Well, keep your fingers crossed, because a colder winter for the 2000-2001 season could mean a record number of deer harvested in the Magnolia State. Click on your district for the 2000-2001 predictions.
Mild winters provide more plentiful food, as well as decreased stress from the elements.
In the short term, this means bigger bucks and healthier does. With the number of deer harvested about 60,000 lower than average for two years in a row, a cool winter should keep plenty of deer in front of your stand. It's too early now for a completely accurate prediction, but some preliminary reports suggest that Mississippi's temperatures will be cooler than last winter. So let's welcome Old Man Winter with open arms and hope he stays for a while. The amount of game in this region is slowly rising, but it is still behind compared with the dense populations across the rest of the state.