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All Deer Hunters Need to Read This

Today’s whitetail managers know what an important role food plots play in the drive towards a healthy herd and bucks with bigger antlers. Food plots can transform deer management, even on small tracts, and make your hunting dreams come true, but fewer understand why. What’s the big difference between food plots and their native vegetation? Or, why couldn’t supplemental feeding have the same impact?

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Plenty of Ducks and Specklebelly Geese

Calling new ducks is not nearly as difficult as calling stale ducks. When ducks see the same blinds and the same decoy sets and hear the same calls every day, at the end of the day, they practically can write a list of the names of the hunters in every blind. Ducks wise-up quickly to duck hunters. Even though you may see a lot of ducks, getting ducks down to the blind can be tough.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak

Bill Daniels Guides and Hunts Louisiana’s Rice Fields

One of the toughest places in America to hunt early-season waterfowl is Louisiana. The first time I hunted there one November, my guide brought out two cans of industrial strength Yard Guard to keep the mosquitoes out of our blind. Mossy Oak pro Bill Daniels of Hayes, Louisiana, has been hunting the Bayou State for 33 years.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak

Guiding Hunters on Public Land

I’m often asked if I guide hunters on public lands, and I say, “Yes, I do.” The next question that comes is, “What do the hunters who pay you to guide them think about your taking them to public land?” “They love it,” I answer. I don’t charge when I guide on public lands.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak

Learn What Kind of Duck Hunting You’ll Have

On public lands in Arkansas, 90 percent of the ducks I’ll call in will be mallards. Now when I say I hunt on public lands, I’m not just hunting on WMAs, I’m also hunting rivers. Unlike many public-land hunters, I usually don’t use a blind on my boat. I’d rather get out in the water and stand next to a tree.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak

How to Hunt Sneaky Holes for Ducks

When we’re going to hunt a big public area like a camp ground where other duck hunters may be able to see us as they drive by after their morning hunts, we try to be as invisible as possible. I put my other hunters out and tell them to stay behind the trees. I take the boat about 200 yards away from my hunters and hide the boat. Then I wade back to the tree

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Bottomland

3 Tips for Seeing and Harvesting Bigger Bucks

Most hunters want to see more and bigger bucks on their hunting property. Some believe it will take a long time and be too much work so they never even try. In fact, it really doesn’t take that much effort to see noticeable results and as far as time, remember it normally takes four years for a buck to produce a trophy caliber “crown.” With a small amount of planning and a little patience, these

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Why Mike Still Hunts Camp Grounds for Ducks

Most duck hunters know that during the early season ducks like to land in bigger holes in the timber than they do later in the season. They can see better in those bigger holes, and as they come in to the decoys, they’ve got more room to light. There’s a camp ground I hunt on the side of a big creek, and this camp ground floods in the early season.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak

Girls with Guns Clothing introduces the first Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades Waterfowl Jacket for women

The GWG Waterfowl Jacket started as a design concept after Jen O’Hara spent countless winters up in Big Valley, California, jump-shooting duck ponds and laying in snow-covered ground blinds hunting for snow geese with her family, wishing her men’s waterfowl jacket would hold up to the harsh winter temperatures and conform to a woman’s body, all while providing ample storage and comfort amenities.

Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, Gear, Mossy Oak

Use Deer Hunting Tactics for Public Land Ducks

Mike Still, of Judsonia, Arkansas, has been hunting ducks for over 40 years and has been a member of the Mossy Oak Pro Staff for 7 years. Somewhat surprisingly we learned his favorite pattern is the original Bottomland camo for hunting waterfowl. “The reason I like Bottomland is because I primarily hunt flooded timber, and Bottomland looks more like a tree trunk, especially when I’m standing in the shadow of a tree, than a real

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak

Cabela’s® Men's Rush Creek™ Insulated and Soft-Shell Jacket available in Break-Up Country

Cabela’s Men's Rush Creek insulated and soft-shell jackets are now available in Mossy Oak Break-Up Country. These jackets are excellent for keeping you warm and protected from the elements during your cold weather hunts.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

Two Most Important Tools for Harvesting Mature Bucks On Small Properties

I had about 50 pictures of the buck I took that scored 142. From the trail-camera pictures I’d learned what day, what time of day and what direction a big buck came from, used to cross our property and then left. Probably, the most-useful information I get from my trail cameras is the pictures I get after the season. They tell me which bucks have survived the hunting season, and the bucks I should have

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

Diamond Archery’s Infinite Edge Pro In Break-Up Country

Diamond Archery has announced that the Infinite Edge Pro is now available in all new Mossy Oak Break-Up Country. Diamond Archery has taken its best-selling bow ever and made it even better. The incredibly adjustable and versatile Infinite Edge has been reborn as the Infinite Edge Pro with an extended draw length, redesigned cam system and stabilizer.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak, Bow

Commodity crops bringing in sluggish profits

By focusing on those farm products that are safer bets to bring in stable, albeit lower, returns, farmers can best weather low-profit economic times. Likewise, by partnering with community organizations such as schools, hospitals and local markets, farmers can secure steady contracts

Conservation, Mossy Oak Properties

How to Set Up Your Property to Take Nonresident Bucks

We are absolutely trail camera crazy. My mother says that I have a trail camera or a tree stand on every tree on the farm, and we have pictures of bucks for several consecutive years. That’s how we know that these three properties we hunt in Missouri are travel corridors, and bucks aren’t setting up residence on these three properties.

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, How-To, Mossy Oak

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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.

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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.

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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.

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How to Prepare for Your Child’s First Duck Hunt

That first hunt is important and memorable for you and your child. Here’s tips from Brodie Swisher on getting the correct gear and what to know to make that first hunt a success.

Waterfowl, How-To, Video

Make it a Mossy Oak Christmas from Walmart

We've put together a list of items you can conveniently grab at your local Walmart or online to gift to your outdoors loving family and friends.

Turkey, Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, Gear

Make it a Mossy Oak Kids' Christmas

There's not much more rewarding than seeing your little ones excited and ready to get out in the woods or out on the water. Here's our gift guide to giving them an outdoorsy gift that they'll be thrilled to open under the tree this Christmas.

Turkey, Fishing, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Gear, Mossy Oak Kids

Understanding Weather Changes and How it Affects the Rut

Understanding how weather impacts deer behavior during this critical period can dramatically increase your chances of success.

Deer

Persimmon Cheesecake Recipe

Beka Garris gives us her homemade recipe for an easy and delicious NY-style persimmon cheesecake full of that distinct persimmon flavor.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

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