"Instant Old Friends" of 30 Years: The History of Companions Companions. It’s a word that evokes an old buddy helping you drag out a deer, a good dog acting as your shadow, a cold drink on the front porch with your loved ones. Read More Turkey, Fishing, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Conservation, News, Mossy Oak
Ed Wall: The Photographer Behind the Mossy Oak Drake Mallard Shirt The newest in the line of Mossy Oak Companions embroidered wildlife shirts, the Drake Mallard Shirt, was designed using one of Ed Wall's photographs of a mallard landing on the water. Read More Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Companions
Wildlife Artist Profile: Ryan Kirby Ryan Kirby, wildlife artist hailing from Boone, North Carolina, says “I’ve always approached my paintings like the first time you see a turkey come out on the hillside, strutting into focus. You’re not looking at the squirrel 20 yards to the right—you’re laser-focused on him.” Read More Turkey, Deer, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Bottomland
Bucketlisters: The Archipelago: Hunting Sea Ducks in Alaska Story and photography by Mossy Oak's talented photographer Rob Kinney The Alexander Archipelago is a 300-hundred-mile-long chain of islands lying off the southeastern coast of Alaska. Amidst the dense evergreen forests and rapid tides of the fjords you’ll find some of the most wild and most beautiful duck hunting you can imagine. Thousands of miles away from home, new friends become “instant old friends” around the shared bond of waterfowl. My favorite trips almost always Read More Waterfowl, Bucket List Trips
Charles Grubbs: Duck Call Pioneer Charles Grubbs is arguably one the earliest pioneers of modern duck calls. Read More Waterfowl
Waterfowl Population Surveys: How Wildlife Managers Assess Waterfowl Populations Among the most important components involved in calculating how many birds can and will be taken in a given year is the annual waterfowl population surveys. Read More Waterfowl, Conservation, Land Management
Tom Turpin: Hall of Fame Duck Call Maker If there was ever a Duck Call Maker’s Hall of Fame, Tom Turpin from Memphis, Tennessee would be in the first induction class. Read More Waterfowl
The History of the Legendary Bayou Meto WMA The crown jewel of the nearly 50 publicly accessible green tree reservoir hunting area is the famed George H. Dunklin, Jr. Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area (WMA) south of Stuttgart. Read More Waterfowl, Land Management
Protecting Your Dog from Deadly Temperature Extremes Learn how to spot the signs of hypothermia and hyperthermia, and tips for protecting your dog. Read More Waterfowl, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels
Are Coots the Ultimate Confidence Decoy? In the world of wanting ultra realistic decoys that encompass fully flocked, flocked heads and swiveling head decoys there is little talk of coot decoys. Read More Waterfowl
Late Season Duck Calling Here are a few late season calling tips that might help you bag your limit. Read More Waterfowl, How-To
Bottomland Book Club: Big December Canvasbacks “This book is continually on the top of my list to any waterfowling friend with an appreciation of history, the art of decoys and boat building and a love of adventure.” Read More Bottomland Book Club, Waterfowl
6 Wingshooting Tips from the Lost Brake and Ducks Unlimited Libraries These tips all come from tried and true duck hunting experts, hunters experienced in learning what works and what doesn’t work on quick-flying waterfowl. Read More Waterfowl, How-To
The Passenger: American Conservation's Vaunted Wild Pigeon The last of the living passengers were gone from Earth by the early 1900s. As a population, science suggests they were North America’s most successful birds during their time here. Read More Waterfowl, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
Duck Hunting Rice Fields in Arkansas: The Rich History and Modern Strategies Although mallards had been descending on the bottomland hardwoods, bayous, and swamps of Arkansas long before the 20th century, the legend of duck hunting in the natural states tends to coincide with the advent of rice farming. Read More Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Companions, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers