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Hunter’s Specialties Introduces a New Line of Scent-A-Way Silver Clothing Accessories

Most hunters are familiar with Hunter's Specialties’ popular line of scent elimination products called Scent-A-Way. Well, now that same trust is available in a new line of gloves and headgear called Scent-A-Way Silver.

Gear, News

Allen Treadwell: Secrets of a Professional Hunter

Allen Treadwell from Seligman, Missouri, was a world champion in the international skeet shooting discipline and was on the Olympic team as a shotgun shooter. He was first sponsored by Bass Pro Shops as an Olympic shotgun shooter, then on the Bass Pro Shops’ professional hunting team and the company’s “King of Bucks” TV show. He’s also been featured on the “Winchester Rack Masters” TV show. His main focus is white-tailed deer. Treadwell says, “I

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak

Corky and George Richardson - a Man and His Son Are of the Same Mind and Hunting Runs Through It

What I like about hunting with my dad is we are kindred spirits. We can leave camp. I can go one way, and Dad can head in another direction. Usually, within 4 hours of not having seen each other, we’ll be standing or sitting on the same rock, even though we never planned to meet that morning. Whatever I’ve learned from him, and whatever I’ve taught him, we both seem to have the same mind.

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow

Mossy Oak Properties Land Sales and Services, LLC Receives Office of the Year Award

Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mossy Oak Properties Land Sales and Services, LLC of Rockbridge, Ohio was named its “Office of the Year” at the company’s recent Land Summit, held June 4-5, 2014 in West Point, Mississippi.

News, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Properties

Duluth All Day Pack Review

Over the past year I have had the opportunity to review a number of products, and a lot of these products have been packs and cases. Most products had good functionality and were designed to help the sportsperson in the field. What is unique about this review is the remarkable quality I observed in the Duluth All Day Pack. The pack has a number of great features and is very well made; making it a

Gear, Mossy Oak

New Browning XM Elite Line of Apparel

Browning has taken technical outerwear to the next level in design, features and performance with the new XM Elite line of hunting clothing. New for 2014, the Browning XM Elite line uses premium fabrications that give the most demanding hunters uncompromising performance. XM Elite is the warmest, highest quality technical outerwear Browning offers.

Gear, News, Mossy Oak

3 Top Plant Types for Whitetail Food Plots

Many of the most attractive plantings for whitetails end up also being some of the most nutritious too. Timing and placement dictate when and how they will be used from north to south. While there are dozens of crops that can be attractive to whitetails, here are the top three plant types that will attract whitetails at different times throughout the season.

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Corky Richardson Takes His Biggest Bull Elk with a Bow

On the first morning hunt in Arizona, my wife, Cindi, went with me. Finally, I said, “Cindi, I’d really like to go out on my own, be by myself, find a nice bull, take him with my bow and let the solitude of the mountains renew my soul and my spirit.” Luckily, I have a wife who understands this type of mentality.

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow

Arkansas Broker Wins Mossy Oak Properties' National Award

Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce that Jeramy Stephens, responsible broker and owner of Mossy Oak Properties of Stuttgart-Land and Auction Co. in Stuttgart, Arkansas, received the national “Agent of the Year” award at the company’s recent Land Summit, held June 4-5, 2014 in West Point, Mississippi.

Land Management, News, Mossy Oak Properties

"Mr. Elk" Corky Richardson

Where I live in Arizona is home to some of the biggest elk in the world. I'm fascinated about the size of elk, their speed and the keenness of their senses. I also like to call elk. I've always enjoyed calling critters. Elk hunting can be physically demanding, and my style of elk hunting is often run-and-gun. I've been skinny, I've been fat, and I’ve been in good shape. I like to go 100 percent

Big Game, Mossy Oak

Breakthrough Duck Soup

This outstanding recipe for duck soup from Charlotte Albrecht, a great Texas hunt camp cook, will help tide you over til the start of waterfowl season.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

The Fantastic Food Plot

With proper liming, fertilizing, seed planting and weed control, a hunter can produce up to 10,000 pounds of digestible deer forage per food plot acre, per year---at a cost of between $250 to $500 per acre, according to agricultural experts. The average hardwoods acre, however, grows only 50 to 500 pounds of deer forage annually, including choice acorns from oaks.

Land Management, How-To

An Alaskan Bear Hunt with Ashley Jay

About 2-years ago, I went on a black bear hunt in Alaska. My father, who didn’t know much about bears, wasn’t really excited about his young daughter hunting bears in Alaska. He begged me not to go. To be honest, no one in my family was excited about me going on this bear hunt, especially with my bow.

Big Game, Predator, Bow

Ashley Jay Is Living Her Outdoor Dream

After high school, my first stop in college was in Orlando at the University of Central Florida. My next stop was Valencia College. Then I transferred to Greenville Tech where I’m majoring in biology and currently am in my sophomore year of college. But I’ll have to honest. My heart is in the outdoors. I have a firm belief and faith that we can’t appreciate all that God has given us, if we don’t have

Mossy Oak

6 Tips for Drought Proofing your Food Plots

Many hunters have problems with keeping their food plots lush throughout the hunting season and especially in areas with little to no rainfall. Everyone will tell you about this or that method on how they “beat the drought” but here are a couple general rules/practices to making sure your food plot gets all of the possible potential to strive in times of a drought.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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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.””

Turkey

Wild Turkey Roosting Habits

Wildlife photographer Tes Jolly knows the ins and outs of turkey habits—she’s watched them as much if not more than anybody. Here’s what she’s learned about roosting preferences.

Turkey

Uncommon Panfish Fishing Techniques

If you’re having a slow day catching crappie or other panfish, try out these less common techniques that all the fish at your favorite spot may have not seen yet.

Fishing, How-To, Video, Mossy Oak Fishing

On Fishing Red Colors for April Bass

Fishing with red during April is tournament proven. Here's the why's and exactly what kind of red lures you should be throwing.

Fishing, How-To, Video, Mossy Oak Fishing

NWTF Presents: The Big Six

The National Wild Turkey Federation classified six major regions across 738 million acres to best identify the urgent needs of wild turkeys across the country.

Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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