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Edible Plants: 7 Plants You Can Actually Eat in the Wild

Wild plants are highly nutritious and delicious, but it is important to distinguish edible plants from toxic plants. Learn more about what to look for.

How-To

Lynn Worwood Enjoys Hunting Elk with His Sons

Mossy Oak ProStaffer Lynn Worwood, from Nephi, Utah, has been hunting elk for 43 years. The only guiding he does is for family and friends.

Big Game

Mossy Oak Properties Recognizes 2020 Second Quarter Pinnacle Club

Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce the members of it’s 2020 2nd Quarter Pinnacle Club. The Pinnacle Club recognizes the top ten land sales professionals each quarter from a network of more than 600 agents and brokers across 28 states.

Land Management, News, Mossy Oak Properties

Ott DeFoe Details Gear Ratio and Setting Drag

The reason for the different gear ratios is dependent on the lures I’m fishing, and how fast or slowly I want to retrieve my lures.

Fishing, Gear

ATV Maintenance: 6 Ways to Keep Your ATV Running Smoothly

Check the tire pressure, lug nuts, engine fluids, belt, and air filter and treat the gas to keep your ATV running smoothly.

How-To

Ott DeFoe’s Fishing Rod Selection

I carry tackle in both my boat and truck, and most of the time I’ll have more than 35 rods and 35 reels in both my boat and my truck.

Fishing, Gear

President Trump Signs The Great American Outdoors Act into Law

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R. 1957, The Great American Outdoors Act, hailed by many in the outdoors community as the most important conservation legislation in a generation.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, News

Ott DeFoe: Choosing Fishing Line

Today, anglers have basically three choices in line: braid, fluorocarbon and monofilament.

Fishing, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing

Ott DeFoe Talks Depth Finders

Today’s tournament anglers are running four to five depth finders on their tournament bass boats, although depth finders can be very expensive.

Fishing, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing

Mossy Oak Fishing's Brandon Palaniuk Wins Lake Champlain Bassmaster Elite Tournament

Mossy Oak Fishing Team member, Brandon Palaniuk, won his fourth B.A.S.S. title on Sunday when he won the 2020 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain.

Fishing, News, Mossy Oak Fishing

Ott DeFoe Explains Fishing Tackle Used by the Pros

There’s no question about it, tackle does make a difference. New innovations, depth finders, lures, rods, reels and other equipment are allowing professional fisherman to catch as many or more fish than they have in the past.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing

Creating a Year-Round Food Plot Plan

As most of us know, deer need the formula of food, water, cover and sanctuary (The “FWCS formula”) to call a location their home.

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

Smallmouth Bass Baits for Day and Night

We also do really well fishing spinner baits at night, and we prefer Colorado blades instead of willow-leaf blades on our spinner baits.

Fishing

Summertime Smallmouth Bass Fishing is Fun

Just because you’ve hooked the smallmouth, the rod is bending, and you’ve got the fish on the end of the line, doesn’t mean that smallmouth is caught.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

How to Shoot Skeet – 8 Helpful Skeet Shooting Tips

Building muscle memory through lots of proper-form repetition can improve your skeet shooting game, as will the rest of these helpful tips.

How-To, Firearm

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Bacon Wrapped Venison Bites Recipe

These smoked venison bites are full of mouth-watering flavor and are great to serve as an appetizer or to use as a complete meal itself.

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

Understanding the Winter Severity Index

Winter can be a challenging time for whitetail, but the Winter Severity Index can help land managers and researchers prepare. Learn more from Mossy Oak.

Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Finding and Hunting Late Season Bucks: Three Proven Plans

Browse our blog for the best late-season deer and buck hunting tips. Check out three proven go-to tactics from Mossy Oak for a successful whitetail hunt!

Deer, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow, Firearm

Can Logging and Whitetail Habitat Management Co-Exist?

We talked to two forest experts on how logging complements forest management and whether or not thoughtful logging practices make a negative difference in the life of a whitetail deer.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management

Using Cold Weather for Prime Hunting Opportunities

Deer, predators, and small game all respond to cold weather in predictable ways, and a clever hunter can use those patterns to their advantage.

Small Game, Deer, Predator, How-To

Venison Double Cheeseburger

Yes, you’re seeing double. Double up your venison patties for this stackable burger with special sauce. Keep the napkins handy.

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

Genetic Projects Advance Wildlife Management

In the course of the last few years, there have been groundbreaking projects taking off across the country inviting hunters who harvest waterfowl or wild turkeys to register and participate in genetic research.

Waterfowl, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

How to Make Rattling Deer Antlers

Author Brodie Swisher breaks down how he turned some of the sun-bleached mounts or smaller antlers hiding out in the garage into functional tools.

Deer, How-To

How To Adapt To Post-Rut Hunting

The post-rut can be an excellent time to find a mature buck, still on his feet and ready for action.

Deer, How-To

Strategies For Hunting the "Second Rut"

Often, the first to mid-December, white-tailed does, and bucks go into what many hunters refer to as the second rut. Some hunters do not like to use the term second rut to describe the re-occurring breeding activities that occur during this time because the rutting activity is far different from that of the primary rut.

Deer, How-To

Mossy Oak's 2025 Christmas Guide for Hunters

When you've got hunters and anglers to buy gifts for, you're always going to win when it comes to getting them something they can use outside.

Turkey, Fishing, Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, Gear

3 Ways To Know The Rut Is On

Because the rut can fluctuate due to different regions, weather, and much more, it becomes challenging to predict precisely when the rut will occur in a location. Here are three ways hunters can identify that the rut is in full swing.

Deer

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