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Get ready for hunting season: Jackson metro to have two outdoor shows this weekend
The Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza and the Mississippi Ag and Outdoor Expo will both happen this weekend and will offer just about anything you need to enjoy the outdoors.
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If you’re into the outdoors, you have a big weekend ahead. Not one, but two outdoor shows are scheduled to take place in the metro area this weekend and will feature the latest in hunting, fishing and agriculture equipment.
Each has more than 100 vendors and lots of things to choose from to gear up for hunting season. After all, it’s almost here. Alligator season is only weeks away followed by dove season, early waterfowl opportunities in September, archery and small game in October and then gun season for deer in November.
And no matter what you hunt, the season will probably be here before you know it and this weekend is a great time to get ahead of the game.
Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza
The Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza will be held in Pearl and Ashlee Ellis-Smith, CEO of conservation organization Mississippi Wildlife Federation which hosts the event, said it’s going to be the best in a decade.
“People who have gone in the past I think will be very pleased because this show will harken back to the days of old,” Ellis-Smith said. “We have the best vendors we’ve had in 10 years.
“They are all hunting, fishing and outdoors and there’s tons of stuff for the kids. There are 139 vendors not counting the various kids’ activities.”
Highlights of the event include a 3-D archery tournament, hand-grabbing catfish for kids, turkey calling championship, the Big Buck Contest and chances to win guns every hour.
“There’s a gun giveaway every hour on the hour,” Ellis-Smith said. “You just have to be present to win.”
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What to know about the MS Wildlife Extravaganza
- Dates: July 26-29
- Hours: Friday, 12-8 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Location: Clyde Muse Center, 515 Country Place Parkway, Pearl
- Cost: Adult day pass $15 Adult weekend pass $30 Kid day pass $7 Kid weekend pass $14 Kids five and under free Friday is Kid’s Day, 12 and under get in free
- For more information visit www.mswildlife.org.
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Mississippi Ag and Outdoor Expo
The Mississippi Ag and Outdoor Expo is presented by Jack Fisher of the Louisiana-based Great Southern Expos, and Fisher said this year’s event will be bigger than in past years.
“This year we not only have the Trade Mart full, we have the Coliseum,” Fisher said. “With that space we have room for campers, more ATVs than we’ve had before and more entertainment for adults and kids.
“We have about 150 vendors and about 300 booths with lots of bulk space. That’s where we display tractors and ATVs.”
The event features guides and outfitters, boats, tractors and agriculture equipment, hunting and fishing equipment and more. Other attractions are a 3-D archery tournament, Dock Dogs Jumping Competition, axe-throwing and mechanical bull riding.
As an added feature, Fisher said Tower Loans will be onsite offering interest-free financing for up to two years for those bigger purchases.
What to know about the MS Ag and Outdoor Expo
- Dates: July 26-29
- Hours: Friday, 12-7 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Location: Mississippi Coliseum and Trade Mart, 1207 Mississippi Street off High Street, Jackson
- Cost: Adults, $15 Kids six through 12, $5 Kids five and under, free Sunday all kids get in free
- For more information visit www.mississippioutdoorexpo.com.
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GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) — A George County High School senior is dead after an SUV hit him while bicycling on Highway 26 Friday night.
Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) officials said at 8:15 p.m. the MHP responded to a fatal crash on Highway 26 in George County.
Those officials said a Ford SUV traveling west on Highway 26 collided with 18-year-old Tyree Bradley of McLain, Mississippi, who was bicycling.
Bradley was fatally injured and died at the scene, MHP officials said.
The crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
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Some losses feel like they drag on longer than the box score suggests, and Mississippi State’s 3-1 opener at Texas A&M fits that category.
It wasn’t a blowout. It wasn’t a game where the Bulldogs looked outmatched.
It was just one of those nights where the early mistakes stuck around and the offense never quite found the swing that could shake them loose.
The frustrating part is how quickly the hole formed. Two solo homers and a wild pitch in the first two innings put Mississippi State behind 3-0, and that was basically the ballgame.
Against a top tier SEC team on the road, spotting three runs that early is a tough ask. The Bulldogs didn’t fold, but they also didn’t cash in when the door cracked open.
“I liked our fight. I think we’re really just working through some things offensively, and trying to stay together,” Mississippi State coach Samantha Ricketts said. “This team still believes, and we’re going to battle and fight every chance we get, and I think I saw a lot of that. I’m encouraged for what that means for us moving forward, but, you know, they’re a good hitting team, and we’ve got to be able to shut them down early. I don’t think Peja [Goold] had her best stuff, but she continued to battle out there and find ways to get outs.”
They had chances. Two runners stranded in the fifth. Two more in the sixth. Another in the seventh. Des Rivera finally got the Bulldogs on the board with an RBI single, but the big hit that usually shows up for this lineup never arrived.
It wasn’t a lack of traffic. It was a lack of finish.
If there was a bright spot, it came from the bullpen. Delainey Everett gave Mississippi State exactly what it needed after the rocky start.
“That was just a huge relief appearance by Delaney to keep us in it,” Ricketts said. “It’s really good to have her back and healthy these last few weeks because these are the moments where we really need her and rely on her. We know that she’s going to be a big part of the remainder of the season going forward as well.”
Three hitless innings, one baserunner, and a reminder that she’s quietly putting together a strong stretch.
There were individual positives too. Nadia Barbary keeps climbing the doubles list. Kiarra Sells keeps finding ways on base.
But the bigger picture is simple. Mississippi State is now 6-10 in the SEC, and the margin for error is shrinking. Nights like this one are the difference between climbing back into the race and staying stuck in the middle.
They get another shot this morning with the schedule bumped up for weather. The formula isn’t complicated.
Clean up the early innings, keep getting quality relief, and find one or two timely swings. The Bulldogs didn’t get them Friday. They’ll need them today.
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