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David Hale and His Early Season Blackpowder Kansas Buck

Back in the old days before trail cameras ever were invented and long before they were popular to use to find and take deer, Harold and I would use the old school tactic of going into the woods early looking for deer sign and use our best-guess tactics to try and figure out where and when a buck would appear. The other strategy that we employed was field scouting.

Big Game, Deer, Firearm

David Hale: How, Why And When He Decides To Take an Opening Day Buck

If I find a really outstanding buck that I want to take, I’ll hunt him that first week of September when deer season arrives in Kentucky. But if my trail camera reveals that I only have mediocre-size bucks on the land I hunt, I’ll often wait until the second week of September when most of the bucks will be out of the velvet to hunt. But I have taken a number of opening-day bucks over

Big Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Bow

David Hale on Hot Weather Deer Hunting

70-year-old David Hale and 72-year-old Harold Knight formed Knight & Hale Game Calls in 1972. Before then they helped release some of the first wild turkeys reintroduced to the state of Kentucky. When David Hale first started hunting turkeys, he never had seen or heard of a turkey call. He hunted turkeys like he would hunt a deer. Because Hale was a superb woodsman, he would spend time learning the movement patterns of the few

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30 Years of Mossy Oak: Brenda Valentine

Although Mossy Oak started out as a camo company, with a shirt and a pair of pants, today its reach is much larger than just camouflage. All the programs the company participates in now are programs I participate in and believe in their worth. Mossy Oak has been a leader in the outdoors industry - promoting outdoors values, conservation, young people and women in the outdoors. This makes me really, really proud that I got

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All-New Bow Hunting Insulated Mitt from Better the Hunt Features Mossy Oak Camo

Better the Hunt has created the Insulated Bow Mitt for keeping your bow hand warm and ready for the shot when bow hunting in the cold. The patent-pending Bow Mitt has 200 grams of Thinsulate and is designed to fit any bow, allowing for string clearance and clean arrow flight. The two adjustable webbing straps allow the shooter to adjust the Mitt so that it fits the shooter’s hand and grip style. The Mitt is

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak, Bow

Ryan Koelsch and the Velvet Antlered Kansas Buck

The latest I’ve ever taken a buck was on November 3rd one year. Since I sell real estate during October and November, I have a lot of hunters coming into my Mossy Oak Properties’ real-estate office, looking for hunting land to purchase. So, by hunting early in bow season, I usually take the buck I want to take in the first 2 weeks of the season and find a buck for my girlfriend too.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Properties, Bow

Soak Up The Last of Summer with These Products

Soak up the last days of summer and get ready for early fall. Check out these looks, gear, apparel, footwear and accessories for the season.

News, Mossy Oak

Ryan Koelsch Passes Up a 170 Buck for Three Years

I saw the biggest buck that I’d ever seen when he would have scored about 170. He would have been a good trophy for any hunter. But I knew age and food produced the biggest bucks, so I let that buck walk after I first got pictures of him on my trail cameras. Each year for 3 years when I was getting pictures of this buck, I was really worried that someone else might find

Big Game, Deer, Bow

Ryan Koelsch’s Tactics to Hunts Bucks and Trophy Whitetails

In Kansas, a resident hunter either can take a white-tailed buck or a mule deer buck. If you draw an imaginary line through the center of Kansas and decide to hunt west of that center line, you’ll have really good mule deer hunting and whitetail hunting. What’s made this area even better is there’s an abundance of public walking areas for hunting.

Big Game, Deer

Introducing the First Ever Officially Licensed Mossy Oak Roof Top Tents

Freespirit Recreation, located in Bend, Ore., is a lightweight trailer and roof top tent manufacturer that has partnered with Mossy Oak® to offer Break-Up Country® camouflage on roof-mounted tents.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak

Ryan Koelsch Takes Big Buck Deer Early in the Season

30-year-old Ryan Koelsch of Saint John, Kansas, had a problem, “My work was interfering with my deer hunting, and this problem was created by Mossy Oak.” Koelsch has been a Mossy Oak Pro for 5 years, starting to work for Mossy Oak Properties after graduating from college. “When I graduated from college, I had to go to work and spend a lot of time learning the real estate business. I quickly learned that just before

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Properties, Bow

Mossy Oak Nativ Living Introduces the Mountain Maple Bedroom Set by Mountain Woods Furniture

Mossy Oak® Nativ Living™ has partnered with Mountain Woods Furniture to offer the Mountain Maple Bedroom set featuring handcrafted pieces built from American Maple wood. The Mountain Maple Bedroom furniture will be on display at the Tupelo Furniture Market August 18-21 in Tupelo, Miss.

News, Mossy Oak, Nativ Living

30 Years of Mossy Oak: Terry Drury

We've had a blessed relationship with Mossy Oak, and I hope we've been good for their company too. Toxey and Mark talk regularly. Anytime we’re considering a major business deal, we usually seek advice from Toxey and the people at Mossy Oak. When Mossy Oak is thinking about a new camo pattern, they generally want our thoughts on what we think of that pattern long before it comes to the market. We feel that Drury

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Gunner Kennels Introduces Mossy Oak GameKeepers Edition Dog Kennel

Gunner Kennels has designed one of the safest and most durable dog kennels available, and Mossy Oak GameKeepers has joined them to offer the Mossy Oak GameKeepers Edition kennel featuring Bottomland® camo.

Mossy Oak Bottomland, Gear, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Can-Am Hunting Apparel and Accessories in Mossy Oak

Ready for the trail ride and you next hunting trip, the line of Mossy Oak clothing from Can-Am will you protected from the elements and concealed.

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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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