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Get Answers for Growing Bigger, Healthier Deer

GameKeepers provides a continuous education program for landowners and deer hunters to further learn how to have more and bigger deer on their properties every year.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Mossy Oak Fishing's Jordan Lee Wins MLF Toyota Heavy Hitters

Mossy Oak Fishing team member, Jordan Lee was crowned champion of Major League Fishing’s Toyota Heavy Hitters tournament in addition to winning the Berkley Big Bass Bonus.

Fishing, News, Mossy Oak Fishing

On Your Own: 6 Safety Tips for Hiking by Yourself

The quiet trail beckons: there’s so much to be gained from heading out on your own. Read our blog for 6 safety tips.

Camping, How-To

Prepare a Green Field Now for Bowhunting Deer

If you’re planting the same green-field plantings for early bow season that you hope to hunt over through the end of gun deer season, you need to already have your seed and fertilizer bought and soil tests done.

Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Species Profile: Everything You Need to Know About Kokanee Salmon

Kokanee don't get as big as some other salmon, but they are fun to catch and even more fun to cook and eat.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Use “Hidey Hole” Plantings and Prepare Blind Spots to Take More Deer

What can hunters do to attract, feed and hold deer, if they don’t have a 1/4-acre to 5 acres to plant green fields to hunt during bow season?

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

What and When to Plant for Deer

Know when and what to plant for deer food plots. Learn more about improving your land for wildlife, planting green fields and more.

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

How Kevin VanDam Designs and Uses Different Lures

I’ve helped Strike King design hundreds of lures, if you consider the different color patterns that I’ve helped develop, maybe even more than hundreds.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Purchase the Right Seed for Better Food Plots

With a premium seed you are getting a better germination rate, superior attraction, improved yield, enhanced palatability and in the case of perennials a longer life.

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

Deadly Spiders: Know How to Identify the Good from the Bad

Spiders eat pests, rarely attack, and produce helpful by-products, but there are some you don't want to bother. Use this guide to learn which spiders are harmful.

How Kevin VanDam Uses Electronics for Bass Fishing

Over the years, I’ve tried to learn as much as I can about electronic technology that aids fishermen in catching bass.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

Squeeze the Most From Your Ground

The nutrients from the soil and the energy from the sun are contained in the plants. We want that to be transferred to our whitetails, or whatever your preferred species may be.

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

7 Tips To Keep Your Fish Alive This Summer

Here are 7 tips to keep your catch alive this summer.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Taking Long-Range (Ethical) Shots

The best advice for hunting is to be as close as possible. If you can't, be equipped to take the animal down with a setup for long-distance hunting shots.

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

Kevin VanDam Continues to Learn with Bass Fishing

My home state of Michigan has many different types of habitats for bass. Bass fishing at home in those different types of water definitely prepared me to be a tournament pro.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing

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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

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

Red Snapper: Tips and Tactics for an American Favorite

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

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Fishing

Fishing the Emerald Coast: Destin’s Inshore and Offshore Action

Bart K. Davis Destin, Florida, isn’t called “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” for nothing. Tucked along the Emerald Coast in the Florida Panhandle, and with easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, this bustling beach town offers a year-round buffet of saltwater action. From sight-casting to redfish in skinny water to battling cobia just outside the pass, Destin is a dream destination for saltwater anglers. These tips and techniques will help you make the most

Fishing

Flounder Fever: Top Techniques for Catching Flatfish on the East Coast

Bart K. Davis If you’ve ever felt the unmistakable thump of a flounder strike on the end of your line, you know the thrill of targeting these delicious and elusive flatfish. Found along the entire Atlantic seaboard, flounder are a favorite target for inshore anglers. But landing these ambush predators consistently takes more than luck, something I learned growing up on the marshes and sounds of southeastern North Carolina. Fortunately, these tips and techniques will

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Fishing

Keep Those Shooting Skills Sharp by Whistle Pig Hunting

Mark Fike It is summer, but hunting season is not far off. Keep those shooting skills sharp and make a farmer or gardener happy by hunting whistle pigs! Whistle pigs, aka groundhogs, are a common sight along highways, in farm fields, and unfortunately in gardens and backyard flower beds. These varmints readily adapt to living in close proximity to humans and quickly learn when danger lurks nearby. Growing up in Virginia we always had a

Small Game, Predator, How-To, Firearm

Popular Calibers for Hunting Deer

What are the most popular calibers for whitetail deer, not the best caliber, not my favorites, but just popular? That should be easy. Just call all the ammunition manufacturers and ask them to list their top ten.

Deer, Firearm

Smoked Wild Turkey & Alabama BBQ Sauce Sandwich

We're always looking for new ways to eat a wild turkey; smoking them is always a great and flavorful option.

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

Hot Honey Salmon Mac n' Cheese with Crispy Fried Onions

This dish combines the best of both worlds: sweet and spicy salmon bites nestled on a creamy, malty mac n' cheese, all topped with a delightful crunch.

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

Classic Backyard Smoked Venison Brats

When I think of classic backyard cookouts, I think of throwing hamburgers, hot dogs, or brats on a grill for my family and friends.

Deer, Wild Game Recipes, Mossy Oak, Ingredient Wild

Retriever Training: Steady to Shot and Flush

Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels Head Trainer Bill Gibson walks us through the importance of a steady dog in the field and how to train one up to be steady.

Waterfowl, Dogs, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Kennels

Nosler Whitetail Country Ammo Review

The new bullet is an example of the innovation at Nosler: their engineers were able to produce the previously retired Solid Base bullet with a tapered jacket designed to expand reliably at a wide range of impact velocities.

Deer, Gear

Coastal Conservation Association: A History of Grassroots Conservation

In the late 1970s, commercial fishing pressure along the Texas coast had led to a virtually complete decimation of the stocks of red drum and spotted seatrout—the bottom dropped out, and no one knew for sure if either species could be saved.

Fishing, Conservation, Mossy Oak Fishing, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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