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Mark Hanson’s Biggest Bull Elk Ever – 368 Points

The biggest bull I've ever taken scored 368 points. The place I was hunting was kind of thick. So finding and trying to pattern a particular bull was somewhat difficult due to the terrain. However, my son, Paul, and I went into this area the weekend before elk season opened. We had planned to deer hunt, but we woke up one morning to the sound of an elk bugling. So, instead of deer hunting that

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Getting Ready for Elk Season

Mark Hanson of Mesa, Arizona, took his first elk in 1984. He's been a member of the Mossy Oak Pro Staff for 7 years. To date, he’s harvested 10 bulls. However, he's called in more than 20 bulls for friends and family to take. “We hunt for elk by putting in for tags. If I don’t get drawn, I’ll help anyone who draws a tag find and take his elk. I also maintain a guide’s

Big Game, Mossy Oak

Summer Project Idea: DIY Deer Feeder

This is a simple, but very effective free-choice feeder you can build on your own that will provide many years of service.

Big Game, Deer, Conservation, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Call in a Gobbler without Being a Great Caller

My friends Harold Knight and David Hale of Knight and Hale Game Calls did a video a few years ago titled,“The Last 100 Yards.” The video was about how to close the deal on a turkey and get him within gun range. These two guys are great turkey callers. However, they're quick to say, “There are thousands of turkeys harvested each season with a single-sided box call that the hunter uses for yelping and clucking.”

Big Game, Deer

DeCamo Sport Jackets Available in Shadow Grass Blades®

Made for both men and women, the DeCamo Sport Jacket is a two-button sport coat crafted from woven polyester for year-round wear and comfort. Each jacket is proudly made in the USA.

Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, News, Mossy Oak

DryCase® Introduces the New Snow’s Cut Cooler

DryCase, the manufacturer of waterproof electronic cases and bags, just introduced the new Snow’s Cut super insulated, soft cooler in Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades® and Break-Up Infinity®. The Snow’s Cut features removable backpack straps, a built in waterproof phone case that allows the user access to their phone’s touchscreen and front facing camera, a sandwich pocket, 30 mm of internal insulation, and enough room for ice and over two cases of 12-ounce cans.

Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, Gear, Mossy Oak

Stay Away From the Turkey in the Early Season

In the early part of the season before the foliage is fully out, if I can hear a turkey gobble, I believe there’s a good chance he can see me. So, I won’t try to get as close to a gobbler in the early season as I will in the late season. The other thing you have to remember, if you're taking a new hunter turkey hunting, is that more than likely, he/she will make

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Locate a Listening Place

Once you’ve pinpointed an area where all signs indicate a turkey’s there, and you’ve gone out and listened for a turkey to gobble before daylight to confirm that a gobbler is there where you plan to hunt, next find a listening spot. Turkey hunting is more audible than visual. By that I mean, you should be able to hear a turkey much more than you can see a turkey.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Find the Turkey Before You Hunt Him

Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland is Mossy Oak’s vice president of television and video. From the early days of working with Primos Game Calls and Mossy Oak camo up until today, Cuz has probably called up as many, if not more, turkeys for other people as anyone. So, we've asked Cuz to give the advice he shares with first-time turkey hunters

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Help Someone Take His or Her First Turkey

Everyone strives to be the best he or she can be as a turkey hunter. We all want to be good woodsmen, callers and sportsmen and outsmart longbearded gobblers. But once you get to the point when you know you can take a gobbler, or you’ve taken quite a few gobblers, what’s next? What’s the highest-of-highs that a turkey hunter can attain, and how do you get there once you’ve accomplished all the above? Taking

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Wyoming's Old West Invitational Turkey Shoot

It's 4 a.m. and snowing so hard that I can barely see the road. We have 40 miles of gravel through Wyoming's Black Hills to reach our hunting spot. Thankfully the GPS lady in my phone knows the way, because I am in 4-wheel drive and struggling to see the road. It takes a while longer than usual, but we finally reach the ranch we are assigned to hunt. An hour later the sun is

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

An Antelope and Duck Hunt for Maddy

Donnelle Johnson, also a Mossy Oak Pro Staffer, and I were teaching a hunting course at Cabela’s. We met 20-year-old Madelyn (Maddy) Crowley, a student at the University of Wyoming. Maddy was working at Cabela’s and took some time off to come over and watch our “Introduction to Archery” seminar. Maddy asked us if she could go an archery hunt with us.

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Camo Rings: A Business Born from Passion

To this day, I can still remember the sound of rain on the tin roof of our little one-room deer cabin in the middle of the woods. In a Pavlovian way, I can smell the smoke from the wood stove, see everyone wearing some sort of mismatched camouflage, and feel that little bream tugging on my line as the bright yellow, orange, and red leaves of autumn lazily fall to the ground around me. Today,

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Lisa Thompson Tells About Her Family of Four Elk Hunt

I was able to purchase an over-the-counter elk tag to hunt in Walden, so Keith, my husband, and I took Kassidi and Kelli, our twin girls with us to hunt because they like to be in the out-of-doors. We take both girls every October and generally get a bull tag and a cow tag. Keith was hunting by himself and Kassidi, Kelli and I were on the edge of an open park, waiting for that

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2017 CAN-AM OFF-ROAD LINEUP OPTIMIZED FOR PERFORMANCE, SPECIALIZED USE AND VALUE

BRP introduced today its most complete lineup of Can-Am Off-Road vehicles to date. The 2017 Can-Am ATV and side-by-side lineup features new models with more specialized packages and enhanced performance, along with multiple new entry-level options, further solidifying Can-Am leadership in the industry.

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Hunting Legends: 10 Hunters Who Changed Turkey Hunting

These men—and women—did more than call in gobblers; they called an entire community forward.

Turkey

If you’re anything like us, you have a few dozen pounds of ground venison in your freezer just waiting to be used.

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

Mossy Oak Sponsored Turkey Callers Begin Competitions in Nashville

Good luck to our friends and Prostaff who are competing in the various turkey calling (or owl hooting) competitions at NWTF this weekend.

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Turkey Hunting Superstitions

If you call yourself a turkey hunter, yet do not find your life choices during the spring to be peculiar, you probably have the most severe form of the peculiarity in which you appear perfectly normal to yourself yet the most peculiar to the outsiders.

Turkey, Firearm

Fighting Duck Depression: 5 Things Waterfowlers Must Do In The Offseason

When waterfowl season ends, you may be left wondering how you ever filled your time before. Here's some ideas on how to keep yourself preoccupied until next duck season.

Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

How to Find Deer Antler Sheds

When fall arrives you’ll find that what you learned from searching for sheds has made you a better hunter.

Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Late Winter Small Game Hunting

Beat the winter in-between seasons blues with squirrels, rabbits, and upland birds this year. Here’s our outline on hunting these small game critters.

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Turkey Call Maintenance: Keeping Turkey Calls Working Year after Year

Taking care of your turkey calls doesn’t have to be complicated, but regular maintenance is key to keeping them sounding great.

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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

Venison and Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

Here is a recipe that takes little to no time to make and best part is its ready when you get home from a long day hunting. (Bonus your house smells amazing all day long!)

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Shed Hunting Tips and Strategies

Learn the best deer shed hunting tips and tricks from the pros. Discover the way to cure those post-season blues with scouting and finding antlers.

Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Productive Poult Protection

“We spend countless hours and plenty of money planting food plots and planning improvements to attract wildlife. Unfortunately, many plans miss an essential ingredient to ensure healthy bird populations — quality brood habitat.”

Turkey, Big Game, Land Management

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