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How to Call and Decoy Those Ducks from the Sky at Honey Brake Lodge

When I speak to different groups, I'm often asked, “Besides food, water, habitat and regulating your hunting pressure, what else are you doing to get those ducks to come in to your decoys at Honey Brake?”

Small Game, Waterfowl

Why No Snow Means No Geese at Honey Brake Lodge

I'm often asked, “Do you have snow goose hunts at Honey Brake after the duck season is over like many duck-hunting operations do?” Well, no, we don’t. We don’t promote snow goose hunting. We’re not opposed to it, but because our lodge is so remote, and those snow geese are so unpredictable, we’re not sure we can deliver the type of waterfowl hunting that our hunters will expect. We’re all about having our hunters see

Small Game, Waterfowl

Late Season Scent Strategies

Late season is a great time to intercept bucks cruising for that last receptive doe. If breeding has been finished for some time you may be better off appealing to their curiosity or hunger, but estrus scents like Special Golden Estrus or breeding scents like Active Scrape can work well this period. Plain buck or doe urine or food smells like corn scent, essence of apple or acorn lure can also be successful.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

What Are Yo-Yo Ducks and Gumbo Mud at Honey Brake Lodge

At the first of this 2016 season, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service folks came in and did their annual duck count. They were very excited. They said that Louisiana was holding more ducks statewide than the state ever had had since 1910. Their count was more than 3-million ducks in Louisiana for the first week of duck season.

Small Game, Waterfowl

Hunting with Drew Keeth and Honey Brake Lodge

Sometimes when I’m waterfowling, I really don’t want to shoot. I’d rather just watch. One of those times was the first time I went waterfowling at Honey Brake Lodge in central Louisiana. I saw 100 or more ducks lighting in the decoys, and I was so excited that I wanted to observe that spectacle as long as I could before the ducks started dropping, and the other ducks raced to get away from the lead

Small Game, Waterfowl, Land Management, Mossy Oak

Samantha Wolfe’s British Lab Mossy and Waterfowl

Although my dog Mossy enjoys pheasant hunting, nothing flips her switch on more than going waterfowl hunting. She is such a water dog that I really have to stay on her to keep her out of the water when we’re duck hunting. Mossy was bred to be a retrieving dog. She retrieved her first duck when she was 6 months old. I didn’t really train her to be a retriever. She just saw the duck

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak

Samantha Wolfe’s Philanthropy Work for Mossy Oak and Her British Lab Mossy

Here in North Dakota, we have numbers of youth programs and conservation programs offered that I help with, including the Pheasants Forever Banquets as a Mossy Oak representative. I attend the Delta Waterfowl Banquets. My dad is on the Lincoln Sportsman Club board, and it conducts numbers of programs for young people. They put on fishing fun day programs; they sponsor a big-buck contest; and they have many-other programs specifically designed for kids in the

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak

Can-Am - NASCAR

Fans of NASCAR will be please to hear that for 2017 and 2018, BRP’s Can-Am brand will be present on the NASCAR circuit for the next two years through its collaboration with the GoFAS No.32 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, in association with the Kappa and Cyclops Gear. The agreement provides Can-Am with the opportunity to sponsor 36 races, 13 as primary sponsor.

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Samantha Wolfe Becomes a Mossy Oak Pro and Loves Taxidermy

I'm really looking forward to starting my own business! I plan to start with mounting pheasants and deer, since those are two species that a lot of people in our area are having mounted. Then I plan to move into waterfowl and big game. When I get back from taxidermy school, my cousin said I could set up shop in his garage.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

How to Find and Hunt Late Season Bucks

If you've always hung up your bow at the end of peak rut you don't know what you’re missing. Even in our northern latitudes, some years you may have rut activity that lasts through the month of December and even in to January. Even if all the does have been bred, ambushing a buck on his way to a food source to replenish the fat he lost during the rut is one of Mark and

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

The Rest of the Story of Samantha Wolfe’s Elk of a Lifetime

When the elk slowed down and kept walking toward us, I could tell that the bull I’d shot was hit because he was limping. When the bulls were at 250 yards, I shot my bull four more times, however, he never flinched. He didn’t move at all, and neither did the other two bulls with him. I thought I’d missed the bull completely.

Big Game, Firearm

Samantha Wolfe’s Elk of a Lifetime

You don’t have to name your dog Mossy to be part of the Mossy Oak family. You don’t have to have your senior high school project include using Mossy Oak logos. You don’t have to have an almost totally Mossy Oak wardrobe to be a Mossy Oak pro, however, all these actions help. “My real name is Samantha, but everybody calls me Sam,” says 21-year-old Mossy Oak Pro Samantha Wolfe from Lincoln, North Dakota. “I’ve

Big Game, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Firearm

Mossy Oak® Introduces Sportsmen Organized for Law Enforcement

As a show of support for America’s Law Enforcement Officers, Mossy Oak is proud to introduce S.O.L.E. - Sportsmen Organized for Law Enforcement. The goal of Sportsmen Organized for Law Enforcement is to raise awareness and funds that will be divided equally among three existing 501(c)(3) organizations that already know where help is needed. Those organizations are Below 100, Spirit of Blue Foundation and Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.).

News, Mossy Oak

Clint Lindemann’s Story of Friendship and Hunting

I believe that the friend who shot me took that accident much harder than I did. After the accident, the two of us have remained good friends. When he got married, he asked me to be a groomsman in his wedding. He was one of my hunting buddies before the accident, and he’s one of my hunting buddies today.

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You Can Return to the Outdoors If You’ll Adapt, Overcome and Conquer

Last year I started shooting a shotgun and found a way to adapt it to my rifle mount. I hope to be able to take a pheasant or grouse this fall. The shotgun is primarily used to shoot moving targets like pheasant and grouse, and I'm able to move my shoulder enough to position the gun out in front of the bird and then pull the trigger. When I shoot the shotgun, it’s quite a

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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

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Black Crappie vs White Crappie

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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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