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Planting No-Till Food Plots

It is possible to plant a food plot without working/turning the soil; however, if you’re going to skip this very important action, some of the remaining steps become more essential and must be completed correctly.

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

Big Bucks on Maryland's Eastern Shore

Where I hunt, we rarely if ever take a big buck, because there's just so many deer living here. During gun season, the deer have quite a bit of hunting pressure. A good buck in our area will be a buck with a rack that scores between 120 and 130 inches on Boone & Crockett. Some really-big bucks are often harvested in counties closer to the eastern shore, since the deer there have less hunting

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

Gerber Span Archery Multi Tool

The Span is one of the most innovative multi-tools that I've ever used. It's ergonomically well designed, with the perfect torque for getting all the jobs done associated with mounting sights, quiver, rest and tuning.

Gear, Mossy Oak

Out of State Bowhunting: Maryland

We have a really-liberal deer season here in Maryland. Our archery season starts September 1 and ends January 31. There are deer everywhere here in the State of Maryland, and these deer have adapted to people. They’ve learned to live in small woodlots and on the edges of agriculture. Here in Maryland, we raise plenty of corn and soybeans. The habitat is broken up by farms, woodlots and urban areas that create a lot of

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak, Bow

Learning to Bowhunt on 6 Acres

I’ll hunt anywhere I can get permission to hunt, but I really prefer to hunt small properties. I like to hunt little woodlots that most hunters will drive by and say, “There's not enough woods there to hold a mature buck.” I've found that I consistently take my biggest bucks from these small sections of land that most people think are too small to hunt. Since most hunters won’t hunt these type properties, a big

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Producers participating in USDA conservation programs at record levels

Farmers and ranchers around the country became certified conservation compliance this year, capitalizing on premium support payments as part of the 2014 Farm Bill. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 98.2 percent of eligible producers successfully qualified for crop insurance support - the largest in history.

Conservation, Mossy Oak Properties

Not All Trees Are Created Equal: How to Improve Hunting by Removing Undesirables

Trees are a large part of wildlife management and hunting. When fall rolls around, we’re always looking for just the right tree to hang a stand in or searching for that group of white oaks that is raining acorns. There are also a lot of situations where the trees are undesirable from a species or location stand point. Many woodlands east of the Mississippi River have former log decks or other openings that are crowded

Conservation, Video

Best South Carolina Buck Deer

I'm often asked, “How many people really hunt South Carolina’s early deer season in August?” I usually smile and say, “More than you think.” Hardcore bowhunters want to be in the woods the first day of the season, regardless of how hot the weather is. Many younger hunters who’ve been waiting all year for deer season will be out hunting at this time of the year.

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Finding Deer When the Weather Sizzles

During August and September, I like to hunt hardwoods surrounded by pine plantations, especially if those hardwoods have some oak component. Deer like to eat acorns, as soon as they start falling, but they don’t carry a calendar that tells them what day the acorns should fall every year. So, in those hardwood bottoms, they’ll come through checking the acorn trees in August and September, when we first start hunting, hoping to find the first

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Plenty of Opportunities for Buyers and Sellers as Land Values Increase

Land is perhaps the most highly sought after commodity, and land sales experts have continued to expand their knowledge and specialization in specific types of property. As a result, not only do prospective buyers have more options when it comes to selecting a tract of land that fits their needs, but brokers themselves are ideally suited to ensure these buyers are getting the most out of their purchases. As the land sales industry differentiates itself

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Properties

Problems Following Blood Trails in the Heat

I'm often asked, “If you arrow a deer in really-hot weather (90 to over 100 degrees), how do you follow the blood trail through thick foliage?” This is a really good question. As I’ve mentioned earlier, I’ll often be hunting over a persimmon tree or muscadine vines out in a pine plantation. Not only does the deer’s blood dry quickly in the hot weather, but it often falls through the pine needles.

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak Obsession

Hot Weather Mosquitoes and Velvet-Antlered Bucks

I hunt in Zone 6 in the lower part of the state during South Carolina’s early deer season. Our season comes in August 15 and runs through January 1 for archery on private lands, where we have an opportunity to take velvet-antlered bucks. The weather is scorching hot at that time of the year. When you add a high heat index with high humidity, the weather is tough on the deer as well as the

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Caring for Your Elk Meat

One of the biggest problems that archery hunters face, if they hunt on their own, is how to take care of their meat if they harvest an elk or a deer during August or September. Temperatures out here can be over 100 degrees, so once you take an animal, you have to start processing it immediately.

Big Game, Mossy Oak

New to Bow Hunting?

The lines will be getting longer in the archery pro-shops and they will continue to build until after opening day. For a bowhunter, many questions have to be answered when picking out new equipment, especially for a first-timer. Your bow is one of your most important tools. Choosing a bow can seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Let’s make it simple. The best advice is...

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Parrey Cremeans’ Biggest Columbian Black-Tailed Buck - Maybe

I took a monster Columbian back-tailed deer that scored 198 4/8-inches - probably one of the most blessed days of hunting I’d ever had. I was hunting in a place where I’d pretty much hunted my entire life, and I’d harvested nice deer in this area previously. But, I never had seen this buck until the day I took him. I spotted the buck, stalked him close, got a shot with my bow and never

Big Game, Deer, Mossy Oak

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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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