Hunter Cloud, Author at Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper

Outdoors and Hunting

Louisiana black bear season re-established

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s traditional black bear hunting season was signed and re-established by Gov. Jeff Landry Tuesday. Black bears were protected for decades in ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:36 am

Outdoors and Hunting

A year later: Louisiana’s first, lone sighting of invasive snakehead reported by Natchez man

MINORCA, La — It has been a year since Natchez resident and Monterey High School coach Patrick Wells captured video of an invasive snakehead on ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 10:40 am

Outdoors and Hunting

Bear days of summer

NATCHEZ — Mississippi’s native black bear population is starting to get on the move and it is possible for people to see bears in urban ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Monday, June 10, 2024 12:26 pm

Outdoors and Hunting

Mississippi’s duck, dove seasons will see changes

JACKSON — Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks commissioners voted to accept the waterfowl program proposals for new season dates. The most significant changes ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Saturday, April 27, 2024 10:05 am

Cathedral sports

Cathedral baseball playoff run, season ends in game three

NATCHEZ — Cathedral’s 2024 baseball season came to an end in a Game three 11-0 loss to Brookhaven Academy Friday night. The loss ended the ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Friday, April 26, 2024 9:10 pm

Cathedral sports

Cathedral forces game three

NATCHEZ — Cathedral won game two in run rule fashion to force a series deciding game three Friday night. The Green Wave won 11-0 over ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Friday, April 26, 2024 7:01 pm

Outdoors and Hunting

Final man sentenced in Natchez deer trading case

NATCHEZ — Jason Daniel Martin was sentenced this week for his involvement in a conspiracy to trade live white-tailed deer. He is the second Louisiana ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Friday, April 26, 2024 3:05 pm

News

Why did the turtle cross the road? The answer might surprise you

NEW SIGHT — It is the time of year where drivers encounter all sorts of reptilian wildlife on their drives. Rattlesnakes, copperheads, box turtles and ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 7:02 pm

Outdoors and Hunting

Wilkinson County man addresses deer concerns at commission meeting

MCCOMB — Jason Thompson opened the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commission meeting business session with a prayer Thursday morning. Commissioners Bill Cossar, ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Friday, March 22, 2024 1:21 pm

Outdoors and Hunting

Walsh gives summary of disease management to commissioners, public

MCCOMB — Wildlife Bureau Chief of Staff Russ Walsh gave a summary about disease management as it pertains to supplemental feeding Thursday morning. Mississippi Department ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Friday, March 22, 2024 1:17 pm

Outdoors and Hunting

Mississippi black bear program rehomes abandoned cub in Wilkinson County

WOODVILLE — A female bear cub was rehomed in Wilkinson County after her mother abandoned her last week, Anthony Ballard said. He serves as the ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Thursday, March 14, 2024 5:03 pm

Outdoors and Hunting

Two more deer test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Tensas Parish

ST. JOSEPH, La — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reports two new Chronic Wasting Disease detections in Tensas Parish for the 2023-2024 hunting season. ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:22 am

Outdoors and Hunting

Project to restore, reconnect Mississippi River side channels gets Outdoor Stewardship funding

NATCHEZ — Residents of Adams and Jefferson County will see the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund at work on the Mississippi River. One of 33 ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Friday, March 1, 2024 2:18 pm

News

Who was Chester Willis — the man for whom newly-renovated stadium is named? Here is his story.

Chester Willis Field at Liberty Park has been the baseball hub of Natchez since the 1940s where it was home to semi-pro teams, a SWAC ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Friday, March 1, 2024 1:59 pm

Ferriday High sports

Trojans get past East Feliciana in LHSAA Division IV Bi-District Round

FERRIDAY — Tre Jackson led Ferriday High School with a game-high 23 points as the No. 16 seed Trojans used a big second quarter to ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Monday, February 26, 2024 11:30 am

Outdoors and Hunting

Commission places Claiborne County fully in CWD management zone

CRAWFORD — Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commission voted to place Claiborne County fully in the Chronic Wasting Disease Zone Thursday. The vote ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Thursday, February 22, 2024 1:10 pm

Outdoors and Hunting

Legislation would establish Mississippi’s Wild Turkey Stamp

JACKSON — Rep. Bill Kinkade introduced legislation to establish the Wild Turkey Stamp upon support from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks commission ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Tuesday, February 20, 2024 8:31 am

Outdoors and Hunting

Louisiana detected seven new CWD positives since July

TENSAS PARISH — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries detected seven new Chronic Wasting Disease positives in the 2023 to 2024 hunting season. Deer Program ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Monday, February 19, 2024 3:15 pm

News

Football foundation banquet will be held at the end of February

NATCHEZ — The Miss-Lou Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame will host their annual awards banquet at the end ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Thursday, February 8, 2024 11:30 am

News

Claiborne County detects first Chronic Wasting Disease positive

PORT GIBSON — Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks confirmed a positive detection of Chronic Wasting Disease in Claiborne County Wednesday morning. According to ... Read more

by Hunter Cloud, Wednesday, February 7, 2024 11:23 am

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