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Eat as Well as Your Deer with Acorns: Recipes, Benefits and More

Learn how to eat as well as your deer. Find easy and nutritious acorn recipes and see why this beneficial forage food has been a staple in human diets for centuries.

How-To, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

A Velvet Mule Deer: Bowhunting in Ranch and Oil Country

The fascinating thing about mule deer is that they can be found from above the tree line in the highest part of the Rockies to the hot barren deserts of the Southwest. Their habits vary with the terrain, cover and food sources in their given environment. We have found them to be an interesting bowhunting challenge on the high plains of central Wyoming.

Deer, Bow

Brushing In A Ground Blind

Once the blind is staked and tied down securely, one can take a small hand saw, chopping ax or a chainsaw to help gather brush to use to blend in the ground blind. Cut several small branches or small pieces of brush then place them around the blind. Some blinds come with small loops that are located in a straight line all the way around the top of the blind. These are for holding small

Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak Break-Up Eclipse, How-To, Video, Bow, Firearm

Tips for Beating Weeds in Your Food Plot

Learn how the pros control weeds and what killers they use on their deer food plots. Discover top-rated, weed-killing techniques, only at the Mossy Oak blog!

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

Volt Heated Hunting Gear Now Available in Mossy Oak Break-Up Country

Now available in Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, America’s No. 1 Camo Pattern, is a new line of hunting gear from Volt, a highly innovative company with a mission to develop heated products to help people feel good while looking good, regardless of cold temperatures.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, News

Retriever Training: Early Imprinting at Home

Not long after picking out your puppy, you'll need to begin training. Teaching your puppy to sit, stay and retrieve can and should be started at eight weeks of age. You can accomplish this task using a puppy dummy or a rolled up sock and a hallway in your house.

How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Fall Walleye Fishing with Johnnie Candle

The fall triggers big walleye to bite. The word “big” when you’re talking about walleyes is determined by the body of water you’re fishing. Traditionally, in the fall is when the largest walleyes in any water system become the most active. Here in Devils Lake, ND, I’ll catch walleyes that the month before may have weighed 2-4 pounds, but they will have become 4-7 pound walleyes by the fall.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua

How To Pig-Proof Your Farm

Feral hogs are not native to our land. They are invasive creatures that multiply at a tremendous rate and create havoc to native wildlife and plant communities. Left unchecked, they change the environment and your ability to cultivate it for native species.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Firearm

Wildlife Conservation: One Acre at a Time

Mossy Oak pros spend thousands of hours helping conservation organizations acquire and improve lands for public access, and Marshall Johnson is one of them. Although most hunters want to tell you about the animals they’ve harvested, Marshall Johnson’s trophies are the lands he’s helped to open up that once were private and today have and are becoming public access for hunters.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management

10 Must-Haves on Your Hunting Supplies List

Preparing for a hunt can be just as demanding as the hunt itself. Before going on any hunt, make sure you have the following 10 must-have hunting supplies on hand and ready to go.

Deer, Gear, Bow, Firearm

Spicy Asian Glazed Venison Meatballs

My wife saw a picture of meatballs and quickly turned to me and said. “Make some meatballs, I want those.” So I got to work on creating a different kind of meatball. Not your typical pasta sauce covered meatball or Ikea Swedish style meatball. Here is the recipe I came up with. Grab your chopsticks and enjoy this Spicy Asian Glazed Meatball recipe with a hint of Sriracha.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Pond Dyes: Can They Be Useful in Your Pond or Lake?

Generally speaking, pond dyes can be very useful in limiting the growth of aquatic plants, but some considerations are necessary.

Fishing, Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Super Bowl Champion Brett Keisel Joins Mossy Oak ProStaff

Mossy Oak has officially added former NFL Pro Bowler, two-time Super Bowl champion, and defensive captain for the Pittsburgh Steelers to its National ProStaff.

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Waterfowl Hunting: Imprinting Secrets of the GameKeepers

Learn how gamekeepers attract waterfowl with the right waterfowl seed mix coupled with expert planting strategies. Mossy Oak can help you create biodiversity for waterfowl hunting and conservation.

Waterfowl, Conservation, Land Management, Video, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Setting Up a Ground Blind

One of the most important factors hunters should look for is a good entry and exit route for getting to the blind. Putting a lot of work into setting a blind up before the season and scouting for the best deer sign is useless if getting to and from the blind is going to spook deer out of the area before the hunt even begins.

Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Break-Up Eclipse, How-To, Video, Bow, Firearm

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Targeting the 3 Different Squirrel Species

Here we’re talking through the different tactics and strategies you might employ when chasing the gray squirrel vs the fox squirrel or the red squirrel.

Small Game, How-To

Avoiding Hunter Conflict on Public Land

If you’re public land hunting, it’s not a matter of if, but when, you’ll run into another hunter. We talk to a seasoned public land hunter about how to manage any confrontations that may occur in the woods.

Big Game, Deer, Predator, Turkey

Wood Ducks: Back from the Brink

At the turn of the 20th century, wood ducks were a rare sight to behold due to overharvest and loss of habitat. Now, thanks to conservation efforts and decades of harvest management there are as many as 3 million breeding pairs.

Conservation, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Best Stand Locations for the Rut

These key spots funnel deer into tighter spaces, condensing activity and greatly improving your odds of not just seeing more deer, but filling your tag when it counts most.

Deer

Coffee Crusted Venison Steaks

It’s all in the rub! The Cowboy Coffee Rub makes these venison steaks even more mouth watering. If you like sauce for your steaks, give the Bourbon Coffee BBQ sauce a try, too!

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Every Shot Placement: Where to Shoot a Deer

We've built out the ultimate guide for just that so you can not only see exactly where you need to aim, but also the path your bullet or arrow will take through the deer's vitals.

Deer, How-To, Video, Firearm

6 Shot Scenarios Every Bowhunter Should Know How to Handle

Brodie Swisher Why do bowhunters miss shots? If they’re honest, they’ll tell you it’s because they panicked and rushed the shot opportunity. Those “now or never” moments can go south in a hurry. Desperation shots seldom find their mark. Every bowhunter dreams of that perfect shot. A deer steps into range, turns broadside, offers a clear view of its vitals, and gives you all the time in the world to settle your pin and squeeze

Deer

Ways You're Blowing Your Cover in the Woods

We hear from a wildlife officer who has spent 30 years locating hunters in the woods that he suspected were in some violation. Here’s what mistakes made it easy for him to spot them.

Big Game, Deer, Small Game, Turkey, Waterfowl

Squirrel and Dumpling Recipe

Squirrel stew is a popular dish for preparing your squirrel bounty, but you’ll have a new go-to squirrel recipe once you try this one with squirrel and dumplings.

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

Where to Set Up When Bowhunting in October

By Heath Wood October is one of my favorite months to hunt whitetails from a saddle. The leaves are changing, temperatures are beginning to cool, and bucks are becoming increasingly active as the rut approaches. But October hunting also requires hunters to recognize that deer movement is changing throughout the month. One of the greatest advantages of saddle hunting is the mobility it provides. Before making the switch, I often found myself sitting in a

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow

From the Archives: The Break Out of Break-Up

Written by Bobby Cole, originally published in Mossy Oak Full Draw Bowhunting Magazine in 1996.

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

Harvesting Does Early - Quality Management

Doe harvest is one of the most vital aspects of managing your herd correctly and many managers believe this should be done as early as possible in the season.

Conservation, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow, Firearm

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