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Pheasant Back Mushroom: When They Bloom, How to Pick and How to Eat

Discover the best pheasant back mushrooms identification tips, how to cook and prepping tricks from the pros. Learn all you need to know!

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Mushroom Identification: Know What You Can and Can’t Eat

Read Mossy Oak's blog to learn about proper mushroom identification and to get help on hunting for mushrooms and other wild food sources.

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Herbert Stoddard: Conservation’s Incredible Doctor of Fire

Greg Tinsley While the person charged with keeping the hippopotamus warm and alive in Maraboo, Wisconsin likely suffered an unemployment event, it was exactly the preponderant death of that hippo in the winter of 1910 that seemed an act of God’s grace for Herbert L. Stoddard. As the massive beast was processed for transport to the Milwaukee Public Museum, Stoddard’s determination and dexterity with skinning knives impressed the museum’s traveling chief-of-taxidermy George Shrosbree, who offered

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Best New Hunting Bows for 2023

The push to build bows that draw smooth and easy, balance well in the hand, eliminate vibration, and conveniently accommodate accessories is where you’ll find many of these new bows focused. In no particular order, here’s a look at the best new hunting bows for 2023.

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New Turkey Gear for Spring 2023

Turkey season 2023 is here. Here's some gear you may have missed last year or is new this year that we recommend. Whether you need a new decoy, a new pot call, a new face mask, or shirt, there'll be something here for you. And check out our guide to best turkey guns and ammo for this season . New Turkey Vests Nomad Bull Lounger Turkey Vest $250 This turkey vest is highly adjustable (14

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Four Keys to Successful Wood Duck Boxes

With the increase of urbanization and short-term timber harvesting, wood duck nesting habitat is decreasing. Most timber stands are currently managed for the quickest return possible. Therefore, old growth and mature hardwoods, which provided cavities for wood duck nesting, are decreasing. So what can we do about this decline? Install wood duck boxes!

Waterfowl, Conservation, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Fishing for Freshwater Shad

The annual shad return is as much of a springtime ritual as the more famous cherry blossom trees and flowering dogwoods.

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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

Best New Turkey Hunting Guns and Ammo 2023

Before you hit the turkey woods this 2023 season, check out the latest turkey hunting guns and ammo so you'll be ready with the best turkey gear for the season.

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Illumination in the Flatwoods: Bottomland Book Club

As much as I thought I knew, I was floored when I read Joe Hutto’s book “Illumination In The Flatwoods.” My measure of how good a book is determined by whether I re-read it; I have read Joe’s book several times, and yet it begs to be read again.

Bottomland Book Club, Turkey, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Getting The Most Out Of Your Diaphragm Call with 3 Champion Callers

One of the most common questions among turkey hunters and callers is the correct usage of a diaphragm call and if there truly is an advantage to using one.

Turkey, Gear, How-To

Wild Turkey Eyesight

Do turkeys have good eyes? Read Mossy Oak's wild turkey eyesight article and find out how gobblers can see three times sharper than a hunter!

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The Evolution of Turkey Calls

The story of the turkey call and a discussion of the evolution of turkey calls isn't so much a story of the call itself as it is the story of hunters who were looking for a better, more effective means of coaxing this fantastic bird to within range and hopefully on to the table.

Turkey, Gear

Creative Ways To Attract Predators To Your Traps

Here are three creative ways to attract predators to traps.

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NWTF Mr. Fox Vest Sale Information

Here's how the NWTF vest sales will go down in order for full fairness.

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3 States to Bow Hunt Velvet Bucks

By Heath Wood For bowhunters who dream of tagging a velvet-racked buck, early-season hunts provide a unique opportunity. As a young teenager, I often bought hunting videos for entertainment and to fuel my anticipation for the upcoming season. Often, the first hunt in the videos would be an early-season hunt featuring a velvet whitetail buck. These hunts took place before the antler velvet had entirely shed, presenting a rare chance to arrow a mature buck

Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Bachelor Group Behavior: How to ID the Buck You'll Hunt This Fall

Heath Wood For whitetail hunters, July is more than just the heart of summer; it's a necessary time to observe buck behavior that can pay off come fall. As velvet antlers grow and patterns become clear, bachelor groups form the social core of a buck’s world. However, those who use game cameras for summer scouting know all too well that these groups don’t stay together forever. I used to get frustrated seeing trail camera photos

