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Everything You Need to Know About Planting Food Plots

Do you plant food plots? Are you interested in planting food plots but not sure where to start? If so, this is your lucky day! The GameKeepers of Mossy Oak are offering a free download of their Food Plot Planting Guide. It’s 96 pages of useful information on how to platn and manage food plots to improve the hunting on your property. Whether you’re up north or down south, you’ll find these tips and techniques

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Taking Monster Elk in California with Parrey Cremeans

All the elk hunts in California are premium elk hunts. You have to draw a tag or buy a conservation tag, which can cost as much as $20,000. However, there’s some private land we hunt that’s part of a conservation program with the State of California. Because we’re on this program, we get one elk tag each year that sells for $6,000.

Big Game, Bow

6 Quick Tips for Treestand Placement

Many hunters have questions about treestand placement. "How high do you go in the tree?" is one of the most asked questions on the topic. Every situation is different and there aren't any rules where there aren't exceptions. However, there are some general practices that will help in most situations when placing a treestand.

How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow

Hunting the West with Parrey Cremeans

Mossy Oak ProStaffer Parrey Cremeans is the owner of Just For Hunting. This outfitting company out of Redding, California, hunts on 35,000 acres in northern California and guides on thousands more acres of public land. Just For Hunting also books hunts all over the world, such as dove hunts in Argentina, red stags in New Zealand, British Columbian moose and all the states in North America. Cremeans hunts for elk, blacktail deer, mule deer, hogs,

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow, Firearm

Duluth Pack Launches Lumbar Pack in Mossy Oak Canvas

American manufacturer of canvas and leather gear, Duluth Pack, has launched a supportive, all-day lumbar pack constructed with Mossy Oak Break-Up® canvas. Our All Day Lumbar Pack is the result of years of technical input from serious sportsmen and women around the country. Specifically designed to be supported via lower lumbar, this pack can be carried for an entire day without back pain.

Gear, News, Mossy Oak

Ralph Ramos’s Bull That Scored 397

Another question that’s almost always asked in my seminars is, “Ralph, what’s the biggest bull you’ve ever called in to a hunter?” My answer is a 397 bull that we took at high noon. This morning we were working our way back through some country we already had hunted. I knew elk were in this area, because we’d already talked to them that morning. I thought perhaps we’d bump into them on the way back

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow

Mossy Oak Carry All Bag

As any turkey hunter knows, you typically carry a wide variety of decoys and other gear for the turkey woods. When you add camera equipment, tri-pods, a shooting stick, and a crossbow, it becomes a lot to carry on each hunt. Having a bag that would allow me to carry and transport most of this on each hunt was imperative. I used the Mossy Oak Carry All Bag in Mossy Oak Break-Up Infinity.

Big Game, Turkey, Gear, Mossy Oak

Ralph Ramos Says Not to Give Up on the Herd Bull

Herd bulls are always difficult to call, because they’re usually the biggest and the smartest bulls in an area. Most of the time, the only way you can call a herd bull in is by being persistent and staying after those bulls. Often, when the bull is at the top of the mountain, we’ll be at the bottom of the mountain. So, we climb the mountain. When we get to the top of the mountain,

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow

To say I was fired up on Opening Day of 1993 would be an understatement. Although I had somehow killed a bird on the very first morning of my first season the year prior it was a fluke and I knew it. Aside from that one encounter, it had been an uneventful season. But this was a new season and I had done my homework and I was ready to hit the field with a

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Ralph Ramos Puts Bull Elk in Hunters’ Laps

I’m often asked, “Ralph, how close do you usually bring a bull to your hunter, before the hunter takes the shot?” Whether my hunter is a bowhunter, a rifle hunter or a blackpowder hunter, his or her average shot is about 18 yards. As a guide, my goal is to get the elk within that 18 yards. Now, I have called in bulls within arm’s length of my hunters before.

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow

4 Tips For Understanding Your Soil Sample

Fertilizer and lime recommendations can be confusing. All the different numbers and suggestions can really make it difficult to understand what your soil and crop needs to perform its best. Let’s simplify things with a few quick tips to understanding your soil sample.

Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

NWTF Announces Winner of 2014 National Scholarship

Mallory Spring of East Fultonham, Ohio, was recognized at her high school awards ceremony as the recipient of the National Wild Turkey Federation's (NWTF) 2014 National Scholarship sponsored by Mossy Oak, surprising both her and a crowd of her peers. The $10,000 scholarship will help Spring pursue a degree in wildlife biology and natural resource management.

