Deer Season Hunting

Eating to Hunt, Hunting to Eat: All-Natural Venison Brings New People to Hunting

Forester and Evans took the original Field to Fork idea and reversed it. As in, they started with the “fork!”

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25 Projects To Improve Your Hunting Land: They All Add Up!

Improving the land and habitat for deer and other wildlife takes place one step at a time, by accomplishing one specific goal at a time. In this article, we’ll look at 25 projects almost any gamekeeper who has access to private land can do whether he owns just a few acres or manages hundreds of acres. In both cases, the needs of deer and other wild animals are the same—food, water, cover and space to

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Jason and Kim Patterson: Tennessee GameKeepers

Jason Patterson from Jackson, Tennessee, his wife Kim and their two sons Oakley and Devin are a family of GameKeepers. They're all involved in the outdoors, their family, hunting and fishing, as well as working with conservation organizations and representing Mossy Oak wherever they go. “I've been involved with the Mossy Oak Pro Staff for many years,” Jason Patterson said. “I was Mossy Oak’s Waterfowl ProStaff Manager for the Mississippi Flyway. But when the opportunity

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Capture Better Hunting Photos with Your Phone

Whether you’re preserving a special memory that you will reflect on years down the road or taking a picture to show your friends, I have learned it's best to take the time to make it special in your own way.

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A GameKeeper’s Hunting Property Summer To-Do List

The summer time for a GameKeeper can seem like a season of down time; however, there is always a long list of things to do for a GameKeeper, and summer is no exception. Here is list of the most important things you can be doing on your property during the summer to ensure you have the best possible success.

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The Essence of a GameKeeper

When you meet Mr. Fox Haas you will instantly realize that faith and family are priorities for him. Following close behind is a love for the land, wildlife and the sport of hunting. This remarkably humble man of few words cares deeply about making sure the wildlife resources are there for future generations.

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Why Every Hunter Needs an SLXtreme iPhone Case

This tough iPhone case is waterproof and certified military grade protection, so you’re covered if it falls from your tree stand, into a puddle or out of your pocket. And the Mossy Oak Break-Up Country Camo design allows you to use your phone without flashing colors or reflections that might scare game away.

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Rewards of Managing Land for Wildlife as a GameKeeper

I took a nice buck with my bow last season that would score about 135 inches. The buck came in to within 15 yards of my stand. That’s the first deer we’ve harvested on property. That was a very neat feeling. I feel confident that our hunting only will get better as we continue to improve the land and the food for wildlife on it. I think the tree plantings will be a long-term source

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Trees and Water for More Wildlife with GameKeeper Branden Throgmorton

Branden Throgmorton of Franklin, Indiana, about 20 miles from Indianapolis, is a newcomer to the Mossy Oak GameKeeper ProStaff, joining the team about a year ago. I just bought 10 blight-resistant Dunstan chestnut trees that are a cross between the American chestnut and the Chinese chestnut trees. Certain varieties of oak trees produce nuts every three years or every other year. But these chestnut trees produce nuts every year and are fast growing. We had

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Manage Invasive Plants for a Variety of Wildlife

Our section of Indiana has quite a bit of bush honeysuckle and wintercreeper – both invasive species. We believe that if we can get rid of much of those invasive species we can increase the variety of wildlife we have on our land. Honeysuckle isn’t a bad plant, until it becomes so thick that animals can’t move through it. It does have some value for wildlife; however, it’s a very aggressive growing plant that can

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Ground Blind Tips

Here are some tips and tricks for setting up a ground blind for different hunting situations and a few dos and don'ts of ground blind hunting.

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Mossy Oak Announces New “Country Roots” TV Series on Outdoor Channel

Mossy Oak's Country Roots brings the thrill of the passions found in every facet of the outdoors and experiences them through the eyes of the people who live these obsessions in every season of the year.

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One GameKeeper's First Steps for Managing A New Property

The first thing I did when I bought this land was establish our property lines. Before we acquired this land, everyone picked mushrooms, ran their dogs, hunted squirrels and deer, ran their four wheelers and rode their horses across that property. I visited all the neighbors and told them we had bought the land and weren’t having any hunting there – at least for the first year – to learn what wildlife we had on

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Managing Your Deer Herd Basics

Understanding the balance of your deer population is essential to having a healthy deer herd. By enhancing your land’s deer carrying capacity and monitoring your doe population you can produce a healthy deer herd with bigger bucks.

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Barometric Pressure’s Influence on Whitetail Movement

Many hunters want to know, “what are the triggers that make mature bucks get up and move during legal hunting hours?" This way we can maximize our hunting time and we don’t need to burn our pristine hunting locations when the odds aren’t in our favor. The problem is there are many influences dictating whitetail movement; however, some are more important than others.

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