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If your sights are set on big game hunting, go to the next level with our collection of big game hunting videos and articles. Made to inform and inspire your adventure of a lifetime, you’ll hear firsthand from the masters of high-altitude achievement, and begin your quest toward becoming a stronger & better-prepared big game hunter.

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McGann Loves Hunting Big Game in the West

Scott McGann from Emmett, Idaho, is part of the Mossy Oak Western States’ Big Game Pro Staff. “My wife, Kami, and I are both on the Mossy Oak Big Game Pro Staff and have been for 9 years,” McGann says. “At the beginning of elk season, I do the calling, and Kami does the shooting. Once Kami fills her elk tag, I get to hunt.” Together this team has taken 17 elk. Kami has been

Big Game, Mossy Oak, Bow

Hunt in the Field - Not on the Edge

Another place I like to set-up a ground blind is on the ends of the cornfield where the deer are coming out of the woods into the corn. By putting the blind two or three rows into the corn that’s still standing, I usually can get a 30 - 40 yard bow shot as the deer comes out of the woods into the corn. I've learned that the trails where the deer go into or

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

Sea Duck Hunting Tips

Mossy Oak ProStaff Member Cory Dukehart shares information and tips on hunting sea ducks. Cory shares what to expect on the hunt as well as tips for gear needs.

Big Game, Waterfowl, Video

Kyle Meyer’s First Buck with a Bow

As I’ve mentioned earlier, I’ve been hunting with my dad since I was 4 years old. I’d watched him pass up little bucks and only harvest mature bucks. So, when I was old enough to hunt on my own, I adopted my dad’s philosophy. Dad didn’t harvest little bucks, and neither would I. All my friends and my dad’s friends would tell me, “You’re a little kid, so, go ahead and shoot a 1-1/2-year-old buck,”

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Bottomland, How-To, Mossy Oak, Bow

Kyle Meyer Hunts for the Super Seven Buck

This 3-year-old buck that was living right behind my house - only about 500 yards from my back door – was what we called a management buck. He didn’t appear to have the potential to be more than a 7-pointer, but I named him the Super Seven. The buck was living in a 15-acre woodlot, surrounded by crop lands, with a river bottom coming out of it that meandered into another 20-acre woodlot.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Bottomland, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak, Bow

Kyle Meyer Crawls to the Texarkana Buck

On this particular day, we’d cut soybeans all day and finally quit at 2:30 am. We returned that morning at 7:30 am to get the combines ready to start cutting more beans. When I arrived at a combine, I looked out in the field and saw Texarkana stand up in the soybeans that hadn’t been cut. We’d named this buck Texarkana, since he looked like a Texas deer with a wide rack and short tines.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Bottomland, How-To, Mossy Oak, Bow

How to Hunt Crop Land Bucks with Kyle Meyer

Kyle Meyer from Milan, Michigan, has been a Mossy Oak pro for the last 5 years. “I became a pro when I was 19, and I'm 24 now,” Meyer says. Like many of us, Meyer went with his dad deer hunting when he was about 4-years old and started hunting on his own when he was 12, the age at which he could hunt with a bow in Michigan. He’d rather hunt with a bow,

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Must-Know Tips for Scent Lures

Out of all possible tactics available to whitetail hunters, the use of scent is one that can show the highest rate of success since deer trust their sense of smell above all else. Scent should often be used as a confidence builder in combination with other stimuli like calling or decoys. As an example, if a buck hears rattling and swings downwind to scent-check the area (as most mature bucks will do), but then smells

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Brenda Valentine Helps Break the Ice for Women Hunters

Thirty years ago I didn’t know any women who were part of the outdoor hunting industry. However, I loved to hunt and had hunted all my life. I’d shot my bow and arrow for many years. But I guess the first time I ever saw other women involved in the outdoors was when I started shooting 3D archery. I began to see more women at the 3D archery tournaments I attended, who were very proficient

Big Game, Mossy Oak

From Subsistence Hunting to the First Lady of Hunting

According to Mossy Oak Pro Brenda Valentine of Puryear, Tennessee, known as the First Lady of Hunting, “I don’t let much grass grow under my feet. If I’m not flying on an airplane, driving somewhere in my truck, using my tractor to turn dirt or bush hog weeds, riding my horses, tending to my garden, spending time with my four grandkids, testing new outdoor equipment, writing a column for ‘Turkey Country Magazine,’ being at a

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Harness Up, Before You Go Up to Hunt Deer

This is the most-important article you'll read this hunting season that can save your life, keep you from losing 1 week to 6 months of work, save you thousands of dollars and prevent pain and suffering for many years. The longer you’ve hunted from a tree stand, the more likely that you’ll fall. We all think of tree stand accidents happening during hunting season, but this week we’ll look at three people who work with

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Suburban Hunting Opportunities Growing in New York

Many of the hunters here in New York believe if they take does, they're hurting their chances for taking bucks. But our philosophy is by harvesting the big mature does, especially in the early bow season, we've increased our odds for taking mature bucks.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, BioLogic, Mossy Oak, Bow

Secrets on Hunting New York’s Public Lands

I'm often asked, “How difficult is finding a place to hunt in New York State?” In New York, we’re fortunate to have a lot of state land to hunt. If you want to hunt private land, you have to be willing to knock on doors and ask permission. And, I believe that 40 percent of the doors you knock on, the landowner will give you permission to hunt their land. New York has a tradition

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak

I Took a Shot at 273 Yards with My Muzzleloader

I took an 8-point buck at 273 yards using this load in this rifle. I hadn’t planned on hunting that afternoon. I went home, got my gun and was taking a slow, easy walk through the woods when I saw something move out on the far side of the hardwoods. I froze and kept looking and looking, until I could determine that the movement I had spotted was a nice-size shooter buck. I had shot

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Firearm

Improve Hunting Success: Stand Approach is Key

Even if you have the best spot in the world, if you alert the whitetails to your presence while on the way into your site…it won’t matter. Stand approach is an often overlooked aspect of the hunt. You must get to your ambush site without alerting any animals. Obviously wind direction and thermal current has to be considered, but masking your sounds and making sure you’re not seen are equally important. There are many strategies

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