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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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Plan to Hunt Colorado Mule Deer

In Colorado, many deer hunting licenses are limited, and therefore hunting licenses are given via a draw process. Becoming successful in the draw may take multiple years.

Big Game, Deer, How-To

Biking for Bucks: 5 Reasons the Bike Works Best

Over the last decade, I’ve found that few things allow you to make a stealthier commute than the bike. Here’s a look at 5 reasons the bike works best for covering ground this season.

Big Game, Deer, How-To

Yellowstone Grizzlies and Archery Elk

Upon my return from The Big Sky to approximate sea level, I found an interesting piece from the recent pages of Bugle magazine, the award-winning journal of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF). It concerned the shameless legal shenanigans that continue to negatively impact big-game management in the GYE.

Big Game, Conservation, Bow, Firearm

Winchester XPR 6.8 Western in Mossy Oak Country DNA

The rifle feels good in your hands and should blend in with Mother Nature quite well. I think that the Mossy Oak DNA will work exceptionally well in a stand or blind situation.

Big Game, Deer, Country DNA, Gear, Firearm

High Mountain Hunting and Altitude Sickness

One risk many lower elevation residents neglect to prepare for when heading to the high country is altitude sickness—also called "mountain sickness." This condition is a physical agony that arises due to a body's difficulty adjusting to the lower oxygen pressure at higher altitudes.

Big Game, Deer, How-To, Bow, Firearm

A Once in a Lifetime Elk Hunting Experience

As I stood there admiring the bull, I couldn’t help but think that someone was watching out for me, someone had to give me a hand in this.

Big Game, Firearm

Rocky Mountain, Roosevelt and Tule Elk: What to Know

California is the only state that has both the Roosevelt and the Tule, as well as the Rocky Mountain elk. We wanted to take a closer look at these far western elk, and what’s required to take them.

Big Game, How-To

Comprehending Whitetail Rubs

Learn about whitetail buck rubs and how to create your own mock scrapes from Mossy Oak. Click here for more information.

Big Game, Deer

Charging the Necessities: The 3 Best Solar Panels for Camping

How do you stay connected when camping the backcountry? Mossy Oak lists the best solar panels for camping.

Big Game, Fishing, Camping

When You Should Teach Children Firearm Safety

Before a parent decides to teach their youngster about firearms, they should ask themselves several questions.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Predator, Firearm

Secrets to Finding, Taking and Videoing Elk Hunts with Troy Ruiz

After 27 years of elk hunting, 20 bull elk taken and more than 100 successful elk hunts filmed, Troy Ruiz loves elk hunting during the season.

Big Game, Elements Terra, How-To, Bow

Western Hunter Krissy Knox Loves to Hunt Mule Deer

Krissy Knox of Harrisburg, Oregon, was named Mossy Oak ProStaffer of the Year for 2020. She’s hunted mule deer her entire life, and in the last 5 years she’s hunted them exclusively with a bow.

Big Game, Deer, Bow

Ralph Ramos Hunts Opening Day Bull Elk and Other New Mexico Wildlife

For the last 20 years, Mossy Oak ProStaffer Ralph Ramos of Las Cruces, New Mexico, has called in a bull for himself or his clients every opening weekend, which is usually Labor Day weekend.

Big Game, Elements Terra, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Bow

The Basics to Night Hiking and How to Do So Safely

Night hiking’s risks are minimal if the trail is well-maintained and in an area with few bears or mountain lions.

Big Game, Camping, How-To

Tony Peres: Hunting Mule Deer, Antelope, Whitetails and Elk in Montana

Tony Peres of Great Falls, Montana, is new to the Mossy Oak ProStaff. His favorite critter to hunt is mule deer, but he also enjoys hunting turkeys, antelopes, white-tailed deer, elk and carp

Big Game, Deer, Bow, Firearm