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Can-Am Outlander is Ready for Work, Hunt or Play

Outdoorsmen demand a lot from their gear, and a reliable way to get you to the field and back is important.

Deer, Turkey, Land Management, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

Drury Outdoors Reaches Consumers Where They Are

Matt Drury, General Manager for Drury Outdoors and son of Terry Drury, shares how the company has embraced the new ways of communicating to the outdoors consumer.

Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management

Lewis Smith Lake Prepared Gerald Swindle for Professional Bass Fishing

When I started fishing for bass professionally, I had one big advantage that helped me. I grew up fishing deep, clear Lewis Smith Lake in north Alabama. Most tournament fishermen hate to fish there. I learned to live with the hard knocks of not catching bass every day on this lake. Smith Lake also taught me to be versatile with my fishing.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua

Guiding for Osceola Turkeys in Florida

We have several thousand acres on different ranches, but we only hunt 12 hunters a season. We’re located in Lake County, which is south of Orlando and within the home range of the pure species of Osceola turkeys. We’re usually booked a full two years in advance. We run 100-percent success.

Turkey

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Kevin VanDam

Kevin VanDam recently won his 25th Bassmaster tournament . He is the Team Leader for Mossy Oak Fishing. We asked him a few random questions to learn something new about one of the most well-known bass fisherman competing today. 1. If you had to recommend one book to anyone, what would it be? Where the Red Fern Grows. It’s a great book that I read the first time when I was in school. It instills

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua

10 Tips for Booking a Hunting Trip

This is it; the year you’re finally going on that once-in-a-lifetime, guided hunt for a trophy. If you want to make sure it’s a memorable experience for all the right reasons, there are a few things you should know and steps you can take to ensure your dream trip doesn't turn into a nightmare.

Big Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, How-To, Mossy Oak, Bow, Firearm

The Growth of Custom Turkey Calls

There’s no question that social media is really what has created the boom in the custom-call business. The major part of the custom-call business once occurred just before turkey season. However, today we’re building and selling custom calls pretty much all year long.

Turkey, Gear

Bowhunting Turkeys Without a Blind

When most people think of bowhunting turkeys, they tend to think of days spent sitting in a ground blind in the middle of a wide open area waiting patiently for birds to respond to calling and decoys. However if hunting in wide open areas is not an option, then the question becomes, how does one bow hunt turkeys in the woods?

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, Gear, How-To, Video, Bow

Osceola Turkeys Are A Different Kind of Hunt

The main reason I like to hunt Osceola turkeys in Florida is because the season there starts the first week in March, while turkey season begins much later in most other states. The gobblers we hunt seem to be much more aggressive than the turkeys I hunt in Pennsylvania. The cool mornings and the hot days are a big contrast from the cold and often snowy mornings and cold days during Pennsylvania’s turkey season. The

Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Obsession, Firearm

Mammoth Cooler Now Available in Mossy Oak Elements Agua

Built to last a lifetime, Mossy Oak Elements Agua Mammoth Cruiser Coolers are double-wall rotomolded coolers, designed with exceptionally thick foam insulation for extended ice retention.

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

Custom Turkey Calls Inspired by D.D. Adams

Mossy Oak National ProStaff member Pat Strawser of Millersburg, Pennsylvania, has been hunting and calling turkeys for 35 years. He started entering turkey calling contests in the 1980s. “I grew up in the revival of turkey hunting and turkey calling and the restocking of the wild turkey nationally,” Strawser explained. He has worn Mossy Oak Bottomland since Toxey Haas first introduced it in 1986 and says, “I am a die-hard Bottomland fan.” Pat Strawser |

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Preventing Snake Bites

Learn about the various types of venomous snakes you may encounter, as well as safety and first aid tips from Mossy Oak.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Mossy Oak Fishing Team Leader Kevin VanDam Wins 25th Bassmaster Tournament

Bringing in 83 pounds, 4 ounces of bass while battling bad weather, VanDam captured his 25th tournament win.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, News

Mossy Oak Elements Agua Pattern Now Available on Huk Performance Fishing Apparel

Mossy Oak is excited to announce that Elements Agua can now be purchased on fishing apparel offered by Huk Performance Fishing.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Gear, News

Ott DeFoe’s Five Most Productive Springtime Bass Lures

Mossy Oak Fishing Team member Ott DeFoe of Blaine, Tennessee, has been bass fishing since he was nine years old and has fished professionally since 2006. He’s won a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament, the Bassmaster All Star tournament and several Bassmaster Opens and finished in sixth place at the 2018 Bassmaster Classic. During the spring of the year, depending on where you’re fishing, you may be fishing for prespawn, spawning or postspawn bass. These are

Fishing, Gear, How-To

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Deli-Style Smoked Wild Turkey Sandwich

Creating a deli-style sandwich out of wild turkey breasts is a game changer.

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

How to Organize Your Deer Property for Quiet Access and Close Encounters

A property can have the best habitat in the county, but if every hunt involves spooking deer on the way in or educating them on the way out, it’s not really hunting; it’s just bumping deer around the property.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Bladed Jig Versus a Spinnerbait

Most bass anglers carry both bass baits. Many anglers have a problem knowing when to throw one over the other.

Fishing

Summer Bank Bass Fishing Tactics for Anglers Without a Boat

Some of the best summer bass fishing I’ve ever had came from places where I never backed a trailer into the water.

Fishing

Hunting with Cameras: Learning Wildlife Photography

The pursuit of quality images with a camera is an exciting art and craft, and to successfully photograph elusive wildlife subjects requires a focused hunter’s skillset.

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

Soil Sampling How-to Guide

If we want to grow wildlife crops that grow as well as row crops like corn and soybeans, then habitat managers should pay attention to soil sampling and fertilizing according to lab results.

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

Plant Micronutrients for Soil and Crop

Micronutrients are essential for wildlife and plants. Learn about the different types of vital micronutrients and how to provide them to plants.

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

Common Nest Predators & How to Deal with Them

Ground nesting birds in America have a host of common nest predators, including raccoons, skunks, fox, opossums, coyotes and snakes to name a few.

Land Management, Predator, Small Game, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Top Summer Trail Camera Locations for Locating Mature Bucks

Summer trail cams are a great way to gather an inventory of the deer herd on your hunting property and are often the first visual confirmation of the mature buck you will be targeting come hunting season.

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

Hornady’s NEW American Whitetail Tipped Ammo

Hornady has joined the ranks of ammunition manufacturers that are producing a line of ammo specifically designed for the Whitetail Deer.

Deer

What Mature Bucks Are Doing Right Now

Understanding buck behavior during the summer months can provide valuable insight into where those deer will be and what they'll be doing when hunting season finally arrives.

Deer

How to Catch Blue Catfish During the Spawn

We talk about the spawn (happening now if you’re in the southeast) and where and how to catch the smaller, good-eating size catfish during this time.

Fishing

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