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Seeing Stripes: Targeting Striped Bass

Bart K. Davis When it comes to East Coast sport fishing, few fish inspire as much passion and pursuit as the striped bass. These sleek, silver torpedoes called stripers haunt coastal waters from the Carolinas to Maine, offering anglers a perfect blend of challenge and reward. Whether you're fishing from a beach or boat, in the surf or offshore, striped bass are a worthy adversary—provided you know how to find and fool them. Striped bass

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Big Bucks Avoid People in Summer Too: Low-Impact Scouting Tips

Heath Wood The summer months present a prime opportunity for scouting whitetails. Bucks are in velvet, rapidly developing their antlers, and often follow consistent feeding routines. However, many hunters make the mistake of getting too close too early. Just because it’s not hunting season doesn’t mean pressure isn’t important. Mature bucks are already accustomed to human presence, and one wrong move in July or August can cause a big deer to leave long before opening

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Panfish Crawfish Bread Bowls

George Fiorille Catching panfish is a lot of fun. They are one of the best fish to start kids or inexperienced anglers on because they are plentiful and relatively easy to catch. By having lots of action starting off fishing, it gives the angler a greater chance of liking the sport and staying with it. Panfish are not only easy to catch but they are great to eat if prepared properly. One of the most

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Summer Pier Fishing Tips

Phillip Gentry Regardless of whether you favor freshwater or salt, many beach going anglers head to the local public pier to do some fishing while on vacation. Summer time is in full swing across the country and is the most popular season for people to head to the coast on vacation. Like a lot of people, vacation time means time to do some fishing. Whether you are a veteran of saltwater or prefer less sodium

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Deer Diet: What Bucks Are Eating in July and Why It Matters

Heath Wood As summer reaches its peak, whitetail bucks are quickly developing in both antlers and body. Nutrition is crucial during this time, and knowing what deer are eating in July isn’t just interesting; it’s a vital part of the puzzle for serious hunters trying to find and pattern mature bucks before the season starts. While driving across eastern Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee on our way to a family vacation, I probably didn't keep my

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Smoked Pulled Wild Boar BBQ Sandwiches with Carolina Gold Sauce

If you're looking for a new way to cook Wild Boar, this recipe is for you! Need Wild Boar? Check out Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery for all of your wild game meat needs. Step 1: The Wild Boar Shoulder (Smoked and Pulled) Ingredients: 1 bone-in wild boar shoulder (5–7 lbs) 2 tbsp yellow mustard (binder) 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp kosher salt 2 tbsp black pepper 2 tbsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp garlic powder

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Top 7 Non-Food Plot Plantings for Deer

Paul Annear Whitetail food plots get a lot of love in the land management space. Deer hunters everywhere spent countless hours planning their next food plot rotation. Grinding away on a humid summer day just to plant and create a whitetail haven where deer feed and can be hunted is rewarding and fun. But there are more permanent food sources you could be missing out on. A lot of whitetail management fads come and go.

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

How to Maintain Your Summer Clover

Paul Annear It’s hard to beat the attraction of a lush field of well maintained clover. In most of the U.S. clover is attractive right out of the ground and hardy blends like Non-Typical Clover stay green deep into November, even in the upper Midwest. Clovers are the most popular food plot planting for a reason. Deer love clover, and its easy to establish without large equipment. To keep from weeds taking over your clover

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

Fly Fishing for Bream

Phillip Gentry When most people think of fly fishing, the image that comes to mind is the silhouette of a wader clad angler plying the bubbling waters of some cold mountain stream. Others may envision an iridescent Caribbean sand flat with an angler on the deck of a sleek flats boat trying to temp a shadow drifting through the saltwater. As many fly-casting fans have discovered, just about any type of fish species that can

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How to Catch Red Snapper While Fishing

Bart K. Davis One of the most sought-after gamefish from the Carolinas to the Gulf, red snapper are experiencing a resurgence like few other species. Thanks to careful management and tighter harvest limits over the past two decades, populations have bounced back strong—and with that recovery has come a new golden age of snapper fishing. They truly are the American snapper. With their fiery red flanks and powerful strikes, red snapper are everything anglers want

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