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Mississippi Outdoors Podcast Explores Land History and Deer Population Trends

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.

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Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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