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Ensuring It’ll Last: How to Take Care of Your Fishing Rod

Cleaning after every fishing adventure, the right storage, and careful maintenance prolong the life of your rod and ensure optimal performance.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

How Farmers and Landowners Help Predator Hunters Kill More Coyotes

Creating a friendly relationship with farmers and landowners will benefit you as a predator hunter throughout the year. Most of these farmers also were proud owners of livestock such as cattle, goats, and sheep.

Predator, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

The Agony and the Enjoyment of Self-Filming Your Hunt

A growing number of hunters throughout the nation are self-filming their hunts to run on some of the YouTube channels and networks that are devoted to hunts and hunters that you may not see on the larger television networks.

Deer, How-To, Bow, Firearm

Wild Boar Shank with Dressed-Up Kraut

Wild boar are commonly hunted in Europe as a sport for the elite. The meat is sold in local butcher shops where it is considered a delicacy of the forest.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

Why and How to Self-Film Your Hunt with Steven Reinhold

An advantage that I have when I’m self-filming a hunt is that I can look at the footage that I’ve taken as the buck’s approached through the flight of the arrow, see where the broadhead has hit, and learn how he’s reacted after he took the arrow.

Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, Bow

Creating a Dirt Hole Set for Predator Control: 4 Steps

It takes an organized trapping program to control problem predators. If you are considering trapping as a solution, one of the most common and effective sets is a dirt hole set.

Predator, Conservation, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Hand Callers and Ultrasonic Electronic Callers for Predators

After two years of using an electronic caller in an area, if you switch and go to a hand caller, you’ll increase the number of critters you take by about 50 percent.

Predator, How-To, Firearm

Wild Boar Bacon & Beans

Combining wild boar bacon into a batch of home-baked beans will leave you wanting to put another pig in the freezer. This is an easy recipe to prepare, and a large batch will allow you to freeze portions for future use.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

Call Frequency on Ultrasonic Electronic Calls for Predators

A coyote hears up to 45,000 Hz, and a bobcat can hear up to 64,000-65,000 Hz. If we could hear the sounds of the animals in distress, there would not be a need for an ultrasonic predator caller.

Predator, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Brush

Gary Roberson Calls Predators and Becomes a Predator Call Manufacturer

I was a hide hunter during my last couple of years of high school and all the way through college. My brother Russell was the trapper, and I’d help some.

Predator

Tips for Hiking in the Rain – 7 Ways to Stay Dry

Don’t let the rain stop you from enjoying the great outdoors. Follow these tips and tricks to keep dry and enjoy, rather than fighting against the elements.

How-To

Bison Striploin with Blackberry, Red Wine & Balsamic Reduction

Striploin steaks are considered by many to be the perfect texture and flavor for grilling. Bison are lean animals with some fat but generally produce lean cuts of meat that should be cooked like any other wild game.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

The First Coyote Gary Roberson Ever Called In

I was about 10 years old when I called in my first coyote in 1963. I’d started predator calling when I was about 8 or 9 years old.

Predator, Firearm

Clean H2O: How to Wash Your Hydration Bladder

Keep your hydration bladder clean, dry, and free of bad odor and bacteria with these easy tips.

Camping, Gear, How-To

60 Years of Predator Hunting with Gary Roberson

Gary Roberson has just written a new book, “Eyes Front: 60 Years of Hunting the Hunters,” available from Burnham Brothers that contains six chapters on rattling whitetails, 10 chapters on calling turkeys and the rest of the book on calling predators – starting with the basics and continuing to the latest information on ultrasonic callers.

Predator

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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 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

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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