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Deer Hunting Off the Beaten Path

To consistently and successfully harvest deer, you have to do what few hunters will do and go where few hunters will go. If I walk a mile and cross three ridgetops to reach my hunting spot, I’ll rarely if ever see another hunter.

Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Hunting in Streamside Management Zones

During bow season in Alabama, I’m looking for good stands of oaks that are producing a good number of acorns. Often I’ll find those oak trees in Streamside Management Zones (SMZs are areas of forests adjacent to bodies of water like ponds, rivers, creeks and intermittent streams that serve as filter strips for surface water runoff.) between two different ages of stands of pine trees.

Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Wildlife Biologists Can Help Hunters

One of the reasons that I believe the wildlife biologist who’s responsible for that WMA can tell you the best place to find an older-age-class buck is that hunters check in their deer and turkeys on the WMA and are supposed to tell the biologists where they’ve taken the animals or birds.

Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Resources for Scouting Public Land

I’ve found that my cell phone GPS is much more convenient for me to carry than a designated hand-held GPS receiver. By scouting in the early season and choosing my tree stand sites, I often can reach my stand site without having to use my GPS.

Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Tactics for Hunting Deer on Public Land in Alabama

Brandon Bobo, who works as a biologist for the National Wild Turkey Federation in the State of Alabama, is a member of Mossy Oak’s GameKeepers Pro Staff. He frequently hunts public land in Alabama and this week he is sharing tips with us on how he hunts public land.

Deer, Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak, Bow

A History of Planting for Wildlife

I first learned the value of planting for wildlife many years ago. I was hunting in Cocke County, Tennessee, on one of my cousin’s farms. My cousin said, “Benny, go right out there to the corner of the tobacco patch. I've got oats planted there, and deer love oats.”

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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