field Trial at Antlers & Wings Hunting Plantation near Kiln, Miss. Lady Brooke of Bracken Fen "Brooke" (owned and handled by Mike Smith of St. Rose, La.) was first. For more information, go to britishlabgulfcoast.com. In search of crappie: Ole Miss continues a Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP)-funded crappie tracking study on Enid Lake to look at how fish respond to water levels. Anglers are asked to report any captures of tagged fish by calling the number on the tag. Record the five-digit ID code and where...
News and notes Friendly event: The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) and its wildlife management areas have scheduled public meetings in the north and southwest portions of the state to showcase regional WMA harvest data, wildlife habitat and infrastructure improvements and regulations changes for the 2011-12 hunting season.
News and notes: Focusing on fishing: The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has conducted electro-fishing the last several weeks at Sardis Lake and the result has shown a good crop of last year's crappie just under 10 inches and good numbers of blue catfish (white river cats) in the 5 to 25 pound range. . . In another fishing development, a public notice of intent was repealed recently by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks removing all creel and slot limits on Lake Lamar Bruce. The lake is being drained for repair and renovation work and limits have been lifted during the draining process. Following the draining of Lake Lamar Bruce, the lake will be closed to fishing and all activities as scheduled by the Fisheries Bureau. Signs will be pla...
News and notes Prescribed burning: The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks recently received funding through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for prescribed burning on private lands. The Fire on the Forty campaign is designed to assist landowners through cost-share opportunities for prescribed burning and to promote the appropriate use of fire on private lands in important areas.
Fishing for prizes: The annual Youth Fishing Rodeo is set for Saturday at Sardis Lake based out of the Cypress Point Recreation Area on the Lower Lake. A portion of the Lower Lake at Cypress Point will be netted off and stock with catfish. Registration begins at 7 a.m. with the rodeo starting at 7:30. Participants must be 1 - 15 years of age and accompanied by an adult. All participants must register. Participants must bring their own fishing equipment and bait. First Security Bank of Batesville and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) will be sponsoring the rodeo. For additional information contact Shea Staten of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Sardis Lake (662-712-1188). Know the rules: Mississippi's 2011-2012 deer hunting season has long since ended...
News and notes Applications available: On Monday, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks will begin taking applications for early season teal and deer hunting on wildlife management areas.
News and notes Reward increased: The Humane Society of the U.S. and The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust recently announced a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for illegally shooting a bald eagle in the Iuka area of Tishomingo County. The HSUS reward adds to an existing Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and U.S. Fish and Wildlife reward of $2,500, for a total of $5,000.
News and notes Mowing tips: May and June are peak nesting months for many ground- nesting birds, including wild turkeys, Northern bobwhite and several species of grassland songbirds. These species prefer overgrown pastures, hay fields, road edges, and ditch banks as nesting sites, and this tendency makes them vulnerable to mowing and haying. In order to avoid injuring these species, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks recommends delaying mowing of these areas until after July 1. For land enrolled in certain federal conservation oriented cost-share programs, contracts may require that mowing be delayed until Aug. 15. "Nesting season is extremely critical for the welfare of turkey and quail populations," said Dave Godwin, wild turkey and small game program coordina...
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