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What’s in Your Backpack Is Vitally Important

One of the critical ingredients to having a comfortable and successful hunt is the equipment you carry in your day pack when you hunt during gun or bow season.

Deer, Gear, Bow

Elevate Your Game As A Coyote Hunter

There are 3 tactics that if coyote hunters take advantage of, they can increase their batting average, elevating their game as a good predator hunter.

Predator, How-To

Increase Success When Public Land Deer Hunting by Going Deeper

New technology and hunting aids, like onX, are enabling more and more hunters to go deeper in the woods in the dark, navigate to their tree stands or ground blinds, and be prepared to take a deer when the other hunters start coming in the woods.

Deer

Paul Butski Learns in Bow Season How to Take Deer in Gun Season

During bow season, what I learn about wind direction in the stands I hunt from will be useful information once gun season arrives.

Deer, Bow, Firearm

Paul Butski Bow Hunts to Spend More Time in the Woods

I love bowhunting and gun hunting for deer, but bowhunting allows me to spend more time in the woods than I will if I only gun hunt.

Deer, Bow, Firearm

Building a Mental Database as a Professional Fisherman

The only way you can build that database in your mind is to have spent a lot of time on the water in all types of weather and water conditions.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Taking the Next Step to Becoming a Professional Angler

I’ve learned a lot through my high-school bass-fishing career and realize that chasing sponsors and beating down their doors is not the way to get sponsors.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

How Did Tucker Smith Get Sponsors for Bass Fishing?

One thing that most high-school tournament bass anglers want to know is how to get sponsorships on the high-school level, and how to you carry those sponsorships with you to the college level and on into a professional bass-fishing career.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Too Cold for Your Usual Camp Spot? 7 Warmer Options to Travel To

If you dread leaving the warm confines of your sleeping bag, consider these 7 warmer options to camp this winter.

Camping

How Smith and Marbut Won the 2020 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Championship

What type of equipment were you and your partner Hayden Marbut using to win the 2020 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Championship?

Fishing, News, Mossy Oak Fishing

Winter Wonder Wear: 9 Camping Essentials to Keep Warm

To enjoy your winter camping properly, you must dress and pack for conditions. Taking the time to go through a checklist of your gear before departure pays off.

Gear, How-To

Three Bassmaster High School Championships at Kentucky Lake

At the 2020 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Championship, Tucker Smith won his third National Championship with two different partners from Briarwood High School in Birmingham Alabama.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

10 Lakes to Have a Successful Ice Fishing Trip at This Winter

Across the country, there are plenty of lakes to choose from for a lucrative ice fishing experience, complete with beautiful views. Here are ten of the best.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Having a Hunter’s Heart

Not only did Dad start hunting elk in his later years and come to see my moose and me when he was 85 years old, he always has been an avid hunter.

Deer, Turkey

Hunting a Moose with Dad

I was impressed that Dad would make that long trip, not knowing whether or not I’d take a moose. And, if I did harvest a moose, that he’d be willing to go with me to see my moose. Dad’s coming meant the world to me.

Big Game

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Venison Double Cheeseburger

Yes, you’re seeing double. Double up your venison patties for this stackable burger with special sauce. Keep the napkins handy.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

Genetic Projects Advance Wildlife Management

In the course of the last few years, there have been groundbreaking projects taking off across the country inviting hunters who harvest waterfowl or wild turkeys to register and participate in genetic research.

Waterfowl, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

How to Make Rattling Deer Antlers

Author Brodie Swisher breaks down how he turned some of the sun-bleached mounts or smaller antlers hiding out in the garage into functional tools.

Deer, How-To

How To Adapt To Post-Rut Hunting

The post-rut can be an excellent time to find a mature buck, still on his feet and ready for action.

Deer, How-To

Strategies For Hunting the "Second Rut"

Often, the first to mid-December, white-tailed does, and bucks go into what many hunters refer to as the second rut. Some hunters do not like to use the term second rut to describe the re-occurring breeding activities that occur during this time because the rutting activity is far different from that of the primary rut.

Deer, How-To

Mossy Oak's 2025 Christmas Guide for Hunters

When you've got hunters and anglers to buy gifts for, you're always going to win when it comes to getting them something they can use outside.

Turkey, Fishing, Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, Gear

3 Ways To Know The Rut Is On

Because the rut can fluctuate due to different regions, weather, and much more, it becomes challenging to predict precisely when the rut will occur in a location. Here are three ways hunters can identify that the rut is in full swing.

Deer

Choosing the Right Waterfowl Ammo

Never has the modern waterfowler had so many options for ammunition choices. We’ll talk about the evolution of waterfowl ammo and how to make a solid choice on what to use.

Waterfowl

New Age Deer Rifles, Worth the Upgrade?

If you’re in the market for a new rifle, there’s going to be some qualifications and points you’ll want to look for. Here’s some rifles we like and some things to consider when making this big purchase.

Deer, Gear

Filling the Freezer: The December Meat Hunter’s Playbook

If you’re lucky enough to have already gotten your buck for the season, you might be thinking about filling the freezer with venison to last you ‘til the next season. Here’s some tips on doing just that.

Deer, Land Management

Al Pastor Boar Shoulders

Try this wild boar shoulder recipe next time you have one down. Originally from the 2025 Fox Hole Shootout!

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Do Food Plots Matter During the Rut?

We interviewed pro deer hunter Mark Drury of Drury Outdoors to discuss if food plots are a factor when considering strategies during the rut and how you can use them to your advantage.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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