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Winter’s Tale: How Whitetail Deer Survive in the Winter

How do deer survive in the winter? Read on to discover how whitetail deer use a combination of physiological, behavioral mechanisms to get them through brutal winters.

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

Urban Deer Management: Influencing Urban Whitetail Populations

Learn about deer management techniques from Mossy Oak GameKeepers, including the potential obstacles deer hunters face when managing whitetails in urban settings.

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

Feeding Working Dogs: The Importance of Great Nutrition

Working dogs need the right food to stay in peak condition. Discover nine tips for working dog nutrition, from finding the perfect balance of nutrients to varying food by season.

How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Best New Guns and Ammo 2019

The 2019 SHOT Show provided a great display of the newest firearms and ammunition. Some of the best firearms brands were on display and we visited these companies and heard firsthand from the guns and ammo manufacturers that were in attendance. Check out this extensive listing of the best guns and ammo for 2019.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Predator, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, Gear, Firearm

Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland Adds Clinton, Missouri Brokerage

Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland is pleased to announce the opening of Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland-M&D Land Sales, LLC in Clinton, Missouri.

Land Management, News, Mossy Oak Properties

Bowhunting Tips: Three-Part Anchor Position

If you know archery, you know how important a consistent anchor is. Most people just think of anchor as being only one thing. But the truth is, having a repeatable anchor position involves three major components.

Deer, How-To, Bow

Bourbon Coffee BBQ Sauce

One of the most enjoyable and rewarding steps of barbecuing is making your own BBQ sauce. Do you prefer a sweeter sauce or one with more vinegar? This recipe takes your traditional BBQ sauce but adds additional flavor with coffee and bourbon!

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

What Big Teeth You Have: Tips for Predator Management

Although coyotes and other predators play an important role in balancing ecological systems, they can also pose significant challenges. Learn a few expert tips from Mossy Oak for successful predator management.

Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Predator, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

How to Transition to a New Dog Food

Transitioning to a new dog food can be a long, drawn-out process—but it doesn’t have to be. Discover the eight keys to successfully switching dog food, from mixing the old and new foods to timing the transition just right.

How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Fishing for Redfish

Redfish, or red drum, for those that aren’t aware, are the benchmark inshore species along many coastal states. Ranging anywhere from 6 to 60 inches, their seemingly always hungry demeanor, typically yields plenty of bent rods earmarked by strong bulldoggish runs and stripping drag.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, How-To

Krissy Knox and Ryan Hay: Siblings Hunting Together

Mossy Oak Pros 40-year-old Krissy Knox of Halsey, Oregon, and her 38-year-old brother, Ryan Hay, of Venata, Oregon, started hunting together with their grandpa, their dad and their uncle as soon as they could walk.

Big Game, Deer, Bow

Mossy Oak Team Sports New Gear for 2019

Mossy Oak has expanded its licensed offerings to these team sports branded products. Conveniently, we were able to attend both the SHOT Show and the Sports Licensing Show to check out new team sports offerings in the Mossy Oak brand and camo.

Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Mossy Oak Break-Up in Pink, Gear, News

Field Garlic: Allium vineale

Field garlic is all over the place. We often step on and over it as field garlic covers fields and open areas. As it sprouts in the fall, growing up to two feet tall, and is ready to be harvested in the winter and spring. It has a strong onion smell and looks like chives with its long, slender, tubular green leaves.

Land Management, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Pine Plantation Management: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Learn about the three stages of pine plantation management and techniques for drawing deer to your pine plantation.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, Nativ Nurseries

Tips for Bobwhite Quail Habitat Management

An effective bobwhite quail habitat management plan is critical to enhancing your quail population. Learn a few tips for promoting a better habitat for quail from Mossy Oak GameKeepers, along with how to navigate some of the challenges that quail hunters face.

Small Game, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, 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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