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Karl Badger Hunts Mule Deer Bucks Close to Home

As I’ve mentioned earlier this week, I live in Salt Lake City, Utah, near a major mountain range called the Wasatch Range that runs north to south in northern Utah. The hunting in these mountains there is a lot of fun. I particularly like to hunt mule deer close to home. I’ll either do an all-day or a one-night hunt in these mountains, because they’re not more than 15 or 20 minutes from my home.

Big Game, Deer, Bow

How to Conduct a Remote Bow Bull Elk

I was hunting with a friend of mine at the headwaters of the Yellowstone River in northern Wyoming. My friend got his ram early in the hunt. So, we broke camp, packed up and headed to a place where we wanted to try and take an elk. We set up another camp at about 3 to 4 in the afternoon, got on our horses and rode a little way into the mountains. But the terrain

Big Game, Bow

5 Tips for Better Soil Prep

The late summer/early fall planting season is quickly approaching, for guys that live in the far North it’s here. We are often asked, "what are some tips for good seed bed prep?" I believe one of the biggest reasons for poor seed bed prep is trying to work soil with too much green or overgrown vegetation. This problem is magnified when coupled with inadequate equipment.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

How to Plan a Remote Elk Hunt

Once I have my base camp set up, my hunting party and I will get up at 4 a.m., saddle up our horses, cook a good breakfast and pack our lunches. We want to be on a trail to move farther into elk country by at least 1 to 1-1/2-hours before sunrise. We usually ride from 2 to 5 miles out from base camp before we start hunting. We make it a point to set

Big Game, Mossy Oak

Why Karl Badger Hunts Elk on Horseback

Karl Badger from Salt Lake City, Utah, captures the essence of what elk hunting is all about and hunts elk all over the West. He’s been a Mossy Oak Pro for 8 years and is a Regional Pro Staff manager. In some western states, mule deer and elk seasons start about August 15 for bowhunting and usually continues until the end of September. Firearms season continues to the end of November or the first of

Big Game, Mossy Oak Mountain Country, Mossy Oak

A Bull Elk for Jimmy

The first day of this hunt, Lisa Thompson and I were going to help Jimmy Brannan, a 71-year-old friend of ours, who had had two knee replacements, try to take his bull of a lifetime. Jimmy had 23 preference points to be able to hunt the Bosque del Oso State Wildlife Area - one of the prime elk areas in Colorado. Only four tags are given out each year to hunt this region. Jimmy had

Big Game, How-To, Firearm

Mossy Oak® and Smith’s® Partner to Offer Sharpeners for Knives, Scissors, Broadheads and More

Mossy Oak has joined Smith’s, a trusted name in the sharpening industry for over 125 years, to offer Mossy Oak® Break-Up Country® and Break-Up® Pink sharpeners for outdoors enthusiasts.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak

5 Tips for Keeping Trespassers Out

Why do some people think they have the right to break the law and trespass wherever they please? Most law-abiding property owners can’t imagine why these unethical “hunters” (for lack of a better term) would break the law and take the chance of losing their hunting privileges, or why they would steal from the property owner and others. Protect yourself from this and prevent trespassing and poaching from ever happening in the first place.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

A Lousy Elk Season Became a Great Elk Season

I had been shooting my bow every day to get ready for elk season. On the first morning of this hunt, I shot over the back of a 6x6 bull I felt I should’ve taken. As I replayed the shot in my mind, I couldn’t think of any mistake I had made, but I knew I must have done something wrong. The second morning of the hunt I shot at a 6x6 that I felt

Big Game, How-To, Bow

Camo Vinyl Wraps vs. Painting: The Benefits of Mossy Oak Graphics

Luckily for our customers, they don’t have to be a Claude Monet or Leonardo Da Vinci to add camo to any surface (even if that wasn’t their medium, which is besides the point). There are many perks to camo vinyl wrapping rather than painting, which is why we wanted to make it clear and simple to customers: Camo vinyl wrapping is the way to go. Here are some of the many reasons why you should

Gear, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Increase Your Odds of Finding and Taking Bull Elk by Using Resources

Dave and I almost became obsessed with gathering hunting information and trying to help do-it-yourself hunters increase their odds for success. Just this past year we added harvest sites for goat, sheep, moose and lions with specific recommendations of where your chances are best to take these animals in our database, and we have about 13,000 kill sites in that database.

Big Game, How-To

Gather Information Yearly to Increase Odds for Taking an Elk

Dave researched Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife information to see what he could learn about elk hunting, where he could hunt on public lands, and where his chances were best to successfully take an elk. He also wanted to know how many preference points a person had to have to hunt the better units with the most elk in them with either a gun, a bow or a blackpowder rifle. In his spare time, he dug

Big Game, How-To, Firearm

Styrka™ and Mossy Oak® Celebrate Partnership with a Summer Promotion Giveaway

Styrka is proud to announce its partnership with Mossy Oak with the release of the Styrka S3 10x42 Binocular in the Mossy Oak Break-Up Country® camouflage pattern. To celebrate this great partnership, Styrka and Mossy Oak are launching a huge summer giveaway of Styrka and Mossy Oak products.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak

Plan Your Own Elk Hunt with a Higher Percentage of Success

Donnelle Johnson of Franktown, Colorado, is an elk-hunting fanatic and has been hunting elk since 1998. When she’s not hunting and calling in elk for herself, she goes with friends and family members and calls in bulls for them. “I just love to be in the woods hunting, calling and trying to outsmart Colorado bull elk on public lands,” Johnson says.

Big Game, How-To, Bow

Can-Am Introduces the 2017 Defender Mossy Oak Hunting Edition

The all-new Defender Mossy Oak Hunting Edition side-by-side vehicle has been purpose built with factory-installed extras to appease the needs of modern hunters and outdoorsmen. Dressed with its exclusive water-dipped Mossy Oak Break-Up Country camo finish, the Mossy Oak Hunting Edition HD10 package is the direct result of joint effort from Can-Am and Mossy Oak Pro Staff.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Gear, Mossy Oak

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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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