Happy "Heavenly" 68th Birthday, Rex

This is a picture of my hunting friend, Rex Dean Howell, and me taking a break during a workday at the famous Christmas Place Plantation Hunting Club on the edge of the MS Delta.  He is wearing a T-shirt that was given to him by my former step-daughter, Karen, and hubby Ron Whitmore, who owned Artisans Santa Fe art supplies in Santa Fe, NM.  He is proudly wearing it.  He died on January 31, 2021 (the last day of hunting season) and would have turned 68 today.  I miss our hunting and work days, which were so much fun.  I feel very fortunate to have known him, and I miss him, his family, and his hunting friends.  

Angela's Very Nice Buck

Angela Parker harvested this buck in the early bow season in Hermanville, Mississippi.

My congratulations to Angela on a very nice buck in our great wild outdoors.

That's a BIG HOG!

That’s a big hog. Rumor it was 1,100 lbs killed in Fayetteville, Arkansas. That’s a freaking tank!

Holly's BIG 7-Point

Holly Pell killed this 7-point buck while hunting in Warren County on January 18.  It weighed 235 pounds and had a 20-inch inside spread. 

That is an awesome 7-point!  My congratulations to Holly in our great Mississippi wild outdoors! 

Sharing a Memory

Sharing a memory from long ago of my former husband (deceased) and me riding on the sandbar at Brown's Point Deer Camp, north of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River in the late 1980's.  It was so much fun going to camp in the summer, riding around, jumping off the deer, and checking out the sandbars.  We had a blast and later got a four-wheeler to enjoy as well.   

Sarah Kate's First Deer

Sarah Kate McPhail, in her first year out of college, made some memories with her dad this winter while killing her first deer.  

My congratulations to Sarah Kate on a job well done!  It's in your blood now.  Nice buck in our great Mississippi outdoors!

Orlando's Big Buck

Orlando Tel Duncan killed this big 13-point buck near the Big Black River on January 10.  It weighed 235 pounds and had a 20-inch inside spread.  

My congratulations to Orlando in our great wild Mississippi outdoors.  I'm sure he will have it mounted!

#1 Hog For The Year

My friend Kareen on Facebook loves to kill hogs, and this is her first one this year. Here is her hog story in her own words.

I was out by 7:02 pm. There were deer there that ran off. Then a lone cow elk showed up & some time later I could see the shadow of a hog. There was just enough moonlight that I could make him out. So the elk & the hog did their dance. She didn’t want to leave, but he wasn’t leaving either & just waiting. She finally gave up & took off & when he walked under the lights I dropped him in his tracks. As I was walking up to him, I could see he was still barely alive, so I put one more in him. I do believe he was the hog from the night before, who had only one eye. Pretty good-sized, and I will measure him in the morning. Shot him at 7:51 pm. That makes #1 for the year & 213 grand total. I am so happy!

My congratulations to my hog friend, Kareen, in the great Texas outdoors!

Evan's Buck

Evan Rowland killed this very nice 8-point buck on private land in the Bovina area on New Year's Eve.  Congratulations to Evan.  So proud of you in our Mississippi outdoors!

Abel's Buck

Abel Hopkins got this buck during the 2025 deer season.  Fine-looking buck, Abel!

My congratulations to Abel in our great Mississippi outdoors!