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Hunting and Trapping Predators as a Family

My purposes for trapping are two-fold. I use trapping and predator hunting to improve our hunting lands for wildlife and to spend quality time with my children. Our children aren’t just spectators in our trapping, they’re also participants. All three of them can set dog-proof raccoon traps and cage traps. There’s nothing more fun for us and them than running our traplines. On those trapping excursions, we spend quality time with our children, and we’re

Predator, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Basic Venison Chili

Any time of the year is a good time for chili, especially venison chili. As with any recipe, you can always adjust the amounts of ingredients to your personal tastes.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

A Record Year for Predator Hunting and a Raccoon Recipe

Two years ago, in 2016, my hunting partners and I had our best year of predator hunting and took 15 coyotes, 25-30 gray foxes, five red foxes, 18 bobcats and at least two to three dozen possums and the same number of raccoons. I’m often asked what I do with the raccoons and possums after we skin them. I’m not going to eat a possum, but I did get a recipe from an older man

Small Game, Predator, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Understanding Patterns and Calling for Predator Hunting

I once caught five bobcats out of the same trap placed in the same location. The following year, I caught four bobcats in that same trap. So, I learned that you can pattern predators much like you pattern deer. Year after year, predators will return to some of the same places where you’ve caught them previously. Predators are much like cockroaches and wild hogs – you can beat their numbers back, but you’ll never entirely

Deer, Turkey, Predator, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Species Profile: Mallards

This species profile on the mallard duck highlights migration information, how to manage for ducks, reproduction facts and interesting tidbits about mallards.

Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Fewer Predators, More Deer and Turkeys

To have more wildlife on your property, especially deer and turkeys, you must manage predators. Mossy Oak GameKeepers ProStaffer Michael C. Johnson of Plainfield, Georgia, started trapping and harvesting predators about nine years ago. Johnson has been a Mossy Oak ProStaffer for three years. Michael Johnson | Mossy Oak ProStaff I started hunting and trapping coyotes, foxes, raccoons and possums, because they were keeping turkey and deer numbers down on the properties my family and

Deer, Turkey, Predator, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Tick Key’s Tick Removal Device is Safe and Effective

Now Features Mossy Oak Patterns Tick Key Products, LLC is partnering with Mossy Oak to offer its 99.9% effective tick removal device in five different Mossy Oak patterns. The Original Tick Key™ is now available in Mossy Oak's Break-Up Country® and four popular Country Roots colors (Snow, Mint, Pink & Hunter Orange). Pricing starts at $9.99 and various product models are available on Amazon and at authorized retailers, which can be found at www.tickkey.com .

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

A Fishing Pattern and an Opportunity for Ott DeFoe

Thirty-two-year-old Ott DeFoe of Blaine, Tennessee, fished his first bass tournament when he was nine, and he’s continued to fish bass tournaments for 23 years. He first started fishing on the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2011 and won the Rookie Of the Year award. He won the All-Star Tournament, and in 2016, he won the Elite Series tournament on the Mississippi River. He’s won several Bassmaster Open tournaments, and he's qualified for seven Bassmaster Classics

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Mossy Oak

Venison Sloppy Joes

Ditch the Manwich and cheap hamburger buns. You and your hunting buddies (or house guests) will appreciate the extra TLC that goes into this hearty, home-cooked sloppy venison sandwich. It’s still easy and inexpensive to prepare, but it’s a major step up from the Sloppy Joes you ate as a kid. My latest batch came from a tasty Montana mule deer.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

GameKeepers Can’t Overlook the Importance of Water for Deer

As GameKeepers, we often emphasize planting and habitat management, but we can’t forget the importance of having plenty of water on the property we’re managing for deer and turkeys. Although wildlife gets much of its water from the foods they eat, in drought conditions, the deer can become very stressed or may have to travel long distances for water.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Establish a Deer Management Plan as a Team

Managing deer hunting pressure on your land is key to the number of bucks you can hold on your property, no matter how large or how small the land is. If we identify a buck we’d like to take in a certain part of our property, we don’t hunt that buck except when the wind, the weather and the hunting conditions provide us with the best opportunity to see and take that buck.

Deer, Land Management

Venison Steak and Eggs

This simple recipe is quick and delicious. Sometimes food is most enjoyable when you leave it be. All you need is venison steak and eggs. The important step in this venison recipe is making sure you don’t overcook the meat. Serve with toast or grilled vegetables and you have a high protein, great tasting meal.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland Adds Kansas office

Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland is pleased to announce the opening of Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland-Ross Land Sales, LLC in Council Grove, Kansas. Matt Ross, a lifelong resident of Kansas, will own and operate the Flint Hills based brokerage. He brings a passion for the outdoors blended with a business background to his new venture. “To say that I am excited for this opportunity would be a monumental understatement,” said Ross. “Being

Land Management, News, Mossy Oak Properties

Mossy Oak Congratulates Chicago Team for Win at Bassmaster High School Series on Toledo Bend

As title sponsor of the Bassmaster High School Series and official pattern of B.A.S.S., Mossy Oak is thrilled to congratulate Scott Springer and Trust Say who took home the top prize at the recent event on Toledo Bend.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, News, Mossy Oak

Make the Most of Deer Management with Hunting Rules

Regardless of how much habitat you provide and food you plant to improve the wildlife on your property, without a reasonable set of rules around access to the land, management and harvesting, you won’t have the success you’ve hoped to get. All of us who hunt the land believe that what you put into the land is what you’ll get out of it.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow, Firearm

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Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

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

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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

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