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Hunting and Taking Late Season Elk with Karl Badger

Mossy Oak Pro Karl Badger lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, and he has been hunting and guiding for elk for 25 years. During the late season for elk, Badger says, “You definitely have to change the camo pattern that you normally wear in early-season elk hunting. I've been wearing Mossy Oak Brush. But for the last 2 weeks in November, I've been wearing the new Mountain Country, and this new pattern really works well

Big Game, Mossy Oak Mountain Country, Mossy Oak

30 Years of Mossy Oak: Bill Zearing

I registered my trademark for Cody Turkey Calls in 1982 after building my first wood-pot style friction call in 1981. Today, I make glass, slate and box style turkey calls. I was honored to be asked by the folks at Mossy Oak to help out and guide for Mossy Oak’s very first turkey hunt in Texas.

Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak

Learning the Primary Ducks in an Area and Hunting Private Lands

The majority of ducks we take in our section of Kentucky are mallards, pintail and gadwalls. If we’re hunting diving ducks, we’ll be taking bluebills, ring-necks, wigeons, redheads and canvasbacks. But we don’t see those ducks until later on in the year when the weather gets really cold.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak, Firearm

5 Tips for Improving Your Spot

With most every state’s hunting season in full swing, GameKeepers are spending hard earned time in the stand. After a few hours of treestand time, you might start noticing a few adjustments that could improve your hunting success. Whitetails are constantly adjusting to food and habitat changes and so should you. Here are 5 considerations to improving your stand and hunting success.

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

Finding Public Land Ducks with Mossy Oak Pro Richie McKnight

On public lands, we don’t get out on the water to hunt until about 9 or 10 a.m. Like most public land hunters, we scout the waterways in our boats to see where the ducks are holding. However, more than likely all the other serious duck hunters have scouted the same waterways and found the same ducks that we’ve located. Most typical duck hunters will get out and set up before daylight and either have

Small Game, Waterfowl, Firearm

Mossy Oak® ProStaffer Ashlee Lundvall Receives Pathfinder Award

Mossy Oak ProStaff member Ashlee Lundvall of Cody, Wyo., was recently named a recipient of Safari Club International Foundation’s (SCIF) Pathfinder Award. SCI Foundation Pathfinders are people who are faced with challenges in life that causes them to find new ways to live and to overcome the challenge of being engaged in outdoor activities. These hunters also give of their time to help their community and promote hunting for other disabled hunters.

News, Mossy Oak

Cutting Brush Before Waterfowl Season

Browse our duck blinds brushing ideas and check out the pros' system on cutting brush and getting prepared. Get ready for waterfowl season with Mossy Oak!

Waterfowl, Land Management, Firearm

How to Get Ready for Waterfowl Season

As some cooler weather settles in during mid to late November, many waterfowlers like Mossy Oak Pro, Richie McKnight, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, are getting geared up for the upcoming waterfowl season.

Small Game, Waterfowl, How-To, Mossy Oak

Know Jim Shockey As Mentor, Friend and Key to the Outdoor Channel

That first show I did for 3 years only aired in Canada and was called “Wild TV.” Jim and I had stayed in contact and remained close, personal friends. One day out of the blue, Jim called me up and said, “I hear you’ve been trying to get in contact with the people at the ‘Outdoor Channel.’” I said, “Yes, I have. I’ve been working hard on my TV production, and I’d like to get

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

New Defender HD5 Side-by-side Vehicle

BRP has expanded its line of Can-Am Defender utility-recreational off-road vehicles with the launch of the new Defender HD5 side-by-side vehicle. The Defender platform is now available with a mid-size engine, offering both value and performance while maintaining the Defender vehicle’s highly touted tough, capable and clever design.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

The Lie that Started a TV Show

I was 19 years old when I hung up the phone, and I started crying my eyes out! I just had told a major, a major lie to my hero, Jim Shockey. When I quit crying, I went over to my parents and told them I didn’t know what to do. I just had lied to Mr. Shockey.

Big Game, Deer

3 Benefits of Herd Management

Most of us hunt in areas where the deer density is fairly high and there is no shortage of does to harvest on any given hunt. More people are getting on board with the quality deer philosophy and trying to do their part in managing herd numbers.

Big Game, Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Learn How to Find Big Bucks

When hunting trophy bucks becomes your profession as well as your recreation, you have to put in about as many hours, or more, than you do with a 9-5 job. I start shed hunting as soon as deer drop their antlers where I plan to hunt in the upcoming season. By shed hunting, I often can find sheds from big bucks that other hunters haven’t seen, so I know there’s a big buck in the

Big Game, Deer

Mossy Oak Nativ Living Joins Sunny Designs to Offer Distinctive Camo Rocking Chairs

The Mossy Oak rocking chairs are constructed of distressed birch and oak with dark chocolate and rustic oak finishes. The rockers feature old world designs and craftsmanship blended with comfort and style. The seat back and bottom are padded and covered in Break-Up Country microfiber fabric for added appeal to outdoors enthusiasts.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak, Nativ Living

Know Secrets for Taking Big Bucks on Public Lands

I took the biggest white-tailed buck I’d ever harvested last year (2015) off one of my public land honey holes. I shot the buck with a TenPoint crossbow, and he scored 195-6/8. I found that buck about 3 miles from the closest access road to this public land. Every day I hunted him I’d hike in 3 miles and out 3 miles. I named this buck Blackie. His antlers were only one shade lighter than

Big Game, Deer, Bow

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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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