Emmalee Hays tagged a 9-point buck and a doe on opening weekend. The 18-year-old from Vicksburg was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome at the age of one.
(Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic disorder affecting the nervous system, causing severe intellectual disability, speech impairment, balance issues, seizures, and a happy demeanor with frequent smiling/laughter, alongside hyperactivity and sleep problems).
My congratulations to Emmalee on a job well done in our great Mississippi outdoors. So proud of you!
Walker Bockman, 4, killed his first deer, a spike, while hunting with his father, Ryan Bockman, on December 5 in Warren County, Vicksubrg, MS.
My goodness, kids are getting younger and younger, becoming hunters. My congratulations to Walker on a very nice spike for his first deer in our great Mississippi outdoors! So proud of you!
On the twelfth day of salvage,
My Granddaughter, Victoria sent me this picture yesterday of Jamie (her husband) bagging a really nice buck. She said he's super excited about it and that's the biggest one he has ever gotten. I'm so happy for Jamie. He has already harvested a doe. My granddaughter said it was going to be mounted in their new home.
Next year he will be taking me hunting at or near the same place called Campbell Swamp. I can just step into a hunting house and hopefully get a deer. I haven't been in two years because of health issues but so far so good and making plans to go.
My congratulations to Jamie in our great Mississippi outdoors!
Overkill Outdoors by Kymber Erskine, Fayette County, WV. 11.26.2024
Congratulations, little one! Nice buck!
Published by NoVar Outdoors
SHE’S FOUGHT CANCER FOR YEARS — AND TONIGHT SHE FOUGHT FOR THIS BUCK.
My Godchild, John Kirk Ring's son, spent the weekend at the Ring Deer Camp south of Vicksburg, MS, last weekend, and his son, Kaleb, got a nice buck.
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend at the Ring Camp in Vicksburg. Charles Ring Sr. was sitting with Kaleb when this buck came in to see what some of the does were up to. He made a perfect shot. I’m incredibly thankful for the quality time this property has given our family for many generations.
Hunting in bear country? The thick of deer season in MS. There are lots of hunters seeing bears while hunting. Bears do not seek out conflict with humans, but there are some things you can do to minimize interactions with bears:
John Edward "Johnny" Nicholas passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2025, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was 86 years old. John was born in Winnsboro, Louisiana on January 18, 1939. He was the only child of James Otis and Mary Viola Nicholas of Crowville, Louisiana.
John is survived and will be greatly missed by his son Dennis Nicholas and wife Suzi of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and his two wonderful grandchildren, Emma and Katherine.
Affectionately known as Daddy, Pa Paw, Uncle Johnny, and Mr. Johnny, he was a devoted member of Crossway Church. John retired in 2015 from his career as a maintenance supervisor at Complex Chemical Company of Tallulah, Louisiana.
John had a lifelong passion for all things mechanical. His mother told a story about how he repaired his father's malfunctioning carburetor at age eight. Despite losing his right hand in a workplace accident at age 21, John worked for 55 years as a mechanic, never considering giving up on the career he loved. He spent many enjoyable weekends repairing and rebuilding small engines and his neighbors' cars and trucks. One of John's greatest joys was his grandchildren, and he doted over them like only a grandparent can.
Visitation will be held at Glenwood Funeral Home in Vicksburg, Mississippi at 10:30 AM Saturday, November 22, 2025. Funeral services will immediately follow at 11:30 AM with Reverend TJ Tennison officiating. Burial will follow at Crowville Masonic Cemetery in Crowville, Louisiana.
My firstborn daughter, Theresa Marie "Teri," is 62 years old today. This is her Senior Class picture, taken in 1981, when she graduated from St. Aloysius High School in Vicksburg, MS. She has one daughter, Sonya Michelle, who is 40 years old and has served in the United States Navy. My daughter lives in Magee, MS, having retired as a nurse. I wish her a very Happy 62nd Birthday, and may she have many more returns of her "special" day! I love you so much! MOM
On Tuesday, November 7, 2007, I wrote my first entry on my new blog, Marian's Hunting Stories, etc., etc., etc., and this is what I said.
This is my first time to do this and just feeling my way through it all....my neighbor next door has a blog here and I enjoy reading her stuff....so....I thought I would start me one. I like to deer hunt, so I thought I would blog my hunting adventures.
Correction - This is my first time doing this, and I'm just feeling my way through it all. My neighbor next door has a blog here, and I enjoy reading her posts. I thought I would start myself one. I enjoy deer hunting, so I am blogging about my hunting adventures.
I'm three days late, but I wish myself a very happy blogiversary, marking 19 years of blogging. I have 11 blogs and here they are -
I'm wishing my great-grandson, Ian, who is one of five greats, a very Happy 18th Birthday today. I hope he has a blessed and memorable birthday. I love you so much, Great Gran Gran.
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