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Treeing a Mountain Lion

I only keep about three or four mountain lion dogs. When I started hunting mountain lions back in the 80s, we didn’t have many lions to hunt. Sometimes we might go two weekends without ever seeing a lion, so we didn’t tree many lions. In the early 90s, we usually could catch one or maybe two lions in a weekend. But now in Utah we can cut a mountain lion track just about every day

Predator

Are Your Seedlings Prepared for Summer?

Planting seedlings and raising them to become trees can be a very rewarding experience. Seasoned tree planters will tell you that getting them through the heat and drought of their first summer is the biggest obstacle. Here are some tips for first summer success.

Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

ThinOPTICS Camouflage Collection features Mossy Oak® Camo reading glasses and cases

ThinOPTICS new Camouflage Collection includes Mossy Oak® Break-Up Country® and Shadow Grass Blades® camouflage patterns. The innovative “Always with You” reading glasses and Universal Pod cases designed in Mossy Oak® camo make a great Father’s Day gift.

Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak

Best Dog Breed for Hunting Mountain Lions

I’m often asked about dog breeds for mountain lion hunting. I mostly run Walker hounds. I like them because they’ll generally run faster than black and tans, they have really good noses, they typically have good dispositions, and they’re easy to handle. I have had Plott and blue tick hounds. The two Plotts I had did really well, but I am just partial to Walker dogs.

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One of Lynn Worwood’s Most Exciting Lion Hunts

I was out with a bunch of friends hunting mountain lions when we found a lion’s track. We turned out a few dogs to let them run the track. They trailed for about an hour, and we could hear them treeing the lion off in the distance. Back then we didn’t have tracking collars or hand-held GPS receivers to keep up with our dogs. So, we had to stay close enough to the dogs to

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Pulling a Mountain Lion’s Tail

I’ve always wanted to pull a mountain lion’s tail. Why? I don’t know. I guess because I’ve never had the opportunity to do it. Mossy Oak prostaffer and avid hunter Lynn Worwood of Nephi, Utah, has had the opportunity. He’s also been with other people when they’ve pulled mountain lions’ tails. This week, Worwood gives us some insight on mountain lion hunting.

Predator, Mossy Oak

HONOR Web Series Debuts Memorial Day

Mossy Oak Capture Digital Productions is certainly honored to present a new digital mini-series titled “Honor,” that's debuting Memorial Day. The purpose of “Honor” is to acknowledge the service men and women of this great country and tell their stories of heroism, bravery, and humility.

Big Game, News, Video, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Two Double Downs in 2 Days

I put out a jake decoy along an old woods road. We called about six more times, and the gobblers started moving toward us, gobbling and strutting all the way. As they spotted the decoys, Matt and I each took a longbeard at the same time.

Turkey, Big Game, Firearm

Video Overview of the Can-Am Defender

The Can-Am Defender Mossy Oak Hunting Edition was made for hunters with the help of Mossy Oak Pro-Staff. Watch these videos to get a full overview of this rugged, powerful all-terrain vehicle.

Gear, Video, Mossy Oak

The Traveling Turkey Hunter

I scouted so much, I took my first two birds during the first three days of turkey season this year. I knew that three days of turkey hunting could not and would not satisfy my turkey-hunting addiction. If I couldn’t find somebody else who hadn’t filled their tags that I could guide and call for after those three days, I’d be totally without the possibility of being able to hunt again until the following year.

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

GameKeeper’s Early Season Advantage

Have you ever had a good buck patterned all summer long, and just needed a killer food plot to hunt over during the early archery season? We’ve all been there, and sometimes our early season food plots are still waiting on some rain to get up and going to have something to hunt over.

Big Game, Deer, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Mammoth Coolers announces new drinkware and cooler line with Mossy Oak

Mammoth coolers has partnered with outdoors industry leader Mossy Oak to offer branded and camouflage drinkware and high-performance coolers. “Mammoth is a great new partner of ours that offers high-quality, insulated drinkware and coolers that have become must-have items for outdoors people,” said Chris Paradise, senior vice president and chief sales officer of Mossy Oak. “Mammoth offers superior products at a great price. We’re excited to be working with them.”

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, News, Mossy Oak

Brett Berry Loves to Hunt Turkeys

When I was in college, we learned everything we could about wildlife management in two years. One of our assignments was to go out into the woods every morning and count the number of turkeys we heard gobbling. The first morning I went out and heard my first wild turkey gobble; I was hooked. I told my partner that I wanted to hunt those birds. We were so busy with our classes, I didn’t get

Big Game, Turkey, Land Management

The First Turkey Hunt for Serena Juchnowski

Serena was a 17-year-old young lady who had never turkey hunted before. She’d been deer hunting four or five times and taken two deer, so she had some hunting experience. She was also a competitive shooter. She knew gun safety and shot long- range rifles competitively, with her longest range being 600 yards.

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

100 Days of Turkey Hunting

Brett Berry of Bristolville, Ohio, says, “About 10 years ago when I first started helping Zink Calls and Avian-X Decoys, I also became a pro staffer for Mossy Oak. I hunt turkeys in the spring and fall and use my turkey dogs during fall hunting. I try to hunt every day of the week during Ohio’s turkey season. I also hunt West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and I’m hunting in Wyoming in mid-May. I generally hunt

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, 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.

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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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