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The Traveling Turkey Hunter

I scouted so much, I took my first two birds during the first three days of turkey season this year. I knew that three days of turkey hunting could not and would not satisfy my turkey-hunting addiction. If I couldn’t find somebody else who hadn’t filled their tags that I could guide and call for after those three days, I’d be totally without the possibility of being able to hunt again until the following year.

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

GameKeeper’s Early Season Advantage

Have you ever had a good buck patterned all summer long, and just needed a killer food plot to hunt over during the early archery season? We’ve all been there, and sometimes our early season food plots are still waiting on some rain to get up and going to have something to hunt over.

Big Game, Deer, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Mammoth Coolers announces new drinkware and cooler line with Mossy Oak

Mammoth coolers has partnered with outdoors industry leader Mossy Oak to offer branded and camouflage drinkware and high-performance coolers. “Mammoth is a great new partner of ours that offers high-quality, insulated drinkware and coolers that have become must-have items for outdoors people,” said Chris Paradise, senior vice president and chief sales officer of Mossy Oak. “Mammoth offers superior products at a great price. We’re excited to be working with them.”

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, News, Mossy Oak

Brett Berry Loves to Hunt Turkeys

When I was in college, we learned everything we could about wildlife management in two years. One of our assignments was to go out into the woods every morning and count the number of turkeys we heard gobbling. The first morning I went out and heard my first wild turkey gobble; I was hooked. I told my partner that I wanted to hunt those birds. We were so busy with our classes, I didn’t get

Big Game, Turkey, Land Management

The First Turkey Hunt for Serena Juchnowski

Serena was a 17-year-old young lady who had never turkey hunted before. She’d been deer hunting four or five times and taken two deer, so she had some hunting experience. She was also a competitive shooter. She knew gun safety and shot long- range rifles competitively, with her longest range being 600 yards.

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100 Days of Turkey Hunting

Brett Berry of Bristolville, Ohio, says, “About 10 years ago when I first started helping Zink Calls and Avian-X Decoys, I also became a pro staffer for Mossy Oak. I hunt turkeys in the spring and fall and use my turkey dogs during fall hunting. I try to hunt every day of the week during Ohio’s turkey season. I also hunt West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and I’m hunting in Wyoming in mid-May. I generally hunt

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Frustrating Turkey Hunts with Perry Peterson

We would give the cameraman a hard time just for fun for not letting the shooter shoot, and then we would kid with him that he was in the wrong spot. At first those scenarios were somewhat frustrating, but I really understood that the Mossy Oak film crew was trying to do the best job they could and make the best video they could make. If the turkey wasn’t right, then there was no point

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Memorable Iowa Turkey Hunts with Youngsters

I have been taking youngsters turkey hunting with me for the last 20 years. To me there is nothing more fun than watching a youngster get all excited when he or she sees one of those big gobblers coming in to my calls, strutting and drumming and about to gobble his head off. It really does not matter whether the kid shoots the turkey or not. The joy and excitement I get from watching those

Big Game, Turkey

7 Tips to Keep Weeds Under Control

Spray when grasses or broadleaf weeds are young and thriving. If you wait to spray when they are tall and mature, the results will often be less than desirable. If weeds are already tall and maturing, mow first and return 7-10 days later to spray the new re-growth.

Land Management, How-To, BioLogic

Iowa Has Had a Strange Turkey Season in 2017

During Iowa’s youth season, the weather was fairly warm, and the bugs were out. On April 24, 2017, we had a light snow that was enough to cover the roofs on a few houses, and the bugs seemed to disappear. The weather has been fairly cool here at the end of the season, but we’ve hunted here in the snow in Iowa during early May.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak

Tenzing Packs for Mountain Country Hunting

Mountain hunters face a variety of unique challenges; the greatest of which are the increased physical demands created by elevation and steep terrain. Mountain hunters must wholly commit themselves to the physical and mental training required to perform in these beautiful, game-rich, yet challenging environments. Gear must be equally up to task.

