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Be Ready for Anything When Leaving Your Downed Elk Overnight

When my son Mike couldn’t see me draw my bow on our bull elk hunt in the Manti LaSal National Forest, he stepped out from behind the tree where he had been calling to look at the bull, as I settled my pin sight on the bull’s vitals.

Big Game, Bow

Edible Plants: 7 Plants You Can Actually Eat in the Wild

Wild plants are highly nutritious and delicious, but it is important to distinguish edible plants from toxic plants. Learn more about what to look for.

How-To

Lynn Worwood Enjoys Hunting Elk with His Sons

Mossy Oak ProStaffer Lynn Worwood, from Nephi, Utah, has been hunting elk for 43 years. The only guiding he does is for family and friends.

Big Game

Mossy Oak Properties Recognizes 2020 Second Quarter Pinnacle Club

Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce the members of it’s 2020 2nd Quarter Pinnacle Club. The Pinnacle Club recognizes the top ten land sales professionals each quarter from a network of more than 600 agents and brokers across 28 states.

Land Management, News, Mossy Oak Properties

Ott DeFoe Details Gear Ratio and Setting Drag

The reason for the different gear ratios is dependent on the lures I’m fishing, and how fast or slowly I want to retrieve my lures.

Fishing, Gear

ATV Maintenance: 6 Ways to Keep Your ATV Running Smoothly

Check the tire pressure, lug nuts, engine fluids, belt, and air filter and treat the gas to keep your ATV running smoothly.

How-To

Ott DeFoe’s Fishing Rod Selection

I carry tackle in both my boat and truck, and most of the time I’ll have more than 35 rods and 35 reels in both my boat and my truck.

Fishing, Gear

President Trump Signs The Great American Outdoors Act into Law

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R. 1957, The Great American Outdoors Act, hailed by many in the outdoors community as the most important conservation legislation in a generation.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, News

Ott DeFoe: Choosing Fishing Line

Today, anglers have basically three choices in line: braid, fluorocarbon and monofilament.

Fishing, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing

Ott DeFoe Talks Depth Finders

Today’s tournament anglers are running four to five depth finders on their tournament bass boats, although depth finders can be very expensive.

Fishing, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing

Mossy Oak Fishing's Brandon Palaniuk Wins Lake Champlain Bassmaster Elite Tournament

Mossy Oak Fishing Team member, Brandon Palaniuk, won his fourth B.A.S.S. title on Sunday when he won the 2020 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain.

Fishing, News, Mossy Oak Fishing

Ott DeFoe Explains Fishing Tackle Used by the Pros

There’s no question about it, tackle does make a difference. New innovations, depth finders, lures, rods, reels and other equipment are allowing professional fisherman to catch as many or more fish than they have in the past.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing

Creating a Year-Round Food Plot Plan

As most of us know, deer need the formula of food, water, cover and sanctuary (The “FWCS formula”) to call a location their home.

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

Smallmouth Bass Baits for Day and Night

We also do really well fishing spinner baits at night, and we prefer Colorado blades instead of willow-leaf blades on our spinner baits.

Fishing

Summertime Smallmouth Bass Fishing is Fun

Just because you’ve hooked the smallmouth, the rod is bending, and you’ve got the fish on the end of the line, doesn’t mean that smallmouth is caught.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

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The Importance of Native Plants to Deer Diet

Native plants are the primary food source in a deer’s diet. Read on to learn more about what deer like to eat and how native plants are essential to a whitetail’s survival.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Berbere Spiced Elk Legs with Chermoula Sauce

This elk leg recipe was originally made for the 2025 Fox Hole Shootout. It's not an easy recipe by any means, but it'll be sure to impress anyone you make it for.

Big Game, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

5 Deer Calls Every Hunter Should Have

Grunt calls are standard equipment for the deer hunter, but there’s also a few other calls that have proven themselves as deadly tools of the trade in the deer woods.

Deer

Tips for Finding Fall Crappie

One sure thing about fall fishing for crappie is that the fish are generally in some type of transition. Moving from one place to another, staging in one area in preparation for cooler temperatures.

Fishing, How-To

Understanding Wind & Thermals When Hunting

A deer’s sense of smell is its most important defense. By understanding wind and thermals, you can use this to your advantage. Learn more from Mossy Oak.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

From the Archive: Deer Calling Tips from the Pros

Originally published in the 1994 Mossy Oak Bowhunting Magazine, this article talks to professionals like Will Primos on calling in deer.

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

The Power of the Scrape – Bowhunting October’s Pre-Rut Hotspots

“Not all scrapes are created equal. When I mentioned that you must learn to interpret scrapes, I meant that hunters should know how to use them effectively by understanding the differences.”

Deer, How-To

Bass Fishing During The Fall Turnover Period

There are several strategies that can help anglers not only deal with the natural phenomenon of pond turnover, but actually catch some decent fish in the process.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Public Land Ambush – October Bowhunting Tactics for Pressured Bucks

“October can be a tough stretch for bowhunters, especially on public land. The easy early-season patterns fade, the rut is still a ways off, and mounting hunting pressure makes deer wary and unpredictable.”

Deer, Bow

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

From the Archives: Bob Dixon and Steve Burnett on the Art of Mix and Matching Camo

By Terry Madewell, originally published in the 1994 edition of Mossy Oak Bowhunting Magazine As big whitetail bucks are inclined to do, this one had done the unexpected. I'd studied this buck's pattern for a couple of weeks, being extremely careful not to leave any scent in the wrong places. I'd selected a stand site where the dense underbrush funneled into a 40-yard-wide strip. I was sure this was where he would walk and I

Turkey, Big Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, How-To

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