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Jim Shockey - Where I'm Going and What I Plan to Do When I Get There

I think our hunting goals evolve as we get older, and an adventure takes on a different meaning. When I'm 80, adventure may be hiking out to the back of our 40-acre ranch in Saskatchewan, Canada, and trying to take a big deer. My concept of adventure is that anytime you leave the asphalt, step into the woods, climb up the mountains and go down into the valleys of the wild lands, you're having an

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Jim Shockey Says He’s Never Road Weary and Has Plenty of Animals He Loves to Hunt

I've been very fortunate to have a large number of generous people who have offered me the opportunity to hunt with them on their properties and hunt for all types of game. I can’t possibly go on every hunt that I have the opportunity to go on in four lifetimes. Now, the hunts I do go on are hunts in places and for animals that I feel are really special.

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Mossy Oak Properties Expands Into Indiana

Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mossy Oak Properties-Hoosier Land and Farm in Marengo, Indiana has joined its growing network of land brokerage offices.

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Jim Shockey Remembers When His 21 Year Old Daughter Eva Told Him She Wanted to Hunt

When she came home after graduation, she came to where I was working and said, “Dad, I want to learn to hunt.” I just about had a heart attack. I said, “Eva, you’ve hardly talked to me since you were 14, and now you want to go on a hunt with me?” She said, “Yes, Dad, that’s what I want to do. I'm finally old enough that you and I can be friends.” Since that

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Sitting Hawk Offers All-Terrain Pack Chair

Make your next hunting, fishing or camping experience more comfortable with the original All-Terrain Pack Chair available in Mossy Oak Break-Up. With dove season coming up, the Sitting Hawk chair is a great addition to your set up!

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Food Plot Variety Equals All Season Usage

If you have enough ground to devote to your food plot program, most managers would agree that a well diversified plot with a variety of plants to give your herd what they need regardless of the time or conditions is the way to go. Some of the plants you choose would be perennials; however, for attraction during hunting season it’s hard to beat a food plot full of luscious annuals.

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Jim Shockey Explains Why He’s Joined the Mossy Oak Family

The main reason I didn’t wear camo was because I couldn’t find any camouflage clothing manufacturer that produced the type of clothing I needed and wanted to wear on my adventures. But when Mossy Oak and I got together, there was some real technological advances being made in camo clothing. Many of those high-tech camouflage clothes were being made by Under Armour. I saw the quality of adventure hunting clothes, and the technology of high-tech

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Buying Timberland is a Sound Investment

Land will always be in high demand, therefore investing in it is likely a good bet. But when it comes to what type of land to buy, timberland is among the top choices. This finite resource is becoming an attractive purchase for land buyers, leaving many to wonder, what is timberland's future?

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Jim Shockey: Adventure Hunter

Jim Shockey, officially began hunting when he was 2-years old. “I started off hunting bugs and collecting them,” Shockey says. Next he graduated to hunting mice, gophers, rabbits, squirrels and then coyotes. By the time he was 14, he’d started hunting whitetails and has been hunting them ever since. Shockey now travels the world hunting exotic game species on every continent. “According to my wife, Louisa, who keeps up with this kind of thing, I

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What is your Fall Game Plan?

Every year I look back on the previous season and analyze how things went. As I have progressed as a bowhunter, it has been less about how many deer I harvested and more about what I have learned. This year is no different. I will begin to reflect on what happened during the last two to three seasons and evaluate what went right and what went wrong. What hunting scenarios seemed to produce the most

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Pat Reeve Explains How to Hunt New Ground

If you’ve seen the list of shows that will be on “Driven with Pat and Nicole” on the Outdoor Channel, then you’ve seen that we hunt all over the country and out of the country every year. I’m often asked, “How do you hunt a property you’ve never hunted before and take big bucks?”

