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Don’t Move or You’ll Lose When Hunting Doves

If you’re familiar with hunting turkeys, you know that if you move while a turkey is walking toward you, he’ll take off, and you won’t be able to take him. Doves react exactly the same.

Small Game, How-To, Firearm

Back Pain Solutions for the Outdoorsman

Back pain is one of our biggest adversaries in life. Back pain is the main reason for missed days of work and worse probably one of the main reasons we miss days or even entire hunting seasons.

How-To

Dove Hunting Tips - How to Hunt Doves

Most of the shots that a hunter takes in a dove field are at doves coming straight at him or her at 12:00, veering off to the left or the right at 6:00 or constantly flying back and forth. Therefore, every shot that a hunter takes is at some kind of angle.

Small Game, How-To, Firearm

XTRATUF Mossy Oak Bottomland Ankle Deck Boot

Gear Drop! XTRATUF introduces the Bottomland Ankle Deck Boot. Here are the details and where you can buy them.

Mossy Oak Bottomland, Gear, Mossy Oak

What Is Rucking? Everything You Need to Know

Rucking trains your heart and muscles while improving your posture and getting you outside.

Big Game, How-To

Don’t Shoot a Shotgun that Doesn’t Fit You with Marty Fischer

A properly fitted gun will shoot right where you’re looking, without your having to aim it. To test how the gun is fitting you, we do what’s called an impact pattern.

Small Game, How-To, Firearm

The Most Common Mistakes that Dove Hunters Make with Marty Fischer

If you mount the gun properly, your eye functions as a rear sight, and the bead functions as your front sight. A bad gun mount most often results in a miss.

Small Game, How-To, Firearm

Bear Kelly Hunts a 215-Inch Mule Deer with a Bow

I got to see the footage of the hunt, taught the outfitter that rattling could be used to bring in a trophy mule deer and learned the score of the buck. Again, this was one of my most memorable hunts.

Big Game, Deer, Bow

3 Recommendations When Mentoring a New Hunter

Introducing new hunters (young or old) to the sport is probably one of the most exciting and important things veteran hunters can do.

Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Conservation, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

6 Reasons to Try Freshwater Drum Fishing

Discover what makes freshwater drum fishing great. Whether you fish as a hobby or as an elite angler, enjoy the thrill of catching drum fish. Learn more.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Mossy Oak Presents ‘Sticks & Strings: Live From the Country’ with Cole Chaney on August 27

Mossy Oak featured Cole Chaney on an episode of ‘Sticks & Strings: Live From the Country’ music series, August 27, 2020.

News, Video

Bear Kelly Got in the Middle of a Bear Fight

I knew for certain there was about to be a big bear fight, and I was at the center of the ring.

Big Game, Predator, Bow

Federal’s Terminal Ascent Hunting Rounds Have You Covered At Any Distance

Most traditional big game rounds need high velocities for the projectiles to expand, and bullet expansion, of course, is a big part of a hunting bullet’s knockdown power.

Big Game, Deer, Gear, Firearm

Prep Your Camo, Get in Shape and Break In Your Boots for Hunting the West

To get in shape for hunting the West, I start off by walking a lot. After I’ve walked for a while, then I’ll load my pack with everything I think I’ll need and then begin walking with my pack on my back.

Big Game, Elements Terra, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Mountain Country

Manage Your Property and More with the OnX Hunt App

The OnX Hunt App includes all you need to manage your hunting property. Mark waypoints, entrances and exits, tree stand locations, food plots and more.

Deer, Turkey, Fishing, Land Management

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Fly Fishing for Bream

Phillip Gentry When most people think of fly fishing, the image that comes to mind is the silhouette of a wader clad angler plying the bubbling waters of some cold mountain stream. Others may envision an iridescent Caribbean sand flat with an angler on the deck of a sleek flats boat trying to temp a shadow drifting through the saltwater. As many fly-casting fans have discovered, just about any type of fish species that can

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Red Snapper: Tips and Tactics for an American Favorite

Bart K. Davis One of the most sought-after gamefish from the Carolinas to the Gulf, red snapper are experiencing a resurgence like few other species. Thanks to careful management and tighter harvest limits over the past two decades, populations have bounced back strong—and with that recovery has come a new golden age of snapper fishing. They truly are the American snapper. With their fiery red flanks and powerful strikes, red snapper are everything anglers want

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Fishing

Fishing the Emerald Coast: Destin’s Inshore and Offshore Action

Bart K. Davis Destin, Florida, isn’t called “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” for nothing. Tucked along the Emerald Coast in the Florida Panhandle, and with easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, this bustling beach town offers a year-round buffet of saltwater action. From sight-casting to redfish in skinny water to battling cobia just outside the pass, Destin is a dream destination for saltwater anglers. These tips and techniques will help you make the most

Fishing

Flounder Fever: Top Techniques for Catching Flatfish on the East Coast

Bart K. Davis If you’ve ever felt the unmistakable thump of a flounder strike on the end of your line, you know the thrill of targeting these delicious and elusive flatfish. Found along the entire Atlantic seaboard, flounder are a favorite target for inshore anglers. But landing these ambush predators consistently takes more than luck, something I learned growing up on the marshes and sounds of southeastern North Carolina. Fortunately, these tips and techniques will

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Fishing

Keep Those Shooting Skills Sharp by Whistle Pig Hunting

Mark Fike It is summer, but hunting season is not far off. Keep those shooting skills sharp and make a farmer or gardener happy by hunting whistle pigs! Whistle pigs, aka groundhogs, are a common sight along highways, in farm fields, and unfortunately in gardens and backyard flower beds. These varmints readily adapt to living in close proximity to humans and quickly learn when danger lurks nearby. Growing up in Virginia we always had a

Small Game, Predator, How-To, Firearm

Popular Calibers for Hunting Deer

What are the most popular calibers for whitetail deer, not the best caliber, not my favorites, but just popular? That should be easy. Just call all the ammunition manufacturers and ask them to list their top ten.

Deer, Firearm

Smoked Wild Turkey & Alabama BBQ Sauce Sandwich

We're always looking for new ways to eat a wild turkey; smoking them is always a great and flavorful option.

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

Hot Honey Salmon Mac n' Cheese with Crispy Fried Onions

This dish combines the best of both worlds: sweet and spicy salmon bites nestled on a creamy, malty mac n' cheese, all topped with a delightful crunch.

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

Classic Backyard Smoked Venison Brats

When I think of classic backyard cookouts, I think of throwing hamburgers, hot dogs, or brats on a grill for my family and friends.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Mossy Oak, Ingredient Wild

Retriever Training: Steady to Shot and Flush

Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels Head Trainer Bill Gibson walks us through the importance of a steady dog in the field and how to train one up to be steady.

Waterfowl, Dogs, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Nosler Whitetail Country Ammo Review

The new bullet is an example of the innovation at Nosler: their engineers were able to produce the previously retired Solid Base bullet with a tapered jacket designed to expand reliably at a wide range of impact velocities.

Deer, Gear

Coastal Conservation Association: A History of Grassroots Conservation

In the late 1970s, commercial fishing pressure along the Texas coast had led to a virtually complete decimation of the stocks of red drum and spotted seatrout—the bottom dropped out, and no one knew for sure if either species could be saved.

Fishing, Conservation, Mossy Oak Fishing, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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