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8 Basic Survival Skills You Can Learn in Your Own Backyard

Be prepared before your next outdoor adventure and learn the basics of fire building, sourcing water, and performing first aid in your backyard.

How-To

How Bear Kelly Prepares for Bowhunting Before Deer Season

For me, the most important element in preparing to hunt during bow season is to be scent-free. If a deer can smell you, he’s not coming in and presenting a shot.

Big Game, Deer, Gear, How-To, Bow

Bear Kelly Hunts Big Game with Bows, Guns and Muzzleloaders

In 1996, the late Dick Kirby, creator of Quaker Boy Calls and longtime Mossy Oak enthusiast, started mentoring Bear Kelly as a trapper. Bear primarily bowhunts, but he also hunts with a gun, a muzzleloader and a crossbow.

Deer, Predator, Land Management, Bow

Brandon Palaniuk’s Final Tally for His $100,000 Win

When I woke up on the last day of the Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake Champlain, the weather forecast indicated that there would be a strong wind.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Brassicas: How to Train Your Deer

The onset of colder weather not only triggers some changes within the plants, but also in a whitetail’s metabolism and need for different foods

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

Mossy Oak IGNITE - Powered by FUSE Technology - Heated Seat Cushion Now Available Exclusively at Walmart

Mossy Oak is excited to announce the all-new Mossy Oak IGNITE Seat Cushion now available exclusively at Walmart.

Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Gear, News, Video, Mossy Oak

A Beginner’s Guide to Scent Training for Dogs

Set your dog up for success by being intentional about your training sessions. Lay strategic scent trails and encourage your dog to train as your hunting partner.

How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Brandon Palaniuk’s Winning Strategy

One of the real secrets to winning a tournament is knowing how many ounces the fish in your livewell weigh.

Fishing

Brandon Palaniuk Selects the Bait That Won the 2020 Lake Champlain Tournament

I believed this color did a good job of imitating the small perch and any other bait fish on which the smallmouth were feeding.

Fishing

Fly Fishing 101: 5 Tips for Beginners

If you're picking up fly-fishing, you’ll need to know what the fish are eating and some basic casting methods.

Fishing, How-To

Brandon Palaniuk: Fishing for Bass in Traffic

I didn’t hesitate to fish a spot that I had located just because another competitor had fished that same place just before me. I knew another smallmouth would start holding in that same site before long.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Brandon Palaniuk Says Depth Finders are Critical for Tournament Success

Depth finders have become so critical that I honestly can say that I would not have won this tournament without them.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

8 Tips for More Doves Per Box of Shells

You will find there is an incredible amount of air around a dove when you start shooting at them! So, I will give you 8 tips on how I kill more birds than 5 per box of shells.

Small Game, How-To, Firearm

Lynn Worwood’s Toughest Bull Elk Hunt with His Sons

The toughest bull I’ve ever hunted was my youngest son Kevin’s bull. We were hunting the same unit in Nephi, Utah, where I had taken my biggest bull, and this hunt happened a year or two later after mine.

Big Game, Bow

Fishing Knots: 5 MORE Knots Every Fisherman Should Know

Broaden your repertoire of fishing knots to handle any situation on the water with these five specialty knots that are easy to tie and effective to use.

Fishing, How-To

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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

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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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