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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

DIY Bale Blind

There are a lot of bale blinds available for purchase, but with a little ingenuity, you can build a custom blind that will cost less and better suit your needs and hunting style.

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Duck Hunting Basics

Late the previous afternoon, I had followed a flight of mallards and pintails as they left their staging water and headed out for an evening feed. Ducks have a sixth sense for finding the best feed in the country, so I wasn’t surprised that these hungry "quackers" had set their sights on a recently harvested pea field—and that’s exactly where I set up the next day. Just think like a hungry duck, and you’ll find

Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, How-To, Firearm

Post-Rut Deer Hunting is a Concerted Effort

We’ve learned that on the day when deer are moving after the rut, there usually will be a tremendous buck movement on that same day on other properties close to the land where you're seeing bucks. After I took my buck, we sent Taylor a text that said, “Bingo, I've got my buck. Now it’s your turn to take one.”

Deer, How-To, Firearm

Find Post-Rut Bucks Where There is Food and Little Pressure

Another secret for taking an older-age-class buck after the rut is to have a place to hunt that’s received little or no hunting pressure during hunting season, and that’s close to a food source.

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Quick Tips: How to Take Post-Rut Deer

One of the things I've learned about hunting the post rut is that Mother Nature plays a major role when post-rut bucks move. In 2017, we didn’t have the colder temperatures that we’re accustomed to having in the Midwest during November and early December. Finally, in the early part of December, we did get some colder weather.

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