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Tips for Beating Weeds in Your Food Plot

Learn how the pros control weeds and what killers they use on their deer food plots. Discover top-rated, weed-killing techniques, only at the Mossy Oak blog!

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Volt Heated Hunting Gear Now Available in Mossy Oak Break-Up Country

Now available in Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, America’s No. 1 Camo Pattern, is a new line of hunting gear from Volt, a highly innovative company with a mission to develop heated products to help people feel good while looking good, regardless of cold temperatures.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, News

Retriever Training: Early Imprinting at Home

Not long after picking out your puppy, you'll need to begin training. Teaching your puppy to sit, stay and retrieve can and should be started at eight weeks of age. You can accomplish this task using a puppy dummy or a rolled up sock and a hallway in your house.

How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Fall Walleye Fishing with Johnnie Candle

The fall triggers big walleye to bite. The word “big” when you’re talking about walleyes is determined by the body of water you’re fishing. Traditionally, in the fall is when the largest walleyes in any water system become the most active. Here in Devils Lake, ND, I’ll catch walleyes that the month before may have weighed 2-4 pounds, but they will have become 4-7 pound walleyes by the fall.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua

How To Pig-Proof Your Farm

Feral hogs are not native to our land. They are invasive creatures that multiply at a tremendous rate and create havoc to native wildlife and plant communities. Left unchecked, they change the environment and your ability to cultivate it for native species.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Firearm

Wildlife Conservation: One Acre at a Time

Mossy Oak pros spend thousands of hours helping conservation organizations acquire and improve lands for public access, and Marshall Johnson is one of them. Although most hunters want to tell you about the animals they’ve harvested, Marshall Johnson’s trophies are the lands he’s helped to open up that once were private and today have and are becoming public access for hunters.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management

10 Must-Haves on Your Hunting Supplies List

Preparing for a hunt can be just as demanding as the hunt itself. Before going on any hunt, make sure you have the following 10 must-have hunting supplies on hand and ready to go.

Deer, Gear, Bow, Firearm

Spicy Asian Glazed Venison Meatballs

My wife saw a picture of meatballs and quickly turned to me and said. “Make some meatballs, I want those.” So I got to work on creating a different kind of meatball. Not your typical pasta sauce covered meatball or Ikea Swedish style meatball. Here is the recipe I came up with. Grab your chopsticks and enjoy this Spicy Asian Glazed Meatball recipe with a hint of Sriracha.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Pond Dyes: Can They Be Useful in Your Pond or Lake?

Generally speaking, pond dyes can be very useful in limiting the growth of aquatic plants, but some considerations are necessary.

Fishing, Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Super Bowl Champion Brett Keisel Joins Mossy Oak ProStaff

Mossy Oak has officially added former NFL Pro Bowler, two-time Super Bowl champion, and defensive captain for the Pittsburgh Steelers to its National ProStaff.

News, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Waterfowl Hunting: Imprinting Secrets of the GameKeepers

Learn how gamekeepers attract waterfowl with the right waterfowl seed mix coupled with expert planting strategies. Mossy Oak can help you create biodiversity for waterfowl hunting and conservation.

Waterfowl, Conservation, Land Management, Video, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Setting Up a Ground Blind

One of the most important factors hunters should look for is a good entry and exit route for getting to the blind. Putting a lot of work into setting a blind up before the season and scouting for the best deer sign is useless if getting to and from the blind is going to spook deer out of the area before the hunt even begins.

Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Break-Up Eclipse, How-To, Video, Bow, Firearm

Savage 110 Bear Hunter Review

First impressions are usually hard to get past, and the Savage 110 Bear Hunter was no exception to that rule. Just looking at the packaging had me convinced that this was going to “shoot the lights out.” AccuFit, AccuStock , AccuTrigger, 23-inch stainless steel barrel with straight fluting and button rifling, adjustable muzzle brake - how could it not?

Big Game, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Video, Firearm

Hunting and Fishing New Zealand: A Photo Essay

Located in the South Pacific, the North and South Islands that form New Zealand offer a cornucopia of hunting opportunity that may be more affordable than you think. Being in the southern hemisphere, you’re enjoying the fall season while North America is experiencing spring. With very little hunting opportunities at home, New Zealand offers everything from upland game birds and waterfowl to a host of big game and unique critters such as wallabies.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Fishing

Thinning Timber To Increase Mast Production

In a timber stand where trees grow unattended, oaks and other nut-bearing trees may never reach their full potential. Timber can be effectively thinned to maximize growth and nut production. An added bonus for thinning a timber stand is the fact that if you choose to select cut some of the timber, the revenues can be reinvested into the property. Please remember, before you stick a chainsaw into a tree, to wear proper protective gear

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

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Pheasant and Cornbread Pancakes

I was asked to create my version of chicken and waffles, and this is what I came up with. This recipe is simple, delicious and will keep your spouse, kids or guest coming back for seconds.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

BEARTOOTH by Callan Wink: Bottomland Book Club

Beartooth by Callan Wink is a novel that hunters and anglers alike will enjoy and find unputdownable.

Big Game, Bottomland Book Club, Deer

Predator Hunting in January: Capitalizing on Cold Weather and Hungry Coyotes

By Heath Wood December marks a prime time for predator hunters as the cold temperatures of late fall transition into winter, pushing coyotes into a heightened state of activity. Even though I enjoy coyote hunting all year and have had success throughout the year, December often marks the start of my “winter season” of coyote calling and is the beginning of what I believe to be the best time to hunt coyotes. With food sources

Predator, How-To, Video

3 Things to Know About Late-Season Buck Patterns

Understanding a few key patterns can give you an edge in the late season, setting you up for success when the pressure is on and the daylight hours are short.

Deer

Stand Hunting During Late Season Cold Snaps

Success requires mastering the art of patience, staying warm, controlling wind scent, and adapting to frigid winter conditions and, in some cases, snow-covered landscapes.

Deer

How to Extend Your Effective Shooting Distance

While shots can be missed at any distance, the further the shot is, the harder it is to make due to a broader range of influences.

Deer

Strategies For Hunting the "Second Rut"

Often, the first to mid-December, white-tailed does, and bucks go into what many hunters refer to as the second rut. Some hunters do not like to use the term second rut to describe the re-occurring breeding activities that occur during this time because the rutting activity is far different from that of the primary rut.

Deer, How-To

Late Season Deer Hunting in December & January

Late-season deer hunting in December and January presents unique challenges and opportunities for hunters seeking the elusive mature buck.

Deer, How-To

Chef Nathan Duensing puts a new twist on everyone’s favorite waterfowl-based appetizer, a duck popper perfect for any table.

Waterfowl, Wild Game Recipes, Video, Ingredient Wild

The Deep South Rut

For most hunters, November is the month where the magic happens in the deer woods. However, if you drive far enough south, you’ll find a land where the finest days for deer hunting are in December.

Deer, How-To

How To Adapt To Post-Rut Hunting

The post-rut can be an excellent time to find a mature buck, still on his feet and ready for action.

Deer, How-To

Top Tools for Getting Your Deer Out of the Woods

You killed a deer far from the truck. Now what? Here’s a look at some of the best ways to get your deer out of the woods.

Big Game, Deer, How-To

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