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Ralph Ramos Explains His X Factor Style of Calling

I really like to hunt the bulls in their bedding zones. Once I know where the bulls are bedded, I use loud cow calls to try to stimulate a bull to bugle and give up his location. If I don’t get a response, I’ll give one or two bugles. I carry two different bugle tubes with me. Then I can simulate the sound of two different bulls. I’ll start calling in two different directions to

Big Game, Mossy Oak

Start Planning Now to Take Your Elk

Ralph Ramos of Las Cruces, New Mexico, guides elk hunters in New Mexico, as well as teaches seminars on how to call elk. He’s been guiding elk hunters for more than 20 years, mainly in the Gila National Forest and the Lincoln National Forest. He’s been wearing Mossy Oak camouflage for 25 years.

Big Game, Mossy Oak

Brenda Valentine’s Arizona Elk Hunt

When I got to my campsite, all the other hunters were packing up and leaving. They said they weren’t seeing any elk, and they weren’t going to stay there and watch grass grow. One group said, “We’ve walked so much that we probably don’t have any skin left on the bottoms of our feet. The walking is either straight up or straight down. This is one of the most grueling hunts we’ve ever undertaken.” I

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Want More Wildlife? Think Like a Farmer

One of the biggest problems with warm season food plots is weed competition. Some are grasses and some broadleaf weeds, but they are all an eyesore and steal moisture and nutrients from your wildlife plots. Here are two of the most common food plot weeds in the south. It seems to be giving a lot of food plotters problems this year in their fields across the country.

Conservation, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Brenda Valentine’s Dall Sheep Saga

After 3 or 4 days, we rode our horses to another place and started looking all over again for sheep. Every step I took was a struggle, because where I live is mainly flat ground. Each day we went to the top of the mountains, hiking and looking for sheep. Every day I thought, “All I have to do is put one foot in front of the other one.”

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Bring the Outdoors In with Mossy Oak Furniture Protectors from Jeffrey Fabrics

Jeffrey Fabrics adds Mossy Oak camouflage patterns to their furniture protector collection. Mossy Oak furniture protectors transform any furniture, old or new, simply and quickly. Covers are offered in Break-Up Infinity® and Shadow Grass® and fit recliners, chairs, love seats and sofa sizes.

Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, News, Mossy Oak

Brenda Valentine’s Dream of Taking a Cape Buffalo with Her Bow Comes True

I’ve always wanted to take a cape buffalo with my bow. I spent a year getting in shape and getting my bow arm strong enough to pull a heavy bow to take a cape buffalo. I wasn’t sure I could get a permit to take one of these dangerous animals with my bow. However, I had a good friend who worked with the game department in South Africa, and my friend was able to get

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow

Planting a No-Till Plot

There are a number of other details important to the planting process, but when planting a no-till plot these are the most significant. No-till planting is a great method to produce a stand in a spot where the ground cannot be worked due to excessive rocks, stumps or other debris, a site where you cannot get equipment to, or for first-time farmers who don’t have the necessary equipment.

Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Brenda Valentine’s Tough Mountain Lion Bowhunt in Sub Zero Weather

Since 1992, I’ve earned a portion of my living as a professional hunter, TV host and spokeswoman for several organizations. In 1996, I sold my hair salon and became a fulltime professional hunter and outdoors woman. I’ve had a great life and lived a bigger dream than I ever can have imagined, because of the friends I’ve made, and the opportunities I’ve had as an outdoor professional.

Big Game, Predator, Mossy Oak, Bow

Brenda Valentine: First Lady of Hunting

Brenda Valentine, the "First Lady of Hunting" ™ - from Puryear, Tennessee, represents women in the outdoors for the (NWTF) National Wild Turkey Federation and co-hosts Bass Pro Shops' outdoor TV shows on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel. She’s been a member of Bass Pro Shops National RedHead Pro Hunting team for 17 years, a Mossy Oak ProStaff member, a pro staffer for Hunter Safety Systems and Orca coolers and a past national

