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5 Tips for Avoiding Button Bucks

Removing a sufficient number of does is an important part of any deer management plan but just as important is limiting the accidental take of young, antlerless males or button bucks (BBs). Here’s a few tips to help you avoid thinning out future trophies before they’ve had a chance to realize their potential.

Deer, Conservation, How-To

Adding Plot Partitioning to Your Food Plot Management Plan

Practicing plot partitioning, or planting several crops in the same area, can provide deer with security and diverse nutrition.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

The Ultimate Hunting Goal: Building Lifelong Hunters

An article written by Steve Sorensen published in September 2018 on DeerandDeerHunting.com. A Model for Mentoring New Deer Hunters.

Deer, Conservation

Choosing Ammunition: Factory Loads

Factory ammo has improved over the last several years to the point that it is fairly easy to find a load that your rifle will shoot quite well. So how does someone that shoots only factory ammo decide what to use for his deer rifle this year?

Big Game, Deer, Gear, How-To, Firearm

Winterizing Equipment: Performance for Years to Come

“Winterizing” your implements and equipment is simple but very important. One of a GameKeeper’s main tools is a tractor.

Land Management, Gear, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Firearm

Keeping Mosquitoes Away While Bow Hunting

Mosquitoes are vectors of many nasty diseases and viruses, including the West Nile virus, Zika virus, yellow fever and so much more. Taking steps to protect yourself not only reduces your risk of contracting an unwanted disease but makes your hunt much more enjoyable.

Deer, How-To, Bow

Lake and Pond Stocking: Ways to Improve Sport Fishing

Learn how to prepare your new lake or pond for big bass using a 30:1 bluegill-to-bass ratio. Certified Fisheries Scientist Don C. Keller shares more about this strategy.

Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

10 Archery Tips from 11-Time Repeat ASA Shooter of the Year Levi Morgan

Levi Morgan won his first professional archery tournament in 2007, when he also went on to win the Archery Shooters Association Shooter of the Year and World Champion titles that year. Since then, he has won the Shooter of the Year title 11 years in a row. Levi is the host of Bow Life, airing on Sportsman Channel.

How-To, Bow

How to Catch Largemouth Bass in Deep, Clear Lakes

The other advantage of fishing this lure in deep, clear lakes when the largemouths are holding in shade and shallow-water cover is I can fish the lure fast, cover a lot of water and develop a pattern relatively quickly.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Gear

Shark Fishing the Deep Blue

Fishermen are inexorably drawn to the sea and nowhere does saltwater fishing have a more storied past than off the coast of New England, where a once vast and seemingly limitless resource first attracted Old World settlers to the New World. Today, commercial fishermen share the sea with a now thriving sport fishery. Most sport anglers battle the beachfront’s pounding surf for striped bass or cruise the bays and inlets for mackerel and bluefish.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua

5 Reasons Why Bowhunters Miss

Let’s face it, we all get nerved up when that big buck, or doe suddenly steps into our shooting lane. If we didn’t, why hunt? You can’t eliminate it, but you can overcome it. One of the best remedies is experience. There are many reasons why bowhunters miss deer.

Deer, How-To, Bow

Hunting Tips: Achieving Perfect Stand Placement

Learn how to properly position your hunting stand so that you’re safe, confident and in the best location to put meat in the freezer or a trophy on the wall.

Deer, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Rifle Hunting From a Ground Blind

When rifle hunting from a ground blind, it is easy to become overconfident. A lot of hunters spend the month prior to rifle season hunting with a bow. After a month of close encounters, maybe having a couple of shooter bucks stay just outside of bow range, it is easy to approach rifle season with a vengeance.

Deer, Mossy Oak Break-Up Eclipse, How-To, Video, Firearm

Storey Hunts: Whitetails, Osceola Turkeys, Wild Hogs and Alligators

Mossy Oak ProStaffer Brandon Storey of Okeechobee, Florida, is the owner of Storey Hunts and lives in the center of, according to him, “Everything that’s fun to do.” He is an hour from Disney World, one hour from the beach, in the center of the finest big bass and crappie fishing and right in the middle of some of the best hunting in the world. So, while Dad’s hunting or fishing, Mom and the kids

Deer, Turkey, Fishing, Predator

Venison Stroganoff Deer Recipe

Stroganoff is a Russian dish typically prepared with beef. Stroganoff is prepared in various ways around the world, but the American version features a sour cream sauce and is served over noodles. Venison is a great substitute for beef in any beef dish and this venison stroganoff recipe is just as tasty served over potatoes.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

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Top 7 Non-Food Plot Plantings for Deer

Paul Annear Whitetail food plots get a lot of love in the land management space. Deer hunters everywhere spent countless hours planning their next food plot rotation. Grinding away on a humid summer day just to plant and create a whitetail haven where deer feed and can be hunted is rewarding and fun. But there are more permanent food sources you could be missing out on. A lot of whitetail management fads come and go.

