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Secrets for Producing Trophy Bucks Each Year with Giles Island’s Jimmy Riley

Let me explain from the beginning, taking trophy bucks whether they’re on Giles Island or anywhere else involves a lot of luck. The management system we have in place for our deer herd is the reason many of our hunters are so successful. First of all, we want to make sure we have plenty of deer for the hunters to hunt, and we want to be certain no one harvests our bucks, until they reach

Big Game, Deer

Mossy Oak Durable Hunter Camo Party Cups Available from Proforma

Whether you and your family are out hunting or on a camping trip, the average plastic cup just won’t do. You need a cup that not only looks the part, but is also tough enough to handle the cruelties of nature. That’s why Proforma has introduced the Mossy Oak camo, durable party cups in three styles.

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Early Season Whitetail Social Groups

Knowing the social structure of the herd during the time you intend to hunt is a key to getting calls, decoys or scent to work for you. In the “whitetail world” the time during early season (typically late August through October) is all about being social with other deer. However, they may not be social with the specific deer that you might think.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Why Giles Island Has So Many Big Bucks and the One Named the Rock

We’ll harvest about 75 bucks per year off Giles Island. We classify our bucks as management bucks or trophy bucks – all shooter bucks. Less than half the bucks we take are management bucks. We define a management buck as an older-age-class buck with antlers that will score less than 125 on Boone and Crockett. We classify a trophy buck as a buck that scores more than 125.

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Giles Island Monster Bucks

Giles Island in the middle of the Mississippi River is famous for two reasons. On a sandbar on Giles Island is where the famous Jim Bowie, who fought in the battle at the Alamo in Texas, earned his reputation as a knife fighter, and where the legend of the Bowie knife started. Giles Island is also a legendary place to hunt and take big bucks. The lodge manager for Giles Island is Mossy Oak Pro

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Hank Parker Explains Why He Partners with Mossy Oak

In my opinion, Mossy Oak is more of a fraternity than it is a camo company. Wearing Mossy Oak identifies a person as living the outdoor lifestyle. When you wear Mossy Oak, it’s like being an Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio, Utah or any other college football fan or any professional football fan. We wear those team’s colors to show our loyalty and to be a part of that fraternity. So, for me

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Hank Parker: History Repeats Itself with More TV Shows

Cuz set-up a meeting between Toxey and me. As I listened, Toxey started talking about his dad, his kids, his business, what was important to him, and what he saw as the picture of Mossy Oak. I didn’t sit in that room very long before I realized that Toxey was talking about the same things I believe in, and I was completely blown away by the man Toxey Haas, who started Mossy Oak, and what

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Mossy Oak Properties Expands In NE Arkansas

Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mossy Oak Properties-Cache River Land and Farm has expanded its presence, with the opening of its Jonesboro office. Since joining the Mossy Oak Properties network of land brokerage offices in 2012 with the opening of its Searcy office, Mossy Oak Properties Cache River Land and Farm has established itself as one of the premier land brokerages in Arkansas.

Land Management, News, Mossy Oak Properties

Hank Parker Explains How He Started Producing Hunting Shows

One day I decided. “We’ll just do a hunting show.” The boys loved that idea. We all decided to give a hunting show our best shot. Billy, Hank Jr. and I set out on the trail of producing a hunting show and started a show called “Hank Parker 3D.” While I was doing my show and hunting, I stumbled across a product called C’Mere Deer - an incredible product to lure deer. I bought into

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Hunting Skins Now Offers More Than 100 Exclusive Mossy Oak Designs on cases for the new iPhone 6

Hunting Skins, the leading provider of hunting-themed cell phone and tablet covers, announces that more than 100 of its exclusive Mossy Oak designs are now available on cases for the new iPhone 6, including its very popular State Honor™, All Game™, Jim Shockey, Eva Shockey, and American Pride collections. Hunting Skins utilizes a proprietary color infusion process, which produces incredible high-definition detail on the case that will not scratch or peel off.

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Early Season Antler Rattling Tips

Although used during the rut, a rattle bag is a valuable tool in the early season. Find out when to start rattling for deer to optimize your hunting season.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Hank Parker: Here Comes Television

Back then, magazine articles were the only way fishermen and sponsors could communicate with the anglers of this country. I knew I needed to help my sponsors get more publicity, and I knew I needed to continue to try and help teach the fishing public how to catch fish. Television seemed to be the next natural step for me to achieve these goals. I also realized that as a tournament fisherman I had no way

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Finding Out What September Knows

The Boy had been patient as I’d gotten the blaze to start, helped it to catch, then waited for it to burn down to a serviceable cook fire. As soon as I thought it could be made to make do I’d put the hobo packs in. They’d come out with the meat mostly burnt and the potatoes nearly raw for a perfect medium rare statistical average, just the way any camp cook would hope.

Hank Parker is a Year-Round Outdoorsman

If there ever was a total outdoorsman, Mossy Oak Pro Hank Parker is one. A Bassmaster Classic champion twice, a master deer hunter who has taken 19 bucks that scored 170 or more, a race car driver and a TV host, Hank Parker has done it all. This week we’ll take a deeper look at the man who produces three TV shows, “Hank Parker 3D” and “Hank Parker’s Outdoor Magazine” on the Pursuit Channel and

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Girls With Guns Launches Boot Line

Pro Line , has developed premium quality hunting boots under the Girls with Guns brand that live up to the quality people expect in the Girls with Guns products. The boots are waterproof, insulated and feature Mossy Oak camo patterns. Hollenberg points out "Pro Line only uses the best materials available. We are very excited to produce the first of many styles for Girls with Guns."

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From the Archive: Deer Calling Tips from the Pros

Originally published in the 1994 Mossy Oak Bowhunting Magazine, this article talks to professionals like Will Primos on calling in deer.

Deer

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.

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