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News, Mossy Oak

Hunting Bear Bare with ProStaffer Bucky Hauser

In Virginia, our black bear season is at the same time as our deer season. We have a split bear season like our split archery season. I was hunting early archery deer season during October when the corn just had been cut. I set-up a ground blind right on the edge of a corn field and the front edge of my blind was on the front edge of the field. I had the wind in

Big Game, Predator, Mossy Oak, Bow

Bucky Hauser Says to Get Off the Couch and Go Hunting Buck Deer

The day I decided to take off was the first day of the second archery season. My wife, Kelly, came in and saw me on the couch. She said, “Hey, Bucky, you need to get up and go hunting.” I didn’t really want to go, but she just kept insisting. This 120-inch 8-point buck only went about 125 yards. My wife was right in getting me up and sending me out to hunt.

Big Game, Deer, BioLogic, Mossy Oak, Bow

It’s you against them and they have all the advantages. They can swim faster, dive deeper, build bigger and eat more in a day than you can imagine. Cormorants, otters and beavers can quickly change a thriving pond into a vast water wasteland. What do cormorants and other fish-eating birds like great blue herons have in common with otter and beaver? If you have a pond or lake on your property you may already know.

Small Game, How-To

Maturing as a Deer Hunter

Mossy Oak ProStaffer Bucky Hauser lives in Claudville, Virginia. During the early years of his hunting career, he was a multi-state hunter and often hunted 4 days per week or more from October until deer season ended. He hunted on two farms in Virginia and also Canada, taking many fine bucks and enjoying great outdoor adventures. Bucky lived the hunter’s life we all dream of, but after he turned 40, his hunting focus changed drastically.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

You’ve got to Get There First

Keeping pressure low is a key to hunting undisturbed whitetails that will move freely throughout your property during legal hunting hours, and stand approach is the “front line” of the battle to keep pressure low.

Big Game, Deer

It's been over 3 years and I am still enamored with the farm. Working there calms my soul and slows my spinning world. It energizes me and fills me with inspiration. The fields are beautifully producing a variety of nutritious wildlife forage. Every day I see deer and turkey prospering from the bountiful table that is set just for them. These are animals that Quit never imagined might someday share the same spring water as

Conservation

Finding the Stand Site That Produced 5 Bucks That All Scored 150 or More

The next year, in 2011, I set up two tree stands in that same tree and took my 15-year-old son, Jake, to hunt there. As fate would have it, the buck Joe White wouldn’t let me shoot the year before started coming toward Jake. My son took that buck. This was his third deer taken with a bow, and his second bow buck. He scored 158 inches P&Y.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Backwater Ducks

Waterfowl hunting has been tough to say the least for the past several years. We have to try new and old style techniques to stay ahead of the game. The expansive river systems of North America are just a few of the areas you can look into for a change of pace. Get away from the crowds and you can find a few ducks. You never know, you just might walk into a mallard retreat

Small Game, Waterfowl

Dan Gritzner’s First Pope & Young Buck and the Secret to Finding Big Bucks on Any Property

In 2007, we began to see bigger and better bucks on our property than we ever had seen previously. About then, I started studying aerial maps to find out-of-the-way places on our property where nobody hunted. I looked for a funnel or an edge where no one else had been hunting. I wanted to identify these spots and then determine how to hunt them.

Big Game, Deer, Bow

WFN Encourages Viewers To Support The Fight To Reel In Breast Cancer

WFN: World Fishing Network, the leading entertainment destination and digital resource for anglers throughout North America, invites anglers to 'Fish Pink' and support Casting for Recovery in their mission to improve the quality of life for breast cancer survivors.

News

How Mossy Oak’s Dan Gritzner Grows Trophy Bow Bucks Every Season

In about 2005, we increased the number of does we were taking off the land and started planting corn and soybeans for the deer. We also planted green fields with Mossy Oak BioLogic. We had some CRP property in the club, so we started taking better care of that. We have 240 acres on the farm and an adjoining 600 acres where we have permission to hunt, but we don’t plant any food plots there.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, BioLogic

Family Is What Hunting’s All About

As I remember that hunt, what I remember most is my dad and I in the woods together, trailing that buck, finding him, sharing the experience of taking the biggest deer of my life and dragging out the buck. I guess this is where I learned that the real joy of hunting is spending time with your children and sharing experiences that last a lifetime.

Big Game, Deer, BioLogic, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow

Filling the Freezer Stage

I took my hunter safety course in 1994. I was 9 years old and in the fourth grade. Of course I learned plenty of valuable lessons during my 4 days in the class, but for the past 20 years I have always remembered learning about the Five Stages of a Hunter. The theory is that as hunters we all change throughout our lives and during those changes, we use different factors to determine what is

Big Game, Deer

Grow and Harvest Trophy Bucks

One of the most-significant hunts I’ve ever had was when Mossy Oak came out with the Treestand pattern. I do a lot of late-season bowhunting here in Iowa’s hardwood forests. One year I was sitting in my tree stand late in November, and our area didn’t have much snow cover. I had a buck walking straight toward my stand from a direction I hadn’t expected. As he came to me, he looked into the tree.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

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Fishing, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

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Turkey, How-To, Video

Foraging for Dandelions

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How-To, Wild Game Recipes, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Ingredient Wild

Morel Mushrooms Foraging

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Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Companions, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Ingredient Wild, Nativ Nurseries

Tips for Hunting the Morel Mushroom

Check out Mossy Oak's morel mushroom hunting tips to learn what gear you need, how to eat them and much more. Read Your Obsession blog today!

How-To

A History and a How-to for the Trumpet Turkey Call

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Turkey, Video

BUILT: Cody Calls Turkey Calls

Bill Zearing firmly cemented his place in the turkey history books with his creation of the wooden sounding board for turkey pot calls and his thoughtful innovations continue to carve the path for modern call makers today.

Turkey, News, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Companions

Proven Strategies for Tough Gobblers

“There are those birds that seem downright un-killable. When you encounter them, it might be time to think outside the box call, throw the book away and try something more “unconventional.””

Turkey

Wild Turkey Roosting Habits

Wildlife photographer Tes Jolly knows the ins and outs of turkey habits—she’s watched them as much if not more than anybody. Here’s what she’s learned about roosting preferences.

Turkey

Uncommon Panfish Fishing Techniques

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Fishing, How-To, Video, Mossy Oak Fishing

On Fishing Red Colors for April Bass

Fishing with red during April is tournament proven. Here's the why's and exactly what kind of red lures you should be throwing.

Fishing, How-To, Video, Mossy Oak Fishing

NWTF Presents: The Big Six

The National Wild Turkey Federation classified six major regions across 738 million acres to best identify the urgent needs of wild turkeys across the country.

Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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