Prevent Pond Turnover Eliminate pond turnover with the help of a pond aeration system and advice from Mossy Oak. Increase fish harvest and decrease aquatic growth with these useful tips! Read More Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties
Best Food Plots for Deer - Overcome Summer Challenges Have a fruitful summer deer management season with these 11 tips for fighting summer nutrition challenges, with great tips on summer food plots for deer, from the experts at Mossy Oak. Read More Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, Nativ Nurseries, BioLogic
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 Read More Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, Nativ Nurseries, BioLogic
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 Read More Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic
Choosing the right ATV or Side-by-Side for your Hunting Property Choosing the right off-road vehicle can be a daunting task, especially when you’re about to spend so much money. Take out the guess work and figure out what it is that you need for what it is that you’re doing, whether it’s getting to your tree stand or using it to prepare food plots. This article gives you a guide to what you may need in an off-road vehicle and the different pros and cons Read More Land Management, Gear, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties
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. Read More Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, BioLogic
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. Read More Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, BioLogic, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries
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 Read More Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, Bow
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 Read More Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, Nativ Nurseries
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 Read More Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties
Mossy Oak Properties Announces 2018 Award Winners Office of the Year, Agent of the Year and Fox Haas Awards Presented at 2018 Land Summit Mossy Oak Properties Office of the Year 2018: Mossy Oak Properties Land Sales and Services Frazeysburg in Frazeysburg, Ohio Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce that Brian Peck of Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland-Land and Lakes Marshfield in Marshfield, Missouri received its “Agent of the Year” award, Mossy Oak Properties Land Sales and Services Frazeysburg Read More Land Management, News, Mossy Oak Properties
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 Read More Small Game, Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, Nativ Nurseries
2018 Mossy Oak Properties Fox Hole Shootout Surpasses 2017 Numbers Nearly 600 dinner attendees, 80 shooters, 136 golfers, 50+ volunteers and approximately 40 sponsors assisted in raising a net of $165,000, surpassing the $115,000 raised in 2017, which will be distributed to the three charities. Read More Land Management, News, Mossy Oak Properties, Firearm
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. Read More Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
Tractor Implements for your Hunting Property Landowners use tractors to facilitate property improvement and maintenance. Implements allow a tractor or ATV to complete numerous tasks for a landowner. This could beg the question, “what came first, the tractor or the implement?” The following is a look at popular implements, the function and scope of each and an average price range. For reference, we will consider those implements commonly associated with tractors in the 30 to 60 horsepower (HP) class. Read More Land Management, Gear, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers