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Bill Lewis: Mossy Oak ProStaffer of the Year

Many of us have learned that the quickest way to get from where we are to where we want to be is to find someone who already has achieved what we hope to achieve and do what they’ve done. One of the most-coveted positions in all the outdoor industry is being a Mossy Oak ProStaffer. This year, Tim Anderson, director of the Mossy Oak ProStaff, has created a new position – Mossy Oak ProStaffer of

Mossy Oak

Post Season Management Tips

With only a few weeks left in the deer season, it is a good time to start thinking about what can be done to improve your property, lease, or hunting club during the late winter. For folks that are really looking to improve body weights, antler growth, and overall health in their deer herd, the late winter is a great time to start supplemental feeding.

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

How to Set Up Your Decoy Spread and Get to Duck Hot Spots Before Other Hunters

Our decoy spreads are different in most of the holes we hunt. We know that ducks don’t like to fly over decoys or other ducks before they land. So, if we have a north wind in our face, we don’t put any ducks on the south side of where we’re hunting. If we have a north wind, we’ll concentrate most of our decoys on the north side of our duck hole. Later in the year,

Small Game, Waterfowl, How-To

New Moultrie Camera Bag

Moultrie, the best-selling brand of trail cameras, game feeders and wildlife management products, understands that it can be challenging to keep multiple trail cameras and accessories organized, protected and ready for action at a moment's notice. Hence the release of the Moultrie Camera Bag, which holds up to six trail cameras and features multiple compartments for batteries, SD cards and other needed accessories.

Mossy Oak Bottomland, Gear, Mossy Oak

What To Do When Hunters You Don’t Know Move Into the Spot You're Hunting

When hunting public lands, a common occurrence is to have other hunters come into the area where you're hunting and want to hunt there, because they can tell by all the shooting that they hear that you’ve found the ducks. I've found that the best approach to take when this happens is to kill the other hunters with kindness, and be extremely cordial to them.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak

ARGO Celebrates 50 years with Exclusive Limited Edition Model

To celebrate the brand’s 50th anniversary, ARGO is excited to launch the most exclusive vehicle yet to its Wilderness Series XTV lineup – a special ‘ARGO 50th Anniversary Limited Edition 2017 Avenger 8x8 Hunt Master.’ Only 50 of the distinct commemorative vehicles will be produced.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

How to Know Places to Avoid and Where to Hunt on Public Lands

My friends often ask me, “Brooks, when I want to hunt on public waterfowl areas, what do I need to look for there?” I explain, “Search for balls of feathers and shotgun shells. If you see them on the place you think you want to hunt, don’t hunt there. More than likely, someone has shot ducks from that spot the day or two before you’ve arrived. But when you see a spot that has individual

Small Game, Waterfowl, How-To

How to Dodge Hunting Pressure on Public Land Waterfowling Areas

One of the reasons we spend more time duck hunting in Arkansas than we do duck hunting in Mississippi is that we’ve found fewer and fewer places in Mississippi where we can dodge hunting pressure. We've discovered that if we can walk into an area rather than going to it by boat, our opportunities are much greater for dodging hunter pressure than if we use a boat to reach the places we want to hunt.

Small Game, Waterfowl

Secrets of Public Land Waterfowling

Brooks Tinsley of West Point, Mississippi, hunts some of the most heavily hunted waterfowl areas in the nation, but he has been highly successful. We wanted to know what tactics he was using to take ducks in often overcrowded areas on public land.

Small Game, Waterfowl

What Happens at Honey Brake Lodge after Limiting Out on Ducks

Another question I'm often asked when people are considering hunting with us at Honey Brake is, “What can we do if we have taken our limit of ducks before 9 or 10?” Guests who want to can shoot sporting clays; or, you can do an upgrade and hunt wild hogs; or, you can go fishing in Larto Lake. Our lodge is on beautiful Larto Lake, part of the Larto-Saline Complex. Lake Larto is rated the

Small Game, Waterfowl

Mossy Oak Properties of Texas touches down in Aggieland

Mossy Oak Properties of Texas is pleased to announce the opening of a new division located in the Bryan/College Station area. The new division will be operated by Chad Chambers and veteran farm and ranch broker Jeremy Young.

News, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Properties

How to Call and Decoy Those Ducks from the Sky at Honey Brake Lodge

When I speak to different groups, I'm often asked, “Besides food, water, habitat and regulating your hunting pressure, what else are you doing to get those ducks to come in to your decoys at Honey Brake?”

Small Game, Waterfowl

Why No Snow Means No Geese at Honey Brake Lodge

I'm often asked, “Do you have snow goose hunts at Honey Brake after the duck season is over like many duck-hunting operations do?” Well, no, we don’t. We don’t promote snow goose hunting. We’re not opposed to it, but because our lodge is so remote, and those snow geese are so unpredictable, we’re not sure we can deliver the type of waterfowl hunting that our hunters will expect. We’re all about having our hunters see

Small Game, Waterfowl

Late Season Scent Strategies

Late season is a great time to intercept bucks cruising for that last receptive doe. If breeding has been finished for some time you may be better off appealing to their curiosity or hunger, but estrus scents like Special Golden Estrus or breeding scents like Active Scrape can work well this period. Plain buck or doe urine or food smells like corn scent, essence of apple or acorn lure can also be successful.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

What Are Yo-Yo Ducks and Gumbo Mud at Honey Brake Lodge

At the first of this 2016 season, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service folks came in and did their annual duck count. They were very excited. They said that Louisiana was holding more ducks statewide than the state ever had had since 1910. Their count was more than 3-million ducks in Louisiana for the first week of duck season.

Small Game, Waterfowl

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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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