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Winter Feeding for Bluegill: Is it Right for Your Pond?

Don’t forget about your fish in the winter! Learn the benefits of feeding pond fish in the winter and how to properly feed bluegill in harsh conditions.

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

Cold-Weather Fishing for Largemouth Bass

When the weather’s cold, and the water’s clear, and no one else is on the lake but you, if you know where to find the bass and which lures to use to catch them, you can have a great day of bass fishing almost any time during the cold-weather months.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, How-To

Is Reloading Worth It?

At what point in reloading do you break even and start saving money? Bill Gabbard took a poll to find out why hunters start reloading.

Deer, Predator, Firearm

Jack Miner | Legendary Waterfowl Conservationist

Noted for his waterfowl conservation efforts, Jack Miner was a legendary figure who deserves recognition among modern hunters. Learn how his life and legacy have made a lasting impact on waterfowl conservation today.

Waterfowl, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Deer Hunting Stories and Lessons from Ernie Calandrelli

Ernie Calandrelli just retired after being with Quaker Boy Calls full time for 32 years. Ernie has taken customers and outdoor writers hunting and fishing for Quaker Boy during those many years. Now that he’s retired, Calandrelli has been doing more hunting and fishing.

Deer, Fishing, Predator, Bow

Bowhunting Tips: Achieving Perfect Balance

There are many things that make up a great archer, but no one thing is more important than having a perfectly balanced bow. The overall goal of finding perfect balance is to be able to draw the bow with your eyes closed, settle in and open your eyes to a perfectly level bubble.

Big Game, Deer, How-To, Bow

A Power Finesse Tactic for Wintertime Bass

During the winter months, when many anglers are fishing jerkbaits, lipless crankbaits and spinner baits, the swim jig is a big-bass bait that you can swim and give the bass a different lure to look at and to eat.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, How-To

Game Bird & Dumplings

A bowl of dumplings is a comforting and warming dish. This recipe calls for wild game bird like quail or pheasants. This hearty soup with added dumplings hits the spot.

Small Game, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Mossy Oak's Top 10 Articles of 2018

Here are Mossy Oak's top 10 articles from 2018. Learn about deer movement, how to prevent snake bites, get the best new hunting gear and tips for land management.

Deer, Turkey, Land Management, News

Sticking To the Original Plan For a Wallhanger Whitetail

Images of a long-beamed Kansas buck with axe-handle mass kept swirling through my mind as I sped away from it in attempt to utilize an Iowa tag I had waited years to acquire.

Deer, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Bow

5 Reasons Hand Calls Will Always Be Around

Using hand calls for predator hunting is a must in order to become a more versatile hunter. Here are 5 reasons that I believe hand calls will always be around even in the ever-changing, fast-paced world of technology and electronic callers.

Predator, How-To

9 Tips for Controlling Wild Hogs

A big part of any gamekeeper’s game plan is to provide better habitat for native wildlife. Feral hogs are wildlife too; they’re just not native, not invited and are detrimental to every effort you make to improve your property for deer and turkeys. Here are a few things you can change to make your property less attractive to hogs.

Land Management, News, Video, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Kevin VanDam on Fishing Braided Line for Bass

Braided line has changed through the years, and it has become the heavy-cover angler’s best chance to catch and land a big bass.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua

Whitetail Management: Keeping the Balance

If you want to see more and bigger bucks, and larger body weights, you probably need to thin your doe population out a bit, possibly a lot.

Deer, Conservation, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

The Trials of a GameKeeper: EHD’s Devastation on Deer

EHD is a viral disease that is spread from deer to deer. This disease can be problematic for gamekeepers for a number of reasons. Continue reading to learn more about EHD and it’s devastating effects on deer population.

Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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In Loving Memory of Mr. Fox Haas

Mr. Fox Haas 1930 - 2026 It is with heavy hearts that we share that our beloved Mr. Fox has flown up to his heavenly roost. Mr. Fox passed peacefully in his home, with his wife Evelyn and three children, Shurley, Toxey and Nina, by his side. His house was full of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren until the day he died, and through his bedroom window, turkeys and deer still passed through his backyard

Turkey, Mossy Oak

Mr. Fox Haas Pursues 71st Successful Turkey Season

Mr. Carl Fox Haas, Mossy Oak’s “founding father” and a legend in the outdoors industry, will begin his 71st turkey season on Thursday, March 15th in his home state of Mississippi, where he will be accompanied by his son Toxey Haas and grandsons Neill an Daniel Haas.

Turkey, News, Video

Fox Haas's History with the Wild Turkey

Toxey Haas on his dad Fox Haas's life-long obsession with the wild turkey. Interviewed by Jessi Cole on March 9, 2023. Jessi Cole: Your dad is, to put it mildly, held in high regard in the turkey hunting community. A lot of people, though, don’t know his full story. And it’s a great one. Let’s start with this: When did your dad kill his first turkey? Toxey Haas: He killed his first wild turkey in

Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, News, Video, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Mossy Oak's Fox Haas Kills Turkey at 94 Years Old

Mossy Oak patriarch Mr. Fox Haas killed a wild turkey at 94 years old from a golf cart blind custom built by his grandson. Here's the story.

Turkey, Deer, Waterfowl, News, Video, Mossy Oak Companions, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Lining Up for a Mr. Fox Vest: The NWTF Experience

I knew this vest would be special. As an avid turkey hunter, I knew that I wouldn’t be the only person thinking about how special the release of this vest was.

Turkey, Conservation, News

Mr. Fox’s Buck: Still After Them at 91 Years Young

Everyone at the Mossy Oak office’s favorite story of the 2021-2022 deer season was the story of Mr. Fox’s big buck kill. We wanted to share the story of the hunt with everyone who has followed along with Mr. Fox’s hunting seasons through the years.

Deer, Firearm

NWTF Foundation Awards Mr. Fox Haas and Toxey Haas with Conservation Award

At the 2022 annual National Wild Turkey Federation convention, Chief Gamekeeper Mr. Fox Haas and Mossy Oak Founder Toxey Haas were both awarded with the NWTF Foundation Conservation Award.

Turkey, Conservation, News, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Turkeys for Tots by Fox Haas

Fox Haas's article from the 2002 edition of "Hunting the Country" magazine details Toxey's first turkey and the best way to create a lifetime hunting partner out of your young kids.

Turkey, How-To, Mossy Oak Companions

Fox Haas Inducted into Hall of Fame

Fox Haas, a linchpin in the birth of multi-faceted outdoors industry icon Mossy Oak®, was inducted into the West Point, Miss., Hall of Fame on February 9, 2017. West Point is the home of Mossy Oak and Fox Haas’ residence for over 60 years.

News, Mossy Oak

Fox Haas Inducted into Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame

The 13th Annual Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame has included Fox Haas, father of Mossy Oak Founder Toxey Haas, in its 2014 class of inductees. Fox Haas was instrumental in the re-establishment of wild turkeys in east central Mississippi, hosting one of the region's first successfully transplanted flocks on land under his control in the 1970s.

News, Mossy Oak

Winter Crappie Fishing Tips

For areas whose waters don’t freeze over during the winter, January and February can be one of the best times of the year to seek out crappie, particularly if your goal is slab sized fish.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Frost-Seeding Food Plots

Here we talk about how to frost seed and snow seed your food plots.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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