Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

We Are Gamekeepers

Outdoors people across the world are aspiring to become conservationists, satisfied more by creating and providing habitat for wildlife than hunting. The harvest of wildlife is and always will be a highlight, but it’s more a part of the whole.

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Species Profile: Mallards

This species profile on the mallard duck highlights migration information, how to manage for ducks, reproduction facts and interesting tidbits about mallards.

Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Fewer Predators, More Deer and Turkeys

To have more wildlife on your property, especially deer and turkeys, you must manage predators. Mossy Oak GameKeepers ProStaffer Michael C. Johnson of Plainfield, Georgia, started trapping and harvesting predators about nine years ago. Johnson has been a Mossy Oak ProStaffer for three years. Michael Johnson | Mossy Oak ProStaff I started hunting and trapping coyotes, foxes, raccoons and possums, because they were keeping turkey and deer numbers down on the properties my family and

Deer, Turkey, Predator, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

GameKeepers Can’t Overlook the Importance of Water for Deer

As GameKeepers, we often emphasize planting and habitat management, but we can’t forget the importance of having plenty of water on the property we’re managing for deer and turkeys. Although wildlife gets much of its water from the foods they eat, in drought conditions, the deer can become very stressed or may have to travel long distances for water.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Make the Most of Deer Management with Hunting Rules

Regardless of how much habitat you provide and food you plant to improve the wildlife on your property, without a reasonable set of rules around access to the land, management and harvesting, you won’t have the success you’ve hoped to get. All of us who hunt the land believe that what you put into the land is what you’ll get out of it.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow, Firearm

You Can Grow Bigger Deer Through Management

My family and I can attest that managing your property can absolutely improve your hunting. When I first started hunting these two, 150-acre farms, I might see one to three bucks per year, all year, on both properties. The bucks we spotted back then didn’t have brow tines for some reason. The farm we leased wasn’t producing any bucks bigger than a basket rack. Today, the bucks we harvest on that leased farm score between

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Planting Food Plots on Smaller Properties

Many people believe that to be a GameKeeper you need a lot of land. But for the last 15 years, my family and I have been involved in planting food for wildlife and improving habitat on two 150-acre properties. We try to do as much as possible to improve the habitat, including creating cover for deer bedding areas, making sure the deer have plenty of water and providing more food. However, providing more food is

Deer, Land Management, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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