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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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3 Tips for Taking a Tom

While there are numerous important points that can mean the difference between a 25-pounder hanging on a limb by its spurs and an unused tag, the following three subjects are among the most vital.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Pigweed: The Food Plot Weed Nightmare

Pigweed (Palmer Amaranth) has been a frequent topic of conversation among farmers and food plot guys in the last several years. Pigweed has been causing severe problems because of its rapid growth and in many parts of the county, resistance to glyphosate which leads to problems in glyphosate resistant crops that are being grown. In warm season food plots, whether it is a spring planted perennial or annual blend, pigweed can very quickly become a

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

7 Tips for Keeping Summer Plots Weed Free

One of the most common problems in food plots, especially perennials, is weed competition. Weeds rob your plot of essential nutrients, water, and root space. Given time and opportunity, weeds will quickly mature, produce seed, and overtake a well intended food plot. The use of herbicides is one of the greatest tools a wildlife manager can utilize to keep weeds under control and get the most out of your plantings. Here are a few tips

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

7 Tips For A Successful Shed Hunt

Hunting for shed antlers is an ever-growing sport and there are numerous reasons why. If you don’t think it can be exciting you’ve probably never given it a serious try. Shed hunting has become so popular that guided week-long “shed hunts” in prime areas can cost $2,500 or more with food and lodging included. Fear not; however, sheds can be found for free in your own hunting area or on public land.

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

Tree Planting For Wildlife: 3 Things You Need To Know

Tree planting time has been here for everyone in the South, and will be cranking up soon further North. Raising trees is addictive like other gamekeeping activities, but it often seems folks who have never tried it (or tried once and failed) put it off every year and year after that. Food plotting has become main stream and for most is an annual or bi-annual ritual, but tree planting and management “in the woods” still

Conservation, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Now that everyone’s deer seasons are over, attention turns towards the bucks that made it through. Food plots that still have forage available can be good locations to get pictures but most are gone by February. Another great way to get trail camera pictures during the late winter is using an attractant with a high carbohydrate and protein content. Chestnut Magic is a great new attractant that is not only attractive to whitetails but also

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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