Land Management

REAP WHAT YOU SOW.

Watch and read along as some of the world’s most knowledgeable and experienced hunting land managers show you proven strategies for turning your property into a hunting paradise. Get expert tips on everything from seasonal food plot placement and plant species selection to the state-of-the-art equipment that helps you to tend it.

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The Poult Days of Summer: A Photojournal

Photographer Tes Jolly documents 2023 summer poults' progression and aging on her Alabama farm.

Turkey, Conservation, Land Management

Maximizing Antler Growth with No-Till Farming

Implementing a no-till farming system can improve habitat and increase the availability of forage for deer and other wildlife. Learn more from Mossy Oak.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Using Native Plums in Wildlife Plantings

Native plums are a valuable resource for many different types of wildlife habitat improvement projects.

Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries, BioLogic

When to Plant Beans and Peas for Whitetail Deer

Gamekeeper Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief gives us a quick rundown on when a land manager should plant their soybeans and protein peas to produce the best yield and green leaf value.

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Finis Mitchell: The Wind River’s One-Man Conservation Corps

Pronounced “fine-us,” young Mitchell and his dad, Henry, stocked some 2.5 million trout across a 3,500-square-mile swath of Wind River backcountry dappled with thousands of fish-barren snowmelt lakes.

Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Managing Blackberry Stands for Wildlife

Properly managed blackberry stands may provide a range of benefits for different wildlife species as part of a thoughtful approach to early-successional habitat improvement.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries, BioLogic

Growing Big Bass Quick

A little bit of effort and care into your pond can result in some big bass in just a few years!

Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Fishing, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Forest Crop Tree Management for Wildlife

Spring days are a great time to scout for the signs that your woodlands contain the proper mix of forest species to attract the game species for which you are managing.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries, BioLogic

Taking Inventory of Mast Producing Crops

Spring is a great time of year for wildlife habitat managers to take stock of mast producing trees to ensure that their site is in top condition to provide the food that their desired wildlife species need.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Best Practices for Placing Fish Structure

We talk the benefits of fish structure, where to place them, and what sort of materials are best to use for structure.

Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Fishing, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Mossy Oak Properties 2023 Summit Award Winners

Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce its recent award winners, revealed at the company’s recent Land Summit, held February 28th through March 1st, 2023 in Starkville, Mississippi.

Land Management, Mossy Oak Properties

The History and the "Why" of Wood Duck Boxes

Once thought to be the most abundant waterfowl species in North America, they were nearly gone by the early 20th Century.

Waterfowl, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Herbert Stoddard: Conservation’s Incredible Doctor of Fire

Greg Tinsley While the person charged with keeping the hippopotamus warm and alive in Maraboo, Wisconsin likely suffered an unemployment event, it was exactly the preponderant death of that hippo in the winter of 1910 that seemed an act of God’s grace for Herbert L. Stoddard. As the massive beast was processed for transport to the Milwaukee Public Museum, Stoddard’s determination and dexterity with skinning knives impressed the museum’s traveling chief-of-taxidermy George Shrosbree, who offered

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Prescribed Burning: Three Types of Fires

In the world of prescribed burning, three types of fires are used; a "backfire," "head fire," and "flank fire," and each type provides differing intensities for varying results.

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Best Dog Proof Traps & How They Work

For beginning trappers, it is vital to understand what a dog-proof trap consists of and how they work.

Turkey, Predator, Land Management, Gear, How-To