Big Game, Turkey, News, Mossy Oak

Ralph Ramos Explains His X Factor Style of Calling

I really like to hunt the bulls in their bedding zones. Once I know where the bulls are bedded, I use loud cow calls to try to stimulate a bull to bugle and give up his location. If I don’t get a response, I’ll give one or two bugles. I carry two different bugle tubes with me. Then I can simulate the sound of two different bulls. I’ll start calling in two different directions to

Big Game, Mossy Oak

Start Planning Now to Take Your Elk

Ralph Ramos of Las Cruces, New Mexico, guides elk hunters in New Mexico, as well as teaches seminars on how to call elk. He’s been guiding elk hunters for more than 20 years, mainly in the Gila National Forest and the Lincoln National Forest. He’s been wearing Mossy Oak camouflage for 25 years.

Big Game, Mossy Oak

Brenda Valentine’s Arizona Elk Hunt

When I got to my campsite, all the other hunters were packing up and leaving. They said they weren’t seeing any elk, and they weren’t going to stay there and watch grass grow. One group said, “We’ve walked so much that we probably don’t have any skin left on the bottoms of our feet. The walking is either straight up or straight down. This is one of the most grueling hunts we’ve ever undertaken.” I

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Firearm

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Turtlebox Now Available in FULL FOLIAGE

The popular and well-loved outdoor speaker brand TURTLEBOX and Mossy Oak are announcing their second-ever collaboration with the Mossy Oak Full Foliage speaker. The new Full Foliage Turtlebox speaker pictured among iconic, old Mossy Oak Full Foliage pieces. Full Foliage is an ode to that big spring green-up and the re-awakening of the earth. And when word got out that Mossy Oak was planning to re-release the infamous Full Foliage pattern, a hugely popular find

Turkey, Gear

Wild Turkey Types, Behavior & Personality Traits

Turkeys, like people, have different personalities. Some are bold and reckless, others are shy and some may seem downright sagacious. First you need to be able to recognize these traits. Then you may need to adjust your approach.

Turkey

Subspecies of Wild Turkey

The North American Wild Turkey has five subspecies: the Rio Grande, the Merriam's, the Osceola, the Eastern, and the Gould's.

Turkey, How-To, Video

Wild Turkeys’ Winter To Spring Transition

Learn more about the “winter to spring transition” for wild turkeys and its effect on flock dynamics.

Turkey, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Where to Find Shed Antlers in Big Timber Hill Country

"Let’s break down the best locations to find shed antlers in big timber hill country and some key strategies to help you maximize your efforts."

Big Game, Deer, How-To

Miss the Frost Seeding Window? Follow This Step-by-Step To Sneak in a Great Clover Plot

In many regions of the U.S. we are past the time where frost seeding will be successful.

Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Essential Mossy Oak Turkey Hunting Gear Available at Walmart

Getting outfitted and ready to hit the spring woods can be as simple and easy as heading to your local Walmart. And you don't have to break the bank to be fully equipped to kill a longbeard--these affordable turkey hunting essentials are all available at Walmart. Essential Turkey Hunting Clothes Low Profile Hat w/ Mesh Mouth Call Pocket This less-than-$10 hat is a great staple for a normal turkey hunter who needs a normal hat

Turkey, Gear

Tenth Legion: Bottomland Book Club

Long considered the greatest book on turkey hunting, my recommendation is merely one amongst a score of tributes for this turkey hunting manifesto.

Turkey, Bottomland Book Club

Prescribed Burning: Three Types of Fires

In the world of prescribed burning, three types of fires are used; a "backfire," "head fire," and "flank fire," and each type provides differing intensities for varying results.

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Foraging For Wild Garlic and Wild Onions

Learn what to look for when foraging for wild onions and garlic, and know how to avoid Daffodil shoots. Check Mossy Oak's blog for the best onion dip recipe!

How-To, Ingredient Wild

Taking Inventory of Mast Producing Crops

Spring is a great time of year for wildlife habitat managers to take stock of mast producing trees to ensure that their site is in top condition to provide the food that their desired wildlife species need.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Fox Haas - Turkey for Tots

Fox Haas's article from the 2002 edition of "Hunting the Country" magazine details Toxey's first turkey and the best way to create a lifetime hunting partner out of your young kids.

Turkey, How-To, Mossy Oak Companions

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