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Greg Hackney on How to Bass Fish Team Tournaments

The guys who use this system of buddy bass tournament fishing generally are the teams that win these team tournaments.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

How To Stay Cool And Scent-Free During The Early Season

Bow hunting during September or early October could very well lead to a chance encounter with a mature buck that is still in a summer pattern. Take advantage of these tips and tricks to stay cool and scent-free. The success resulting from them will be rewarding.

Deer, How-To, Bow

How to Catch Hot Weather Speckled Seatrout

Here at Shore Thing Charters, we’ve found that the best piece of equipment an angler can use to catch trout is an alarm clock.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Choosing the Right RV for Your Vacation Plans and Road Trips

When it comes to an RV, you have a variety of choices and customizations to choose from to best fit your lifestyle and adventure plans.

Mossy Oak

Everything You Wanted to Know about Black Bears

There is something about hunting black bears that generates adrenaline in a hunter like no other big game. Perhaps it is the fact that a black bear could be the hunter, or fight back, which generates a new edge or fascination for the hunter.

Big Game, How-To, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Bow

Shooting Skills: Stay On Target for Predator Hunting

One of the main reasons that predator hunting has become a personal favorite pastime of mine is due to the fact that it gives me the ability to hunt virtually all year with no off season. In order to keep my shooting skills sharp, I have utilized three different exercises that will keep the hunter in tune throughout the entire year.

Predator, Gear, How-To, Firearm

Johnnie Candle on How to Catch Summertime Walleyes

Summertime is probably my favorite time to fish for walleyes. That’s when I do the most guiding, because the walleyes become very predictable.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Buck to Doe Ratio: Understanding the Balance

If you want to see more and bigger bucks, and larger body weights, you probably need to thin your doe population out a bit, possibly a lot. A given piece of land will hold and sustain X amount of deer (both bucks and does).

Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Saltwater Fishing for First Timers

Saltwater fishing is an exciting and relaxing activity that many anglers find to be unique when compared to freshwater fishing.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Elk Hunting Expectations for a First Timer

What should you expect before you make your way West to chase bugling elk this fall? That’s a great question that every aspiring elk hunter should think about.

Big Game, Gear, How-To

Minced Venison and Mushroom Pie

Summer is the time of year to go through the freezer and take inventory of your wild game. Grind up any of the meat that is getting old, and put it to good use in a pie.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Greg Hackney: How to Catch a Really Big Bass

Yes, you can get lucky and catch a big bass in many different places. However, the most consistent spot to find and catch a large bass is where no one else is fishing, and possibly where no one ever has cast a lure.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

What Irritates Kevin VanDam When He’s Bass Fishing?

We’re all going to get upset when something changes that causes bass not to bite. But the faster we can get over being upset, the quicker we can get back to asking ourselves what we can do to start catching bass.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Mossy Oak Fishing

Fawning Time: A New Beginning

Within minutes of birth, most fawns will attempt to stand and take their first steps. They are very vulnerable to predators, and at this point their survival depends on the doe.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

4 Ways to Safely Store Guns

These four methods are each good ways for ensuring gun safety.

How-To, Firearm

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Instant Pot Squirrel Dumplings

This one-pot squirrel dumplings recipe is easy and delicious. A filling and satisfying dish, these dumplings really hit the spot!

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Tailgate Talks: Duck Hunting with Jim Ronquest

by Jessi Cole Walters Jim Ronquest is a certified legend in the waterfowl world. He's a world champion duck caller and a heckuva duck hunter. If there's anyone that can convince a mallard to come visit your little section of the flooded timber, it's Jimbo. Jimbo and Drake Waterfowl invited a group of writers down to Arkansas this December for a couple of days of world-class duck hunting at a storied waterfowl cabin aptly named

Tailgate Talks, Waterfowl

Remington Core-Lokt Copper Bullets Review

Our gun-guru and self-proclaimed “accuracy nut” Bill Gabbard is back to talk about and test Remington’s interesting new solid copper bullets.

Big Game, Deer, Predator, Gear

Late Winter Small Game Hunting

Beat the winter in-between seasons blues with squirrels, rabbits, and upland birds this year. Here’s our outline on hunting these small game critters.

Small Game

Assessing Your Property Post-Whitetail Season

A post-season assessment not only provides valuable insights into your land management efforts but also sets you up for success when the 2025 hunting season rolls around.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Pheasant and Cornbread Pancakes

I was asked to create my version of chicken and waffles, and this is what I came up with. This recipe is simple, delicious and will keep your spouse, kids or guest coming back for seconds.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

BEARTOOTH by Callan Wink: Bottomland Book Club

Beartooth by Callan Wink is a novel that hunters and anglers alike will enjoy and find unputdownable.

Big Game, Bottomland Book Club, Deer

Predator Hunting in January: Capitalizing on Cold Weather and Hungry Coyotes

By Heath Wood December marks a prime time for predator hunters as the cold temperatures of late fall transition into winter, pushing coyotes into a heightened state of activity. Even though I enjoy coyote hunting all year and have had success throughout the year, December often marks the start of my “winter season” of coyote calling and is the beginning of what I believe to be the best time to hunt coyotes. With food sources

Predator, How-To, Video

3 Things to Know About Late-Season Buck Patterns

Understanding a few key patterns can give you an edge in the late season, setting you up for success when the pressure is on and the daylight hours are short.

Deer

Stand Hunting During Late Season Cold Snaps

Success requires mastering the art of patience, staying warm, controlling wind scent, and adapting to frigid winter conditions and, in some cases, snow-covered landscapes.

Deer

How to Extend Your Effective Shooting Distance

While shots can be missed at any distance, the further the shot is, the harder it is to make due to a broader range of influences.

Deer

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

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