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Acorn PRODUCTION!

Mast producing trees, whether they’re soft mast like apple or persimmon, or hard mast like hickory nuts or oak acorns, should all be fertilized. It’s important to fertilize when you plant a tree, but it’s also important to fertilize mature trees if you want to achieve optimum mast production.

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Mossy Oak® Selected a Winner in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards

The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

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Prepare Your Seedbed Early…Real Early

It’s already time to start thinking about late summer/fall plots. In fact, preparing early is beneficial to the plot and the soil. Every time you work the soil, moisture is lost and valuable microorganisms and nematodes are killed. Some believe that the best route is to work the soil well in advance of planting - typically 4 to 6 weeks before. And where normally one would burn-down all the existing vegetation with an herbicide before

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Imagine you had two buck fawns with equal genetic traits. If one buck fawn starts life in good standing with ample nutrition and low stress but the other doesn’t have those benefits, as an adult the fawn that started off well will always have the potential for a better set of antlers - even if they eventually live on the same property. A good start is very important to a whitetail’s life.

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If you wish to have perennials that last for years and years and will be very attractive to whitetails, turkey and other animals they need to be cared for properly. There are three main tasks we can do for the best perennial plots possible.

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Seeds are actually living organisms and need moisture to release their stored energy. Buying seed is more like buying milk or eggs than it is buying a deer call or a treestand, they have a shelf life, although it’s somewhat longer than those grocery store perishables. Some seeds will lose germ relatively fast (one season), while others like BioLogic’s premium blends can keep germ for years beyond the date on the bag.

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How Long Can You Go without Food?

How long can you go without food? Your food plot plants also need food in the form of fertilizer. Fertilizers will have an analysis that tell you what they contain. Most often the analysis will tell you the N, P, K ratio (N is nitrogen, P is phosphorus and K is potassium) for the product. As an example, a 10-10-10 fertilizer would contain 10 pounds each of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in 100 pounds of

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MidWest Quality Gloves Introduces Decoy and Shooters Gloves

MidWest Quality Gloves provides hand and body protection solution products for the way people work, play and perform tasks around the home. By creating strong strategic partnerships with retailers, MidWest never waivers in its commitment to give consumers high quality products at good value.

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Mowing your perennials (clovers, alfalfa, chicory, etc.) is important if you want good production, attraction power and longevity out of your crop. Mowing helps to cut down on broadleaf weeds and unwanted grasses, but more importantly it promotes new, more attractive and palatable growth on your perennials. Knowing when to mow and how much to cut is more of an art than a science.

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Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland Tells Two More Tips for Better Hunting Videos

“A big mistake many people often make when videoing a hunt is that the cameraman may not hide as well as he should,” Ronnie Strickland explains. “Hunting with a cameraman, means twice the amount of noise and twice the amount of scent, and you’re twice as likely to spook the game as you will be if you’re hunting by yourself. "

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Protecting Spring Turkey Nests

One of our primary responsibilities as a GameKeeper is to be good conservationists and wildlife managers. One of the most satisfying aspects in game management is maintaining a healthy crop of turkeys to hunt every year or bringing back a wild turkey population in an area where they have struggled in the past. A simple mistake we see made every year that can have a negative impact on your turkey numbers is the good old

Big Game, Turkey, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Duluth Pack premieres Mossy Oak® Camouflage Series

For more than 20 years sportsmen have relied on the Mossy Oak name for high quality camouflage apparel and accessories. Now outdoorsmen can get their favorite Duluth Pack backpacks, canoe packs, gun cases, and hunting accessories in that same high quality camouflage canvas.

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Hmmm…What’s It Going To Be This Year?

The most asked question that a habitat consultant receives is “what should I plant?” There isn't any one, single blend that will attract whitetails all season long, supply what you need for optimum health and antler growth, hold whitetails on your property, or whatever your food plot related goal. It depends on your management goals as to what would be the best things to plant.

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Burn Baby, Burn -- Stimulating Plant Regeneration

Spring is usually the perfect time to do prescribed burns. Often referred to as a “controlled burn” or “reduction burning,” it is a practice used in forest management, crop rotation, or prairie restoration. Fire is an essential part of many wild ecosystems. It will reduce plant residue build-up so as to prevent catastrophic fires in the future, and can be vital for the regeneration of many plant species. Fires generate a period of resurrection and

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The Safety-Minded GameKeeper

With spring settling in a little sooner than normal this year, GameKeepers everywhere are getting geared up to accomplish a variety of management chores on their property or club – there are food plots to plant, trees to cut, road and trails to repair and camp house maintenance just to name a few. Along with these chores comes a few of mans' favorite toys: tractors, chainsaws, power tools, and ATVs.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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