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Mossy Oak® Announces Partnership with Bass Pro Shops® The Habit

Mossy Oak, outdoors industry leader in camouflage design, is proud to announce it has signed a sponsorship deal with Bass Pro Shops’ “The Habit” on The Sportsman Channel.

News, Mossy Oak

Biologist Bill Gray on Types of Deer Management for Private and Public Lands

Any form of deer management can’t be enacted, unless you first manage the people who’re going to hunt the deer. We have a unique situation here in Alabama, because for many years, we've had a liberal buck harvest, a liberal doe harvest and a huge deer population.

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak

Key Items for Tire Repair Kit

There are countless things, both natural and manmade debris, you could run over when riding off road that could ruin your weekend. Thankfully, most Can-Am units have onboard storage options that are perfect places to put a small tire repair kit to get you back on the trail. Most of your custom tire repair kit needs can be found at your local auto parts store, box stores, or online. Here are seven key items we

Gear

Biologist Bill Gray on What’s the Best Deer Management Plan for Alabama’s WMAs

Bill Gray, a longtime wildlife biologist and supervising biologist for District IV for the State of Alabama, gives us insights on why deer hunters in Alabama have such a liberal deer season and can harvest 121 deer per season.

Big Game, Deer, Conservation

Alabama’s Jackson Woodson Goes on a Buck Diet and Doe Feast Plan

Since Alabama deer hunters can harvest 121 deer per season, per hunter, many sportsmen who hunt deer in states that don’t have limits as liberal as Alabama don’t understand why Alabama deer hunters don’t totally decimate the deer herd. But the average deer hunter in Alabama historically only has harvested 1-1/2 deer per season.

Big Game, Deer, Land Management

Top 4 To-Do’s For January

Deer season is dying down in January, but the work never ends. Here are four things you should be doing in January to support future hunting opportunities.

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

A Management System for Overpopulated Deer Herds

Some areas of south Alabama never have had a closed deer season, even during the Great Depression of the 1930s. So, when restocking was occurring in north Alabama, deer populations continued to grow in south Alabama. At that time, the accepted philosophy on building up deer herds in Alabama was, “Don’t shoot the does, or you won’t have as many bucks.”

Big Game, Deer, Land Management

Jackson Woodson on Legally Harvesting 100+ Alabama Whitetails Yearly

Mossy Oak Pro Jackson Woodson is from Spanish Fort, Alabama - one of the southernmost parts of the state. Alabama is one of the few states that has a February deer season, including Florida, Maryland, Mississippi and Ohio, so Mossy Oak asked Woodson and Alabama biologist Bill Gray why.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak

You Need to Be Careful Not to Spook Late Season Deer

Since Minnesota’s deer often bed close to their food sources, then having somewhere to put up a tree stand in between their food sources and their bedding areas, almost will be impossible. To solve this problem, we’ll usually get one of our friends to drive us along the field’s edge, so that the vehicle spooks the deer. Due to the deer bedding near the agricultural fields where we hunt, they see trucks and tractors regularly

Big Game, Deer

Q&A with Ted Nugent

We sat down with “Uncle Ted” to learn more about who he is, whether on or off camera. Mossy Oak: If you had to recommend one book to anyone, what would it be? Ted: Ted, White & Blue: The Nugent Manifesto Mossy Oak: What is the best purchase you have ever made under $100? Ted: My Leatherman Multi-Tool Mossy Oak: When you think of the word successful, who is the first person that comes to

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Mossy Oak® Break-Up Country®: America’s No. 1 Pattern

Mossy Oak introduced Break-Up Country in 2015. It is a camouflage pattern not only meant to keep you concealed on the hunt, but to keep you connected to the outdoors lifestyle. Since its launch, Break-Up Country has outsold all previous Mossy Oak patterns and has become America’s No. 1 camo pattern.

Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, News, Mossy Oak

The Importance of Noticing Small Things in the Late Season to Be Successful

Most often if you’re hunting in the afternoon in the late deer season, the does and the fawns will come into the field first. Then the smaller bucks will appear. Finally the big bucks you’re interested in taking will show up. To get a shot at a buck during the late season, you must be very conscious of all those deer noses, eyes and ears.

Big Game, Deer

Ducks Unlimited partners offer new Mossy Oak® Shadow Grass Blades®

As the Official Camo of Ducks Unlimited (DU), Mossy Oak has developed a DU-specific Shadow Grass Blades pattern for DU partners. The DU-specific pattern features the DU logo embedded within the pattern, making it easy for waterfowlers to show their passion for hunting and support of conservation.

Small Game, Waterfowl, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades, News, Mossy Oak

Mistakes Afield Amplify in Cold Weather

I’m primarily a bowhunter, and I’m often asked how I draw effectively in below-zero weather. The first step I take is as soon as I get to my stand, I screw in my bow hanger. I want my bow to hang, so I have to make very little movement to take the bow off the hanger when I’m ready to make the shot. Many times a number of deer may be in front of me,

Big Game, Deer, Bow

Mossy Oak® and NWTF launch new Obsession® pattern

As the Official Camo of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), Mossy Oak introduces the new Obsession pattern that includes the NWTF logo and true-to-nature elements from the spring woods.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Obsession, News, Mossy Oak

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How to Fish a Stick Bait from Top to Bottom

Thanks to the popularity of anglers fishing with live sonar, other electronics, and the overall popularity of hard baits, stick baits are probably one of the two most popular baits with bass fishermen today.

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The 3 Deadliest Calls for Modern Turkey Hunters

There are plenty of calls on the shelf for turkey hunters these days, but there are three sounds that’ll get a turkey killed like no other when educated birds know all the basic yelps.

Turkey

New Sub Gauge Shotguns for 2026

Today turkey hunters have an abundance of choices for the sub gauge shotgun that delivers results in nearly every type of action and budget.

Turkey, Small Game, Waterfowl

Which Turkey Subspecies is the Hardest to Hunt?

This writer went around to about 20 different respected turkey hunters at NWTF to crowdsource an opinion on what the hardest subspecies of turkey is. Their answers are fun and there’s a general consensus on one type.

Turkey

Crispy Curry Wild Turkey Burgers

The spices and flavors kick up this wild turkey burger to a unique notch.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Creative Ways To Attract Predators To Your Traps

Here are three creative ways to attract predators to traps.

Predator, How-To

Species Profile: Eastern Wild Turkey

Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) are the most abundant and widespread of the four races commonly occurring in the U.S.

Turkey

Is the 20-Gauge the Perfect Turkey Gun?

Read on for a look at why the 20-gauge shotgun has grown to be a new favorite among turkey hunters across the country each spring.

Turkey, Gear, Firearm

Forest Stand Improvement

Forest Stand Improvement (FSI) is a term and technique that may be considered by some as ambiguous, and by others as under-utilized. Let’s set the record straight on what it’s all about, why we should consider adopting this practice, and a notion of how to go about doing it.

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

Taming the Kick: Ways to Reduce Recoil

We have a gunsmith talk to us about how to reduce recoil in rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, and handguns.

Turkey, Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Waterfowl, Predator, Gear

Barbecued Venison and Wild Boar Ribs

Once you truly nail a dry rub and master smoking ribs, I doubt you will ever go back to braised ribs again. The flavor is far superior.

Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild

Targeting Bass Through Every Stage of the Spawn

As spring sets in and temperatures begin to warm, bass anglers across the country are gearing up for that special time known simply as the spawn.

Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing

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