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The Lie that Started a TV Show

I was 19 years old when I hung up the phone, and I started crying my eyes out! I just had told a major, a major lie to my hero, Jim Shockey. When I quit crying, I went over to my parents and told them I didn’t know what to do. I just had lied to Mr. Shockey.

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3 Benefits of Herd Management

Most of us hunt in areas where the deer density is fairly high and there is no shortage of does to harvest on any given hunt. More people are getting on board with the quality deer philosophy and trying to do their part in managing herd numbers.

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Learn How to Find Big Bucks

When hunting trophy bucks becomes your profession as well as your recreation, you have to put in about as many hours, or more, than you do with a 9-5 job. I start shed hunting as soon as deer drop their antlers where I plan to hunt in the upcoming season. By shed hunting, I often can find sheds from big bucks that other hunters haven’t seen, so I know there’s a big buck in the

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Mossy Oak Nativ Living Joins Sunny Designs to Offer Distinctive Camo Rocking Chairs

The Mossy Oak rocking chairs are constructed of distressed birch and oak with dark chocolate and rustic oak finishes. The rockers feature old world designs and craftsmanship blended with comfort and style. The seat back and bottom are padded and covered in Break-Up Country microfiber fabric for added appeal to outdoors enthusiasts.

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Know Secrets for Taking Big Bucks on Public Lands

I took the biggest white-tailed buck I’d ever harvested last year (2015) off one of my public land honey holes. I shot the buck with a TenPoint crossbow, and he scored 195-6/8. I found that buck about 3 miles from the closest access road to this public land. Every day I hunted him I’d hike in 3 miles and out 3 miles. I named this buck Blackie. His antlers were only one shade lighter than

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Robbins Scouts in the Summer for Fall Bucks

I try to find really big bucks during the summer months, and once I locate an older-age-class buck, whether he’s a mule deer or a whitetail, I want to spend as much time as I can learning where he lives, what he eats, and where he moves. I’m a husband, a father and a cattle rancher, but every morning before and just at daylight, I spend my time finding and observing big deer. I also

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30 Years of Mossy Oak: Gene Wensel

I was bowhunting for deer when military camo was the only camo you could buy. I was doing a lot of speaking engagements back in those early days. I was speaking at the Southern Sportsman Hunting Lodge in Alabama at a Buckmaster’s hunt, and I met a fellow named Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland.

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Grand Trunk™ Joins Mossy Oak® to Offer Break-Up Country® Hammock

Grand Trunk specializes in high-quality printing with incredible detail and definition allowing it to print the Mossy Oak Break-Up Country pattern with great effectiveness. The 400-pound capacity, double hammock is the ideal choice for those packing only the essentials on the hunt ensuring a comfortable place to rest mid-day or overnight. The hammock weighs 21.6 ounces and measures 10.5 feet long by 6.5 feet wide.

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What Advice Gene Wensel Has for Hunters about Taking Big Bucks

Realize that you won’t take an older-age-class buck if you're not hunting land where one lives or passes through. Most hunters spend more time hunting than they do scouting, but the first step to taking a big buck is to find that big buck first. Then gain permission to hunt on or lease the property where that big buck lives. The easiest and the best time to find a big buck is long before the

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The Toughest Buck Gene Wensel Has Taken

I've hunted a lot of really tough bucks. I've hunted some bucks much smarter than me. I've hunted some big bucks that aren’t very smart at all. So, age and antler size don’t necessarily equate to a buck’s ability to dodge hunters. The antlers of some of the smartest bucks that live to be in the older-age-classes only may score 120 inches, due to their genetics dictating how big or how small their antlers will

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The Irresistible Chestnut

Scrape activity is starting to pick up in the North and Midwest and can be a great place to get trail cam pictures and inventory your deer herd. Drought conditions in much of the south has led to poor early fall food plots and deer are relying on acorns right now for much of their food. Another great way to get trail camera pictures during the fall and winter is using an attractant with a

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What Factors Do You Use to Determine When to Hunt a Big Buck

Many factors determine when and where deer move - only one of which is the information found in a solunar table. I want to go into the woods anticipating that the buck I'm trying to take will come within bow range on the day I'm hunting. By thinking like that, I'm much more likely to see, hear or be aware of a big buck in my region. In other words, I can hunt more alertly

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Where to Find Big Bucks to Harvest with Gene Wensel

Two of the nation’s most legendary deer hunters in recent years are 72-year-old Gene and Barry Wensel from Iowa. Their webpage is titled Brothers of the Bow, because they are twin brothers, and they both deer hunt with bows. They’ve been in the Mossy Oak family almost as long as there’s been a Mossy Oak.

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Mossy Oak Started As an Acorn and Today It’s a Mighty Oak Tree

Mossy Oak began as an idea in the mind of Toxey Haas. As we know, for an oak to withstand high winds, freezing cold, droughts, tornados and hurricanes, it has to have deep roots that are extremely strong to protect and hold the tree fast to the ground. Mossy Oak’s roots are in the people who have come together with one idea in the belief that if they work hard and serve others, they can

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Girls with Guns® Clothing Improves 2016 Fall Line

As an answer to the limited selection of technical women’s hunting gear, Girls with Guns (GWG) Clothing has listened to customer feedback and is excited to offer an updated hunting line for female hunters.

