Conservation

THE FUTURE’S IN OUR HANDS.

As hunters, we know the steps we take to conserve our wildlife and habitats today can have an impact that reaches far into the future. Our collection of videos and articles features expert advice that will give you the knowledge to put proper conservation techniques into practice, and ensure our proud hunting tradition lives on for future generations to come.

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Holding Wild Turkeys: The Missing Link

Some gamekeepers have roost trees, water source, mast crop, food plots and bugging areas all going for them, yet wonder why they don’t have turkeys but their neighbors do. The answer is probably "grit!"

Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Obsession, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Firearm

Helping Youth Learn About the Outdoors

James MacDonald of Cornelius, Oregon, has been a Mossy Oak ProStaffer for almost 10 years. He was recently named 2017 Mossy Oak ProStaffer of the Year for his philanthropy work and volunteerism. MacDonald enjoys hunting waterfowl, teaching others to hunt and training retrievers. I became a Mossy Oak ProStaffer after training another member’s retriever. He asked if I’d like to join, I applied and I became a part of the Mossy Oak team. Besides training

Waterfowl, Conservation, Mossy Oak

Advantages of Supplemental Feed for Deer

Read our feed for deer blog post at Mossy Oak and know why providing a year-round source of supplemental nutrition for your whitetail herd is very important!

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

When Temperatures Drop, Keep Deer on Your Land with a Water Source

Also in Minnesota where we live, during deer season, most of the streams and creeks freeze. Deer will eat snow to get water, but they prefer to drink water. I’ve come to believe that providing a good source of open water may be as critical for drawing and keeping deer on our land as planting food plots for them.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management

The Best Time To Prune Trees

If maintained properly, it’s amazing the tonnage a few fruit trees or several mature oaks can provide.

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Mossy Oak's Top 10 Articles of 2017

Here are ten of our most popular articles on MossyOak.com for 2017. Deer hunting, food plots, land management, new pattern and a chili recipe.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Break-Up Eclipse, How-To, News, Wild Game Recipes, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, Nativ Nurseries

What Makes A Good Wintering Area for Deer?

Because of continuing to add to the whitetail appeal of the property, it’s only gotten better. In fact, now we actually have numbers continually increase into the winter months. We have more deer through the winter than at any other time of the year. The reasons are simple and they’ll always be the same – food, water, cover and security.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Tree Plots Produce Mast and Reduce Conversion

Planting a hardwood tree plot makes a commitment toward a long-term annual mast crop, and creates some peace of mind that game animals seeking hardwood shelter won’t pass over your habitat.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Proper Steps for Supplemental Winter Feeding

Start your feeding program early in the winter, even better yet, during the fall, when deer are still healthy. Waiting until they are starving before providing supplemental feed can hasten starvation through stress related to sudden diet change.

Deer, Conservation, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country Selected as Official Camo Pattern of QDMA

The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) has selected Mossy Oak Break-Up Country as its official camouflage pattern. Effective immediately, QDMA and Mossy Oak will synergize their efforts to defend the attacks that come against the health of the nation’s white-tailed deer herd and the overall right to pursue them. Furthermore, they will work together to increase hunter recruitment and retention.

Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak

Hunters Provide Millions of Meals

Most hunters know that QDMA is among the nation’s premier conservation organizations, working every day to improve America’s deer hunting. What these same hunters might not realize, though, is that QDMA and its members have provided millions of nutritious meals to those Americans most in need.

Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News

Hinge Cutting Trees Creates More Food and Habitat for Deer

We practice hinge cutting, the process of cutting trees with no economic value and letting the tops of those trees fall over, on quite a few of the farms where we plant green fields. Hinge cutting makes open areas thicker and creates feeding, bedding and cover for deer.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

4 Reasons To Start Planting Trees

Tree planting has played an important role in improving wildlife habitat for ages. As GameKeepers, we know how effective “tree plots” and reforestation can be for attracting wildlife to a property, but let’s take a look at some of the other great reasons to go out and plant some trees!

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

What can an outbreak of EHD (epizootic hemorrhagic disease) do to the whitetail population in Ohio if a wide scale infection occurs? Are we on the verge of a widespread deer kill or will Mother Nature control the spread through weather and killing frost? What can hunters do? How is this viral infection caused?

Deer, Conservation

Can Mule Deer Be Managed Effectively?

A growing number of mule deer hunters are catching on to the fact that they can dramatically improve the quality of their herd and hunting opportunities by employing the same tried and true management methods of the QDMA. Just like whitetails, mule deer need food, water, cover and a spot where they are left alone. In recent years, I’ve been paying close attention to a ranch in Wyoming and how they have progressed. What they

Big Game, Conservation, Land Management, BioLogic