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Why Jim and Louise Shockey Never Forced Their Children to Go into the Outdoor Industry

Listening to the wisdom of Jim Shockey gives us a deeper insight into what an outdoor family is all about, and how a father puts his children first and his business second, even if the business is the strongest motivation in his life. Most fathers want to have their children follow in their footsteps. In today’s interview with Jim Shockey, you'll understand what makes the Shockey family’s outdoor business so successful, and why both Branlin

Video, Mossy Oak

Jim Shockey: One of the Most Recognized Hunters

Jim Shockey has two TV shows on the Outdoor Channel - “Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures” that has been running for 13 years, and his new show “Uncharted.” Also, he’s been an outfitter in Canada, Saskatchewan, the Yukon and British Columbia for 25 years.

Big Game, Video, Mossy Oak

Taking Public Land Colorado Elk

On the same hunt where I took the bear (see Day 4), I also had an elk tag. I decided to hunt over an elk wallow about 3/4-mile off a woods road that I had hunted previously. The first time I ever had hunted this wallow was in 1991. Because I’d hunted it for several years, I could find my way to my stand site in the dark. This wallow wasn’t too hard to get

Big Game, Mossy Oak

Mike Magrew Takes a Bear Almost Too Big to Carry

When I don’t draw a special tag to hunt in Colorado, I buy over-the-counter tags. A few seasons ago I went to Colorado with an elk archery tag and black bear archery tag. On the opening day of archery season, I decided to hunt a drainage I had hunted before where I knew there were big bears and big bull elk. In the bottom of the drainage were plenty of berries and thick-cover areas where

Big Game, Predator, Mossy Oak, Bow

A Buck Deer at My Back

Check out our buck deer hunting post and learn how Mike Magrew of O’Fallon, Missouri has been hunting whitetails for 35 years. Read Mossy Oak's blog!

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Mike Magrew on the Climb for a Trophy Muley

When I went to Colorado in 2014, I had a mule deer archery tag and an elk archery tag. I had planned to hunt mule deer first, because I knew that the elk probably wouldn’t start bugling until later in my hunt. For 2 weeks I hunted hard, covered a lot of ground and only saw one spike mule deer buck but plenty of does. Since I had hunted this place before, I knew there

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

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