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How Long Should Dogs Eat Puppy Food?

At Mossy Oak GameKeeper Kennels, we start our puppies on high-grade puppy food. If we keep a puppy, we switch from puppy food to high-grade adult dog food after three months. We make the switch to adult dog food gradually.

Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

4 Reasons To Start Planting Trees

Tree planting has played an important role in improving wildlife habitat for ages. As GameKeepers, we know how effective “tree plots” and reforestation can be for attracting wildlife to a property, but let’s take a look at some of the other great reasons to go out and plant some trees!

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

4 Reasons to Plant a Barrier for Your Food Plot

Remember that a deer’s eyes are much more sensitive to movement than a hunter’s eyes are, and a deer’s eyes can focus on both nearby and distant objects at the same time with the eyes set high and spread wide apart, allowing a deer to almost see around itself. A deer’s ears are more attuned to listening for hunters as they move back and forth through the woods. We often spook more deer going to

Deer, BioLogic

Ground Blind Hunting for Antelope in Mossy Oak Eclipse

Mossy Oak Capture Digital Productions went to Wyoming during the 2017 Eclipse to hunt antelope in a ground blind. Mossy Oak recently launched its new Eclipse camo pattern for ground blind hunting and set out to capture a memorable hunt.

Big Game, Mossy Oak Break-Up Eclipse, Video, Mossy Oak

5 Early Season Deer Hunting Tips

Here are 5 early season deer hunting tips that shouldn't be overlooked when trying to harvest a mature buck in early fall.

Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak

Pay Attention to Beaver Dams When Planting for Waterfowl

Beaver dams and beavers provide good places to hunt ducks but bad places to manage timber. Beavers destroy thousands of acres of bottomland hardwoods each year by creating dams and flooding that mature timber. However, Bobby Cole, the president of Mossy Oak BioLogic, reports that waterfowlers have learned that if they break-up those beaver dams in the late spring and let the water run out of them, then they can plant BioLogic Guide’s Choice and

Waterfowl, Land Management, BioLogic

What can an outbreak of EHD (epizootic hemorrhagic disease) do to the whitetail population in Ohio if a wide scale infection occurs? Are we on the verge of a widespread deer kill or will Mother Nature control the spread through weather and killing frost? What can hunters do? How is this viral infection caused?

Deer, Conservation

Can Mule Deer Be Managed Effectively?

A growing number of mule deer hunters are catching on to the fact that they can dramatically improve the quality of their herd and hunting opportunities by employing the same tried and true management methods of the QDMA. Just like whitetails, mule deer need food, water, cover and a spot where they are left alone. In recent years, I’ve been paying close attention to a ranch in Wyoming and how they have progressed. What they

Big Game, Conservation, Land Management, BioLogic

Best Way to Attract Deer for Trail Cameras

Baiting deer for good trail camera pictures is a good idea. There are a lot of good options for attracting deer. Regardless of what you decide to put out, location is key to successful deer baiting.

Deer, Video, Mossy Oak

Fall Planting Strategies for Early Season Deer Hunting

One factor that many hunters often overlook is that deer are browsers, and according to some estimates feed on a couple hundred different foods. They don’t feed on just one crop all day or all night. Even with the availability of apple and pecan orchards, fruits, forbs and other native foods that deer normally eat, green fields still can attract deer and provide food for them.

Deer, Land Management, BioLogic

2018 Can-Am Off-Road Vehicles Built for Riders Enjoying Trails, Rocks and Mud

The Maverick Trail vehicle is conceived to bring one of the best trail experiences to people with its bold Can-Am Maverick X3 heritage and its ingenious convenience features. Every feature is purpose-built to maximize consumer comfort, vehicle stability, and handling – a must for people who are looking for a full day of adventures.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

Fall Planting for Deer

Many hunters in the Deep South start thinking about planting green fields right after dove season ends. Bowhunters then are scurrying to put in some type of deep-woods plot that may become a honey hole for taking whitetails up close and personal during bow season.

Land Management, Gear, BioLogic, Bow

How To Train A Puppy to Go Outside

After a short period of this puppy training routine, the puppy will begin to give an indication by going to the door that he wants to go outside. It is the duty of the puppy’s owner to be alert to the puppy’s signal to go outside. Puppy training takes consistency and awareness to the puppy’s cues.

How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Deer Hunting on Reclaimed Strip Mining Land

In many areas of the country, the federal government has required the strip mining companies to reclaim strip mined land with grasses and pine trees. Most of us think of a strip mine as being nothing but dirt and rocks. But if these strip mines are reclaimed and planted with grasses and pine trees, they often make ideal habitat for whitetails.

Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak, Firearm

How Often Should I Check My Trail Camera?

One of the questions we get asked a lot is how often to check trail cameras. Everyone is eager to know what’s on their cameras but checking them too often can leave a lot of scent behind and give mature deer a reason to avoid the area.

Deer, Gear, Video, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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Strategies For Hunting the "Second Rut"

Often, the first to mid-December, white-tailed does, and bucks go into what many hunters refer to as the second rut. Some hunters do not like to use the term second rut to describe the re-occurring breeding activities that occur during this time because the rutting activity is far different from that of the primary rut.

Deer, How-To

Late Season Deer Hunting Tactics for December and January

Late-season deer hunting in December and January presents unique challenges and opportunities for hunters seeking the elusive mature buck.

Deer, How-To

Chef Nathan Duensing puts a new twist on everyone’s favorite waterfowl-based appetizer, a duck popper perfect for any table.

Waterfowl, Wild Game Recipes, Video, Ingredient Wild

The Deep South Rut

For most hunters, November is the month where the magic happens in the deer woods. However, if you drive far enough south, you’ll find a land where the finest days for deer hunting are in December.

Deer, How-To

How To Adapt To Post-Rut Hunting

The post-rut can be an excellent time to find a mature buck, still on his feet and ready for action.

Deer, How-To

Top Tools for Getting Your Deer Out of the Woods

You killed a deer far from the truck. Now what? Here’s a look at some of the best ways to get your deer out of the woods.

Big Game, Deer, How-To

How to Prepare for Your Child’s First Duck Hunt

That first hunt is important and memorable for you and your child. Here’s tips from Brodie Swisher on getting the correct gear and what to know to make that first hunt a success.

Waterfowl, How-To, Video

Make it a Mossy Oak Christmas from Walmart

We've put together a list of items you can conveniently grab at your local Walmart or online to gift to your outdoors loving family and friends.

Turkey, Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, Gear

Make it a Mossy Oak Kids' Christmas

There's not much more rewarding than seeing your little ones excited and ready to get out in the woods or out on the water. Here's our gift guide to giving them an outdoorsy gift that they'll be thrilled to open under the tree this Christmas.

Turkey, Fishing, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Gear, Mossy Oak Kids

Understanding Weather Changes and How it Affects the Rut

Understanding how weather impacts deer behavior during this critical period can dramatically increase your chances of success.

Deer

Persimmon Cheesecake Recipe

Beka Garris gives us her homemade recipe for an easy and delicious NY-style persimmon cheesecake full of that distinct persimmon flavor.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Best Treestands for Taking Kids Hunting

Hunting with a sidekick this season? Here’s a look at some of the best treestand options on the market for deer hunting with your child.

Deer, Gear, Bow, Firearm

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