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In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt sits down with lifelong outdoorswoman Allison Crews — founder of the group affectionately known as the Swamp Witches.

Allison shares how a nickname from her husband during duck season grew into a community of women who hunt, fish, and enjoy Mississippi’s outdoors together. She talks about learning to hunt as a child, training her own retrievers, and introducing new people — especially women and kids — to hunting without the pressure.

The conversation moves from mornings in the Delta duck blinds to Mississippi’s little-known world of fox hunting on horseback, a sport she’s helped keep alive for more than thirty years. Allison also explains her work with the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust, which funds projects that make outdoor recreation more accessible across the state.

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00:00 – Intro: Fox hunting in Mississippi and guest Allison Cruz
00:45 – Origin of the Swamp Witches nickname
02:20 – Women supporting each other in the outdoors
03:30 – Duck hunting trips and teaching friends to hunt
04:00 – New York Times story and Duck Dynasty connection
04:45 – Growing up in Jackson and marrying into a duck-hunting family
05:45 – Dog training since childhood and raising retrievers
07:05 – Encouraging more women and kids to hunt
08:10 – Faith, spirituality & what the outdoors means to her
09:45 – Favorite duck hunting moments and challenges
11:00 – Introduction to fox hunting on horseback
12:00 – How a Memphis hunt led to 30 years in the sport
13:30 – The tradition of the uniform and respect for landowners
14:00 – How the hounds are trained and managed
15:30 – Clubs and fox hunts around Mississippi and the region
16:30 – The skill of training and riding with packs of hounds
18:30 – Balancing duck, deer, turkey, and fox seasons
20:30 – The Mississippi Trifecta (hunting ducks, deer & coyotes in a day)
23:10 – Joining the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust (MOST)
24:40 – How MOST funds public outdoor projects and access
26:00 – Encouraging others to apply and improve local recreation
27:15 – Her advice: take a friend hunting and teach outdoor etiquette
30:00 – Why hunting is spiritual and not about the kill
31:30 – Closing thoughts on Mississippi’s outdoor culture