The Importance of Native Plants to Deer Diet Native plants are the primary food source in a deer’s diet. Read on to learn more about what deer like to eat and how native plants are essential to a whitetail’s survival. Read More Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries
5 Deer Calls Every Hunter Should Have Grunt calls are standard equipment for the deer hunter, but there’s also a few other calls that have proven themselves as deadly tools of the trade in the deer woods. Read More Deer
Understanding Wind & Thermals When Hunting A deer’s sense of smell is its most important defense. By understanding wind and thermals, you can use this to your advantage. Learn more from Mossy Oak. Read More Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
From the Archive: Deer Calling Tips from the Pros Originally published in the 1994 Mossy Oak Bowhunting Magazine, this article talks to professionals like Will Primos on calling in deer. Read More Deer
Coffee Crusted Venison Steaks It’s all in the rub! The Cowboy Coffee Rub makes these venison steaks even more mouth watering. If you like sauce for your steaks, give the Bourbon Coffee BBQ sauce a try, too! Read More Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild
The Power of the Scrape – Bowhunting October’s Pre-Rut Hotspots “Not all scrapes are created equal. When I mentioned that you must learn to interpret scrapes, I meant that hunters should know how to use them effectively by understanding the differences.” Read More Deer, How-To
Bass Fishing During The Fall Turnover Period There are several strategies that can help anglers not only deal with the natural phenomenon of pond turnover, but actually catch some decent fish in the process. Read More Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing
Public Land Ambush – October Bowhunting Tactics for Pressured Bucks “October can be a tough stretch for bowhunters, especially on public land. The easy early-season patterns fade, the rut is still a ways off, and mounting hunting pressure makes deer wary and unpredictable.” Read More Deer, Bow
Targeting the 3 Different Squirrel Species Here we’re talking through the different tactics and strategies you might employ when chasing the gray squirrel vs the fox squirrel or the red squirrel. Read More Small Game, How-To
From the Archives: Bob Dixon and Steve Burnett on the Art of Mix and Matching Camo By Terry Madewell, originally published in the 1994 edition of Mossy Oak Bowhunting Magazine As big whitetail bucks are inclined to do, this one had done the unexpected. I'd studied this buck's pattern for a couple of weeks, being extremely careful not to leave any scent in the wrong places. I'd selected a stand site where the dense underbrush funneled into a 40-yard-wide strip. I was sure this was where he would walk and I Read More Turkey, Big Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, How-To
Week-by-Week Buck Movement in October We break down the month into week by week observations on October deer movement and how to plan for and strategize for early season deer hunting. Read More Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
Testing the New Leupold VX-6HD Gen 2 Our friend and “gun nut” Bill Gabbard put the new version of the Leupold top-of-the-line VS 6HD hunting scope to the test on a day at the range. Read More Big Game, Deer, Predator, Gear
