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Hit the Beach: Fishing from the Shore

Day or night, sandy beaches are a great place to fish for striped bass and other coastal saltwater species.

Fishing, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing

Species Profile: Striped Bass

The striped bass gets its common name from the 7 or 8 dark lateral stripes along the side of its silvery body.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Women’s Outdoor Apparel Designers, DSG Outerwear, Features Hunting Clothing in Mossy Oak

Mossy Oak is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with DSG Outerwear (Doing Something Great Outerwear), introducing a new line of fashionable yet functional hunting clothes designed for the female hunter in the famous spring camouflage pattern, Mossy Oak Obsession, just in time for turkey season.

Deer, Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, Gear, Mossy Oak

My Favorite Bass of All-Time

The summer after I graduated college, I had a rental house with enough space for a small boat, so I explored middle Tennessee lakes and rivers in it. While I really didn’t need a boat to fish the pond, I decided to give it a shot one day.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Turkey Roost Tales: Bottomland Book Club

The enjoyment of Dale’s book comes from exploring and getting to know the people in the sphere of his turkey hunting world. Though turkey hunting is, at its best, a solitary sport, we shine when gathering in twos and threes and tens, as that is where we get to re-live our greatest moments.

Bottomland Book Club, Turkey

The New Remington Core-Lokt Tipped Ammunition

Today’s hunters seem to be searching for better terminal performance, and better long accuracy. The folks at Remington feel that the new Tipped Core-Lokt ammunition will provide this.

Big Game, Deer, Gear, Firearm

Plastic Worm Bait Rigs - Rigging Baits

Rigging plastic baits for bass fishing has evolved over time, along with tactics and the baits themselves. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular plastic bait rigging strategies: Texas Rig, Carolina Rig, Wacky Rig, Ned Rig and Dropshot Rig.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Southern Elk Steak Frites with Bourbon Au Poivre Sauce

In regards to wild game, any wild game steak works perfectly for this recipe and it is one that is simple to make and with a little time and care can be a great show-stopping recipe with minimal work.

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

Pink Worms - Fishing with Worms

One of my most vivid memories from those days was when my dad started fishing with "floating worms." Pink floating worms. It was springtime, and the fish, big ones, were just absolutely devouring them. It was a new technique, and the fish couldn't resist.

Fishing, Gear, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Premium Ammo with Premium Bullets

Federal raised the bar on factory ammunition back in 1977 when they introduced their Premium line of ammo using Sierra bullets. I recently had the opportunity to test some of their new Federal Premium loaded with Swift Scirocco®II bullets.

Big Game, Deer, Predator, Gear, Firearm

Pheasants and Quail Forever: 2022 Hands-On Habitat Day

The inaugural habitat improvement day is Earth Day 2022.

Conservation, News

Mossy Oak Fishing Report: Heavy Hitters 2022 Lake Palestine

The Bass Pro Tour continued their evolution and innovation with a “Heavy Hitters” event held at Lake Palestine in Texas. This unique format took the weight on an angler’s single largest bass from each regular season event and added the best five of them up.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, News, Mossy Oak Fishing

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

Mossy Oak Fishing Report: Bassmaster Elite Series Lake Chickamauga

If there was ever a tournament where we saw the whole tackle box emptied, this was it. Lake Chickamauga, an impoundment of the Tennessee River, is relatively small by tour-level standards, only about 36,000 acres.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, News, Mossy Oak Fishing

The Best Gun Cleaning Kits That Do It All

Are you the guy at the end of the duck blind always clearing a jam? If you need a gun cleaning kit, this list from Mossy Oak will help.

Big Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Predator, Gear, Firearm

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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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