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Deer Hunting Tips - September and October

The early fall months of September and October present a unique set of challenges and opportunities for deer hunters.

Deer, How-To

Whitetail Deer Food Plot Strategies

This western food plot strategy is aimed at the 17 states well west of the Mississippi starting in the Dakotas and straight south to Texas and then on west from there. Learn how to create a useful food plot in your area.

Big Game, Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Using Early Season Mock Scrapes

The key to success in making mock scrapes has always been timing. Many hunters begin making mock scrapes during mid-October or the pre-rut when bucks and does are making scrapes to communicate with each other before the breeding season.

Deer, How-To

Black and Blue Venison Burger Recipe

This perfectly seasoned burger topped with blue cheese is a flavorful way to prepare your ground venison.

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

Bushnell Rangefinder, Vortex and Leupold Tests

Bill Gabbard thoroughly tests the newest rangefinders from Leupold, Vortex, and Bushnell.

Big Game, Deer, Gear

How to Make Your Own Recurve Bottomland

Make your recurve bow Bottomland with this simple day project.

Deer, Gear, Video

How to Draw and Attract Waterfowl

Attract waterfowl to your property with plantings they enjoy.

Waterfowl, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Venison Hamburger Recipe

Yes, you’re seeing double. Double up your venison patties for this stackable burger with special sauce. Keep the napkins handy.

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

Elk Hunting Guide and Tips

Before you even get to your destination, you need to prepare for your elk hunt. Scott Hatch from Three Forks Ranch in Colorado provides some tips and tricks for elk hunting out West. Watch this video series of elk hunting tips to learn some basics for hunting elk.

Big Game, Country Roots, Mossy Oak Mountain Country, How-To, Bow, Firearm

Opening Day Deer Hunting Hotspots

"A veteran deer hunter once told me that your first time on a stand usually offers your best chance, and that’s especially true for opening day."

Deer, How-To

Land Surveying with Drones

Ethical hunters should agree drones should have no place in fair chase hunting, accept possibly to recover game that would otherwise go unfound. Drones, however, can be helpful in managing game species in a number of different ways.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

According to NDA, the proportion of hunters that killed at least one deer declined from 50% in 2011, to 41% in 2019; and the proportion that killed more than one deer declined from 23% in 2011, to 18% in 2019. Why?

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Bumping for Catfish - How to Bump

Bumping is a specialized tactic that has topped the charts in recent years by bringing in heavy weights of catfish to organized catfishing tournaments.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Velvet Buck Track and Hunting

This tiny but tenacious dog tracked a wounded velvet buck through a hot maze of scents to find him underwater in a creek.

Deer, Dogs, Video

Deer Ticks - Tick Control and Management

As hunters and land managers, it's crucial to understand effective methods for controlling these parasites to ensure a thriving deer population.

Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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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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