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MSU holding Bucks and Ducks workshop
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The Mississippi State University Extension Service is hosting Bucks and Ducks Sept. 12 in Holly Springs. Among the planned activities are duck banding, as shown here, Scott Rush, left, and James Callicutt band a mallard on Feb. 10, 2025. (Submitted Photo by Cypress Bend/RT Bailey III)
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Landowners, hunters and wildlife enthusiasts are invited to a half-day workshop Sept. 12 that will give insight into duck and deer management.
The Mississippi State University Extension Service is hosting Bucks and Ducks from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. that Friday at Spirit Hill Farm in Holly Springs. There is a $10 cost to attend. Breakfast and lunch are provided.
“Participants get to spend the day with Extension specialists from the MSU Deer Lab and the MSU Extension gamebird program, along with biologists from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks,” said James Callicutt, event organizer and Extension waterfowl and upland gamebird specialist. “We have packed this educational event with practical management insights, hands-on demonstrations and time to get your questions answered by the experts.”
Planned activities include live duck banding, assuming organizers were successful in capturing specimens; antler scoring and jawbone aging demonstrations; field tours showcasing habitat management for deer and ducks and presentations on deer and duck ecology and management.
Spirit Hill Farm is located at 2600 Jason Patrick Road in Holly Springs. Register by visiting https://tinyurl.com/ycxpxpaz.
MSU is an equal opportunity institution. For disability accommodation, please contact Kim Powers at 662-562-4274 or kimberly.powers@msstate.edu.
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James Callicutt Extension Instructor I
- Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture