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Annoni Explains the Camp Compass Academy Sixth Grade Through Twelfth Grade Outdoor Program

I think we have to take a new look at how to get young people interested in participating in outdoor activities. I’m afraid that oftentimes we think if we take a child hunting or fishing one time in that child’s life, we have done what we need to do to give that youngster a passion for the outdoors. However, we at Camp Compass Academy have learned that the teaching of outdoor skills to young people

So if I had to draw up a paint-by-number turkey hunting place, what would it be? I would prefer a place with a 70-20-10 blend of timber, thickets/nesting areas, and fields/wildlife openings. Of the timber stands, I would have a moderate dose of old growth, bottomland hardwoods mixed in with massive pines with the majority being in various aged pine plantations.

Big Game, Small Game, Turkey, Predator, Conservation, Mossy Oak, Nativ Nurseries

Camp Compass Academy Doesn’t End At the Eighth Grade

We don’t abandon our children when they complete the 3-year curriculum of Camp Compass Academy. When our youngsters go to high school, we still support them by helping them with their academics, and they come back and help us teach our sixth graders. They become role models and mentors for our younger children. They are there to explain and prove that if students stay in our program for at least 3 years, they’ll learn a

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl

I basically fell the first 15 feet into the gully and managed to lower myself slowly the rest of the way. I climbed up the other side and sat down muddy, wet and out of breath. Sure enough my guru of a guide called the gobbler right in to me. My heart pounded when I saw his fan. I don’t even remember pulling the trigger but my first gobbler was in my hands.

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

Tiger Bass: 2 Inches to 2 Pounds in Six Months

Tiger Bass in well-managed ponds and lakes throughout the southeastern United States have exhibited growth of up to 2 pounds per year for periods of six years or longer. Many lake owners have documented growth of Tiger Bass weighing more than 10 pounds in just five years. The genetic growth potential of this fish has indeed been impressive, but an important key to this rapid and sustained growth has been the creation of an abundance

Conservation

Camo Your Golf Club in Mossy Oak with ClubCrown

A ClubCrown is an innovative and exciting way to personalize and improve the look and style of any golf driver, wood or hybrid. ClubCrown in now pleased to offer Mossy Oak’s two most popular designs, Break-Up and Break-Up Infinity.

News, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Golf

The One Room School Style Of Teaching Still Works Today

Once a youngster in the sixth grade has completed his/her hunter-safety course, has been on some outdoor adventures and then moves into the seventh grade, we continue to teach them outdoor skills. We continue to hold them accountable for their academic education, as well as their social and service education, with the reward being outdoor adventures and the ability to learn more outdoor skills

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Firearm

Camp Compass Academy

In 1994, John Annoni started an outdoor program for children to be introduced to the outdoors. The purpose of the program was to acquaint youngsters, who never had had an opportunity to hunt and fish, to these outdoor activities by their earning hunting and fishing trips with mentors.

Steady Under Pressure

While hunting pressure affects the patterns of all deer, it is particularly evident in buck movement. As a consulting wildlife biologist who helps people across the Southeast, I see a similar scenario play out over and over. First, hunters recognize that they want to “grow bigger or better deer.” So they incorporate QDM strategies and begin to have some success, but after about three years they become frustrated because the mature bucks they have worked

Big Game, Deer, How-To

Will Primos Calls A Lot and Calls Loud to Turkeys

When the recorder stopped, the old gentleman looked up and said, “You call too much, and you call too loudly.” I smiled and said, “Sir, I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but the gobbler you heard me calling to is dead.” So, that’s where we coined the phrase, “We call too much, and we call too loud.”

Big Game, Turkey

Primos Bombshell

The Bombshell is based off of a push rail that allows you to make a variety of sounds with one hand. Simply push the rail to automatically yelp, tap the rail to cut, and slowly press the rail to purr or whine. The fact that you can produce all of these sounds with one call and with only one hand helps minimize your movement

Big Game, Turkey, Gear

The World's Best Deer Chili

For much of my adult life I have sought the El Dorado of venison chili recipes, the Bowl of Red where the emphasis was on its ease of preparation, its authenticity and its high degree of can’t miss. During this exaggerated period of dissatisfaction, I’ve eaten spoonfuls of really terrible chilies and I’ve gluttonized a handful of really spectacular ones. Until very recently, all of my personal attempts at the creation of chili had run

Big Game, Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Mossy Oak

The Young Will Primos Loved to Hunt and Make Stacked Frame Turkey Calls

When I was 11, I had made my own duck call like my Uncle Gus had - a Jake Gartner Duck Call. When the turkey population in Mississippi began to expand, and everyone was getting into turkey calling, I decided to get into it too.

Big Game, Turkey

Taking Sheddin‘ to a New Level

Going shed hunting with a dog? Browse Mossy Oak's blog to find the best tips and tricks for a successful deer antler hunt. Take your sheddin' to a new level!

Big Game, Deer

The Hottest Tool In A Manager’s Arsenal

Fire is an essential part of many wild ecosystems. However, to protect humans and property fires are most often extinguished as soon as they begin, often to the detriment of the wild ecosystem. Fires can be very beneficial to wildlife and the habitat where they live. Fire reduces plant residue build-up so as to prevent catastrophic fires that could happen in the future and can be vital for the regeneration of many plant species. Fires

Conservation, BioLogic, Mossy Oak

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Mossy Oak Companions, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

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Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Predator, Gear, Bow

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Bow Hunting over Early Season Food Sources

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Deer, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Backwoods Food Plot Prep: A Throw-and-Grow Guide That Actually Works

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

Labrador Heroes - 9/11 Rescue Dogs

Jake quickly arrived on site post 9/11 to help with the search and rescue process, and he spent 17 long days searching for survivors and human remains.

Dogs, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Paw Paw Tree Benefits | Mossy Oak

Ready to turn off the laptop and enjoy what nature provides? Mossy Oak gives you all you need to find the tasty fruit of the Paw-Paw tree.

Land Management, How-To, Nativ Nurseries

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Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries, BioLogic

Jalapeño Wild Turkey Pockets

If you grew up loving Hot Pockets, you’re in luck. This recipe is delicious and a great way to use some of that turkey leg meat, too.

Turkey, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

Tree Saddle Breakthroughs: Sit Easier, Stay Longer

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