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The Best Combo Line When Fishing Spinning Tackle

One of the newest trends in bass fishing is using braided line when fishing with spinning tackle. Greg Hackney shares why many anglers are switching from monofilament to fishing with braid.

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Mossy Oak Properties Hosts 3rd Annual Fox Hole Shootout

Mossy Oak Properties is making the final preparations to host the upcoming 3rd Annual Fox Hole Shootout taking place on Thursday, June 6, 2019 in West Point, Mississippi.

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Where to Place a Deer Blind: Top 5 Locations

The more reasons for deer to be in a certain area, the better the site is suited for a “permanent stand.” Here are a few areas high on my list when searching for a place to put a permanent stand:

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How to Fish Tidal Rivers for Bass

One of the problems with fishing tidal rivers is that the water fluctuates every day. There will be certain conditions where the bass like to feed on high tide, and on other days they’ll prefer to eat when the tide’s going out.

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Supplemental Feeding: The Fish “Food Chain” on Steroids

If you want to grow your bass or bluegill, supplemental feeding might be the answer. Mossy Oak offers tips for starting your own supplemental feeding program.

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Using Sonar for River Fishing

When you’re fishing rivers, the water level can be high one day and low the next. So Humminbird paired up with LakeMaster Mapping to put a feature in their units called “Water Level Offset” that allows you to adjust your unit to the water levels of the day.

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GameKeepers: The Original Doomsday Preppers

Being a prepper is all about preparedness and self-reliance. Learn more about the original Doomsday Preppers at Mossy Oak.

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Grow Bigger Fish with 3 Simple Steps

Everyone loves a big fish story or, even better, one pulling on their line. Understanding the basics of fisheries management can not only make you a better fisherman and GameKeeper but will allow you to create better habitat in the waters you fish. The results speak for themselves. You will have more time catching bigger healthier fish.

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Scholastic Bass Fishing Enriches Lives and Future Livelihoods

From archery to trap and skeet, the opportunity to compete on a team in a pursuit oriented to the outside has meant wonders to many, and perhaps none more successfully than scholastic bass fishing.

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First Aid in the Wild: Preparing and Training for Injury

No matter how careful you are, accidents happen. Mossy Oak discusses first aid essentials and how to prepare for an injury in the wild.

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Mossy Oak Fishing Congratulates Floyd and McNeil on Back-to-Back Collegiate Bass Fishing Series National Championships

Demonstrating the combined value of preparation and skill, the Bethel University duo of Cole Floyd and Carter McNeil led the 2019 Boat U.S. Collegiate Bass Fishing Series National Championship and claimed their second consecutive title, becoming the first team in the tournament’s 14-year history to win twice.

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Bass Fishing: Learning on Your Own

One of the things that has helped me the most in tournament fishing is to not depend on help from anyone. I try to make up my own game plan and not depend on help from any other people.

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Disc-O-Bed Now Offering Mossy Oak Cam-O-Bunk

This versatile ready-to-go bunkable cot - with its patented lock-in disc system - makes for an easy, one-person assembly that is tool-free and only takes a few minutes to set up using the step-by-step instructions.

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Bird Dog Training Tips for Conservative Birding

Using bird dogs is an efficient and ethical way to recover your kill. Read on for bird dog training tips for retrieving upland game birds from Mossy Oak.

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Ott DeFoe Says to Trust Your Gut

If you fish long enough, you’ll have some of those “ah ha” moments that are hard to explain, but that can lead you to success.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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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