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Mossy Oak Pro Jason Pollack Takes His Daughter Turkey Hunting

My wife, Megan, went with me to operate the video camera on a Saturday, and then on Sunday, we took our 13-year-old daughter, Ella, turkey hunting. Once again, Megan videoed the hunt. We put out Dave Smith turkey decoys, and we set up a Primos pop-up blind. We saw and heard some hens roosted out in front of us, and I carried on some tree-talking conversations with the hens while they were on the roost.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

How to Hunt May Turkeys in New York

Our turkey season in New York starts May 1 and ends May 31 - one of the latest turkey seasons in the nation. Now in Maine the season typically ends June 5. When I say that I live and hunt in New York, many people think I’m talking about Manhattan (NYC) with its concrete and skyscrapers. But upstate New York where I live is probably more rural than most states with rolling hills, vineyards and

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak Bottomland, How-To, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Setting Up on Two Turkeys

I've learned that every turkey I hunt, whether I take him or he fools me, teaches me something. Over the years, I guess one of the most important lessons I've learned is that turkeys don’t really care which calls that you think sound the best. They only care about the calls they want to hear.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

ProStaffer Ashlee Lundvall among Top 20 in Extreme Huntress™ Competition

Extreme Huntress has announced the Top 20 semi-finalists for its 2017 Extreme Huntress competition and Mossy Oak ProStaffer Ashlee Lundvall is among them. Women from around the globe were invited to submit a 500-word essay describing why they are an extreme huntress, and the essays were evaluated by a panel of judges to determine the semi-finalists. Lundvall, of Cody, Wyo., was selected as one of the semi-finalists.

Conservation, News, Mossy Oak

Doubling Down on Gobbler Turkeys

Brian Enoch, another Mossy Oak Pro Staffer, and I went to Ohio to hunt. Brian knew of a place that he had hunted before that he said was, “eaten up with turkeys.” On the morning of the hunt, we located two or three different groups of gobblers. We decided to go to a close-by clover field where we had heard one group of gobblers talking. The woods were thick around that clover field. As soon

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Can-Am Off-Road Introduces the New Defender XT Cab

Work and ride in total comfort with the new Can-Am Defender XT Cab. The new XT Cab package features all of the hard-working components found in the Defender XT package, but also comes with a complete hard cab, integrated heater and electric windows.

Gear

Turkeys Just Like We See Them on TV

My best turkey hunts every year is when I take my children turkey hunting with me. My son Taylor took his first turkey when he was 8, and my daughter Mady took her first turkey when she was 9. For me, nothing is more fun or more exciting than having my children sit between my legs, and I explain what the turkey is doing, watch my kids get excited, help them get steady enough to

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Establishing Mineral Sites

This is one of my favorite times of the year. The anticipation of what might show up this year as the antlers begin to develop is always super high. I have even found myself in the past few years putting out Bio Rocks in urban landscapes and backyard woodlots just to see what deer frequent the area even though I have no intention of hunting there. Creating new mineral sites can be especially exciting when

Big Game, Deer, Conservation, Video, BioLogic, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

The Excited Guide Who Sucked in Leaves

One of my favorite out-of-state hunts was in Virginia, where I hunted with an outfitter close to Wytheville, Virginia. This outfitter was new to turkey hunting and knew where the turkeys were, but not how to hunt them.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak

Bit By the Turkey Bug

Our friend Ray Boggs came down to my dad’s house and said, “Let’s go turkey looking” (in other words, scouting before the season). When Mr. Boggs and my dad, Cam Campbell, went turkey looking, they’d drive around the back roads and listen for turkeys to gobble. They invited me to go with them when I was about 13 years old. The first time I heard a turkey gobble, I asked “What’s that?” And they told

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

Mossy Oak Folks Do the Right Thing

I know that we all feel like that we get more out of guiding on these charity hunts than we give. We enjoy turkey hunting, helping people raise money for worthy causes, the friends we meet along the way and the fact that helping others is another major thread that runs through the fabric of Mossy Oak.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

5 Reasons to Step Up Your “Feed Game”

Deer that enter the spring in top physical shape, rather than having to repair and play catch up, have their best chance of reaching their genetic potential. Doe will have healthier fawns and bucks can have a head start on that next set of antlers when they have a steady nutritional late season/early spring food source.

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Who Is the Mossy Oak Family and How Did It Become That?

I also guide my family on turkey hunts. My son, Gregory, and I were hunting out in Texas. I yelped a few times on my big, long box call. The turkeys answered, and I told Gregory, “Let’s mount our horses.” We didn’t really have any horses, but I meant we had to run to the spot to set up to call the turkeys. When we reached the place I wanted to be, I sat Gregory

Big Game, Turkey, MOOSE Media, Mossy Oak

Mossy Oak® Among Exhibitors at the 2016 National Hardware Show®

“The National Hardware Show provides a great venue to expose the Mossy Oak brand to new markets whose consumers share a passion for the outdoors lifestyle that the Mossy Oak Brand represents so well,” said Chris Paradise, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer for Mossy Oak. “We’re excited to have a presence at NHS not just for new business opportunities but to support our current licensees in the categories represented by the Show.”

News, BioLogic, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Bill Sugg Says Sharing Turkey Hunting is about Giving Back

Bill Sugg, the president of Haas Outdoors/Mossy Oak, has been with the company and Toxey Haas, since its beginning. The relationship between Sugg and Haas was rooted in turkey hunting. In most companies the size of Mossy Oak, you'd expect to see the president of the company in a coat and tie with well-polished shoes sitting behind a big heavy oak desk, but not Sugg. During the spring of the year, when he arrives at

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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

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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

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