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Chris Phillips Tells How to Hunt Mississippi Turkeys

When I moved from Mississippi to Kansas, I spent an entire year trying to learn how to hunt Midwestern gobblers, because I have to hunt them so much differently than I do the turkeys in Mississippi. In Mississippi, if I use a decoy, I’ll only use only one Avian-X hen decoy. On the properties I hunt in Mississippi, if I put out a jake decoy or a strutting gobbler decoy on the edge of a

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

When Easements Can Become an Issue

Easements can be a delicate subject for many landowners, and especially so for those looking to purchase land. Many people are not entirely knowledgeable of how easements work and what they entail. Because of this, land buyers may run into legal issues and ongoing headaches trying to resolve all the easement miscommunication with the seller.

Conservation, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Properties

Chris Phillips: Traveling Turkey Hunter

Mossy Oak ProStaffer Chris Phillips of Novi, Michigan has been chasing gobblers for 40 years and hunts private land in five states. Over the years, he's built a network of people who give him access to prime turkey hunting property. He hunts about 5,000 acres in Nebraska, 12,000 in Mississippi, 10,000 in Kansas, 2,000 in Missouri and 2,000 in Michigan for a total of 31,000 acres.

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Jerry Lambert Tells How to Get Private Land to Hunt Turkeys

Here in Michigan, many of the farmers believe that turkeys destroy their crops. Turkey hunting is so new to Michigan that many people who deer hunt don’t turkey hunt. Last year I heard a fellow talking to one of his friends. He said that he deer hunted his property, but he didn’t turkey hunt on it. Immediately, I asked him, “Do you mind if I turkey hunt your property?” He replied, “Not at all, come

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There's No Such Thing as a Slam Dunk Turkey Hunt

Last season I hunted with my brother Jeff. I started calling, and we had four gobblers coming across the field toward us. Since I wasn’t planning to hunt that day, I had my digital camera with me, and I was shooting photos as the gobblers came to us. These gobblers came to within 40 yards in a full strut with their tail feathers fanned. My brother had a bow and arrows, but 40 yards was

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Winchester SX3 Long Beard in Mossy Oak Break-Up Country

For 2015 the Winchester Repeating Arms SX3 Long Beard Turkey model will be available in the new Mossy Oak® Break-Up Country® camo pattern. Available in 12 gauge 3 ½", the new SX3 Long Beard Turkey autoloading shotgun features a pistol grip stock and comes with a Briley Invector-Plus Long Beard extra full extended choke tube.

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Why I Use the Turkey Call Most Turkey Hunters Don’t

I'm often asked, “Why do you still use the push button call?” I use the push button call quite a bit, because it’s really easy to use. All you have to do is push the button, and the little box will make a yelp. My push button call has a really-raspy yelp. Too, making a bad call with the push button is difficult.

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It’s Spring: Get Your Mineral Licks Started

Creating new mineral sites can be especially exciting when you have a new piece of ground to investigate and see what deer are living there and what the potential of the area is. Refreshing old mineral sites or creating new ones is also a good family and kid friendly management activity. It doesn’t require any heavy equipment or long hours, and can be a great way to help teach kids some woodsmanship along the way

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The Turkey That Taught Me the Most About Turkey Hunting

I hunted this turkey about 2 or 3 years ago. Every afternoon after work, I saw this gobbler in a field that my dad owned, and this turkey would be leaving my dad’s field going toward our neighbor’s property. I tried for three afternoons to call that turkey back into my dad’s field, but he wouldn’t come. Finally, I decided to hunt that turkey on the weekend, so, I could get to the field earlier

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Do You Have Trust in Your Land Broker?

There's nothing more damaging to your finances than getting a raw deal when selling your property. With the help of a land broker, you can avoid this situation because you will have a trusted advisor at your service to help you handle the nuances and read the fine print that go into getting the most out of your sale.

