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Brad Davis on His Toughest Soccer Game Ever and His First Deer with a Bow

I first started deer hunting with a bow when I was 13-years old and hunted with a bow before I ever hunted with a gun. As I mentioned earlier, I love a challenge, and any kind of deer hunting is a challenge. But for me, hunting deer with a bow and having to get in close is much-more challenging than taking a deer with a rifle. Taking a deer with a bow is just more

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

MLS's Brad Davis Loves to Hunt

Brad Davis from Houston, Texas, one of the newest Mossy Oak pros, is living the dream of every youngster who plays soccer, and every soccer parent who takes sons or daughters to soccer practice every day and games on Saturday. Davis plays for the Houston Dynamo, a major league soccer team, and is a member of the United States Men’s National Team. Davis, who played in the World Cup representing the United States this year,

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Woody Sport Muck Boots

Recently, I was on a hunting trip in South Dakota. Leading up to the trip, I was tracking the weather via the Mossy Oak Scoutlook Weather App, so I knew what to expect. As I got closer to the date of departure, it was clear it was going to be extremely cold! Knowing this, I was on the search for a warm pair of hunting boots that were also waterproof. After looking at a lot

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

How He Became a Mossy Oak Pro with Dennis Garrett

According to Garrett, “I'm often asked, ‘How did you become a Mossy Oak pro?’ I shoot competitive archery as well as bowhunt. I met Parrish Elliott, a regional supervisor for Mossy Oak in our area, while shooting tournament archery. I filled out an application to become a Mossy Oak Pro Staffer. When I went to the next few tournaments, I told Parrish I had done what he asked me to do.

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Old School Waterfowl Basics: Part Two

There is every imaginable motion decoy you can think of. These all play a part in our success, but nothing has brought more attention to waterfowl than the advancement in decoys. Ten years ago you could get away with buying the cheapest decoys you could afford and still compete with other hunters. Today that is not the case. Just as in everything else, technology and the means to produce more life-like decoys has changed the

Small Game, Waterfowl

Dennis Garrett Explains That When Bear Move in the Deer Move Out

When the area where we hunt first started getting bears, we thought hunting bears would be really cool. Lots of people were excited about having black bears. Before the bears came into our area, I had two trail cameras out on some property I was hunting and would average getting 1,200 pictures per week of deer, turkeys, squirrels, raccoons and possums. When the bear population moved in, after a week of having our cameras out

Big Game, Deer, Predator, Mossy Oak

Girls with Guns Clothing launches NEW Hunting Apparel Lineup

Hadley Development LLC has announced an agreement to manufacture and distribute a new premium line of hunting apparel under the Girls with Guns (GWG) label. Women and fans of the GWG brand have been asking for years for GWG to bring a lineup of hunting apparel to market after finding the fit of their already popular fashion line to be spot on. With perfected fit and a passion to turn ordinary hunting garments into fashionable

News, Mossy Oak

Dennis Garrett Says in Southeastern Kentucky Any Bow Buck Is a Good Buck

In our part of southeastern Kentucky, any buck that you can take with a bow is a good buck, but I’ve found a 170-class buck that I've been watching for 3 years. I've decided I won’t put out trail cameras and won’t go near where he lives until the rut. Since a neighbor saw the buck before the 2014 season, I know he survived last deer season. This year, I've decided to wait on the

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

The Magic of Chestnuts

With 4 times the amount of carbohydrates and over twice the protein of white oak acorns, chestnuts are a great food source and the deer never fail to find them. We sometimes forget that at one time chestnut trees made up the majority of the American forests and the nuts covered by the unmistakable spiny hulls were likely whitetails most consistent and preferred food source before the blight killed most all chestnut trees.

Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Kentucky Has It All – Whitetails, Elk and Bears

Kentucky offers several hundred elk tags each year. But since I haven’t been drawn yet to take an elk, that’s why I concentrate my hunting on whitetails. I may see bears, and I usually see elk anytime I want to see them, but getting a tag to hunt them hasn’t been easy.

Big Game, Deer, Predator, Mossy Oak

Southeastern Kentucky Has It All

Mossy Oak ProStaffer Dennis Garrett of Harlan, Kentucky, in the southeastern corner of the state, lives in the Appalachian Mountains. "I hunt public lands here in the Appalachian Mountains where most of our mountaintops have been clear-cut and mined for coal, using strip mining tactics. Most of this property has been reclaimed, and the public lands are owned by mining companies. There aren’t many trees on the hilltops, but down in the valleys and along

Land Management, Mossy Oak

Can Texas Deer Management Help You and the Land You Hunt Produce More and Bigger Bucks

I know the management practices we use here in Texas may not work in other areas of the country. However, I do know that restricting vehicle movement and hunter movement on any property will increase deer sightings. I’m also convinced that letting the land you hunt rest more days than the days you hunt will increase deer sightings. I also know that your land can carry more bucks, if you have an overpopulation of does

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

What Time of Year is the Best to List?

From hunting to holidays, the seasons affect every part of our lives, and selling land is no different. However, the question for land owners remains: What time of year is best to list? It's a good idea to keep the time of year in mind when gearing up to list. However, don't forget to think about other factors in play, from the state of the current economy to how well maintained your land is.

Conservation, Mossy Oak Properties

Kevin Burleson’s Insurance Program for Taking the Right Sizes of Bucks

With a video camera or a Smart Phone that has a video camera built in, the hunter has an insurance policy by giving me the opportunity to tell him whether that buck is a shooter or non-shooter. Also, when the hunter comes back to camp from his hunt, if he’s videoed all the bucks that he’s seen through the morning and afternoon hunts, I can look at his video and tell him what each buck

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

Old School Waterfowl Basics: Part 1

With the boom in the waterfowl industry over the past several years, our sport is growing at a rapid rate. All kinds of new hunters are trying to take their shot at being a waterfowl hunter, which is great news for us. But they often overlook the back-to-basics approach that is the foundation of being a good hunter in general.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, Mossy Oak

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How a Fistful of Dirt Started a Revolution

"That day was the beginning of a revolution in hunter concealment. It was the beginning of Mossy Oak, America's most effective concealment system."

Turkey, Deer

From the Archive: Ask the Pros! Mossy Oak Experts Answer Key Questions

"Pay attention as Mossy Oak Pro Staffers Will Walker, Mark Drury, Mike Fine and Stan Oakes--archery hunting's A Team--delve deep into the sport for insight and info that only they can provide."

Deer, Bow

From the Archives: Tune-Up Clinic

Originally published in the 1994 edition of Mossy Oak Bowhunting Magazine, this article discusses how to make sure your bowhunting set up is perfect come season.

Big Game, Deer, Bow

From the Archives: Bob Dixon and Steve Burnett on the Art of Mix and Matching Camo

By Terry Madewell, originally published in the 1994 edition of Mossy Oak Bowhunting Magazine As big whitetail bucks are inclined to do, this one had done the unexpected. I'd studied this buck's pattern for a couple of weeks, being extremely careful not to leave any scent in the wrong places. I'd selected a stand site where the dense underbrush funneled into a 40-yard-wide strip. I was sure this was where he would walk and I

Turkey, Big Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, How-To

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

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