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Turkey Hunting Gear Guide for Beginners

What do I need to get started turkey hunting? Turkey Hunting can quickly become a gear-head sport, but there’s no need to get a million things when you’re just starting out.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, Gear, Firearm

Mossy Oak at NWTF Schedule of Events

See what's happening in and out of the Mossy Oak booth this 2025 NWTF show.

Turkey, News

When is Best Time To Turkey Hunt - First Light or Mid-Day

What time of day is best to hunt turkeys? Many hunters insist that morning is best, while others choose mid-day turkey hunting. Both have good reasons, so hear them out.

Turkey

Turkey Triangulation

With a special tactic called triangulation, you can even pinpoint roosts far off the road - without ever leaving the roadside.

Turkey, How-To

The Importance of a Child’s First Squirrel Hunt

Some say, “It’s just a squirrel!” And I get it. But it’s more than just a squirrel – it’s an opportunity. Here’s a short list of the life-long lessons gleaned on a child’s first squirrel hunt.

Small Game, Firearm

Custom Turkey Calls DIY

The lull between winter hunting seasons and Spring gobbler provide an ideal time to outfit yourself with you own custom turkey calls before the season starts.

Turkey, How-To

3 Wild Game Soup Recipes

Try the venison noodle soup, or pheasant mac and cheese soup, and venison tortellini soup recipes before springtime arrives.

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

Productive Poult Protection

“We spend countless hours and plenty of money planting food plots and planning improvements to attract wildlife. Unfortunately, many plans miss an essential ingredient to ensure healthy bird populations — quality brood habitat.”

Turkey, Big Game, Land Management

The End of Hunting Season - Gear Care

Don't ruin your hunting gear by letting it sit around all off season without cleaning it. Here are some tips for cleaning your rifle, muzzleloader, optics, knives and more.

Gear, How-To, Firearm

Rabbit Hunting Guide for Beginners

Hunting rabbits is a great time and great foundation to introduce folks to the hunting lifestyle. We talk gear, running dogs, location, and more.

Small Game, How-To

Doing a Single Season Grand Slam on a Budget

If you’re a turkey hunter, you’ve at least entertained the idea of completing a grand slam (bagging the four main subspecies of wild turkey in North America).

Turkey

Tips for Listening for Turkey Gobbles

The key to hearing turkeys is in how well you listen for them. Learn tips for listening to turkey gobbles from the experts at Mossy Oak.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Obsession, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Savage 110 Predator 204 Review

Bill Gabbard is back with enough in-depth gun review, this time featuring the Savage 110 Predator 204, featuring the ACCUFIT and ACCUTRIGGER adjustments.

Predator, Gear, Firearm

Best Guns for Squirrel Hunting

If you’re searching for a new gun to bag squirrels with this season, we’ve made the job much easier with our short list of some of the best guns for squirrel hunting this year. With a variety of options, from rimfire to shotguns, there’s a gun to keep most every hunter happy.

Small Game, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Gear, Firearm

Wild Boar Chorizo Chimichanga with Avocado & Lime Crema

Gamekeeper Butchery has a new meat offering of wild boar chorizo. Here's the chimichanga recipe you didn't know you needed

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

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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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