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Cutting Brush Before Waterfowl Season

Browse our duck blinds brushing ideas and check out the pros' system on cutting brush and getting prepared. Get ready for waterfowl season with Mossy Oak!

Waterfowl, Land Management, Firearm

How to Get Ready for Waterfowl Season

As some cooler weather settles in during mid to late November, many waterfowlers like Mossy Oak Pro, Richie McKnight, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, are getting geared up for the upcoming waterfowl season.

Small Game, Waterfowl, How-To, Mossy Oak

Know Jim Shockey As Mentor, Friend and Key to the Outdoor Channel

That first show I did for 3 years only aired in Canada and was called “Wild TV.” Jim and I had stayed in contact and remained close, personal friends. One day out of the blue, Jim called me up and said, “I hear you’ve been trying to get in contact with the people at the ‘Outdoor Channel.’” I said, “Yes, I have. I’ve been working hard on my TV production, and I’d like to get

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

New Defender HD5 Side-by-side Vehicle

BRP has expanded its line of Can-Am Defender utility-recreational off-road vehicles with the launch of the new Defender HD5 side-by-side vehicle. The Defender platform is now available with a mid-size engine, offering both value and performance while maintaining the Defender vehicle’s highly touted tough, capable and clever design.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

The Lie that Started a TV Show

I was 19 years old when I hung up the phone, and I started crying my eyes out! I just had told a major, a major lie to my hero, Jim Shockey. When I quit crying, I went over to my parents and told them I didn’t know what to do. I just had lied to Mr. Shockey.

Big Game, Deer

3 Benefits of Herd Management

Most of us hunt in areas where the deer density is fairly high and there is no shortage of does to harvest on any given hunt. More people are getting on board with the quality deer philosophy and trying to do their part in managing herd numbers.

Big Game, Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Learn How to Find Big Bucks

When hunting trophy bucks becomes your profession as well as your recreation, you have to put in about as many hours, or more, than you do with a 9-5 job. I start shed hunting as soon as deer drop their antlers where I plan to hunt in the upcoming season. By shed hunting, I often can find sheds from big bucks that other hunters haven’t seen, so I know there’s a big buck in the

Big Game, Deer

Mossy Oak Nativ Living Joins Sunny Designs to Offer Distinctive Camo Rocking Chairs

The Mossy Oak rocking chairs are constructed of distressed birch and oak with dark chocolate and rustic oak finishes. The rockers feature old world designs and craftsmanship blended with comfort and style. The seat back and bottom are padded and covered in Break-Up Country microfiber fabric for added appeal to outdoors enthusiasts.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak, Nativ Living

Know Secrets for Taking Big Bucks on Public Lands

I took the biggest white-tailed buck I’d ever harvested last year (2015) off one of my public land honey holes. I shot the buck with a TenPoint crossbow, and he scored 195-6/8. I found that buck about 3 miles from the closest access road to this public land. Every day I hunted him I’d hike in 3 miles and out 3 miles. I named this buck Blackie. His antlers were only one shade lighter than

Big Game, Deer, Bow

Robbins Scouts in the Summer for Fall Bucks

I try to find really big bucks during the summer months, and once I locate an older-age-class buck, whether he’s a mule deer or a whitetail, I want to spend as much time as I can learning where he lives, what he eats, and where he moves. I’m a husband, a father and a cattle rancher, but every morning before and just at daylight, I spend my time finding and observing big deer. I also

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Mountain Country, Mossy Oak

30 Years of Mossy Oak: Gene Wensel

I was bowhunting for deer when military camo was the only camo you could buy. I was doing a lot of speaking engagements back in those early days. I was speaking at the Southern Sportsman Hunting Lodge in Alabama at a Buckmaster’s hunt, and I met a fellow named Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Grand Trunk™ Joins Mossy Oak® to Offer Break-Up Country® Hammock

Grand Trunk specializes in high-quality printing with incredible detail and definition allowing it to print the Mossy Oak Break-Up Country pattern with great effectiveness. The 400-pound capacity, double hammock is the ideal choice for those packing only the essentials on the hunt ensuring a comfortable place to rest mid-day or overnight. The hammock weighs 21.6 ounces and measures 10.5 feet long by 6.5 feet wide.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak

What Advice Gene Wensel Has for Hunters about Taking Big Bucks

Realize that you won’t take an older-age-class buck if you're not hunting land where one lives or passes through. Most hunters spend more time hunting than they do scouting, but the first step to taking a big buck is to find that big buck first. Then gain permission to hunt on or lease the property where that big buck lives. The easiest and the best time to find a big buck is long before the

Big Game, Deer

The Toughest Buck Gene Wensel Has Taken

I've hunted a lot of really tough bucks. I've hunted some bucks much smarter than me. I've hunted some big bucks that aren’t very smart at all. So, age and antler size don’t necessarily equate to a buck’s ability to dodge hunters. The antlers of some of the smartest bucks that live to be in the older-age-classes only may score 120 inches, due to their genetics dictating how big or how small their antlers will

Big Game, Deer

The Irresistible Chestnut

Scrape activity is starting to pick up in the North and Midwest and can be a great place to get trail cam pictures and inventory your deer herd. Drought conditions in much of the south has led to poor early fall food plots and deer are relying on acorns right now for much of their food. Another great way to get trail camera pictures during the fall and winter is using an attractant with a

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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The 3 Deadliest Calls for Modern Turkey Hunters

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New Sub Gauge Shotguns for 2026

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Turkey, Small Game, Waterfowl

Which Turkey Subspecies is the Hardest to Hunt?

This writer went around to about 20 different respected turkey hunters at NWTF to crowdsource an opinion on what the hardest subspecies of turkey is. Their answers are fun and there’s a general consensus on one type.

Turkey

Crispy Curry Wild Turkey Burgers

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Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Creative Ways To Attract Predators To Your Traps

Here are three creative ways to attract predators to traps.

Predator, How-To

Species Profile: Eastern Wild Turkey

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Turkey

Is the 20-Gauge the Perfect Turkey Gun?

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Turkey, Gear, Firearm

Forest Stand Improvement

Forest Stand Improvement (FSI) is a term and technique that may be considered by some as ambiguous, and by others as under-utilized. Let’s set the record straight on what it’s all about, why we should consider adopting this practice, and a notion of how to go about doing it.

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

Taming the Kick: Ways to Reduce Recoil

We have a gunsmith talk to us about how to reduce recoil in rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, and handguns.

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

Barbecued Venison and Wild Boar Ribs

Once you truly nail a dry rub and master smoking ribs, I doubt you will ever go back to braised ribs again. The flavor is far superior.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Targeting Bass Through Every Stage of the Spawn

As spring sets in and temperatures begin to warm, bass anglers across the country are gearing up for that special time known simply as the spawn.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

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