Boat found on Miss. River believed to belong to missing man, teenager
Boat found on Miss. River believed to belong to missing man, teenager By WLBT Digital and David Kenney | December 4, 2020 at 8:46 AM CST - Updated December 5 at 9:12 AM
WARREN CO., Miss. (WLBT) - The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man and teenager that went missing on the Mississippi River on Thursday, Vicksburg Daily News reports.
The pair have been identified as 21-year-old Zeb Hughes and 16-year-old Gunner Palmer.
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said the two went duck hunting near Palmira Island on Thursday afternoon.
Missing hunters: Our mission and our obligation is to find these young men. Brian Broom, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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Search efforts for two young men who went missing Dec. 3 on the Mississippi River got off to a late start Friday morning due to weather conditions, but officials are determined to continue until the families have answers. Our mission and our obligation is to find these young men and bring them home to the families, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. We re going to keep going until we find them or it s unreasonable to continue, but right now we re not discussing suspending the search.
Officials: Two weeks later, search for missing hunters now a recovery effort (Source: BRIAN STANSBERRY) By WLBT Digital | December 17, 2020 at 9:46 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 8:58 AM
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - After a 14-day search for two missing hunters in the Mississippi River, officials are now describing their endeavor as a recovery effort.
The hunters, 16-year-old Gunner Palmer and 21-year-old Zeb Hughes, both of Copiah County, went missing while scouting duck hunting locations near Palmira Island the afternoon of December 3.
A dog traveling with the hunters that day has also not been found.
The boat belonging to the pair was discovered capsized on Middle Ground Island, which is about 12 miles south of where they had originally launched. Most items from inside their boat have since been recovered, including two life jackets.
Wildlife officers trying to catch goose that has arrow through chest
Wounded goose seen at reservoir Share Updated: 10:32 AM CST Dec 16, 2020
Wounded goose seen at reservoir Share Updated: 10:32 AM CST Dec 16, 2020
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Wounded goose seen at reservoir Share Updated: 10:32 AM CST Dec 16, 2020 A goose with an arrow shot through its chest was spotted walking around at the Ross Barnett Reservoir. A 16 WAPT viewer took a picture of the goose on Wednesday at Madison Landing, near Cock of the Walk, and asked if anyone could help the bird.Officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Parks and Fisheries said they have been trying for two weeks to catch the goose, but it keeps flying away. Officers were headed to the area Wednesday morning to try to help the bird.
Hunting in the Footsteps of a Waterfowling Legend
The attractive lure of duck hunting Beaverdam Lake and the Mississippi River.
A wide variety of habitat is available to ducks in the Beaverdam area. The rich soils of the Mississippi Delta provide ample feeding opportunities. (Photo by John Felsher) December 11, 2020 By John Felsher
Over the millennia, the capricious Mississippi River has built a well-watered alluvial floodplain dominated by numerous backwaters, oxbows, streams, cypress swamps and soggy bottomlands. Periodic floods recharge and fertilize ancient oxbows and lowlands, creating outstanding waterfowl habitat.
Today, the Mississippi Delta spans nearly 7,000 square miles of the Mississippi River Alluvial Valley, one of the most critical wintering waterfowl habitats in North America.