Prescribed Burning: Three Types of Fires In the world of prescribed burning, three types of fires are used; a "backfire," "head fire," and "flank fire," and each type provides differing intensities for varying results. Read More Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties
Four Keys to Successful Wood Duck Boxes With the increase of urbanization and short-term timber harvesting, wood duck nesting habitat is decreasing. Most timber stands are currently managed for the quickest return possible. Therefore, old growth and mature hardwoods, which provided cavities for wood duck nesting, are decreasing. So what can we do about this decline? Install wood duck boxes! Read More Waterfowl, Conservation, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
Lining Up for a Mr. Fox Vest: The NWTF Experience I knew this vest would be special. As an avid turkey hunter, I knew that I wouldn’t be the only person thinking about how special the release of this vest was. Read More Turkey, Conservation, News
Illumination in the Flatwoods: Bottomland Book Club As much as I thought I knew, I was floored when I read Joe Hutto’s book “Illumination In The Flatwoods.” My measure of how good a book is determined by whether I re-read it; I have read Joe’s book several times, and yet it begs to be read again. Read More Bottomland Book Club, Turkey, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
J.N. Ding Darling: The Superstar Startup Machine for Wildlife Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling (1876-1962), the Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist, the hunter, was a conservation legend in his own time, and one for all time. Read More Conservation
The Short, Dangerous Life of America’s Original Game Warden Learn the story of how Guy Morrell Bradley became known as the nation's first game warden. Read More Conservation
How Many Food Plots Do I Need? In this article, we are going to walk you through some of the variables that affect how much food plot acreage you need to improve diet quality for deer over the spring and summer. Read More Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic
John W. Weeks: Conservation Legend, 20-Million-Acre Man Prior to the Weeks Act of 1911, the citizenry of the Republic owned no large land tracts in the eastern United States. Thus, to the Ring of Honor memorializing America’s all-time greats of conservation, please add The Honorable John W. Weeks. Read More Conservation
Species Profile: Whip-poor-will Long before the first turkey gobbles or the barred owl hoots, the pre-dawn spring air rings with the iconic call of a night bird, repeatedly chanting its name, whip-poor-will, whip-poor-will. Read More Conservation
What is Your Property Worth? As a landowner, you may ask yourself the question our network of rural land and property specialists is asking daily: “How much is my land worth?” Read More Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Properties
Understanding the Winter Severity Index Winter can be a challenging time for whitetail, but the Winter Severity Index can help land managers and researchers prepare. Learn more from Mossy Oak. Read More Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic
Waterfowl Ecologist Speaks to Avian Flu Outbreak If you are a waterfowler or birder, you certainly have heard about the avian influenza virus challenge in North America. Read More Waterfowl, Conservation, News, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
Building Wetland Habitat for Ducks | The Process of 404 Permits Browse Mossy Oak's latest article on making a new waterfowl impoundment. Check out the latest tips and learn how to build a duck wetland habitat today! Read More Waterfowl, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
Aldo Leopold: The Oracle of American Conservation Were it not for the brilliant influences of Aldo Leopold (1887 - 1948) the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation may never have achieved worldwide preeminence. Read More Conservation, Land Management
A Father’s Struggle to Create a Hunter and a Lesson in Hunter Representation That child or friend you take hunting may not turn out to be an active hunter, and that's okay; we can't force active participation. Just because that new recruit chooses not to participate next season, doesn't mean you haven't created a strong ally. Read More Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Conservation