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DEER SEASON, DONE RIGHT.

Before you head into the whitetail woods, browse our extensive collection of deer hunting videos and articles. For beginners and experts alike. From thrilling hunts to helpful hints, there’s always something to learn from watching the country’s top whitetail hunters ply their craft — and whole a lot to enjoy.

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Can-Am Outlander is Ready for Work, Hunt or Play

Outdoorsmen demand a lot from their gear, and a reliable way to get you to the field and back is important.

Deer, Turkey, Land Management, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

Drury Outdoors Reaches Consumers Where They Are

Matt Drury, General Manager for Drury Outdoors and son of Terry Drury, shares how the company has embraced the new ways of communicating to the outdoors consumer.

Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management

10 Tips for Booking a Hunting Trip

This is it; the year you’re finally going on that once-in-a-lifetime, guided hunt for a trophy. If you want to make sure it’s a memorable experience for all the right reasons, there are a few things you should know and steps you can take to ensure your dream trip doesn't turn into a nightmare.

Big Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, How-To, Mossy Oak, Bow, Firearm

Magic Legumes: Adding Nitrogen to the Soil

Legumes are referred to as nitrogen-fixing plants. Small nodules on their roots actually produce nitrogen and enrich the soil.

Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Maybe You CAN Afford to Hunt New Zealand

New Zealand’s South Island is teeming with giant red stag boasting 500-pound bodies and racks that consistently reach 340-plus inches SCI. There are also throngs of cliff-hugging tahr with sturdy, stumpy horns and long, dark capes as well as fallow deer with spotted backs and prehistoric, palmated racks plus finely appointed chamois and twisty-horned Pacific Island goats among other species.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Mountain Country

Managing Your Land for Wildlife a Little at a Time

Maybe you don’t have the money to spend on having the property cleared, plowed, planted for numerous food plots. However, that’s not what GameKeepers is suggesting.

Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

GameKeepers are Wildlife Managers, Not Just Hunters

Gamekeeping is not just for hunters, but for those who enjoy wildlife conservation and land management. It’s a way of life for people who just enjoy seeing wildlife, especially close to home. I don’t believe hunting and wildlife land management are opposite of each other. I really believe and know, at least in my house, they're the same philosophy.

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

Landowners Can Purchase Smaller Tracts for Hunting

At Mossy Oak Properties, we've also noticed a change in the size of land that people purchase strictly for hunting. Generally, if an individual wants to buy a piece of property strictly for hunting, he's looking for 100 acres or less, which is a big change in the hunter’s view of hunting, especially in the South.

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

Better Your Hunting Property for Sale

Improving land for wildlife can be an expensive proposition, especially if you plant fruit and nut trees, create green fields, create sanctuaries and bedding areas, and keep hunting pressure to a minimum. I have to know what the land buyer wants.

Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Protecting Yourself From Ticks

Spring is here and with the warmer weather and gobbling turkeys, comes the dreaded tick. Any GameKeeper will tell you that there is nothing worse than after a day in the field to look down and find a tick. Follow these quick tips on protecting yourself from ticks and enjoy the outdoors! Preventing Ticks The first step in protecting yourself from ticks is prevention. These tips can help stop ticks before they have a chance

Deer, Turkey, Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Small Food Plots Can Still Increase Wildlife

More and more hunters are beginning to learn that small properties - often as small as 5-10 acres or as much as 500 acres - can be great places to hunt, to own and to increase the wildlife living on that property.

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

Removing Predators, Increasing Deer and Turkeys

I don’t find many landowners who understand how many turkeys and deer fawns they can save by predator hunting on their properties. Here in Pennsylvania, we’re working hard to get our buck-to-doe ratio at a more balanced level. Our does usually start dropping fawns in April, and sometimes when we’ve been out mowing fields in July, we’ll jump up fairly young fawns then. So that tells us that the does in our region are dropping

Deer, Turkey, Predator, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Grilled Deer Tenderloin

Grilling is a quick and easy way to prepare venison, which is quite lean and cooks rapidly. You want to avoid over-cooking venison; it will become tough and not as flavorful.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Managing Small Acreage for Wildlife

Steve Frye of Warriors Mark, Pennsylvania, has been involved in the Mossy Oak GameKeepers program for two years and owns 17 acres. Frye hunts public lands and works for the Pennsylvania Game Commission where he’s implemented GameKeepers practices on public lands. Frye is part of the food and cover crew for Centre County, Pennsylvania.

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

4 Steps For A Successful Spring Food Plot

Planting spring food plots? Check out all the latest ideas to a successful plot. Learn how to control weeds, find the right seed blend and more at Mossy Oak!

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