Conservation, Mossy Oak Properties

Turkey Hunting Without Experience

I'm an avid reader. So, I read everything that I could find about turkey hunting. You could say I went to college on turkey hunting. Once I called in that first turkey, I totally understood why people hunted turkeys. I couldn’t believe how exciting interacting with a wild turkey gobbler was – to call to him and that bird talk back to you. Then if you were lucky, that wild gobbler would come looking for

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Michael Adams Prefers to Take People Turkey Hunting and Let Them Shoot the Gobbler

As I’ve mentioned earlier, I enjoy taking other people turkey hunting. If I can call a gobbler within gun range, I believe I’ve won the hunt, regardless of what happens after the bird is within shooting distance. I never will forget when I took another Mossy Oak Pro Staffer on his first turkey hunt. The day before the hunt, we went out scouting for turkeys but we never did see a gobbler. So, the next

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Good Decision Combinations Kill Turkeys

Being a successful turkey hunter requires us to be a good decision maker and manager. As much as we talk about the impact of calling and woodsmanship on our hunts, it really comes down to the element of managing multiple decisions and the totality of the combinations we make that ultimately affects the outcome of each hunt we undertake. At the end of the day, it is your overall ability as a hunter to plan,

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I Have To Pay the Price to Take the Turkey

Michigan is somewhat unique in that some of the public land that I hunt also serves as parks where people hike, walk their dogs, have picnics and get out in the woods during the warm days of that third season. I’ll even see people riding bicycles on the property where I'm hunting. On this state park, deer hunting, small game hunting and turkey hunting are permitted.

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New Excalibur Matrix Mega 405 in Mossy Oak® Treestand®

The new Excalibur Matrix Mega 405 is a hard-hitting powerhouse that’s built for today’s most serious hunter. The Mega 405’s blistering speeds and bone crushing power makes it a highly-capable crossbow for taming the world’s biggest and deadliest game one arrow at a time.

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Proven Strategies for Tough Gobblers

“There are those birds that seem downright un-killable. When you encounter them, it might be time to think outside the box call, throw the book away and try something more “unconventional.””

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Wild Turkey Roosting Habits

Wildlife photographer Tes Jolly knows the ins and outs of turkey habits—she’s watched them as much if not more than anybody. Here’s what she’s learned about roosting preferences.

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Uncommon Panfish Fishing Techniques

If you’re having a slow day catching crappie or other panfish, try out these less common techniques that all the fish at your favorite spot may have not seen yet.

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On Fishing Red Colors for April Bass

Fishing with red during April is tournament proven. Here's the why's and exactly what kind of red lures you should be throwing.

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NWTF Presents: The Big Six

The National Wild Turkey Federation classified six major regions across 738 million acres to best identify the urgent needs of wild turkeys across the country.

Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

11 Strategies for Hunting Silent Gobblers

No challenge can be more frustrating than dealing with quiet gobblers. It can humiliate world-champion callers and beginners alike.

Jim Turlington--The Artist Behind the 2025 Mossy Oak Wild Turkey Stamp

Jim Turlington is a wildlife artist residing in Deltona, Florida. He's been hunting, photographing and painting wild turkeys for decades.

Turkey, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Mossy Oak Wild Turkey Stamp Helps Fund Large-Scale Florida Wild Turkey Research

Dr. Marcus Lashley is leading a multi-year, multi-faceted wild turkey research project based Florida, one that he says is the largest and most comprehensive turkey study conducted.

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Spring Food Plots | What, When, and How

View our spring food plots for deer and turkey article to identify the critical months in a whitetail's life. Learn when bucks start the antler genesis process!

Turkey, Deer, Waterfowl, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Overcoming Early Turkey Season Obstacles

The early season provides some unique challenges to the turkey hunter, like cold weather, little to no foliage, and henned up gobblers.

Turkey, How-To

Wild Turkey Diseases: Avian Pox and LPDV

As responsible hunters and gamekeepers, we can help turkeys by being vigilant for birds that appear ill, whether we’re observing them or admiring one up close after a successful hunt.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

River Cane Ecology and Canebrake Management for Wildlife

River cane is one such species that is both a striking deviation and a biologically-unique component of Southeastern forest and grassland habitats.

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