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Limits on Walleyes and What’s Considered a Trophy

The number of walleyes you can catch and keep not only depends on the state where you’re fishing, but also the body of water you’re fishing in a particular state.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Hunting East Texas “Cat” Squirrels: Lessons in Humility

My Texas friends call them “cat squirrels,” and like cats, these small gray squirrels were fast and slippery, sliding up and around branches, leaping from bough to bough, and always heading away from me.

Small Game, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Obsession, Firearm

Mossy Oak Properties Announces 2020 3rd Quarter Pinnacle Club

We are excited to recognize some of the nations’ top land specialists through our Pinnacle Club. Our land sales professionals are an integral part of our network, and their consistent success speaks volumes as to the caliber of people and professionals they are. We congratulate them on this prestigious honor.

News, Mossy Oak Properties

Catching a Bunch of Winter Walleyes with Johnnie Candle

I’ve had some of my best days of catching lots of walleyes and big ones during November and December in years past. Depending on the body of water I’m fishing, catching 20-40 walleyes in a day isn’t uncommon.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Food or Cover When Managing Smaller Properties?

Managers of small properties (80 acres or less) will most often be lacking the space necessary to house many whitetails.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Equipment and Fishing for Early Winter Walleyes

If you’re searching for a place to go and catch good numbers of walleyes and possibly the biggest walleye you’ve ever caught in November and December, my suggestions include the Missouri River.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Camping with Your Best Friend: 7 Camping Essentials for Dogs

With these seven essentials, camping with your dog can be stress-free and fun.

How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Johnnie Candle on How to Catch Winter Walleyes in November and December

At this time of year, the walleyes are feeding heavily as winter approaches. The female walleyes are starting to produce eggs to get ready for the spring spawn, and they’re hungry.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Organizations Offering Outdoor Programs for People in Minority Groups

More outdoor organizations are becoming aware of not only people with disabilities but also are creating outdoor programs that allow for inclusion of people with disabilities and people from minority groups.

Deer, Bow, Firearm

You Can Fly Fish, Kayak, Hike and Hunt with Adaptive Equipment

More and more national forests are paving hiking trails, so that people with manual wheelchairs can hike with their families.

Big Game, Deer, Fishing

Getting Your Kids Excited for Their First Hunting Trip

When you take your kids hunting for the first time, the focus shifts from the prey to make it a positive and safe environment for your children.

Small Game, Deer, Turkey, How-To

Types of Adaptive Outdoor Equipment for Hunters with Disabilities

I break down adaptive equipment into three categories: equipment originally designed for able-bodied people but that can be used by people with disabilities, equipment specifically designed for people with physical disabilities, and equipment or modifications of equipment people build in their garages and workshops. Let’s look at these categories.

Big Game, Deer, Fishing, Gear

Hear Better, Hunt Better

Most outdoor mentors and their students now understand that a few minutes of casual skeet shooting without hearing protection is a serious – potentially life altering – mistake.

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

Ashlee Lundvall Recommends Outdoor Adaptive Equipment

Local outdoor organizations may rally round a person with a disability to help raise money to purchase adaptive equipment.

Country Roots, Deer, Fishing, Bow

Essentials for Your Deer Processing Shed

We may not have a special processing building with a walk-in freezer, but with a little foresight and preparation, we can do it all on our own. Let’s start with the bare necessities for processing our deer.

Deer, How-To, Video

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How to Fish a Stick Bait from Top to Bottom

Thanks to the popularity of anglers fishing with live sonar, other electronics, and the overall popularity of hard baits, stick baits are probably one of the two most popular baits with bass fishermen today.

Fishing

The 3 Deadliest Calls for Modern Turkey Hunters

There are plenty of calls on the shelf for turkey hunters these days, but there are three sounds that’ll get a turkey killed like no other when educated birds know all the basic yelps.

Turkey

New Sub Gauge Shotguns for 2026

Today turkey hunters have an abundance of choices for the sub gauge shotgun that delivers results in nearly every type of action and budget.

Turkey, Small Game, Waterfowl

Which Turkey Subspecies is the Hardest to Hunt?

This writer went around to about 20 different respected turkey hunters at NWTF to crowdsource an opinion on what the hardest subspecies of turkey is. Their answers are fun and there’s a general consensus on one type.

Turkey

Crispy Curry Wild Turkey Burgers

The spices and flavors kick up this wild turkey burger to a unique notch.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Creative Ways To Attract Predators To Your Traps

Here are three creative ways to attract predators to traps.

Predator, How-To

Species Profile: Eastern Wild Turkey

Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) are the most abundant and widespread of the four races commonly occurring in the U.S.

Turkey

Is the 20-Gauge the Perfect Turkey Gun?

Read on for a look at why the 20-gauge shotgun has grown to be a new favorite among turkey hunters across the country each spring.

Turkey, Gear, Firearm

Forest Stand Improvement

Forest Stand Improvement (FSI) is a term and technique that may be considered by some as ambiguous, and by others as under-utilized. Let’s set the record straight on what it’s all about, why we should consider adopting this practice, and a notion of how to go about doing it.

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Video, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Taming the Kick: Ways to Reduce Recoil

We have a gunsmith talk to us about how to reduce recoil in rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, and handguns.

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

Barbecued Venison and Wild Boar Ribs

Once you truly nail a dry rub and master smoking ribs, I doubt you will ever go back to braised ribs again. The flavor is far superior.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Targeting Bass Through Every Stage of the Spawn

As spring sets in and temperatures begin to warm, bass anglers across the country are gearing up for that special time known simply as the spawn.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

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