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Florida Sun, Sand, Salt, HUNT

Forty-seven year old Kevin Faver of St. Augustine, Florida, is a charter-boat captain. “But I always tell people I fish to hunt,” Faver says. “I’ve been wearing Mossy Oak my entire hunting career and been on the Mossy Oak Pro Staff for 5 years.”

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

A Banded Edification

Waterfowl hunting is a way of life for a lot of us, it drives us to do some crazy things - sleep deprivation, late nights, tedious work on decoys, gadgets, and most of us look forward to that “torture” each year. I wanted to share a short story with all of you about hunting with youth and involving them in the Gamekeeper lifestyle. This is a very special story, a rare story that happened to

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Hunting Whitetails in Honobia in Southeast Oklahoma with Mark Davis

When I got the buck up on the bank, I inspected him more closely. His shins and chest had no hair. His hooves had the toenails worn off, and both his ears were ripped. He was the strangest-looking deer I’d ever seen. On the way home I called a friend of mine who’s a game warden and described the deer’s condition. He said, “Mark, I wouldn’t eat that deer, and I wouldn’t give him to

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Mark Davis Tells About Doubling Down on Does

In Oklahoma, you legally can harvest five does any time you have the opportunity. Once I was hunting in the Deep Fork public hunting area during the first or second week in November, when the weather was very cold. I hiked 3 miles from my truck, got in early and climbed into my tree stand. I hadn’t really seen any bucks all morning, but there was a steady stream of does.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Fawns Best Left in the Wild

Most wild mammals, including fawns, are protected under the law and may not be legally taken from the wild or kept as pets. In the vast majority of instances, fawns will be just fine if left alone. Fawns are difficult animals to rear in captivity and have the greatest chance for survival if left alone in their native habitat.

Big Game, Deer, Conservation

Basic Preparations For An Extreme High Country Hunt

By the end of August, a high wilderness hunter should be conditioned enough to hike the steep, climb over deadfall, bushwack new trails, boulder hop through fields of talus, navigate a mountain side of skree, and ford snow melt rivers all at elevations where only rarified air and trophy beasts exist . The most basic of final preparations, should include evaluating your boots, socks and base layers.

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All That Trophy Talk

I know you’ve read the stories about record book bucks. The sighting, the stalk, the encounter, the quest and the glory. I myself have read many tales of how one lone wolf; solitude trophy hunter climbed the mountain and achieved the ultimate in his or her hunting career, a buck that scores in the record book.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

Mark Davis’ Biggest Public Land Buck

The buck was running so fast and was so interested in the doe that he never saw me in my Mossy Oak camouflage. I got off a shot with my blackpowder rifle, and the buck didn’t travel more than 30 yards from where I was sitting.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Firearm

A Time and Place for Mast Trees

In a nutshell, it’s all about the species of trees you choose to grow, and most importantly where you plant them that can make such a drastic difference. At Nativ Nurseries, we raise a wide spectrum of species– all beneficial for wildlife, but again it’s about where you put them that is so key when it comes to improving huntability. Most of us have learned by now how to grow and hold more mature bucks

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, How-To, Nativ Nurseries

Mark Davis Says to Go Into the Woods Before Daylight and Come Out After Dark

By going into the woods before daylight and before most hunters get to the woods, I ensure no one sees where I’m hunting. I come out of the woods after dark, and once again, other hunters don’t see where I’ve been. I do have an exception to the rule, in that if I take a deer during daylight hours, I go ahead and bring the animal out of the woods.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

Oklahoma Whitetails on Public Lands

I hunt deer three or four different places here in Oklahoma. Most of the time I go to southeastern Oklahoma and hunt what we call the mountains. I also travel to the southern part of the state, to a place we call Sulphur Davis. I primarily hunt public lands, because it’s far-less expensive than hunting private lands. Public land has produced a tremendous number of deer for me over the years and some really-nice bucks.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Out of the Gate

Understanding the social structure of the herd during the time you intend to hunt is a key to getting various hunting tactics to work for you. In the “whitetails’ world” the time during early season is all about being social with other deer; however, they may not be communal with the specific deer that you might think. Some hunters feel that they shouldn’t use certain calls or scent until just before the rut. Actually, early

Big Game, Deer

Why Long Driveways and Expensive Houses Equal Big Bucks

I like to hunt for bucks with big antlers. Usually I will have one to three big bucks on my hit list every year. I put in a lot of time, effort and money to try and locate those three big bucks each season. I not only scout for deer all year and purchase trail cameras for each property I hunt, but I also spend my spare time glassing these lands, looking for big bucks.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Koss Stereophones

The reality is there are so many applications with these KOSS Stereophones for anyone wanting a high-quality stereophone. If you like PINK (like my daughter does), then the KOSS Stereophones in Mossy Oak are a perfect combo for listening to music on your smart phone or watching movies on your computer without disturbing those around you.

Gear, Mossy Oak

Managing a Large Wood Lot in Suburbia by Controlling 6 Acres

I had permission to hunt a 6-acre piece of property several years ago. I took two bucks that made the Pope and Young record book there, during three consecutive years. (I no longer have that property, because the land was developed, and the woods are no longer there). Actually all I need to hunt deer is a small piece of property to hunt where I can see 40 yards or less.

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

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Turkey, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

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