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2014 Ozonics Featuring Treestand

When we go on many of our hunts or even when I am hunting with my boys close to home, we have limited time in the woods. I am of the belief that you put as many things in your favor as you can to help you make the most of your time. Last year, I started to use the Ozonics Scent Control System and seemed to have some positive results with deer not busting

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Pat Reeve on Growing Bigger Bucks on the Property You Hunt

By keeping trail-camera pictures of the bucks on the property you hunt each year, you can begin to see an antler pattern as the bucks grow. For instance, you'll see that certain bucks tend to express only an 8-point rack each season, a 7-point rack or a 6-point rack. When we see a buck like that, we’ll often put him on the hit list for the next season. As I mentioned, I’ll put the bucks

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How the housing market affects the land market

I remember sitting in the 2011 Mossy Oak Properties Land Summit as Edsel Charles, the founder of Market Graphics, a leading real estate market analysis firm, spoke on the housing market and its prognosis for the next 10 years. As housing starts to rise, so will the demand for timber.

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Pat Reeve Tells Where To Plant Food Plots and Why

I prefer to plant all my food plots in the center of my property. The outside edges of my land are where the deer bed. A ridge runs through my 400 acres. I plant all my food plots either on the ridge or on the sides of the ridge. I want to draw all my deer to the center of the property with the food plots. This tactic has worked very well for me over

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Proper Arrow Builds for Elk and Deer Hunting: What You Need to Know Before Fall

To achieve ideal arrow flight, there are four key components to consider: broadhead selection, arrow spine, FOC (Front of Center), and total arrow weight.

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How to Develop a Summer Practice Routine for Bow Season

If you’re looking for a better bowhunting practice plan, we’ve got you covered. Below is a look at how to develop a summertime practice routine for bow season.

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Try Floating Bait for Catfish this Summer

The action is often faster, more water is covered and for those of us that like to keep our attention constantly focused on something, floating for catfish is the new way to catch a stringer or cooler full of supper.

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Alabama Blue Crab Pimiento Cheese Dip

This is a perfect spring and summer appetizer to try out.

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Summer Redfish Strategies

Call them red drum, channel bass, puppy drum, spottail bass or simply redfish, these inshore fish are frequently the target of vacationing coastal anglers from Massachusetts to Texas. Redfish are voracious fighters that range from 12 to 50 inches and can weigh as much as 60 pounds.

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The Best Watering Hole Locations for Whitetail Deer

With a fair amount of sweat equity going into installing watering holes, you want to be sure they are placed in the right area the first time around.

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Foraging for Wild Ramps

Foragers take to the woods every March through May in hopes of finding green gold poking out of the thawing forest ground in the form of the wild edible ingredient known as ramps.

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When the Finesse Technique is Best for Bass Fishing

Here we talk about the history and philosophy of finesse bass fishing and why it has increased in popularity the past few years. See if it sounds right for you for your next trip out on the water!

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Long Line Trolling for Crappie

Long line trolling for crappie is an effective tactic that excels during the pre-pawn, spawning, and post-spawn seasons when crappie are in transition from one area to the next. Written by Phillip Gentry Long line trolling is an effective crappie fishing tactic for most of the year but really shines during the pre-spawn and post spawn seasons from late February through the early part of summer before crappie go deep. Long line trolling is a

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Salmon Cakes w/ Cajun Mushroom Tartar

Jeremiah Doughty, From Field to Plate If you're looking for freshly caught wild salmon recipe, this is definitely a keeper. However, it's just as good with store bought salmon for an out-of-the-box healthy dinner or appetizer. Salmon Patty Cakes with Cajun Mushroom Tartar Ingredients: 2-3 cups cooked salmon (Season salmon with salt, pepper and garlic powder and cook until 135º-140º internal temp) 1 sweet onion, minced fine 1 red bell pepper, chopped fine 3 tbsp

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Mossy Oak Classics: Iconic Turkey Hunts from the Archive

We're releasing some of the best old-school turkey hunting videos from the vault!

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The Best Hunting and Fishing Graduation Gifts

Get them a graduation gift that they'll love and enjoy come whatever hunting season is their favorite.

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