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What is your Fall Game Plan?

Every year I look back on the previous season and analyze how things went. As I have progressed as a bowhunter, it has been less about how many deer I harvested and more about what I have learned. This year is no different. I will begin to reflect on what happened during the last two to three seasons and evaluate what went right and what went wrong. What hunting scenarios seemed to produce the most

Big Game, Deer, Bow

Pat Reeve Explains How to Hunt New Ground

If you’ve seen the list of shows that will be on “Driven with Pat and Nicole” on the Outdoor Channel, then you’ve seen that we hunt all over the country and out of the country every year. I’m often asked, “How do you hunt a property you’ve never hunted before and take big bucks?”

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

2014 Ozonics Featuring Treestand

When we go on many of our hunts or even when I am hunting with my boys close to home, we have limited time in the woods. I am of the belief that you put as many things in your favor as you can to help you make the most of your time. Last year, I started to use the Ozonics Scent Control System and seemed to have some positive results with deer not busting

Gear, Video, Mossy Oak

Pat Reeve on Growing Bigger Bucks on the Property You Hunt

By keeping trail-camera pictures of the bucks on the property you hunt each year, you can begin to see an antler pattern as the bucks grow. For instance, you'll see that certain bucks tend to express only an 8-point rack each season, a 7-point rack or a 6-point rack. When we see a buck like that, we’ll often put him on the hit list for the next season. As I mentioned, I’ll put the bucks

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

How the housing market affects the land market

I remember sitting in the 2011 Mossy Oak Properties Land Summit as Edsel Charles, the founder of Market Graphics, a leading real estate market analysis firm, spoke on the housing market and its prognosis for the next 10 years. As housing starts to rise, so will the demand for timber.

Conservation, Mossy Oak Properties

Pat Reeve Tells Where To Plant Food Plots and Why

I prefer to plant all my food plots in the center of my property. The outside edges of my land are where the deer bed. A ridge runs through my 400 acres. I plant all my food plots either on the ridge or on the sides of the ridge. I want to draw all my deer to the center of the property with the food plots. This tactic has worked very well for me over

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak

5 Tips for Dealing with Trespassers

Why do some people think they have the right to break the law and trespass wherever they please? Most law-abiding property owners can’t imagine why these unethical “hunters” (for lack of a better term) would break the law and take the chance of losing their hunting privileges, or why they would steal from the property owner. Protect yourself from this and prevent trespassing and poaching from ever happening in the first place.

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

How to Maximize Your Odds for Taking Older Age Class Bucks

Yesterday I explained that providing plenty of food and cover on your hunting lands year-round are the best ways I know to grow and hold older-age-class bucks on the property you hunt. The second-most important factor for keeping older-age-class bucks on your land, so you can harvest mature bucks every year, is to hunt the property the right way.

Big Game, Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak

The Best In Waterproof Meets Mossy Oak Camouflage

DryCASE, the manufacturer of waterproof electronic cases, just introduced the Brunswick waterproof backpack in Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades camouflage. The Brunswick is perfect for toting all your hunting essentials and offers complete concealment in the field, blind or boat. It’s 100-percent waterproof and highly functional thanks to the unique two-way air valve on the bottom.

Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, Gear, News, Mossy Oak

Where to Plant and Hunt for Big Bucks

Last year was probably the best year that Nicole and I ever have had filming adventure programs and taking big animals. We started off last year hunting mountain goats in the Yukon. Then we took mountain caribou, and I was able to take a black wolf. Those will be the first two shows that air this season.

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak

Why land is a good investment

It's a common misconception to think that buying rural land is only for real estate tycoons looking to diversify their portfolio. However, investing in rural land has been proven over time to be a smart play for just about anyone that is looking to park their money.

Conservation

Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland Tells Us about the Elk That Humbled Him

I started bowhunting when I was 12-years old. By the time I was full grown, I had taken a ton of whitetails with my bow, but I’d never had the opportunity to go elk hunting which was one of my dreams. I know many hunters dream of going to Africa and taking a Cape buffalo, an elephant or a lion with their bows. But for me, taking a bull elk that would weigh from 600

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow

Summer Slump: Practice Makes Perfect

I try to shoot my bow throughout the year, including the hot summer months of July and August. When the summer months arrive, I try to spend 4 or 5 days a week practicing with my bow. This practice gives me plenty of time to be at the top of my game when bow season arrives during the middle of September.

Mossy Oak, Bow

Ronnie Strickland Explains How Videoing the Hunt Is Much Easier Today Than When He First Started

When I first started videoing hunting shows, we didn’t have those nice, light, compact, high-definition video cameras that would fit in the palm of your hand and run for several hours without having to change the batteries. When I first began videoing, I had a camera with tubes in it, and it had a 3/4-inch cable that went into a tape deck. I put the tape deck on a backpack frame, so I could carry

Mossy Oak

Now is the Time to Buy Timberland

With the US economy improving, the timber market throughout the country - in particular southern states such as South Carolina and Alabama - continues to improve, as timber by-products ranging from bath tissue to two by fours increase in demand. As the cash flows possible from the harvest of standing timber increase, so does the attractiveness of investing in timberland. According to two Mossy Oak Properties Land Specialists, timberland is a smart investment in today's

Conservation, Mossy Oak Properties

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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.

Deer, How-To

Late Season Deer Hunting Tactics for December and 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

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

Best Treestands for Taking Kids Hunting

Hunting with a sidekick this season? Here’s a look at some of the best treestand options on the market for deer hunting with your child.

Deer, Gear, Bow, Firearm

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