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Burning for Bucks: Creating a Better Deer Habitat by Prairie Grass Regeneration

Create a better prairie and deer habitat with our guides. Let us help you make sense of what you need to do to stay safe and keep the bucks coming!

Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

7 Tips for Great Trophy Photos

On social media, a photo can get launched and seen by millions before you know it…and you can’t change it once it goes out. As hunters, gamekeepers and as representatives of our hunting community and our sport, you owe it to yourself and all other hunters in the world to be ethical and tasteful with your photos.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Fishing, Predator, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Jordan Lee Explains How a Young Person Can Become a Professional Bass Angler

Lee was a young man who set high goals for his fishing career and worked hard to reach those goals in a short time. Here, he provides advice that he’d give to a young person who wants to do what he has and establish his or her name in the history of bass fishing.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, How-To

A GameKeeper’s Guide to Dealing with Trespassers

Some individuals don’t care about laws, ethics, or common courtesy. If you plan ahead, you can help diminish the chances of intrusion. When those methods fail, it often becomes necessary to hold those violators accountable for their actions.

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

Why and How I Flip Plastic Lures

When I’m not flipping a jig, my two favorite plastic lures to flip are the Strike King Rodent and a Strike King Rage Bug. Don’t get me wrong. My favorite flipping bait is a jig. However, at certain times, flipping soft plastics may pay off better in bass bites than fishing the jig will.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, How-To

10 Household Items that Can Double as Survival Gear

There may come a time when you find yourself in a sticky situation with only the items in your home at your disposal. You may already have the following common household items in your home and not be aware of their potential use as survival gear in an emergency situation.

Gear

Teaming Up for Turkeys

In addition to making for a more enjoyable turkey hunt, having a partner along can sometimes mean the difference between success and failure.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, How-To, Firearm

Beekeeping Beyond the Backyard: Positive Ways Beekeeping Affects Land Management

If you are looking to start a hive, there are many online resources to help you find honey bees to populate your hives, other beekeeping equipment and education. Here, we’ll help you get started.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Hunting Survival: 5 Tips for Encountering a Wild Animal

All hunters know and appreciate the beauty, prowess, and potential deadliness of wild animals. As an experienced hunter, knowing what to do if you come across a wild animal on your hunting trip should be an essential part of your knowledge-arsenal for maintaining your safety in the wild.

Big Game, Predator, How-To

Baked "Fried" Wild Turkey

I was inspired to create this appetizer while attending and evening wedding of a lifelong friend. It seemed everyone had tried chicken fingers with honey mustard sauce, and I thought this would work great with wild turkey.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Advantages of Fishing Light Line and Braided Line

I try to fish line as heavy as I possibly can use, because I believe that the heavier line allows me to land more bass than light line does.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua

Mossy Oak and American Buffalo Knife and Tool Company Announce Mossy Oak Patterned Knives

Mossy Oak and American Buffalo Knife and Tool Company have teamed up to bring hunters a trio of new knives with Mossy Oak patterned handles. All three knives are immediately available.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, News

Foraging the Forest Floor: Asparagus, Chickweed and Stinging Nettle

Early spring brings a newness to the woods. Turkeys are beginning to gobble and the fish are biting. But along with the thawing ground and warmer weather, we have some nutritious foods that we can forage from the forest floor.

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

Bad Birds: When Turkeys Don’t Cooperate

And after more than 40 years of turkey hunting I still find birds that beat me. I cuss them out at first, but when reason returns I bless them for making me a better turkey hunter.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, How-To, Firearm

How to Trap Turkey Predators In Order to Increase Poult Populations

Ongoing predator control is a useful and often necessary tool for successful wildlife management. A regular relationship with a trapper will help you see a big increase in ground-nesting birds.

Turkey, Predator, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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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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