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Day 2: Alex Rutledge Explains That You Should Hunt the Turkey Rather Than Call Him

This secret to successful turkey hunting builds off the first secret, which is to find the turkey before the season and have multiple turkeys to hunt. Some days turkeys don’t gobble. On rainy, windy days, you can’t hear a turkey gobble from very far away. If a turkey has had any hunting pressure, he may not gobble but one time in the morning and not gobble again all day.

Big Game, Turkey

Day 1: Five Big Secrets to Taking More Turkeys

One of the biggest mistakes that most turkey hunters make is they don’t hunt turkeys until the opening day of the season. If you hope to take a turkey on opening day or on any-other day you hunt turkeys, you need to know where the turkey is throughout the day.

Big Game, Turkey

Day 5: How to Successfully Hunt Turkeys on Public Land with Mossy Oak’s Tracy Groves

Most turkey hunters start scouting for turkeys a week or two before the season begins, but I start 30-days before the season. I’m looking for the turkeys that are the farthest from the parking lot or any road. Those turkeys are the ones I plan to hunt on opening morning.

Big Game, Turkey

Day 4: How to Successfully Hunt Turkeys on Public Land with Mossy Oak’s Tracy Groves

I go into the woods at first light and get to the highest point I can find. Then I listen for turkeys to gobble and use my compass to determine the direction from which the gobbling is coming. When daylight occurs, and the turkeys shut-up, I walk in the direction where I’ve heard the turkeys gobble and look for the nearest water to that spot.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Gain Control Over Predators

If you’re managing a property for a game species, predator control is extremely important – they’re your competition. Controlling the amount of coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, skunks and other varmints is typically done by hunting or trapping. During the winter can be the best time for both, hunting or trapping simply because their food is scarcer now than at other times, especially in the north where a blanket of snow covers most food sources. That means

Small Game, Predator

I think it’s a lot to ask from a new hunter to realize what’s really important about spending time outdoors In the beginning it’s pretty much all about taking. Taking a turkey, taking a deer, taking a big bass etc, it’s pretty much all one sided and that’s understandable. If you’re blessed enough to continue to be a hunter or fisherman, then at some point you should realize that it’s the giving that’s important.

Day 3: How to Successfully Hunt Turkeys on Public Land with Mossy Oak’s Tracy Groves

Turkeys have three-different transitions they go through during turkey seasons, in most states. If you know what those transitions are, you’ll know what calls to use and when to use them.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak

Wintertime Management Tips

Hopefully your trophies are at the taxidermist waiting to be mounted, your freezer is full, and you have obtained memories that will last you a lifetime. Most of the hunting seasons have been going on for sometime and are now winding down. All types of wildlife have had too much intrusion in their world and probably need a rest, but they are not the only ones who need a break.

Big Game, Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak, BioLogic

Koss Corporation Partners with Mossy Oak

“We are excited to have the Mossy Oak line of stereophones hit the market,” said Michael J. Koss, President and CEO. “Both companies have very loyal customers who appreciate and expect quality products. We are thrilled to reach new customers and provide our existing customers with such an exclusive product.

News, Mossy Oak

RHINO Gun Cases Introduces Thunderbolt Series of Chokes

RHINO Gun Cases Inc. is proud to introduce a new line of high end chokes, the Thunderbolt Series. The Thunderbolt Series offers Turkey Thug, Waterfowl, Dove/Pheasant and Predator.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Predator, News, Firearm

Day 2: How to Successfully Hunt Turkeys on Public Land with Mossy Oak’s Tracy Groves

Hunters educate turkeys to the fact that when they hear doors slam and owl hoots that more-than likely there’s a hunter in the woods. So, when I’m hunting public lands, I don’t use an owl hoot or a crow call.

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Day 1: Public Land Turkey Hunting

If you’re going to hunt turkeys on public lands, you’ve got to commit to hunt the turkey on his time, not on your time. Your best tool is patience. Public-land turkeys receive a lot of hunting pressure, and they don’t like it

Big Game, Turkey

Day 5: Mossy Oak’s Man at Super Bowl XLVII

When you have a big longbearded gobbler coming to you, and you know within only a few seconds, you’ll have to make the shot, you must subdue your emotions, remember how you’ve trained for the shot and be ready to squeeze the trigger. Once the opportunity presents itself to take a trophy buck standing 20-yards from you, during bow season, you can’t let the emotions of buck fever take charge of your shot. You have

Big Game, Deer, Turkey, BioLogic, Mossy Oak

Day 4: Mossy Oak’s Man at Super Bowl XLVII

When the Baltimore Ravens either kick off or set up for the kick return at the Super Bowl, look closely at number 37, Sean Considine. In that Ravens uniform playing the position of safety is Sean Considine, an avid turkey hunter, white-tailed deer hunter and member of the Mossy Oak ProStaff. “When I went to college at the University of Iowa, I discovered a wonderful flock of turkeys almost within the city limits of Iowa

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Game Plan Gear Over-and-Under 3-in-1 Pack System

The designers of the Over-and-Under clearly had the gun hunter and bowhunter in mind when they designed this pack system. There is so much versatility within the Over -and-Under pack. I was also impressed at just how comfortable this pack was during my 4-day Arizona mountain hunt. I had the pack on nearly all day and it was never bothersome to me.

Big Game, Deer, Gear, Mossy Oak, Bow

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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

Week-by-Week Buck Movement in October

We break down the month into week by week observations on October deer movement and how to plan for and strategize for early season deer hunting.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Testing the New Leupold VX-6HD Gen 2

Our friend and “gun nut” Bill Gabbard put the new version of the Leupold top-of-the-line VS 6HD hunting scope to the test on a day at the range.

Big Game, Deer, Predator, Gear

Your Guide To Flathead Catfishing

To the casual angler, a catfish is a catfish is a catfish, but to catfish anglers, the different species of catfish are as different as night and day.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Harvesting Does Early - Quality Management

Doe harvest is one of the most vital aspects of managing your herd correctly and many managers believe this should be done as early as possible in the season.

Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow, Firearm

My Best Friend Timbo

Neill and Timbo hunted 13 seasons together. Timbo is one of Mossy Oak's greatest dogs; he remains a legend in the Haas family and the dad, granddad, and great-granddad to puppies even today at the Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels. Here Neill writes his parting thoughts on his best friend, Timbo.

Waterfowl, Dogs, Mossy Oak Companions, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Best Bow Hunting Bows and Gear for 2025

Bowhunting offers a quieter way to experience the woods. The right gear can make your time afield not only more effective but also more enjoyable. The right equipment does more than just get the job done—it should all work together to keep you focused on the hunt rather than distracted by your setup. From cutting-edge bows released this year to ultra-quiet and beloved bino harnesses and more, here’s a roundup of top gear to help

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Predator, Gear, Bow

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