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How to Control Water Primrose in Your Pond

Learn more about how to control water primrose—an aggressive and invasive plant—in your pond.

Fishing, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Pursuit Media Adds Digital Magazines

The digital magazines of Pursuit Media OSPG, featuring great photography and imbedded video, are well designed with top-flight articles by many of the most trusted writers in the field.

News, MOOSE Media

Fertilizing Lakes & Ponds During Summer: Avoiding Potential Problems

Don't be your lake's worst enemy by failing to observe the condition of your lake during the summer. Do not over fertilize and create conditions that increase the probability of summer fish kills.

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

Mossy Oak and Outtech Inc. Enter Into Strategic Partnership

Mossy Oak is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Outtech Inc., an alliance that will expand into hunting, fishing, shooting sports, outdoor lifestyle, and many other outdoor-related pursuits.

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Mossy Oak Fishing Collection from XTRATUF Now Available

Designed for those who make a living on the water, XTRATUF has expanded its line of performance shoes and boots for Summer 2019.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Gear, News

Guiding for Walleyes with Johnnie Candle

I really enjoy guiding fishermen to catch walleyes. I’ve been guiding since I was 17 years old. My father started Lake Erie Charter Boat Service, and I was a deck hand on his boat. The experience I had there really helped me once I started guiding in the Dakotas.

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Four Wheels and Your Wellbeing: ATV Safety

ATVs should be treated as tools, not toys. Learn more about ATV safety here from Mossy Oak.

Gear, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Homemade Fishing Lures

Fishing can be expensive, but you can cut costs by making your own fishing lures. Here are the pros and cons of handmade lures from Mossy Oak.

Fishing, How-To

Benefits of Shooting Your Bow Throughout The Summer

In order to become a better and more ethical hunter, the act of making sure that all equipment is working properly and practicing enough so that everything comes naturally and without hesitation can be accomplished by spending the summer months in practice mode.

Deer, Bow

Best Father's Day Gifts for Outdoorsmen

Are you looking for the best Father's Day Gifts that not only will make Dad happy on Father's Day, but keep him smiling well beyond June?

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Different Lures for Tournament Fishing and Fun Fishing

Mossy Oak Fishing Pro Matt Lee gave us a somewhat different answer when asked what three lures were his favorites. He said, “Am I trying to beat someone, or am I fun-fishing?”

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua

How to Create a Well-Designed Wildlife Management Plan

Managing your land shouldn’t be difficult. Read on to learn more about how to create a well-designed management plan for your land and its wildlife.

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

Core Strength for Outdoors Pursuits

Our core, often referred to and thought of as abs, are really not for movement but for stability and transferring power of movement. Our core can be considered more of a pillar for the body.

How-To

Rotating Crops for Healthy Food Plots

Mossy Oak discusses the benefits of rotating crops to improve food plot health. Read on to learn more.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Most Asked Questions From Coyote Hunters

There are a few questions that seem to always get asked by beginning predator hunters who are seeking further education on the topic.

Predator, How-To

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3 States to Bow Hunt Velvet Bucks

By Heath Wood For bowhunters who dream of tagging a velvet-racked buck, early-season hunts provide a unique opportunity. As a young teenager, I often bought hunting videos for entertainment and to fuel my anticipation for the upcoming season. Often, the first hunt in the videos would be an early-season hunt featuring a velvet whitetail buck. These hunts took place before the antler velvet had entirely shed, presenting a rare chance to arrow a mature buck

Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Bachelor Group Behavior: How to ID the Buck You'll Hunt This Fall

Heath Wood For whitetail hunters, July is more than just the heart of summer; it's a necessary time to observe buck behavior that can pay off come fall. As velvet antlers grow and patterns become clear, bachelor groups form the social core of a buck’s world. However, those who use game cameras for summer scouting know all too well that these groups don’t stay together forever. I used to get frustrated seeing trail camera photos

Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak

Seeing Stripes: Targeting Striped Bass

Bart K. Davis When it comes to East Coast sport fishing, few fish inspire as much passion and pursuit as the striped bass. These sleek, silver torpedoes called stripers haunt coastal waters from the Carolinas to Maine, offering anglers a perfect blend of challenge and reward. Whether you're fishing from a beach or boat, in the surf or offshore, striped bass are a worthy adversary—provided you know how to find and fool them. Striped bass

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Big Bucks Avoid People in Summer Too: Low-Impact Scouting Tips

Heath Wood The summer months present a prime opportunity for scouting whitetails. Bucks are in velvet, rapidly developing their antlers, and often follow consistent feeding routines. However, many hunters make the mistake of getting too close too early. Just because it’s not hunting season doesn’t mean pressure isn’t important. Mature bucks are already accustomed to human presence, and one wrong move in July or August can cause a big deer to leave long before opening

Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak

Panfish Crawfish Bread Bowls

George Fiorille Catching panfish is a lot of fun. They are one of the best fish to start kids or inexperienced anglers on because they are plentiful and relatively easy to catch. By having lots of action starting off fishing, it gives the angler a greater chance of liking the sport and staying with it. Panfish are not only easy to catch but they are great to eat if prepared properly. One of the most

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Summer Pier Fishing Tips

Phillip Gentry Regardless of whether you favor freshwater or salt, many beach going anglers head to the local public pier to do some fishing while on vacation. Summer time is in full swing across the country and is the most popular season for people to head to the coast on vacation. Like a lot of people, vacation time means time to do some fishing. Whether you are a veteran of saltwater or prefer less sodium

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Deer Diet: What Bucks Are Eating in July and Why It Matters

Heath Wood As summer reaches its peak, whitetail bucks are quickly developing in both antlers and body. Nutrition is crucial during this time, and knowing what deer are eating in July isn’t just interesting; it’s a vital part of the puzzle for serious hunters trying to find and pattern mature bucks before the season starts. While driving across eastern Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee on our way to a family vacation, I probably didn't keep my

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Smoked Pulled Wild Boar BBQ Sandwiches with Carolina Gold Sauce

If you're looking for a new way to cook Wild Boar, this recipe is for you! Need Wild Boar? Check out Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery for all of your wild game meat needs. Step 1: The Wild Boar Shoulder (Smoked and Pulled) Ingredients: 1 bone-in wild boar shoulder (5–7 lbs) 2 tbsp yellow mustard (binder) 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp kosher salt 2 tbsp black pepper 2 tbsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp garlic powder

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Top 7 Non-Food Plot Plantings for Deer

Paul Annear Whitetail food plots get a lot of love in the land management space. Deer hunters everywhere spent countless hours planning their next food plot rotation. Grinding away on a humid summer day just to plant and create a whitetail haven where deer feed and can be hunted is rewarding and fun. But there are more permanent food sources you could be missing out on. A lot of whitetail management fads come and go.

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

How to Maintain Your Summer Clover

Paul Annear It’s hard to beat the attraction of a lush field of well maintained clover. In most of the U.S. clover is attractive right out of the ground and hardy blends like Non-Typical Clover stay green deep into November, even in the upper Midwest. Clovers are the most popular food plot planting for a reason. Deer love clover, and its easy to establish without large equipment. To keep from weeds taking over your clover

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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

How to Catch Red Snapper While Fishing

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

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