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One Season: Bottomland Book Club

“One Season,” by Alan White is one of those few fictional pieces that every member of the turkey hunting world will enjoy setting down to.

Bottomland Book Club, Turkey

12.5 Year Old Turkey Hen Discovered in Pennsylvania

According to Pennsylvania wild turkey biologist Mary Jo Casalena, if wild turkeys survive their first year, their total lifetime will range from an additional 1-3 years.

Turkey, Conservation, News

Mossy Oak Fishing Report: Redcrest 2022 Grand Lake, Oklahoma

The Bass Pro Tour took their flagship event to Oklahoma’s Grand Lake last week, and with their nerve-wracking format it was a battle until just about the very last cast was made on one of America’s most storied tournament venues.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Mossy Oak Fishing

Long Distance Calls: Getting Turkeys Closer

Throwing some calls a good distance and utilizing some of patience was the perfect recipe to take a tom turkey.

Turkey, How-To

Federal, 100 Years and Counting

Federal is celebrating their 100th anniversary, and even though it doesn’t seem possible, I have been using their products for over half of that time.

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

Ballad of a Turkey Hunter: Bottomland Book Club

From the dedication to the very last page, you will quickly realize that this book is about setting a standard we all should strive to uphold. It's really more of a revitalization of an old-school mindset, and it couldn't come at a better time.

Bottomland Book Club, Turkey

Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey Shotgun Featured In Mossy Oak Greenleaf

The 940 Pro Turkey autoloading 12-gauge shotgun is featured in the classic Mossy Oak Greenleaf pattern that many turkey hunters have enjoyed for a couple decades. It is offered in two barrel lengths.

Turkey, Gear, News, Firearm

Mossy Oak Fishing Report: Bassmaster Elite Series Santee Cooper

Santee Cooper has thousands of acres of inundated cypress trees, various kinds of vegetation and all sorts of fish-holding habitat. That’s what’s made it one of the most storied destinations in the history of professional bass fishing.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

49 - The Pursuit of a Turkey in Every State Across the Country

The feat has become a growing trend among the turkey hunting community in recent years with hunters across the country making the Super Slam a lifelong hunting goal.

Turkey, Video

The Eastern Elk Revolution Personifies that Hunting is Conservation

After years of restoring Eastern Elk populations in Virginia, hunters can now apply for the first elk hunting season until March 30, 2022. Read more here.

Big Game, Conservation, News

Bird of Courage: Bottomland Book Club

With stories spanning 50 years of hunting, Wineman quickly draws in the reader with stories of old hunters and old ways.

Bottomland Book Club, Turkey

Planting for Pollinators

Simply stated, no pollinators, no pollination, no food. All human life and the life of the wildlife that we pursue are highly dependent upon the success and propagation of plants that enhance and support our pollinators and their vital role.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Short Magnums: A Short Story or Here to Stay?

In the early years of the 21st Century you couldn’t pick up a shooting or hunting magazine without seeing the words “Short Magnum” emblazoned across the cover. The 300 Winchester Short Magnum started the craze and as the old saying goes, the rest is history.

Big Game, Deer, Gear, Firearm

Five Things to Know for Your First Western Fly-Fishing Trip

Regardless of your destination, here are a few things you should do in the months leading up to your Western fly-fishing trip:

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Food Plot Fixes

What follows are a few tips on trouble-shooting some of the more common food plot maladies.

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

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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.

Turkey

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.

Small Game

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.

Turkey

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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