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Clint Lindemann’s Hunting and Civic Involvement

By November 7, 2016, I had spent 16 days in a blind without having a shot. However, I’ve learned that patience and perseverance pay off, and on November 7th, I finally took a white-tailed buck. In our section of North Dakota, we primarily have whitetails, but further to the west lives good populations of mule deer. Since my accident, I’ve taken seven bucks with my crossbow and three does. In recent years, I’ve gotten a

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Wile-E May Be Killing Your Deer

You would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t agree with the fact that; “Coyotes are plentiful and their numbers are increasing almost everywhere throughout our country.” Their population boom east of the Mississippi during the past 40 years is especially impressive. Other predator numbers are also up throughout most of the country. No one likes the idea of coyotes managing their wildlife for them. Luckily there are a few things we can do

Big Game, Deer, Predator, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Clint Lindemann Starts Hunting Again

For a couple of months after I was conscious, I couldn’t believe I’d never walk again. After 3 months in the hospital, I was allowed to go back home, where I continued physical therapy and occupational therapy for about another 6 months. I assumed my hunting career was over. But then when I was 18, I learned that there was an organization in North Dakota that took hunters with disabilities bowhunting.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak

Clint Lindemann Was Shot - But Still Hunts

“If you don’t think that every day is the best day of your life, try missing one!” Mossy Oak pro, 37-year-old Clint Lindemann of Enderlin, North Dakota, says. “I was on the wresting team, football team and baseball team in high school, and always had been an avid hunter.” Every chance 15-year-old Lindemann had to go to the woods, he and his buddies would deer hunt, until the day he was nearly killed, and his

Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak

30 Years of Mossy Oak: Dan Moultrie

In those early days, I saw that Toxey and his employees were as passionate about the outdoors as we were at Moultrie, so we talked about our passion for the outdoors. Toxey even started using the word “passion” to help brand his company. In the early days, I also noticed that Toxey attracted quality people to work at Mossy Oak, and these people were the same kind of people and had the same qualities as

Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Can-Am Accessories: Cab Enclosure

Keep the elements out with the Mossy Oak soft cab Enclosure for the Defender Side-by-side from Can-Am. This full cab enclosure comes with a Bimini Roof with sun visor, soft doors and a soft rear panel all in Mossy Oak Country camouflage. A full windshield (hard coated) is also included.

Gear, Mossy Oak

What to Do When the Cow Is Down

A resident elk tag costs just under $50, and a mule deer tag is about $32. If I have both tags and hunt during bow season, I can take a bull elk, a cow elk or a mule deer for less than $100 as a resident. If I'm unsuccessful taking a bull elk during bow season, I don’t have to eat that bull tag or take a raghorn bull during bow season, because it converts

Big Game, Firearm

4 Tips When Planting Trees For Wildlife

A simple way to determine a suitable location is to look around your immediate area at the vegetation that already exists- if you see one particular spot that has taller or greener vegetation, plant your tree there.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Mossy Oak Camo Rings: The Gift For Which You’ve Been Hunting

As the holiday season draws near, chances are that you’ve been hunting for the perfect gift for that special someone in your life. Or perhaps, you are looking for the perfect engagement or wedding ring set that captures the wilderness loving spontaneity of your unique relationship. Mossy Oak camouflage rings provide a “perfect catch” for that special someone, offering a beautifully diverse spectrum of digitally enhanced, highly realistic nature camo scenes in all of their

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Don’t Eat Bull Elk Tags When You Can Take a Cow

In June and July each year, you usually can buy leftover tags that haven’t been filled from the previous season. I usually pick the weekends that I want to hunt cows. I'm a fair-weather hunter. I don’t mind the snow and ice, but on the weekends when our area has 50 to 60 mph winds, I’d rather stay at the house. I've found that the most productive days to hunt in the late elk season

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How Many Cow Elk Do You Need?

