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How Many Does Should You Harvest?

Keeping your herd healthy entails killing a few does every year—but the question is, how many should you take and what ratio works best for the size of your property?

Deer

Squirrel Hunting: Stalking vs Sitting Still

There’s a few strategies when squirrel hunting, but if you’re without dogs, they come down to two. We debate the pros and cons of when it’s better to try and stalk up on squirrels or sit dead still.

Small Game, How-To

What is a Hunter's Moon?

Each year, after the Harvest Moon, the October full moon illuminates the night clearly. This October full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon.

Deer

Dove Stuffed Bell Peppers

If you're lucky enough to have a bunch of dove in the fridge or fresh off the tailgate then this is a great recipe to try out for supper!

Small Game, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Shotgun or Rifle for Early Season Squirrels

Depending on your hunting situation, hunters might choose a shotgun or they may choose a rimfire rifle for hunting squirrels. Here are the pros and cons of each.

Small Game

Late Summer, Early Fall Frog and Toad Fishing for Bass

One of the best ways to catch late summer early fall bass is to find and effectively fish the sheltered thick vegetation.

Fishing

Slipping In Late: Thermal Hub Tactic for Early Season Bucks

They say the early bird gets the worm. In this strategy, we’re going to flip that idea on its head. I say the last man in will be the first to tag out.

Deer

September Deer Hunting – The Food Source Advantage

September is one of the most reliable times to hunt whitetails. Bucks are still in their late-summer patterns, and if you can identify the right food source, you’ll be in control.

Deer

What’s In Cuz’s Hunting Pack?

We caught up with Mossy Oak’s Cuz Strickland to see what he packs to go hunting and what he considers to be essential gear.

Deer, Gear, Bow

Persimmon Seeds Forecasting Winter Weather

Most people have heard of the old wives tale of how to predict winter using persimmon seeds. Here's how to do it and what to look for!

Mossy Oak Companions, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

How to Read a Pond to Quickly Find Fish

From weather considerations to depth, sunlight, and seasons, there are a number of factors that affect where you’re going to find fish in a pond.

Fishing, How-To

Persimmon Cheesecake Recipe

Beka Garris gives us her homemade recipe for an easy and delicious NY-style persimmon cheesecake full of that distinct persimmon flavor.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Best Bottomland Bows of 2025

The 2025 bow lineup has you covered, whether you’re chasing elk in the open country out west, whitetail deer in the tight confines of a treestand or ground blind in the east or stepping up to the tournament line in the off-season.

Deer

Bow Hunting over Early Season Food Sources

Early season bow hunters must not only understand the local food sources, but be able to pivot both strategies and stand locations in order to see success.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Backwoods Food Plot Prep: A Throw-and-Grow Guide That Actually Works

"This article walks through how I prep and plant throw-and-grow plots deep in the backwoods — where tractors can’t go and deer feel safest."

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

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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.

Turkey, Bottomland Book Club

Cooking Deer Steak with Cast Iron

Cooking with cast iron pots and pans has been popular for hundreds of years. The heavy vessels are incredible for providing even and consistent heat. They can be used over any heat source and do just as well on a fire as they do on a camp stove or home range.

How-To, Wild Game Recipes, Video, Ingredient Wild

Best Habitat Projects to Take On After Deer Season

Every off-season presents a time to reflect and take action on last deer season’s challenges and shortcomings. The time for course correction and boosting the potential on your hunting land isn’t in the middle of deer season. The time is now.

Turkey, Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

What to Learn From and Do with Cast Antlers

Check out our cast antlers article and discover things to make with deer antlers. Learn why shed hunting has become a popular hobby for everyone!

Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Inside the Bubble, The Magical Deadly For Turkey Hunters

A gobbler's "bubble" is that invisible 50 to 100 yard zone where every movement matters, the sound of a gobble seems to vibrate the ground, and every decision that you make, whether it is calling or moving slowly in one direction to make the shot, matters.

Turkey

On Roosting a Bird and How Close is Too Close?

Roosting a turkey is a tried and true strategy. How close it too close, and what are some other things to consider when putting one to bed?

Turkey

Congratulations to Mossy Oak Friends at NWTF Calling Competitions

Mossy Oak sponsored friends and Prostaff placed in all of the calling competitions and had an incredible showing.

Turkey, Video

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

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