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Timothy's Stellar Buck Mount

Timothy Miller of Mount Olive, Mississippi, got his 12-point buck back from this past season recently. Man is it beautiful, he said. Huge shout out to Nick Walker on this mount. The attention to small detail is out of this world! The taxidermist did a stellar job on this mount. My congratulations to Timothy in our great wild Mississippi outdoors!

Chad's Mississippi Turkey

Chad Sullivan of Montgomery County, Mississippi harvested a very nice turkey with a 9-1/2 inch beard with 1-inch spurs. My congratulations to Chad in our great Mississippi outdoors.

Lacey's Two Big Birds

Lacey Jones Vowell of Ackerman, Mississippi, got her very first gobbler Saturday evening and followed up with the second one on Sunday evening! Talk about a weekend for the books!

Lacey standing with Derek Eaves who is so excited for her.  My congratulations on a great turkey hunt in our wild and wonderful  Mississippi outdoors!  Awesomeness!

Down At The Waterfront Today

The American Jazz cruise ship docked all day with her passengers touring our civil war town of Vicksburg, MS.  She will be back on April 22 with American Countess.  

Tugboat passing by in the Yazoo Diversion Canal on the way to the Port of Vicksburg.

 

A couple of guys out enjoying the day on the Yazoo River.

A close-up picture of them.

When I got there the passengers just loaded up on two buses to tour our Vicksburg National Military Park and other historic sites around town.  This is how they get off the ship from the opened bow.

A side view of American Jazz from another angle.  

How to Purr on a Mouth Call

Learning to Purr on a diaphragm Turkey Call with Chris Parrish. Chris Parrish is a 14x National Champion Turkey Caller. In this video, Chris shows you the proper technique to purr effectively on your mouth call this spring!

American Jazz & American Countess Spending The Day!

This was our lucky day to see American Jazz and American Countess spending the whole day in our historic city of Vicksburg, MS. Tomorrow, America will be here, and American Jazz will return on Monday. Queen of the Mississippi will be here Wednesday, April 14, followed by American Countess on Thursday, April 15, and Saturday, April 17, America. This is so awesome to see all the riverboats and cruise ships returning. Vicksburg: The Key To the South!

River Levels: 44.75 feet - Flood Stage: 43 feet

WILD TURKEY STRUT - DRUMMING, SPITTING, & DRAGGING

Queen of the Mississippi In Hometown of Vicksburg, MS

The Queen of the Mississippi came Easter Sunday afternoon with her passengers and spent the night. I had planned to take a picture of her at dark all lit up but never made it to the waterfront.

You can see the buses in the picture looking down at Catfish Row at Children’s Art Park.

A close-up picture of an employee telling me that they were preparing to leave Vicksburg southbound to Natchez around noon. She will return on April 14th.

River Level: 44.84 feet - Flood Stage 43 feet

Easter Azaleas Flowers

I spent the last two days visiting my sister in Bovina, MS, which is on the outskirts of Vicksburg.  They have 9 acres of land and were invited to a birthday party on Saturday and then Easter Sunday to Church with a delicious meal at their home.  It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed my two visits.  Here are some pictures I took of their beautiful azaleas bushes for you to enjoy as well.  

 

The butterflies were moving so fast and were able to catch some in flutter mode.