Small Game

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If one of your biggest passions involves hunting small game, you’re in the right place. Our small game hunting videos and articles will provide you with key insights and information on how and when to hunt your small-sized quarry, and more effectively put you hot on the trail of sought-after squirrels, rabbits, pheasants & doves.

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Squirrel Hunting 101 – Everything You Need to Know

Squirrel hunting offers a challenge like no other. Discover our blog and learn how to hunt squirrels legally. Check out the latest tips and tricks at Mossy Oak.

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Tips & Tricks for Traveling with Meat

View our shipping frozen meat how-to guide and find the best tips and techniques used for transporting and traveling with big or small game.

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The Importance of Hearing for Hunters

Take a moment and think about how important sounds really are to your hunt. The grunt of a buck and rustling of leaves the moment before seeing your biggest buck, ducks wings whistling over your head as they make their last circle or the cackle, or a rooster taking flight.

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A Father’s Struggle to Create a Hunter and a Lesson in Hunter Representation

That child or friend you take hunting may not turn out to be an active hunter, and that's okay; we can't force active participation. Just because that new recruit chooses not to participate next season, doesn't mean you haven't created a strong ally.

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BUILT: The Bear Archery Story

Fred Bear, the man dubbed as “The Gentleman Woodsman” and “the Papa Bear of the Great Outdoors,” almost single-handedly brought about the renaissance of modern bowhunting.

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Species Profile: Fox Squirrel

As gamekeepers, our habitat and timber management practices not only benefit targeted game species like deer, wild turkey and quail, but other local non-game wildlife also benefit from our efforts. One example is the fox squirrel, (Sciurus niger). Fox squirrels may be vexing to our management efforts at times, but their distinctive appearance and interesting characteristics make their presence uniquely special. As “Nature’s tree planters” they add value to the environment and our outdoor experience.

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How to Bow Hunt Small Game

Best Practices for Shooting Doves, Rabbits, and Squirrels with a Bow.

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Dove Hunting: The Unofficial End of Summer

In the South, dove season is considered “the unofficial end of summer” and beginning of fall. It coincides with the beginning of college football season and, for many, is just a good time to start “tailgating.”

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6 Tips for the Dove Hunter

Here are 6 tips for the dove hunter to ensure a safe and successful hunt and products for dove hunting to keep you comfortable and concealed.

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Dove Hunting Etiquette

Since it's dove season, keep these 10 dove hunting etiquette tips on your mind.

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How To Attract Doves To Your Property

Traditionally, hunters have chosen sunflowers, and there’s no doubt that this remains the most popular planting when attempting to attract doves, but many hunters are finding that a bit of diversity can actually be helpful in attracting more birds and can make your plot more versatile so that it provides feed for a number of wildlife species.

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Do Possums Eat Ticks?

Ecologically, possums are classified as omnivores, with invertebrates making up between roughly 60% to 70% of their diet. It seems unlikely they would avoid an easily available food source, especially one they can find crawling around on their own bodies.

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Bowhunting Bull Frogs

Frogs are most active during the summer months of June, July, and August. Being mostly night-active is why most frog hunters began hunting during late evenings, after dark, or throughout the night hours.

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Outdoors with TK and Mike and Mossy Oak

Mossy Oak honors the comedy legends.

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Mossy Oak Gun Cleaning Kit

With this kit, you can easily clean all rifles, shotguns, and handguns regardless of barrel size.

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