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak

Allen Company Hunter’s Accessory Case

The hunting industry has continued to explode over the past five years with more and more technology leading to more equipment for us to use as hunters. Hey, listen, this is a good thing if it helps us get closer to game or allows our equipment to perform better. I now have more gear and accessories to keep track of. In the past it has been a collection of little cases, bags and boxes scattered

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Mossy Oak Pro John Phillips – Deer Hunter, Student and Professional Football Player

A good deer hunter studies the land he’ll be hunting. He gets clues from the deer signs in the woods. Maybe he has trail-camera pictures that actually show him the buck he’s trying to take. Then the deer hunter tries to determine when and where that buck will be the most vulnerable. Professional football is much like being a good deer hunter. You do everything you can to put yourself in a situation to win

Big Game, Deer

The Third Element of Turkey Hunting

It seems that each year on various platforms we partake in discussion involving “calling” or “woodsmanship” and which is most important. Many highlight the woodsmanship aspects while the really good callers make their points for calling. In the end, most of the veteran turkey hunters realize that the better you are at both, the better you’ll be at killing turkeys. I believe that when you really break it down there’s a third element that rarely

Big Game, Turkey

Hunting Skins Offers Hunting-Themed Cell Phone and Tablet Covers featuring Mossy Oak

Hunting Skins provides hunting-themed cell phone and tablet covers featuring Mossy Oak patterns. Hunting Skins utilizes a proprietary color infusion process, which produces incredible high-definition detail on the case that will not scratch or peel off.

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John Phillips of the San Diego Chargers Had a Choice Between Taking a Bobcat and a Red Stag

Someone asked me, “What would be your dream hunt?” I would love to go to Africa and hunt a leopard or any of the other big cats in Africa. I think they’re beautiful animals, and I know they’re really tough to take. But to be honest, anytime I’m in the woods hunting I’m where I want to be.

Big Game, Predator, Firearm

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Saving the Gizzard Stones

Looking for a unique way to save the memories of your bird? Start saving the gizzard stones for a colorful way to collect more trophies from your bird each spring.

Turkey, How-To

Crappie Tactics: Insight from Pro Angler Whitey Outlaw

We talk to Whitey Outlaw, a retired professional angler who spent 42 years on the crappie tournament circuit. He’s got as good of advice as you’ll ever hear.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Redbud Jelly and Foraging for Redbuds

Redbuds make for an easy forage and some great-tasting jelly. Our friend Beka Garris gives us her jelly recipe and tips!

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Nativ Nurseries

Black Crappie vs White Crappie

A lot of anglers lump the black crappie and the white crappie together as one species, but knowing the differences can help you catch more fish.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Crappie Fish Tacos

When the crappie are biting, fry them up for a fresh and flavorful taco night.

Fishing, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

How to Make a Wingbone Call

Wingbone calls are one of the coolest ways to remember a hunt and honor a turkey, and all in all you can get one done with about 2-3 hours of work (with some waiting in between.)

Turkey, How-To, Video

Foraging for Dandelions

Foraging for dandelions and want to know where to find them? Read Dr. Brooks Tiller's blog post at Mossy Oak and learn all about dandelion harvesting today!

How-To, Wild Game Recipes, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Ingredient Wild

Morel Mushrooms Foraging

Morel mushrooms are the ultimate find in the spring woods. Here's advice on how to find them.

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

Tips for Hunting the Morel Mushroom

Check out Mossy Oak's morel mushroom hunting tips to learn what gear you need, how to eat them and much more. Read Your Obsession blog today!

How-To

A History and a How-to for the Trumpet Turkey Call

Turkey hunters are a rare breed. They tend to cherish the past, as well as strive for a better tomorrow, like no other hunting community out there

Turkey, Video

BUILT: Cody Calls Turkey Calls

Bill Zearing firmly cemented his place in the turkey history books with his creation of the wooden sounding board for turkey pot calls and his thoughtful innovations continue to carve the path for modern call makers today.

Turkey, News, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Companions

Proven Strategies for Tough Gobblers

“There are those birds that seem downright un-killable. When you encounter them, it might be time to think outside the box call, throw the book away and try something more “unconventional.””

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