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Fishing an Unfamiliar Lake

Planning and research are the biggest keys to being successful on an unfamiliar lake. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to do much of either before a recent trip to Beaver Lake in Arkansas. I backed the boat down the ramp with little to no knowledge of the fishery, so as I ran across the lake I had to rely on my previous knowledge and my fish finder. As I darted around the lake I fished everything

Fishing, How-To

Bowhunting Turkeys

Bowhunting turkeys is a test of all of your skills including mentally setting up a decoy scenario to fool the wariest of game. It’s also just a great excuse to enjoy spring after a long, cold winter. According to the National Wild Turkey Federation, the largest on record is a 37.6-pound goliath taken in Kentucky during the 2015 season. That’s a lot of turkey and the reason you need to have the right gear and

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, How-To, Bow

Keep Your Legs From Falling Asleep While Turkey Hunting

Holding still, ready for an opportunity to shoot as you enjoy his performance, you begin to feel a sharp pins and needles sensation increasing in your legs. This intensifies to a painful burn. Soon you realize that you are unable to move your legs. They are asleep. Paresthesia has set in. This is not an emergency, but sure can feel like it, especially if that tom turns and you need to scurry around like a

Turkey, How-To

Calling All Turkeys

Each year I hunt in about nine or 10 states. This season I have 10 states on my schedule. I produce a web show for Mossberg titled, “Calling All Turkeys.” The show has a quick turnaround. I have four cameras running at all times with multiple angles. So, during the season, you'll be able to follow me a week behind where I’ve been hunting. After we film a show, we head for the next state,

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A Self-Taught Turkey Hunter

I took my first turkey when I was 14. I was basically self-taught. No one ever took me turkey hunting. My dad didn’t hunt, so I always hunted by myself. My dad wanted to know that I knew how to handle a gun safely, then he more or less turned me loose in the woods to go find a turkey.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession

Robinson And Fulmer Win Bassmaster High School Eastern Open On Lake Hartwell

Planning for the herring spawn that they thought could happen positioned them around quality bass in the lower part of Lake Hartwell, in the same area where Jordan Lee defended his Classic title.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, News, Mossy Oak

Owl Hooting to Turkey Calling

When I first started turkey hunting, I played around with an owl hooter and got fairly good at using it. When I entered my first calling contest in 2009, I learned that the contest had an owl-hooting division. I quickly learned that my owl hooting was much better than my turkey calling, and I began winning owl-hooting contests and placing well in them. As I got better at owl hooting, my turkey calling got better

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Magic Legumes: Adding Nitrogen to the Soil

Legumes are referred to as nitrogen-fixing plants. Small nodules on their roots actually produce nitrogen and enrich the soil.

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

Be Prepared with Different Types of Turkey Calls

When I go into the woods, I’ll usually have one box call and two pot calls, either a glass and a slate or a slate and an aluminum. I want calls with different pitches, and I always carry about six mouth calls with me each day. I really love my mouth calls, but there are different times and various turkeys that won’t answer a mouth call that will answer a friction call.

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On rainy days, I’ll hunt just like I do on sunny days with the exception that I know I won’t be able to hear a turkey gobble from as far away as I ordinarily will. Too, that turkey won’t hear me as easily. But I’ve found turkeys are still as vocal in a rainstorm as they are on a sunny day.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, Firearm

Bass Fisherman Matt Lee Joins Mossy Oak Fishing Team

Mossy Oak is excited to announce the addition of Matt Lee to the Mossy Oak Fishing Team.

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Strutting, Spitting and Drumming Defined

Ask any turkey hunting addict what drives their obsession and the answer likely includes the intoxicating rush of calling in a brush-bearded, sunlit strutting tom, gobbling, spitting and drumming through the spring woods. It’s a part of the turkey hunting experience that can drive normally sane hunters to the woods for weeks, sacrificing sleep, work, and family time

Turkey, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Maybe You CAN Afford to Hunt New Zealand

New Zealand’s South Island is teeming with giant red stag boasting 500-pound bodies and racks that consistently reach 340-plus inches SCI. There are also throngs of cliff-hugging tahr with sturdy, stumpy horns and long, dark capes as well as fallow deer with spotted backs and prehistoric, palmated racks plus finely appointed chamois and twisty-horned Pacific Island goats among other species.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Mountain Country

Why Do You Hunt Turkeys?

Why is the question everyone should ask themselves before they venture out on a turkey hunt. That’s not just in general but for each specific hunt. If you do not know the answer to that question, then how do you approach the hunt? My approach is ever changing depending on the situation, but I think about that approach before I go out. It allows me to be successful whether I shoot a turkey or not.

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When Calling Turkeys Doesn't Work

I’ve been entering turkey-calling contests for 17 years and hunting turkeys for 25 years, so I should know how to call a turkey. But every season, I’ll get one or two of those ole bad birds that prove I can’t call every turkey to me. That’s when I know that this old statement is true: “Patience kills more turkeys than fancy calling will.”

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NWTF Presents: The Big Six

The National Wild Turkey Federation classified six major regions across 738 million acres to best identify the urgent needs of wild turkeys across the country.

Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

11 Strategies for Hunting Silent Gobblers

No challenge can be more frustrating than dealing with quiet gobblers. It can humiliate world-champion callers and beginners alike.

Jim Turlington--The Artist Behind the 2025 Mossy Oak Wild Turkey Stamp

Jim Turlington is a wildlife artist residing in Deltona, Florida. He's been hunting, photographing and painting wild turkeys for decades.

Turkey, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Mossy Oak Wild Turkey Stamp Helps Fund Large-Scale Florida Wild Turkey Research

Dr. Marcus Lashley is leading a multi-year, multi-faceted wild turkey research project based Florida, one that he says is the largest and most comprehensive turkey study conducted.

Turkey, News

Spring Food Plots | What, When, and How

View our spring food plots for deer and turkey article to identify the critical months in a whitetail's life. Learn when bucks start the antler genesis process!

Turkey, Deer, Waterfowl, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Overcoming Early Turkey Season Obstacles

The early season provides some unique challenges to the turkey hunter, like cold weather, little to no foliage, and henned up gobblers.

Turkey, How-To

Wild Turkey Diseases: Avian Pox and LPDV

As responsible hunters and gamekeepers, we can help turkeys by being vigilant for birds that appear ill, whether we’re observing them or admiring one up close after a successful hunt.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

River Cane Ecology and Canebrake Management for Wildlife

River cane is one such species that is both a striking deviation and a biologically-unique component of Southeastern forest and grassland habitats.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

How Far is Too Far to Call in a Turkey?

Mossy Oak Prostaffer Donald Jarrett talks the fickle nature of turkeys and when to stick it out for a far off bird that’s having trouble making up his mind on whether or not to come your way.

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BBQ Turkey Loaded Fries

Put your turkey legs to good use with this excellent way to bbq and serve them.

Turkey, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Tailgate Talks: Mr. Walt's First Turkey at 91 Years Old

Mr. Walt's final bucket list item was to kill a wild turkey for the first time.

Turkey, Tailgate Talks, Video

Wild Turkey Shepherd’s Pie

The nice part about using ground turkey in Shepherd’s Pie is you can taste the wonderful flavor of the bird and never have to worry about it being tough or drying out. It is sure to be a hit with the whole family and is a great dish to make in advance to take to hunting camp.

Turkey, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

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