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Solo Hunting: 7 Safety Tips for Hunting Alone

Safety is important during any hunt, but it becomes a matter of life or death during solo hunts in rough terrain.

Big Game, Deer, Turkey, How-To

Bill Lowen Fishes Various Lures at Santee Cooper Bassmaster Tournament

I’ve learned that when I fish my style of bassing, I usually can place in the money in a tournament. In this Santee Cooper tournament, I ran up the river and fished channel swings and current breaks with three or four types of lures.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Brandon Palaniuk Catches His Biggest Bass in the Santee Cooper Tournament

I caught my biggest bass of 7 pounds, 12 ounces, by using my Humminbird Mega 360 feature on my depth finder. I was fishing a flat and spotted a brush pile off to the side of my boat.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Fly Fishing Wear, Clothing and Apparel

Having the right clothing, including a vest, waders, and hat, as well as essential gear, is crucial for a fun and successful fly fishing trip.

Fishing, Gear, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Brandon Palaniuk Catches Keeper Bass on the Flats

I caught most of my bass during the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at Santee Cooper on a wide variety of baits, primarily in 4-6 foot deep water.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

4 Ways to Create a More Tech-Friendly Outdoor Workspace

Just because you are working from home doesn't mean you have to work indoors. If you have a backyard, patio, or deck, there are several ways you can create an outdoor tech-friendly workspace. The benefits of working outdoors are plenty. Think of how you’ll be able to enjoy some sunshine in between tasks!

How-To

Brandon Palaniuk's Preparation for the Santee Cooper Bass Tournament

At this time of the year, in the fall, weather can be a big factor in where you’ll pinpoint bass, and how you’ll catch them

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Scott Sharp Grows and Hunts Turkeys on His Small Properties

I can’t tell you how excited that makes me feel that we’ve done enough work that the turkeys have found our 15 acres – or least one hen has – and started a family there. On the 40 acres, I’ve spotted as many as six or seven gobblers this past spring of 2020.

Turkey, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Timeline for Developing Hunting Land

For the past five years, I’ve been able to take my limit of two shooter bucks for the year off these three properties.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Training for Hiking – 9 Ways to Get in Shape

By getting into shape with crunches, lunges, and even long walks, you’ll make it easier to enjoy every hike.

How-To

Blue Otter Polarized and Mossy Oak Launch Luke Combs Edition Sunglasses

Mossy Oak is excited to announce an all-new sunglasses collection with Blue Otter Polarized. Featuring a flagship Luke Combs edition in Mossy Oak’s first pattern, Original Bottomland, among several other options, there is a pair for both hunting and fishing applications.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Gear, News, Mossy Oak Fishing

You Only Need Enough Land for a Deer to Put Four Feet Down

The size of the property isn’t nearly as important as where the property is and what you do to attract and hold wildlife on that property.

Deer, Land Management

The Hunt for Body, the Big Velvet-Antlered Buck

I found my velvet-antlered buck I wanted to take on a 40-acre property we’d only bought eight months earlier. We had improved the property, planted three green fields on it and put out trail cameras.

Deer, Bow

Lightweight Backpacking Food: 12 Meal Prep Ideas for Your Next Trip

When lightweight backpacking, a variety of shelf-stable, nutrient-dense foods can make or break your trip.

How-To

Flipping Hunting Lands: Improve, Hunt, Sell

We buy small properties, improve them for hunting, hunt them for 1-2 years and then sell them for a profit.

Turkey, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Properties

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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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