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Bowfishing: What to Know Before You Go

Bowfish long enough, and you’ll realize the best and worst of times can happen in a hurry – even on the same night. You better be prepared. Here’s a look at what you need to know before you go on your next bowfishing trip.

Fishing, Gear, How-To, Bow

Braiding Sweetgrass: Bottomland Book Club

As someone who spends a lot of time outdoors, this book was a treasure trove of knowledge. It combines both Native American wisdom with lessons from nature in a way that sticks with you long after you put the book down.

Bottomland Book Club, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Bowhunting Bull Frogs

Frogs are most active during the summer months of June, July, and August. Being mostly night-active is why most frog hunters began hunting during late evenings, after dark, or throughout the night hours.

Small Game, How-To, Bow

Mossy Oak Properties Recognizes Inaugural Fist Full Of Dirt Award At 2022 Land Summit

Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mossy Oak Properties Tennessee Land and Farm has received its inaugural Fist Full of Dirt Award, which will recognize the Mossy Oak Properties office or individual who completes the best conservation themed service project throughout the calendar year.

Land Management, News, Mossy Oak Properties

Passing a Good Time with Guns, Dogs, Fly Rods, and Other Joys: Bottomland Book Club

Now, if you’re familiar with the name, I need not go into much detail on his ability to spin a story. If by chance, though, you are unfamiliar with him, it's safe to say you have missed out and I will attempt to give a little background.

Bottomland Book Club, Deer, Fishing

Offshore Fishing: Live Baiting for Tuna

Live baiting is usually the most productive method for catching yellowfin tuna. Some of the most common live baits used when tuna fishing in the gulf are threadfin herring, menhaden/pogies, blue runners/hardtails, and mullet. When choosing a live bait for tuna fishing, you want to “match the hatch.” Whatever the tuna are feeding on that time of year is the type of live bait you want to use. Tuna feed on different bait fish at

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, How-To

The Longest Silence: Bottomland Book Club

Lucky for us, the master observer and literary genius, Thomas McGuane, loves fishing in wild places – skillsets and adorations that produced one pure fishing book from him in 1999: The Longest Silence – A Life in Fishing.

Bottomland Book Club, Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Hay Season and Prime Coyote Hunting Opportunities

With abundant fresh prey laying among the fresh cut grass, coyotes are never far away.

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

5 Patterns for Post-Spawn Bass Fishing

In many cases, the lull is not caused by a lack of bass aggression but a change in the fish’s mindset from guarding and protecting the nest to rebuilding muscle and fat reserves expended during the spawning process. Factor in also that 90% of the bass have moved.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Gulf Coast Yellowfin Tuna Poke Bowl

Enjoy your tuna catch in a way that highlights its fresh, pure flavor with this poke bowl.

Fishing, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Food Plot Soil Prep: Creating a New Plot

This new plot project was getting expensive and was certainly rough on equipment, but it was taking shape. If I could speed up the decaying process, we would be able to break the ground better in September and plant a fall annual like BioLogic Green Patch Plus.

Deer, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

NEW Mossy Oak Elements Terra Outland Available from ScentLok

Mossy Oak is proud to align with its valuable partner, ScentLok Technologies, to offer a premier variety of camouflage gear tailored to the demanding needs of white-tail deer hunters.

Deer, Elements Terra, Gear, News, Mossy Oak

The Last Wild Road: Bottomland Book Club

As an outdoorsman who loves to read, I find myself drawn to books full of short stories

Bottomland Book Club

Mossy Oak Honors Veteran Major Joe Bogart

Veteran Major Joe Bogart is a man we are proud to honor. Major Bogart served his country for 28 years; 23 years of which were active duty in the U.S. Army.

Turkey, Mossy Oak

Creek Fishing for Smallmouth in the Ozarks

Most may not realize that the small rivers, creeks, and streams found in the Ozarks produce some of the best smallmouth bass fishing that one could ever experience.

Fishing, Gear, How-To, 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

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

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

Week-by-Week Buck Movement in October

We break down the month into week by week observations on October deer movement and how to plan for and strategize for early season deer hunting.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Testing the New Leupold VX-6HD Gen 2

Our friend and “gun nut” Bill Gabbard put the new version of the Leupold top-of-the-line VS 6HD hunting scope to the test on a day at the range.

Big Game, Deer, Predator, Gear

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