Mossy Oak Mountain Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

Perry Peterson’s Toughest Tom

I hunted one tom hard during our second season and finally gave up on him. Then I hunted him for 10 days during the last season before I was able to take him. This ole gobbler was the big dog on campus. I think he had all the hens as a part of his harem from across much of the area. In the mornings, when I tried to hunt him, he always would have at

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Perry Peterson Hunts the Fat Turkeys of the Midwest

Perry Peterson is Mossy Oak’s Regional Pro Staff Manager for the nine states in the upper Midwest. He’s been a Mossy Oak Pro ever since the beginning of the Mossy Oak Pro Staff and lives in Iowa. Iowa’s youth season started in April and turkey season runs until May 22, 2017. His 10-year-old son bagged an eastern gobbler that weighed 28 pounds during the youth season, and a friend of Peterson’s hunting on his farm

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Lynn Worwood Explains Why He’s on the NWTF’s Board of Directors

I like the conservation programs that the NWTF offers. The NWTF is not only about turkeys and turkey hunting, it’s about getting people outdoors and participating in outdoor sports, whether they're shooting 3D archery, shooting at targets with their rifles and shotguns, or going hunting.

Big Game, Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Bow, Firearm

Rated Red Gives Can-Am Commander a Test Drive

See Rated Red Test out the Can-Am Commander Hunting Edition on the trails at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky. The Commander Mossy Oak Hunting Edition boasts Mossy Oak’s Break-Up Country Camo and a host of other great accessories.

Gear, Mossy Oak

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The Importance of Native Plants to Deer Diet

Native plants are the primary food source in a deer’s diet. Read on to learn more about what deer like to eat and how native plants are essential to a whitetail’s survival.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Berbere Spiced Elk Legs with Chermoula Sauce

This elk leg recipe was originally made for the 2025 Fox Hole Shootout. It's not an easy recipe by any means, but it'll be sure to impress anyone you make it for.

Big Game, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

5 Deer Calls Every Hunter Should Have

Grunt calls are standard equipment for the deer hunter, but there’s also a few other calls that have proven themselves as deadly tools of the trade in the deer woods.

Deer

Tips for Finding Fall Crappie

One sure thing about fall fishing for crappie is that the fish are generally in some type of transition. Moving from one place to another, staging in one area in preparation for cooler temperatures.

Fishing, How-To

Understanding Wind & Thermals When Hunting

A deer’s sense of smell is its most important defense. By understanding wind and thermals, you can use this to your advantage. Learn more from Mossy Oak.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

From the Archive: Deer Calling Tips from the Pros

Originally published in the 1994 Mossy Oak Bowhunting Magazine, this article talks to professionals like Will Primos on calling in deer.

Deer

Coffee Crusted Venison Steaks

It’s all in the rub! The Cowboy Coffee Rub makes these venison steaks even more mouth watering. If you like sauce for your steaks, give the Bourbon Coffee BBQ sauce a try, too!

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

The Power of the Scrape – Bowhunting October’s Pre-Rut Hotspots

“Not all scrapes are created equal. When I mentioned that you must learn to interpret scrapes, I meant that hunters should know how to use them effectively by understanding the differences.”

Deer, How-To

Bass Fishing During The Fall Turnover Period

There are several strategies that can help anglers not only deal with the natural phenomenon of pond turnover, but actually catch some decent fish in the process.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Public Land Ambush – October Bowhunting Tactics for Pressured Bucks

“October can be a tough stretch for bowhunters, especially on public land. The easy early-season patterns fade, the rut is still a ways off, and mounting hunting pressure makes deer wary and unpredictable.”

Deer, Bow

Targeting the 3 Different Squirrel Species

Here we’re talking through the different tactics and strategies you might employ when chasing the gray squirrel vs the fox squirrel or the red squirrel.

Small Game, How-To

From the Archives: Bob Dixon and Steve Burnett on the Art of Mix and Matching Camo

By Terry Madewell, originally published in the 1994 edition of Mossy Oak Bowhunting Magazine As big whitetail bucks are inclined to do, this one had done the unexpected. I'd studied this buck's pattern for a couple of weeks, being extremely careful not to leave any scent in the wrong places. I'd selected a stand site where the dense underbrush funneled into a 40-yard-wide strip. I was sure this was where he would walk and I

Turkey, Big Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, How-To

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