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Seeing Stripes: Targeting Striped Bass

Bart K. Davis When it comes to East Coast sport fishing, few fish inspire as much passion and pursuit as the striped bass. These sleek, silver torpedoes called stripers haunt coastal waters from the Carolinas to Maine, offering anglers a perfect blend of challenge and reward. Whether you're fishing from a beach or boat, in the surf or offshore, striped bass are a worthy adversary—provided you know how to find and fool them. Striped bass

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Big Bucks Avoid People in Summer Too: Low-Impact Scouting Tips

Heath Wood The summer months present a prime opportunity for scouting whitetails. Bucks are in velvet, rapidly developing their antlers, and often follow consistent feeding routines. However, many hunters make the mistake of getting too close too early. Just because it’s not hunting season doesn’t mean pressure isn’t important. Mature bucks are already accustomed to human presence, and one wrong move in July or August can cause a big deer to leave long before opening

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Panfish Crawfish Bread Bowls

George Fiorille Catching panfish is a lot of fun. They are one of the best fish to start kids or inexperienced anglers on because they are plentiful and relatively easy to catch. By having lots of action starting off fishing, it gives the angler a greater chance of liking the sport and staying with it. Panfish are not only easy to catch but they are great to eat if prepared properly. One of the most

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Summer Pier Fishing Tips

Phillip Gentry Regardless of whether you favor freshwater or salt, many beach going anglers head to the local public pier to do some fishing while on vacation. Summer time is in full swing across the country and is the most popular season for people to head to the coast on vacation. Like a lot of people, vacation time means time to do some fishing. Whether you are a veteran of saltwater or prefer less sodium

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Deer Diet: What Bucks Are Eating in July and Why It Matters

Heath Wood As summer reaches its peak, whitetail bucks are quickly developing in both antlers and body. Nutrition is crucial during this time, and knowing what deer are eating in July isn’t just interesting; it’s a vital part of the puzzle for serious hunters trying to find and pattern mature bucks before the season starts. While driving across eastern Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee on our way to a family vacation, I probably didn't keep my

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Smoked Pulled Wild Boar BBQ Sandwiches with Carolina Gold Sauce

If you're looking for a new way to cook Wild Boar, this recipe is for you! Need Wild Boar? Check out Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery for all of your wild game meat needs. Step 1: The Wild Boar Shoulder (Smoked and Pulled) Ingredients: 1 bone-in wild boar shoulder (5–7 lbs) 2 tbsp yellow mustard (binder) 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp kosher salt 2 tbsp black pepper 2 tbsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp garlic powder

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Top 7 Non-Food Plot Plantings for Deer

Paul Annear Whitetail food plots get a lot of love in the land management space. Deer hunters everywhere spent countless hours planning their next food plot rotation. Grinding away on a humid summer day just to plant and create a whitetail haven where deer feed and can be hunted is rewarding and fun. But there are more permanent food sources you could be missing out on. A lot of whitetail management fads come and go.

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How to Maintain Your Summer Clover

Paul Annear It’s hard to beat the attraction of a lush field of well maintained clover. In most of the U.S. clover is attractive right out of the ground and hardy blends like Non-Typical Clover stay green deep into November, even in the upper Midwest. Clovers are the most popular food plot planting for a reason. Deer love clover, and its easy to establish without large equipment. To keep from weeds taking over your clover

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Fly Fishing for Bream

Phillip Gentry When most people think of fly fishing, the image that comes to mind is the silhouette of a wader clad angler plying the bubbling waters of some cold mountain stream. Others may envision an iridescent Caribbean sand flat with an angler on the deck of a sleek flats boat trying to temp a shadow drifting through the saltwater. As many fly-casting fans have discovered, just about any type of fish species that can

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Red Snapper: Tips and Tactics for an American Favorite

Bart K. Davis One of the most sought-after gamefish from the Carolinas to the Gulf, red snapper are experiencing a resurgence like few other species. Thanks to careful management and tighter harvest limits over the past two decades, populations have bounced back strong—and with that recovery has come a new golden age of snapper fishing. They truly are the American snapper. With their fiery red flanks and powerful strikes, red snapper are everything anglers want

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Fishing the Emerald Coast: Destin’s Inshore and Offshore Action

Bart K. Davis Destin, Florida, isn’t called “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” for nothing. Tucked along the Emerald Coast in the Florida Panhandle, and with easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, this bustling beach town offers a year-round buffet of saltwater action. From sight-casting to redfish in skinny water to battling cobia just outside the pass, Destin is a dream destination for saltwater anglers. These tips and techniques will help you make the most

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Flounder Fever: Top Techniques for Catching Flatfish on the East Coast

Bart K. Davis If you’ve ever felt the unmistakable thump of a flounder strike on the end of your line, you know the thrill of targeting these delicious and elusive flatfish. Found along the entire Atlantic seaboard, flounder are a favorite target for inshore anglers. But landing these ambush predators consistently takes more than luck, something I learned growing up on the marshes and sounds of southeastern North Carolina. Fortunately, these tips and techniques will

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