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IN THIS ISSUE<br />
Alligator Hunting: New Traditions, Trophies<br />
& Memories 6<br />
Fishing & Family 14<br />
Super Hunt: Opening the Outdoors<br />
for Children with Disablilties 20<br />
Deer Recipes 32<br />
Mississippi Hunting Seasons 35<br />
A Hook & Line 40<br />
An Eye For Wildlife 48<br />
The Call of an Artisan 54<br />
Woods&Water<br />
MISSISSIPPI<br />
As a North Mississippi child, I rode four-wheeler trails through<br />
the woods around our rural home and ate wild muscadines from<br />
giant vines that grew near those trails. For each changing season, the woods always supplied<br />
beauties and joys I still carry in my fondest childhood memories.<br />
The Tallahatchie River was less than a mile from our home – my homeplace that stood<br />
on a hill almost exactly halfway between Oxford and New Albany on Highway 30. A creek<br />
with a fishing hole was in walking distance from our front door – a creek that always<br />
promised a catch of bream.<br />
Our family enjoyed the annual dove shoots and the excitement of watching the sun rise<br />
over the field we hoped would attract the most doves. I would crouch next to my daddy and<br />
be ready to retrieve any dove that he was able to target. In years to come, we would add our<br />
lab to the hunts which replaced my dove-retrieving assignment, but the dove shoot remained<br />
a part of my fall calendar.<br />
Because of my “woods and water”<br />
background, putting this issue together<br />
has been a rewarding experience. I’ve been<br />
able to reflect on my childhood that was<br />
blessed with God’s handiwork – up close<br />
and personal!<br />
STAFF<br />
PUBLISHER & EDITOR<br />
Tahya Dobbs<br />
CFO<br />
Kevin Dobbs<br />
CONSULTING EDITOR<br />
Mary Ann Kirby<br />
Special thanks to Joe Mac Hudspeth for<br />
his amazing deer photography on our<br />
cover and throughout this magazine.<br />
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE<br />
Barbie Bassett<br />
CONTENT MANAGER<br />
Susan Wolgamott<br />
ADVERTISING<br />
ASSISTANT<br />
Melissa Kennon<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE<br />
ASSISTANT<br />
Alisha Floyd<br />
LAYOUT DESIGN<br />
Daniel Thomas<br />
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STAFF<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
Othel Anding<br />
STAFF<br />
ASSISTANT<br />
Debby Francis<br />
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for opinions expressed by its writers or editors. Mississippi Woods & Water maintains the<br />
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approval by the publisher. The production of Mississippi Woods & Water is funded by advertising.<br />
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