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Mock Scrapes in July: Too Early or Perfect Timing?

While scrape activity certainly peaks during the pre-rut and rut, deer use licking branches and scrape locations throughout much of the year.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

When Should You Take Your Kid Deer Hunting?

This is a big (and fun!) decision based on understanding some crucial aspects of hunting with a kid.

Deer, Mossy Oak Companions

Smoked Venison Backstrap Ragu

This venison recipe is truly delicious and an enjoyable way to cook and serve meat you've put on the table for your family.

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

3 States to Bow Hunt Velvet Bucks

Velvet season offers a first opportunity to hunt your targets and also an opportunity for a unique kill.

Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Best Treestands for Taking Kids Hunting

Hunting with a sidekick this season? Here’s a look at some of the best treestand options on the market for deer hunting with your child.

Deer, Gear, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow, Firearm

Bottomland Book Club: Reminiscences of an Elephant Hunter

Robert S Dieter MD RVT ALM A few things have intrigued me, not always good or bad, just what I have found interesting. Why do some people have two middle names like Walter Dalyrmple Maitland Bell. Also, what does it take to have a nick name? Bell not only had two middle names, but he also earned the revered nickname of “Karamojo Bell.” Some of the books we read give us a glimpse into another

Big Game, Bottomland Book Club

Loading for the 204 Ruger

Our favorite reloading “gun nut” Bill Gabbard is back to talk reloading for the 204 Ruger, the specific challenges you might face, and how to get quarter inch groups.

Deer

Best Guns for Squirrel Hunting

If you’re searching for a new gun to bag squirrels with this season, we’ve made the job much easier with our short list of some of the best guns for squirrel hunting this year. With a variety of options, from rimfire to shotguns, there’s a gun to keep most every hunter happy.

Small Game, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Gear, Firearm

Best Caliber for Deer Hunting

What is the best caliber for deer hunting? This question has been discussed over campfires and during Monday morning quarterbacking sessions for ages!

Deer, Gear, Firearm

Bison Tomahawk Ribeyes with Chanterelle Mushroom Risotto

Michael Hunter, renowned wild game chef, visited the Mossy Oak camp for a few days and prepared some of his favorite meals using meat from our Gamekeeper Butchery.

Big Game, Wild Game Recipes, Video, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

Food Plot Recovery Mode: Fixing Failed Spring Plots Before Fall

Maybe you watched the forecast, worked the ground, spread the seed, and pictured a good-looking plot by July. Then summer showed up, and now you’re looking at thin growth, bare dirt, weeds, and plants that never really took off.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Night Shift Giants: Understanding Summer Mature Buck Movement

Mature bucks don’t vanish during summer. They adapt to the heat, stay close to food, and minimize pressure around them. They still move, but every move has a purpose.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Late Summer Bass Fishing and Smallmouth Rigs

Angler George Fiorille talks catching smallmouth in deep water. He covers the rods, lines, leaders, rigs, lures, and more involved in being successful in the late summer.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Making and Fishing a Hair Jig

Hair jigs may be one of the oldest bass fishing lures ever made. It’s a lure that has stood the test of time and continues to be one of the most productive.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Masters of the Reef: Tips for Bottom Fishing Success

Bottom fish include the most prized species of grouper—on the East Coast, Florida and the Gulf Coast, this means gag, red and black grouper and scamp—along with snapper—red, vermillion, mangrove, mutton, cubera and yellowtail.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

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Is Alpha-Gal on the Rise?

It seems like everyone knows someone with Alpha-Gal. We dive into the subject to understand what is alpha gal, where alpha gal is on the rise, how to prevent alpha gal, and more.

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

Dove Popper Pizza

There's hardly a better way to deliver delicious ingredients like the ease of pizza. Here, we make the ingredients wild with fresh dove breasts.

Small Game, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Teaching the Art of Wingshooting

Sharing the knowledge of wingshooting with a young or new hunter begins with patience. Swinging the business end of a shotgun can’t begin until gun safety is addressed, and then the likely initial results will be lots of missed birds.

Small Game, Waterfowl, How-To, Firearm

Velvet Giants: How Antlers Grow and What It Tells Hunters

Understanding how antlers grow is just one more way that hunters can better evaluate bucks, improve their hunting properties, and make smarter management decisions long before opening day.

Deer, Video, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Solving the Feral Hog Problem with Dr. Stephen Ditchkoff

Dr. Stephen Ditchkoff, a professor of Wildlife Ecology at Auburn University, is a member of one of two research teams nationwide studying feral hogs and the impact these nuisance animals have on wildlife, farming and water systems and the problems they cause.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Proper Arrow Builds for Elk and Deer Hunting: What You Need to Know Before Fall

To achieve ideal arrow flight, there are four key components to consider: broadhead selection, arrow spine, FOC (Front of Center), and total arrow weight.

Big Game, Deer

Top Shotguns For Dove Hunting

Dove hunters prefer not to be shown up by their fellow shooters while trying to keep up with fast-moving targets. One way to polish their technique and shooting performance is by improving the quality of the shotgun.

Small Game, Country DNA, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Gear, Firearm

Grilled Oysters Recipe with Bacon

This grilled oyster recipe is to die for. It's got savory flavor and a little crunch for a perfect appetizer or camp meal.

Wild Game Recipes, Video, Ingredient Wild

How to Make Your Own Recurve Bottomland

Make your recurve bow Bottomland with this simple day project.

Deer, Gear, Video

Land Surveying with Drones

Ethical hunters should agree drones should have no place in fair chase hunting, accept possibly to recover game that would otherwise go unfound. Drones, however, can be helpful in managing game species in a number of different ways.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

How to Draw and Attract Waterfowl

Attract waterfowl to your property with plantings they enjoy.

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

Why You Should Use a Turkey Feather Rest

Whether you are a beginner archer, or someone who has bowhunted for many years, a turkey feather rest is a classic that should not be ignored by any traditional bowhunter.

Deer, Turkey, Bow

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