Last Saturday, April 13, 42 artists from around Mississippi gathered for the En Plein Air Painting Competition at Flowood Nature Park to compete for a chance to win cash prizes and publication in Mississippi Outdoors Magazine.
Elusive and camouflaged, Mississippi’s box turtles reveal their hidden lives through student research that sheds light on their survival, struggles, and conservation needs.
When wallabies escaped after a storm, MDWFP game warden Kennie Prince found himself on one of the strangest calls of his 26-year career—a kangaroo sighting in suburban Mississippi.
New research at Marion County WMA shows that growing-season prescribed fire may create better habitat conditions for Bachman’s Sparrows, a declining songbird of conservation concern.
From waterfalls to fossil gulches, Mississippi’s state park trails offer diverse adventures for hikers, bikers, riders, and nature lovers alike.
When a non-typical 10-point buck turned a backyard pool into its personal lap lane, an MDWFP conservation officer had to think fast to get it out safely.
When a non-typical 10-point buck turned a backyard pool into its personal lap lane, an MDWFP conservation officer had to think fast to get it out safely.
Each winter, MDWFP biologists take to the skies to monitor duck and goose populations, using aerial surveys to guide habitat management and inform hunters across Mississippi’s Delta.
Mississippi hunters are using boats to reach remote public lands where deer face less pressure—unlocking new opportunities while navigating the risks of water-based hunting.