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The Fantastic Food Plot

With proper liming, fertilizing, seed planting and weed control, a hunter can produce up to 10,000 pounds of digestible deer forage per food plot acre, per year---at a cost of between $250 to $500 per acre, according to agricultural experts. The average hardwoods acre, however, grows only 50 to 500 pounds of deer forage annually, including choice acorns from oaks.

Land Management, How-To

An Alaskan Bear Hunt with Ashley Jay

About 2-years ago, I went on a black bear hunt in Alaska. My father, who didn’t know much about bears, wasn’t really excited about his young daughter hunting bears in Alaska. He begged me not to go. To be honest, no one in my family was excited about me going on this bear hunt, especially with my bow.

Big Game, Predator, Bow

Ashley Jay Is Living Her Outdoor Dream

After high school, my first stop in college was in Orlando at the University of Central Florida. My next stop was Valencia College. Then I transferred to Greenville Tech where I’m majoring in biology and currently am in my sophomore year of college. But I’ll have to honest. My heart is in the outdoors. I have a firm belief and faith that we can’t appreciate all that God has given us, if we don’t have

Mossy Oak

6 Tips for Drought Proofing your Food Plots

Many hunters have problems with keeping their food plots lush throughout the hunting season and especially in areas with little to no rainfall. Everyone will tell you about this or that method on how they “beat the drought” but here are a couple general rules/practices to making sure your food plot gets all of the possible potential to strive in times of a drought.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Ashley Jay – A City Girl with a Country Heart

I didn’t grow up in a hunting family or in the country where I would have had a lot of opportunity to hunt. I was born in Miami, Florida, just outside the Everglades. But I always had a passion for the outdoors and being outdoors. So, my parents bought me a horse.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Ashley Jay's Ascent into Outdoors Television

Ashley Jay will be the co-host of Knight and Hale’s “Ultimate Hunting” TV show, which will air this fall on the Outdoor Channel. Where did Jay come from, and how did a young lady who didn’t grow up in a hunting family find her way into the outdoor television business? Since more and more women are coming into the outdoor industry, we wanted to learn how Ashley Jay made it.

Bow

What speeds can your bow reach?

One piece of equipment that we begin to work on now is our bows. I like to get my bow set up for hunting whitetails and other big game early, so when I practice during the summer, I am dialed in for hunting season. Many people often wonder how to estimate a bow’s speed under different setups. By knowing the IBO/ATA specification of a bow, it is possible to get a decent estimation of how

Gear, How-To, Bow

With Country Music Success, Kristen Kelly Starts a Jewelry Line BELIEVE

In April, 2014, I launched a new jewelry line called BELIEVE by Kristen Kelly. I’m going to have some Mossy Oak t-shirts with the BELIEVE logo printed on them. We’re donating 15 percent of the profits made from my BELIEVE line of jewelry and t-shirts to an organization for sexual and domestic-violence victims.

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Summer Slump: Competition Calling for the Waterfowler

While hunting season is in a slump for the next couple of months, we thought we’d take a look at what our fellow hunters do in the “off season.” ProStaffer Cory Dukehart participates in duck and goose calling contests and in the process, lines up hunts for the coming season through connections he makes at competitions.

Small Game, Waterfowl

Kristen Kelly on Touring With Brad Paisley

I’m often asked, “What was being on tour with Brad Paisley like?” I can honestly say that tour was really a lot of fun. Brad Paisley is such a gracious guy. He would take us to different places every weekend. For instance, he rented a movie theater and took us all to see the movie “The Incredibles.” He took us go-cart racing and bowling, and he threw a couple of parties that we all attended.

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NWTF Partners with Tennessee Agencies to Help Mobility Impaired Hunters

Tennessee has become an ideal hunting destination for individuals with mobility impairments thanks to the combined efforts of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) to provide wheelchair-accessible custom blinds on public lands.

Conservation

Kristen Kelly: On the Way to the Top of Country Music

I averaged 150-180 days on tour exclusively in Texas. At that time, I made the decision that music would be my career. I recorded a couple of albums and produced those albums independently in Texas, and I had a couple of singles on the Texas music charts. Texas has its own charts that the radio stations in Texas have helped to develop. Their charts are separate from and independent of the Billboard charts.

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Want to attract more gamebirds this year?

Our modern day food plot planting practices are not very conducive to feeding quail, turkeys, etc; we plant every available open piece of ground for our deer and figure the birds will be fine. It doesn’t take a large area to feed a lot of birds and designating a third or a quarter acre section out of some of your deer plots for a strip or perimeter of WhistleBack will go a long way in

Small Game, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Kristen Kelly Tells about the Road She’s Traveled to Become a Country Artist

I grew up singing in Cottonwood Baptist church in Lorena, Texas, and singing at church camps. My granddad, Sterling Kelly, was a country singer/songwriter who sang throughout Texas. Even today one of his songs is on iTunes. When I went to interview to sing on the Grand Ole Opry for the “Bill Cody Show,” we were coming out of a break from that meeting, and the band was playing one of Pappaw’s songs. Instantly, I

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Delta Waterfowl Is The Duck Hunters Organization

Delta Waterfowl’s new strategic plan is built upon our historic organizational strengths, but organized around the key needs of duck hunters. This work, coupled with our legendary capacity as a research organization, ensures Delta’s mission and programs are built around the right efforts to address the most pressing needs of ducks and duck hunters.

Small Game, Turkey

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How To Catch Spring Shellcrackers

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Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Saving the Gizzard Stones

Looking for a unique way to save the memories of your bird? Start saving the gizzard stones for a colorful way to collect more trophies from your bird each spring.

Turkey, How-To

Crappie Tactics: Insight from Pro Angler Whitey Outlaw

We talk to Whitey Outlaw, a retired professional angler who spent 42 years on the crappie tournament circuit. He’s got as good of advice as you’ll ever hear.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Redbud Jelly and Foraging for Redbuds

Redbuds make for an easy forage and some great-tasting jelly. Our friend Beka Garris gives us her jelly recipe and tips!

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Nativ Nurseries

Black Crappie vs White Crappie

A lot of anglers lump the black crappie and the white crappie together as one species, but knowing the differences can help you catch more fish.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Crappie Fish Tacos

When the crappie are biting, fry them up for a fresh and flavorful taco night.

Fishing, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

How to Make a Wingbone Call

Wingbone calls are one of the coolest ways to remember a hunt and honor a turkey, and all in all you can get one done with about 2-3 hours of work (with some waiting in between.)

Turkey, How-To, Video

Foraging for Dandelions

Foraging for dandelions and want to know where to find them? Read Dr. Brooks Tiller's blog post at Mossy Oak and learn all about dandelion harvesting today!

How-To, Wild Game Recipes, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Ingredient Wild

Morel Mushrooms Foraging

Morel mushrooms are the ultimate find in the spring woods. Here's advice on how to find them.

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Companions, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Ingredient Wild, Nativ Nurseries

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