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Utah’s Lynn Worwood Makes Turkey Hunting Memories

Some of the most memorable turkey hunts I've ever been have been the hunts where I’ve taken my children and grandchildren. There's just something extra special about introducing a family member to turkey hunting, and being there when they harvest their first gobbler.

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

GameKeeper Quick Tip: Leftover Scent & Lures

If you have lures and scent left over from whitetail hunting season that haven’t been opened, they can often be stored until next year. Keep them in a cool, dark place and sometimes they can last several years.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Lady Turkey Hunters and a Blackpowder Turkey Hunter in Utah

My job with the NWTF here in Utah is to help promote turkey hunting with the youth, the women and all first-time turkey hunters, as well as our Wheelin' Sportsmen program. I promote Jake events. I've worked with the youth for the past 20 years as the Jake coordinator, but I’ve had a hard time getting women involved. However, I had a friend who got a shotgun, and she said that she wanted to go

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Lynn Worwood Tells What’s Happening with Utah Turkeys

Up until 25 years ago, I wasn’t really a turkey hunter. I loved to hunt mountain lions and bears with hounds. Back then, in the area of Utah where I lived, we didn’t have turkeys until about 1991 or 1992. One day my brother told me, “Let’s go hunt turkeys.” I told him, “I think turkeys are probably the dumbest critters on the face of the earth. When I'm hunting mountain lions or bears, my

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5 Gobblers Each Season As A Turkey Guide in Utah

Fifty-five-year-old Lynn Worwood of Nephi, Utah, helped the state release the mountain goats he hunts today. He has been hunting turkeys for 25 years. Worwood is a member of the Board of Directors for Utah’s National Wild Turkey Federation that helped release the turkeys he’s now hunting.

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My Toughest Hunts

I'm 62 years old and young at heart, but not so young as my hairline goes. So far this season, I haven’t missed a day of turkey hunting. I hunt in South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Nebraska. I put in about 50 days of turkey hunting each year. I’ll start archery hunting for turkeys on April 1. Then when gun season comes in, I’ll hunt South Dakota or one of the other states until about

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

One of My Most Favorite Hunts

Jerry Foster and Greg Butler are two of my favorite friends, and getting to spend time with them hunting turkeys always is a great pleasure and a joy for me. The turkeys were gobbling good this morning. I put Jerry and Greg out in front of me, and I called the turkeys. We had two different groups of gobblers come in to my calling. But before they could get within gun range of my hunters,

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Overlooked Benefits of Planting Brassicas

It’s common knowledge that Brassicas such as radish, rape, and turnips make for attractive deer food plots. However, as gamekeepers we need to focus on more than just using food plots as a tool to bring deer in closer for a shot. So what are brassicas good for other than being a favorite fall/winter food item?

Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Three Keys to Bagging More Merriam’s Gobblers

I hunt both the Black Hills and the prairie here in South Dakota, but I love to hunt the Black Hills the most. I like the terrain of the Black Hills, and I enjoy hunting mountains and hollows. Most of the prairie is private ground. I do have some private property I can hunt down there, but there seems to be less turkey hunting pressure in the Black Hills – probably because most people don’t

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Hunting Merriam’s Gobblers When They're with Hens

When I know the gobblers are henned-up, I don’t call to them when they're on the roost. When the hens have just started to get with the gobblers early in turkey season, I’ve learned that they’ll fly out of the tree and hit the ground running the opposite way from where I’m calling and pull the gobblers with them.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Hunting Gobblers in South Dakota

Jim Joint, a Mossy Oak pro for 2 years, names Obsession as his favorite camo pattern. Jim worked 37 years for General Electric in Nebraska. When he retired, he moved to Custer, South Dakota. He loves the area, especially the Black Hills. Jim does a lot of hunting in South Dakota, but he also hunts several other states including Pennsylvania, Missouri and Nebraska.

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New Defender HD5 Side-By-Side Vehicle Brings Remarkable Value

The new tough, capable and clever Can-Am Defender HD5 side-by-side vehicle brings superior cargo and payload capacity and great value to the Can-Am lineup. BRP has expanded its line of Can-Am Defender utility-recreational off-road vehicles with the launch of the new Defender HD5 side-by-side vehicle. The Defender platform is now available with a mid-size engine, offering both value and performance while maintaining the Defender vehicle’s highly touted tough, capable and clever design.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

Ronnie "Cuz" Strickland Joins QDMA Board of Directors

The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) is pleased to announce that Ronnie "Cuz" Strickland of Mississippi, Senior Vice President of Mossy Oak, has joined its Board of Directors. QDMA members can meet Strickland and welcome him to the organization at the 2017 QDMA National Convention, July 20-23 in New Orleans, where he is a featured speaker.

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Greatest Turkey Hunt of Them All in Massachusetts

Another hunt that I remember fondly was with my dad when I still lived at home in Massachusetts. This particular farm was 300-400 acres of rolling hills, and the technique that we used to hunt the turkeys was pretty much hunt-and-stalk. These turkeys could pitch off their roost on top of a hill and glide down to where we parked our vehicles in a couple of seconds.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Alex Cote’s First Turkey with a Bow

We have a fall season for turkeys in Vermont, and we can harvest hens as well as gobblers then. I was hunting with my bow on the opening day of bow/deer season, which occurred at the same time as the fall turkey season. I was pretty discouraged that I didn’t get a shot at a whitetail. But as I left the woods and reached the edge of a field, I saw what appeared to be

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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.

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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.

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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.

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