Walk-in areas on private ranches that are managed by the Game and Fish Department are other places where I find good cow-elk hunting. The landowners in these regions get too much elk pressure on their lands and may ask the Game and Fish Department for help in removing some of those excess elk. Once the Game and Fish Department examines these properties and deems a certain number of elk need to be removed to keep

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Josh Van Vlack on Doubling Down on Late Season Elk

Josh Van Vlack, who lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been hunting elk since 2001 and has been a Mossy Oak Pro since 2006. Van Vlack is a double dipper during elk season. Like many western hunters, Van Vlack knows that an elk or two can supply plenty of meat – really delicious meat – for his family all year long for a very low price, and he gets the recreational value of hunting elk as

Big Game, Mossy Oak

Vera Handbag Offers Concealed-Carry Handbags in Mossy Oak® Blaze™

Vera Handbag has joined Mossy Oak, outdoor industry leader in camouflage design, to offer conceal and carry handbags, wallets and side bags in the vibrant Blaze™ pattern.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Obsession, Gear, Mossy Oak

Equipment Needed for a Late Season Elk Hunt

The first and most important equipment for a late-season elk hunt is a quality pair of waterproof boots. You don’t want to show up in camp with your new boots still in the cardboard shipping box. You should have your boots broken in and know that you can wear them without getting blisters and without getting your feet wet. You may want to consider bringing a pack boot that has a rubberized sole and bottom,

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What You Must Understand about Weather and Elk Hunting

If you don’t know when to continue or to discontinue the hunt and look for shelter, you can get in serious trouble. If you're hunting elk in the late season, you need to be prepared to hunt under some really tough conditions. If you’ve got the potential for rain or snow to hit while you're out hunting, you need to be prepared to either hunt in that weather or survive in that weather.

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Fall Foraging: Nuts, Mushrooms, and Fruit

Check out Mossy Oak's foraging mushrooms, nuts and fruit post and learn why fall is the easiest time to forage for Beka Garris.

How-To, Ingredient Wild

Field Judging Black Bears

Ask any experienced hunter and they’ll tell you that black bears are among the most difficult big game animals to field judge. Part of that is because they’re far less common than deer, so hunters just don’t get much experience seeing them. And part is just the nature of the beast. Any large, black carnivorous animal will look big, especially if you don’t have something for scale nearby.

Big Game, How-To

Black Bear Season Primer

Hunting tactics can be broken down into several schools of thought. Here's a 101-style overview on what to expect this fall if you're bear hunting for the first time.

Big Game, How-To

3 Hill Country Stand Locations for the Whitetail Rut

These key spots funnel deer into tighter spaces, condensing activity and greatly improving your odds of not just seeing more deer, but filling your tag when it counts most.

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The Art of the All-Day Rut Sit

The rut is here, and with it comes the moment many of us have been waiting for all year–the chance to put in those all-day sits in the tree, hoping to cross paths with a mature buck cruising in daylight.

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Mossy Oak Camo Hunting Bows and Bow Hunting Gear

We’ve got a great collection of bows and bow hunting accessories and gear in Mossy Oak camo. Whether you’re looking for a Bottomland or Country Roots bow or a new saddle or climber, this comprehensive list gives you all your options.

Big Game, Deer, Gear

Sheet Pan Dinner with Balsamic Marinated Venison Medallions

Who doesn't love the ease of a sheet pan dinner? This recipe uses venison medallions from Gamekeeper Butchery along with onions, beans, mushrooms and potatoes. Make it your own with your favorite vegetables.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

3 Hunts Every Rookie Hunter Should Try

Our list of 3 hunts every rookie hunter should try has some great options to get you started on what many hunters consider the best hunts of the season.

Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl

Improving Savanna and Woodland Habitats in Forested Landscapes

Savannas are often overlooked components of North American forests that can be effectively managed to improve wildlife habitat and hunting opportunities through careful planning for the right combination of trees, grasses, forbs and disturbance regime.

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

Mature Whitetail Bucks: Why Don’t I See More?

Even under the best of circumstances your odds of killing a mature buck are fairly low. You can nudge them slightly in your favor by minimizing disturbance and maximizing the ability of your property to attract and hold more and older deer.

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

Mossy Oak Classics: Deer Hunting Videos from the Archive

It's Deer Season - and we've got some vintage VHS gold teed up and ready to go. Watch old Mossy Oak hunting videos with the original crew.

Big Game, Deer, Video, Mossy Oak Companions

BUILT: The Nosler Story

John A. Nosler revolutionized the bullet-making business in 1948 with his now infamous Partition bullet. Here's the story of how a frustrated and creative hunter and his company came to be icons in the hunting industry.

Big Game, Deer, Predator, Gear

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