Deer, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

How to Maintain Your Summer Clover

Paul Annear It’s hard to beat the attraction of a lush field of well maintained clover. In most of the U.S. clover is attractive right out of the ground and hardy blends like Non-Typical Clover stay green deep into November, even in the upper Midwest. Clovers are the most popular food plot planting for a reason. Deer love clover, and its easy to establish without large equipment. To keep from weeds taking over your clover

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Fly Fishing for Bream

Phillip Gentry When most people think of fly fishing, the image that comes to mind is the silhouette of a wader clad angler plying the bubbling waters of some cold mountain stream. Others may envision an iridescent Caribbean sand flat with an angler on the deck of a sleek flats boat trying to temp a shadow drifting through the saltwater. As many fly-casting fans have discovered, just about any type of fish species that can

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Red Snapper: Tips and Tactics for an American Favorite

Bart K. Davis One of the most sought-after gamefish from the Carolinas to the Gulf, red snapper are experiencing a resurgence like few other species. Thanks to careful management and tighter harvest limits over the past two decades, populations have bounced back strong—and with that recovery has come a new golden age of snapper fishing. They truly are the American snapper. With their fiery red flanks and powerful strikes, red snapper are everything anglers want

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Fishing

Fishing the Emerald Coast: Destin’s Inshore and Offshore Action

Bart K. Davis Destin, Florida, isn’t called “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” for nothing. Tucked along the Emerald Coast in the Florida Panhandle, and with easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, this bustling beach town offers a year-round buffet of saltwater action. From sight-casting to redfish in skinny water to battling cobia just outside the pass, Destin is a dream destination for saltwater anglers. These tips and techniques will help you make the most

Fishing

Flounder Fever: Top Techniques for Catching Flatfish on the East Coast

Bart K. Davis If you’ve ever felt the unmistakable thump of a flounder strike on the end of your line, you know the thrill of targeting these delicious and elusive flatfish. Found along the entire Atlantic seaboard, flounder are a favorite target for inshore anglers. But landing these ambush predators consistently takes more than luck, something I learned growing up on the marshes and sounds of southeastern North Carolina. Fortunately, these tips and techniques will

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Fishing

Keep Those Shooting Skills Sharp by Whistle Pig Hunting

Mark Fike It is summer, but hunting season is not far off. Keep those shooting skills sharp and make a farmer or gardener happy by hunting whistle pigs! Whistle pigs, aka groundhogs, are a common sight along highways, in farm fields, and unfortunately in gardens and backyard flower beds. These varmints readily adapt to living in close proximity to humans and quickly learn when danger lurks nearby. Growing up in Virginia we always had a

Small Game, Predator, How-To, Firearm

Popular Calibers for Hunting Deer

What are the most popular calibers for whitetail deer, not the best caliber, not my favorites, but just popular? That should be easy. Just call all the ammunition manufacturers and ask them to list their top ten.

Deer, Firearm

Smoked Wild Turkey & Alabama BBQ Sauce Sandwich

We're always looking for new ways to eat a wild turkey; smoking them is always a great and flavorful option.

Turkey, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

Hot Honey Salmon Mac n' Cheese with Crispy Fried Onions

This dish combines the best of both worlds: sweet and spicy salmon bites nestled on a creamy, malty mac n' cheese, all topped with a delightful crunch.

Fishing, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

Classic Backyard Smoked Venison Brats

When I think of classic backyard cookouts, I think of throwing hamburgers, hot dogs, or brats on a grill for my family and friends.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Mossy Oak, Ingredient Wild

Retriever Training: Steady to Shot and Flush

Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels Head Trainer Bill Gibson walks us through the importance of a steady dog in the field and how to train one up to be steady.

Waterfowl, Dogs, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

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