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Study Turkeys to Know Where to Set Up

Mossy Oak has talked to some of the company’s professional hunters to learn how to set-up on turkeys. Here are some of their suggestions. Realize for success during this spring turkey-hunting season that you need to study a turkey’s schedule. First you need to realize that a gobbler doesn’t like to cross water – above it or in it, walk through heavy cover or downhill, go-under a fence or fly over it, move-into an area

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Video Tip: Calling Predators with Mossy Oak ProStaff Steven Reinhold

Mossy Oak ProStaff Member Steven Reinhold goes through the steps for calling predators and what factors and considerations need to be taken before and during the hunt.

Predator, Video, Mossy Oak

Tell the Hunting Story with Your Video

According to Ronnie Strickland, “One of the biggest mistakes most people make when trying to film any hunt is they don’t shoot enough footage. Everyone has gotten really-good at filming the animal on impact. But, they forget to tell the story of the hunt. I want to know who the hunter is, how he got to the hunt, where the hunt is taking place, what kind of equipment he’s using, how he’s getting into his

Big Game, Deer, Turkey

Bagging Big Bow Bucks with Terry Drury

With bowhunting for deer season already started in some states and about to begin in others, Mossy Oak has interviewed longtime, avid bowhunter Terry Drury of Missouri, the president of Drury Marketing. Drury produces videos for Drury Outdoors and is an active member of PSE and Mossy Oak’s Pro Hunt Teams.

Big Game, Deer

How You Can Shoot Better Hunting Video

Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland, the senior vice president of Mossy Oak, has taken turkeys, deer and many-other animals with a bow, and he’s filmed numbers of other hunters taking animals with their bows for the Mossy Oak TV shows. Strickland is in charge of Mossy Oak Video Production and TV shows and has trained most of the Mossy Oak cameramen and producers.

How-To, Mossy Oak

Mossy Oak’s Terry Drury Gives More Tactics for How to Take Big Bow Bucks

Most of our finding deer to hunt is through observed movement. My brother Mark and I spend countless hours just watching areas with deer feeding in fields in the evening. Sometimes those fields are full of agricultural crops, but early in the year, we may watch a green field source. During a dry year, deer may be coming to a clover field or perhaps a winter wheat field you've planted as a food plot. We

Big Game, Deer

Terry Drury Tells How to Hunt Your Bow Buck and Using a Green Field within a Green Field Tactic

After pinpointing the best property, observing the deer – perhaps five or six bucks – and narrowing it down to one buck I’ll hunt, I hunt from September 1 all the way through January. There are certain areas we hunt early on. In October, we'll key in on a water source if it's a warm, dry fall. Hunting a water source is highly productive, particularly if that water source coincides with a food source the

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak, BioLogic, Bow

Ticks Causing Meat Allergy

Early season hunters need to beware of ticks! Besides carrying lime disease the “Lone Star Tick” has been conveying a meat allergy to its victims throughout the southeastern United States. What could be worse to a hunter than not being able to partake in the luscious back-straps they’ve just harvested? People who acquire this new allergy cannot eat any meat that comes from mammals (like beef, pork and venison)! Patients have reported suffering from nasty

TIP: Catch Fall Army Worms Early

An early and warm spring followed by a hot and dry summer has led to ideal conditions for army worm outbreaks this fall. Army worms are the larvae of tropical moths that migrate into the U.S. Larvae are laid by the moths on blades of grass in pastures as well as crop lands. Outbreaks are usually worst in the Gulf Coast states, but tropical storms often increase a surge further north into the Midwestern states.

Conservation

Video Tip: Mistakes New Elk Hunters Make

Mossy Oak Pro Staff Member Parrey Cremeans shares some of the mistakes first time Elk hunters make.

Big Game, Deer, Video, Mossy Oak

Video Tip: How to Call Ducks with Mossy Oak ProStaff Mario Friendy

Mossy Oak ProStaff member Mario Friendy goes through the different steps and sounds he uses to call ducks into range.

Small Game, Waterfowl, How-To, Video, Mossy Oak

TIP: Peeeuww…Is That You?

A whitetails’ mind-boggling olfactory offense is a well documented detail. It’s said that the olfactory region of their brain is over 1,000 times larger than a humans’! Reducing human odor on you and around your ambush location is extremely important. You’ve probably heard that the first time you hunt a buck is the best chance you’ll have at killing him

Big Game, Deer, Conservation

Video Tip: How to Call in a Hung Up Bull Elk with Mossy Oak ProStaff Parrey Cremeans

Mossy Oak ProStaff Member Parrey Cremeans discusses tactics to help call in a Bull Elk that has hung up out of range.

Big Game, Deer, How-To, Video, Mossy Oak

Backstrap App's by BeckyLou

Great Appetizers!!! This recipe is made for 1 lb of chunks. Cut the meat into 1 inch squares. Marinate in Zesty Italian dressing at least 1 hr, I like to leave them in the Frig overnight. Pour off "ALL" marinade!! Season to taste with cajun seasoning to taste, choose one that is less salty, as the Worcestershire & Soy sauce provide a LOT of SALT! Add Onion Powder and Garlic Powder.

Big Game, Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Country Fried Venison Steak

Country fried venison steak is as good as it sounds. Use your deer backstrap to make these fried steaks, and don't forget the gravy.

Big Game, Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

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Saving the Gizzard Stones

Looking for a unique way to save the memories of your bird? Start saving the gizzard stones for a colorful way to collect more trophies from your bird each spring.

Turkey, How-To

Crappie Tactics: Insight from Pro Angler Whitey Outlaw

We talk to Whitey Outlaw, a retired professional angler who spent 42 years on the crappie tournament circuit. He’s got as good of advice as you’ll ever hear.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Redbud Jelly and Foraging for Redbuds

Redbuds make for an easy forage and some great-tasting jelly. Our friend Beka Garris gives us her jelly recipe and tips!

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Nativ Nurseries

Black Crappie vs White Crappie

A lot of anglers lump the black crappie and the white crappie together as one species, but knowing the differences can help you catch more fish.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Crappie Fish Tacos

When the crappie are biting, fry them up for a fresh and flavorful taco night.

Fishing, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

How to Make a Wingbone Call

Wingbone calls are one of the coolest ways to remember a hunt and honor a turkey, and all in all you can get one done with about 2-3 hours of work (with some waiting in between.)

Turkey, How-To, Video

Foraging for Dandelions

Foraging for dandelions and want to know where to find them? Read Dr. Brooks Tiller's blog post at Mossy Oak and learn all about dandelion harvesting today!

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

Morel Mushrooms Foraging

Morel mushrooms are the ultimate find in the spring woods. Here's advice on how to find them.

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

Turkey hunters are a rare breed. They tend to cherish the past, as well as strive for a better tomorrow, like no other hunting community out there

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

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