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Improved Pockets for Wildlife

By now we’ve all realized that most of our favorite wildlife species prefer to enter, exit, and congregate in little tucked away nooks and crannies of food plots and openings. The most logical reason for this is safety from predators. A mature buck for example, can enter a secluded “pocket” unseen- for a quick late afternoon bite or scent-check the area knowing if something fishy happens he can quickly jet to secure edge-cover in either

Conservation, BioLogic, Nativ Nurseries

Trail Cam Talk with ProStaffer Dave Parrott

The biggest enemy of your trail camera is moisture. You have to remember, you have a piece of electronic equipment that’s staying out in all types of weather. Putting any type of electronics in the woods and exposing those to weather is the worst thing you can do.

How-To, Mossy Oak

Proper Planning for Proper Planting

Formulating a plan this time of year on what, when, and where you are going to plant cool season plots can save time and frustration. Waiting until the very last minute and scrambling to find seed, equipment or fertilizer can be a major headache.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Keep Your Property Free of Trespassers

When you catch someone on your property during hunting season who isn’t supposed to be there, what do they always tell you? “I’m tracking a wounded deer.” They say this because in most states it is legal to follow a wounded animal across a property border to try and recover it. The problem is that habitual trespassers have learned this defense and use it for an excuse to go wherever they please. On the chance

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak, Nativ Nurseries

The Post Rut - When to Hunt by Terry Drury

Once the rut is totally over, Mark and I start hunting only in the evenings. After the rut is over, generally the buck has lost a lot of weight, and he needs to rebuild his body weight for the winter. So, he will be all about going to the food sources. He substitutes the need to breed with the need to feed.

Big Game, Deer, BioLogic, Mossy Oak

Introducing the Latest Pattern from Mossy Oak® - Shadow Grass® Blades®

Building on a history of leading edge waterfowl patterns beginning with Bottomland®, through Shadow Grass® and on to Duck Blind®, Mossy Oak® Brand Camo is proud to introduce all new Shadow Grass® Blades™ .

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, News, Video, Mossy Oak

The Rut Is On - When to Take the Mature Buck with Terry Drury

Mark and I have both observed that when the rut has really turned on, the older-age-class bucks usually don’t move until later in the morning. In Missouri, the pre-rut and the rut starts kicking-in the first week of November. The bucks will be looking for that first estrous doe that is getting ready to breed.

Big Game, Deer, BioLogic, Mossy Oak

A Serious Oinking Hazard

My two sons and I love to hunt and shoot wild hogs, especially after deer season. Wild hog hunting provides many opportunities for my sons and I to share the outdoors together. It also helps us to sharpen our shooting/hunting skills during the off-season.

Big Game, Land Management, How-To

Here Comes the Rut - Where to Set Up Your Treestand

As the rut begins to kick in, Mark and I will move our treestands. We still will hunt the field edges in the evenings where a lot of does will be feeding on that BioLogic Clover Plus and some of the other BioLogic plantings we have. The does that are coming into estrus will move to those green fields late in the afternoon. For our morning hunts, we will set up treestands farther into the

Big Game, Deer, BioLogic, Mossy Oak

Protect Your Plots from Drought

With today’s ever-changing climates and rainfall often in short supply, it is very important for land managers to be prepared for the worst. Certain steps can be taken during the hot, dry summer months to effectively maximize the production of your food plots even during drought conditions or periods of limited rainfall. Inadequate precipitation or droughts (especially during the summer months) can be detrimental to your food plots if you are not prepared.

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, How-To, BioLogic

Learn to Nest and Where to Place Your Treestand with Terry Drury

Birds build nests in trees and bushes, and these nests are supported by branches and limbs and are almost invisible to predators. This is the same strategy I use when I am bowhunting in the early season. I like to have limbs and bushes especially under my treestand that hide my body up to my knees or waist. This way, there is only half as much of me for the deer to see, than there

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, BioLogic, Bow

Terry Drury Shares Deer Hunting Tips

We pick our camouflage depending on the back cover that we have when we are hunting from treestands. If a deer brings his head up and looks straight at us, we want that deer to be able to look through us, or just see us a part of the tree in which we are hunting. Mossy Oak makes so-many-different patterns of camouflage that we always can find one that is perfect for the place that

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

SCI Seeks Information on State Sunday Hunting Bans

SCI is seeking further information about our members' views on the bans imposed by some states on Sunday hunting. Currently bans and/or limitations on Sunday hunting are being imposed in 11 U.S. states, including Virginia, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia.

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What I love about the CanCooker is it allows you to cook a lot of food without a lot of work. CanCooker makes a complete meal in about one hour. What is really cool is the CanCooker works on any heat source – campfire, camp stove, propane stove, charcoal or gas grill, turkey fryer, stove top, etc. and it’s easy to clean up!

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Bill Custer Makes a 60 Yard Shot on an Elk

The huge bull kept staring at me, but I was wearing Mossy Oak Break-Up, and he never could seem to decide what I was. Then he took-off at a gallop, but because he was so big, he didn’t jump the fence. He just seemed to step over it.

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow

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Mossy Oak's Woodsman Series is Back

The Mossy Oak Woodsman Series is Back. Rooted in everything core hunters expected from us in the early days, the Woodsman collection is thoughtfully designed, constructed with quality materials, quiet fabrics, sturdy stitching and of course, our timeless camouflage patterns. We're proud to celebrate the core of hunting, woodsmanship, and with seasonal collections on the horizon, we're excited to open the archives, add a few things and re-introduce these classic designs. The Mossy Oak Woodsman

Turkey, Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, Conservation, Land Management, Gear, Mossy Oak

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

How to Use onX to Map Out Your Rut Hunting Plans

Here’s a look at how to use onX Hunt to map out your rut hunting plans in the weeks ahead.

Deer, Land Management, How-To

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

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