Outdoors
2B • Daily Corinthian
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Archery season for deer opens tomorrow After a weekend off from work chilling out with friends, doing hobbies, catching a football game on the tube or some other enjoyable activity, sometimes it’s difficult to get going once Monday rolls around. But, if I had to guess, I’d say many of our area sportsmen won’t be getting that yucky feeling tomorrow. Instead of the Monday morning blahs, those who are avid bowhunters and have managed to get the day off from work will be feeling like they’re on “cloudnine.� The Mississippi archery season for deer opens in this area on Oct. 1 and goes through Nov. 16. Archery equipment can be used throughout all of the deer seasons but at least 500 square inches of solid unbroken fluorescent orange must be worn
during any primitive weapon or gun season. B a g limits and David antler criGreen teria remain the Outdoors same as in recent years. The bag limit for antlerless deer is five per license year, but only one per day may be taken. A yearly limit of three bucks may be taken, not exceeding more than one per day. To be legal for harvest in our area (the Hill Zone), bucks must have a minimum 10-inch inside spread or at least one main beam measuring 13 inches in length. However, youth hunters 15 years of age or younger can take any antlered buck. Our neighbors just to our north have already
You’ve done your work. The bow is tuned, scouting completed and, maybe, the stand has been placed. You’re raring to go. All you’re waiting on is daylight. got their archery season underway. The Tennessee season opened on Sept. 22. Mississippi and Tennessee have one thing in common with their archery seasons. Both are consistent about when they open. The Tennessee season always opens on the fourth Saturday in September, while Mississippi sticks to using the first of October as being its opening date, unless the first falls on a Sunday, then it will be moved up a day. For the best chance of having success in archery
season, hunters should locate and set up in the vicinity of a good food source, preferably one that deer are hitting hard at the moment. Setting up a stand near agricultural crops such as corn or soybeans, or close to a cluster of white-oak trees steadily dropping their first acorns would be a great place to start right now. Deer will devour the acorns as fast as they drop and go after the grain as long as it lasts. But since it’s this late in the game, I suppose most have already got such a place in mind. You’ve
done your work. The bow is tuned, scouting completed and, maybe, the stand has been placed. You’re raring to go. All you’re waiting on is daylight. In your haste to get out the door, though, don’t forget the small stuff that could keep the hunt from going smoothly. You can’t follow a blood trail in the dark without a flashlight, the bow is a hassle to get up into the stand if the bow rope is left at the house, and it’s sure no fun getting busted by a deer’s nose when you haven’t made the necessary precautions prior in concealing your scent. Scent concealment is fickle at best with the wind swirling in the hills around here. I’ve tried my share of cover scents, but the most effective tactic I’ve found doesn’t cost me a dime. The night be-
fore a hunt I’ll take the clothes I’m going to wear and hang them outside so they can air-out in the fresh night air. Employers beware! If you happen to have several employees call in sick this Monday, it could be because of the virus that goes around each year about this time causing people to lose sleep, tiptoe through the woods, climb trees and do all sorts of wild things. It’s called “Bow Madness!� (Daily Corinthian columnist and Alcorn County resident David Green is an avid hunter and fisherman in the Crossroads area. Anyone wishing to share their own unique outdoor story or have any news to report pertaining to the outdoors, David can be contacted at dgreen_outdoors@yahoo.com.)
Weyerhaeuser Company sets preference for ATFS-certified wood BY JAMES L. CUMMINS For the Daily Corinthian
The American Tree Farm System (ATFS), a program of the American Forest Foundation, is the largest and oldest woodland system in America. As always, certified Tree Farmers meet the highest standards of sustainability and manage their lands for water, wildlife,
wood and recreation. Weyerhaeuser, one of the world’s largest forest products companies, recently announced a supply chain preference for certified material sourced from the ATFS. For the nearly 90,000 family forest owners sustainably managing 27 million acres of forestland in America, the Wey-
erhaeuser preference for their certified wood can make a real difference in the viability of the tree farms and the economic health of rural communities. Tom Martin, president and CEO of the American Forest Foundation confirmed, “Weyerhaeuser’s announcement is just what certified Tree Farm-
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Weyerhaeuser supports the use of internationallyaccepted sustainable forestry standards, including the use of independent, external auditors that verify a company’s commitment to responsible sourcing. Weyerhaeuser’s responsible fiber sourcing practices are guided by its wood procurement policy and implementation guidelines. The preference for ATFS wood will be implemented at Weyerhaeuser through a number of measures, including incentives, procurement decisions, policy and expansion support of the ATFS. “America’s forests need strong industry players like Weyerhaeuser to recognize the value that family forest owners are contributing to sustainable forestry. Giving preference to wood from American Tree Farm Systemcertified land means more woodland owners have the financial resources to continue their hard work and on-the-ground stewardship,� said Martin.
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visitor center. A final trip was in store for the rifle and on Sept. 18, 2012, it was placed on a wooden gun carriage and set on permanent display in the lobby of the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. It belongs here in Corinth. It was just across the street that the Confederates fired it for their last time, blasting fire and shell toward the enemy lines, and it’s only yards from the spot where the Regulars dragged it through the Union lines to a thundering chorus of “Huzza� from the men of Ohio. How could it belong anywhere else but Corinth? (Tom Parson is a ranger at the National Park Service’s Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.)