Your Obsession

Feed Your Obsession

This is your destination for all things outdoors, and the captivating content that keeps you educated, inspired and informed. Whether you’re preparing for your next successful season by picking up new tips and techniques, or just browsing our articles and videos for your viewing entertainment, there’s always something worthwhile here for you to take in and enjoy.

Filter

The Turkeys That Get Away with Paul Butski

Because I'm a member of the Mossy Oak Turkey T.H.U.G.S. TV team, I usually hunt 10-different states on an average each season for the show. I'm often asked, “Is there any difference in hunting turkeys by yourself and hunting turkeys for a TV show?” I explain, “Yes, there is a huge difference.”

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Hunting Turkeys with Paul Butski

Paul Butski from Niagara Falls, New York, has been hunting turkeys for 47 years and entered his first turkey-calling contest in 1978. He has won three National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Grand Nationals, six U.S. Open Championships and the Levi Garrett Open twice. Butski was one of the first turkey-calling contestants who signed with Mossy Oak at the very beginning of the company. Butski is also one of the hosts of the “Mossy Oak Turkey

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Going To School on Turkeys with Mike McGreevy

Growing up we didn’t have many turkeys here in New York. But as the flocks increased, I became very interested in wild turkeys, because I could hunt them in the spring when there wasn’t anything else to hunt. Our deer season closes in mid- December, so I had a long wait until I could get back in the woods again. Today, our turkey season starts on May 1 and runs through May 31.

Big Game, Turkey

4 Tips for Becoming a Better Bow Hunter

With the warmer months of summer approaching quickly, archery season for big game is starting to feel not so distant. Some states have whitetail, elk, and mule deer seasons that start as early as mid August. It’s a cliché statement that it’s never too early to begin some practice shooting but it’s the truth. I committed last year to start shooting in June in preparation for archery season and a mid November hunt in the

How-To, Bow

How to Get Private Land to Hunt with Bruce Hooper

Before I look for private land to hunt, I have some business cards printed with my name, address, phone number, and the fact that I’m on the Mossy Oak Pro Staff. Also, I put the color, the make, the year and the license plate number of my truck on them. When I go up and knock on a door, I tell the landowner who I am, that I'm on the Mossy Oak Pro Staff and

Turkey, How-To, Mossy Oak

Can-Am Gun Boot Accessories

Protect your firearm while riding in your favorite Can-Am vehicle, with the line of Gun Boots and accessories that Can-Am offers.

Gear, Firearm

Bruce Hooper on How to Outhunt State Land Turkey Hunters

Close to our house there’s a little field right beside a veterinarian clinic. On top of a hill beside the small field and the vet clinic is a piece of state land. The veterinarian owns that field that’s about the only access to the state property. Once you clear the field, you can walk up a little hollow to get on top of the 60-70-acre ridge owned by the state. I'm pretty certain that no

Big Game, Turkey, How-To

Hunting Turkeys in the Northeast with ProStaffer Bruce Hooper

Bruce Hooper lives in Gansevoort, New York which is located 30 minutes north of Albany and 10 minutes south of Lake George. Hooper has been hunting turkeys for about 12 years, and he's been a Mossy Oak pro for 8 years. During the 2016 season, he wore Mossy Oak Break-Up Country camo.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Jason Pollack Tells Us How He Deals With Turkey Hunting Pressure

I've harvested turkeys on Sugar Hill, which is state property that anyone can hunt. Sugar Hill has 8,900 acres, but this particular public land doesn’t get a lot of hunting pressure. When I'm hunting there, I may only see two or three other hunters. The number of turkeys in our area seems to have been on the decline. So, on Sugar Hill, we don’t seem to hear as many gobblers as we once did. Since

Big Game, Turkey

Kangaroo Trading Co. Launches Mossy Oak® Nativ Living™ Line of Furniture and Accessories

Kangaroo Trading Company has partnered with Mossy Oak Nativ Living to offer kids, tween and adult furniture and accessories featuring Mossy Oak’s popular camo patterns.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak, Nativ Living

Cover Your Floor with Mossy Oak® Camo Carpet

Mossy Oak and Camo Carpet have partnered to bring the best in camo and quality floor covering to your home, office, lodge or camphouse. Camo Carpet offers broadloom “roll” carpet in Mossy Oak Break-Up® as well as carpet tiles in Mossy Oak Break-Up®, Obsession® and Brush®.

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

Jason Pollack Tells Us about Taking His Greatest New York Gobbler

I've only mounted one turkey as long as I've been hunting, but that old bird was really special. I had set up on this turkey several times during turkey season and actually gotten him to within gun range one of those times. However, I was hunting with a turkey scope on my shotgun in a driving rain. As I looked through my scope, I noticed that the front lens of the scope had rain all

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

Spring Cleaning: Field Edges

Field edges are a common feature many wildlife managers are familiar with working around. Row crop fields, CRP, food plots, and pastures all have edges where they transition into timber, pine plantations, or thickets. Often times these edges serve as travel routes for people and wildlife and need some maintenance to allow farm machinery and vehicles access to areas without driving over crops, native grasses and food plots.

Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Jason Pollack Remembers His Toughest Turkey Fight in New York

I found this gobbler just before youth season one year on about 400 acres. I hunted him regularly throughout the season right up until the next-to-the-last day of turkey season. Every time I called to him he'd gobble and gobble and gobble. He’d come in to about 50 or 60 yards and hang up. Some days, he'd fly up on a limb to look for the hen who was talking to him. I was able

Big Game, Turkey

Mossy Oak® Presents Organization of Professional Archery Summit Invitational

Mossy Oak is the presenting sponsor for the Organization of Professional Archers (OPA) Summit Invitational that is scheduled to take place May 20-21, 2016 at the Summit Inn in Farmington, Penn. The archery event is set to showcase the greatest professional archers from around the world with the purpose of elevating the sport of archery to a new level.

News, Mossy Oak, Bow

Latest Content

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.

Deer

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.

Deer

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

Explore All Posts