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Wading Water to Get a Turkey

I had heard a turkey gobble just before daylight on my 390 acres and was moving to him when I heard several other toms gobble down on the creek bottom, well away from where I was hunting. Since I didn’t get on the first turkey I’d heard, I decided to sneak down to the creek bottom where I’d heard the other turkeys gobbling.

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

6 Steps to Cleaning a Wild Turkey

If you are lucky enough to harvest a wild turkey, the next step is to prepare it for the dinner table. Your options for cleaning a turkey are skinning or plucking with several variations in between. One of the most common and easiest ways is to skin the turkey and remove the meat in a way that it can easily be cooked to perfection. Before you get started you will need a good sharp knife

Big Game, Turkey, How-To, Video, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Taking a Double-Bearded Turkey on My 390 Acre Lease

The 390-acre farm I hunt homes numbers of fields that are mowed for hay. A creek runs through the land with some big hardwoods there too. The turkeys on that land like to roost over the creek and feed out in those pastures. Some folks think that about 400 acres is too small a property to hunt for turkeys. However, I’ve built two small food plots right in the middle of this land.

Big Game, Turkey

Taking a Big Turkey on 35 Acres

On the morning I took the biggest gobbler I’ve ever harvested on the 35-acre tract I hunt, I first heard that turkey gobble about 100 yards off my property. A road runs right through my land, and I could walk that road bed to get very close to the tom in the pitch-black dark.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Firearm

Danny Out-Whitts North Carolina Turkeys

Mossy Oak Pro Danny Whitt lives in Archdale, North Carolina, and although he likes all the new Mossy Oak patterns, his favorite still is Bottomland. Whitt has two places leased to hunt turkeys, including 390 acres in Caswell County and another little farm 15 minutes from his home that’s 35 acres. Whitt enjoys hunting on the smaller acreage, since it’s so close. He can hunt there before he goes to work in the mornings and

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Understand When to Get Ready for the Shot

As I’ve mentioned earlier in the week, patience is the biggest key to taking a gobbler. You may have to sit in front of a tree or in a blind for an hour or two before the turkey shows himself, so get comfortable. Have some type of cushioned seat that you carry with you or that’s attached to your turkey vest. Because I don’t know how long a turkey will take to come in, I’ll

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Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland adds Oklahoma office

Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland is pleased to announce the opening of Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland-Midwest Farm and Land in Hinton, Oklahoma. Robbie Potts, a 26 year veteran of the Oklahoma land brokerage industry, will serve as broker and manager for the Hinton office. He brings 35 years of management and civic leadership experience to Mossy Oak Properties, most recently working for the Department of Homeland Security. He combines his experience with

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Mississippi Outdoor Hall of Fame Inducts 6

The Mississippi Outdoor Hall of Fame selected six outdoor enthusiasts to be inducted as its third class of members. The 2017 inductees are Ronnie Foy, Toxey Haas, John Harrison, Will Primos, Wayne Self, and Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland. A celebration is planned at the Mississippi Outdoor Hall of Fame exhibit, part of the Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Museum, opening June 2 in Leland.

News, Mossy Oak

Fertilizing Your Perfect Pond

A proper pond fertilization program is the single-most, cost effective management tool available to the pond owner. Done correctly, a fertilization program can double or triple the food production for your pond, significantly impacting the growth/size and health of your fish population.

Fishing, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Know What to Do When a Turkey Gobbles

Now that you understand just about everything you need to know to get started, if you go into the woods and make your first yelp with a Turkey Thugs Trigger Box, and a longbeard tom gobbles, then what do you do next? You need to rely on the many months you’ve put in scouting the land that you're now hunting.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

CAN-AM OUTLANDER MOSSY OAK HUNTING EDITION 570

The 2017 Can-Am Outlander Mossy Oak Hunting Edition 570 package features a budget friendly price as well and enhancements to improve a hunter’s day in the field. This ATV was designed in cooperation with the camouflage concealment and hunting expert Mossy Oak, including direct input from its Mossy Oak Pro Staff team. The Can-Am Outlander Mossy Oak Hunting Edition 570 reinforces the Can-Am brand’s leadership in specialized vehicles and makes its family of Mossy Oak-themed

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Top 5 Must Have Turkey Hunting Gear

Most of today's turkey hunters are guilty of buying some type of new hunting gear every spring in hopes of giving them that so-called "edge" on easily bagging a trophy tom. I wear a turkey vest filled with my turkey calls and multiple accessories on every hunt. However, there are a few must have pieces that I faithfully use that I feel make me a better turkey hunter. Here is my top 5 list of

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Obsession, Gear, Mossy Oak

Use a Push Button Call for Your First Turkey Call and Pattern Your Gun

In seminars, I'm often asked, “If a fellow never has been turkey hunting before and wants to start this season, what turkey call will you tell him to buy?” I’ll suggest the Easy Yelper, the Trigger Finger or some other type of push button call. All these calls are box calls that only require one stroke of your finger to create a turkey yelp. Very little practice is required, and the sounds that these push

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Be Patient When Hunting Turkeys

According to national statistics, between 65 and 70 percent of all outdoor readers are new to the sports they read about, which is especially true of turkey hunters. Often, we forget that we need information for the new people in our sport every year.

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Mossy Oak® Properties touches down in California

Mossy Oak Properties is pleased to announce that it has opened its first California office with the opening of Mossy Oak Properties California Farm & Ranch in Bakersfield. Mossy Oak Properties California Farm & Ranch is led by the father-son team of Ron and Derek Sprague. With over four decades of experience, Ron has developed a broad and extensive expertise in nearly every aspect of real estate, including the sale and leasing of agricultural and

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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.

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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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