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Heave, Haul, Lug and Tug

For many of us, maintaining our hunting properties demands using our vehicles to tow and haul various loads and trailers. Whether it’s towing a trailer of ATVs, hauling a load of fertilizer or pulling a heavy duty load like a utility tractor, understanding the limitations of your trailer and your tow vehicle will do much to ensure safe usage. While towing a trailer seems simple enough, it’s no small undertaking, especially when lugging heavy loads

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How to Take Tough Toms

I don’t call as much on rainy days, because turkeys don’t gobble as well when rain’s falling. I’ve had turkeys gobbling from the ground, and then they’ll shut-up as soon rain starts. Remember, when a turkey gobbles, he’s not only calling-in hens. He’s also notifying predators where he is located.

Big Game, Turkey, How-To

Making The Cut...For Fruit

Mast trees need care from time to time if they’re going to remain productive. If left unmaintained fruit trees can grow out of control and productivity will suffer. If maintained properly it’s amazing the tonnage a few fruit trees or several mature oaks can provide. Many people think that pruning is all about “cosmetics,” but when it comes to fruit trees, proper pruning is essential for the best yield and the winter months are the

Land Management, How-To, Video

Taking "Shedding" To a Whole New Level

Whitetail bucks shed their antlers from late December through March. Soon many of us will be roaming the ridges scouring the forest floor for that “bone.” The exact time a buck drops will vary region to region, but finding these “cast-off crowns” has become in its own idiom a hunt in itself. You may have witnessed how various species of dogs can find contraband, people, drugs or your game birds with only a molecular whiff

Deer, How-To

ProStaff Tip: Camo for Predators

Mossy Oak ProStaffer Steven Reinhold explains his early and late-season camo choices while in his home state of Ohio.

Predator, How-To, Video, Mossy Oak

20 Years of Deer Research On Deer Movement

Twenty years of research, including 35,000 hunter days and statistics from the National Weather Service about the weather conditions on both morning and afternoon hunts, brings us all startling new information about when deer move.

Deer, How-To

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