A new episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast has been released, featuring Mississippi State environmental historians Jim Giesen and Mark Hersey.
The pair discuss the history of land use in Mississippi, highlighting how the Mississippi Delta shifted from dense forest to farmland after the Civil War. They also explore how whitetail deer nearly went extinct in the state and how a shift from cotton to soybeans contributed to a surge in the deer population.
The episode offers a different perspective on outdoor land use and conservation, aiming to change how hunters and landowners view their land. The full episode is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3h5Wxv2shk.
