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Three Best Lures for River Bass Fishing

As a professional bass fisherman, I fish a number of lakes, but I also have to fish a bunch of rivers. You can’t ever go wrong fishing a spinner bait on a river, since you can cover an abundance of water with it, find the bass and catch them.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements

Venison and Black-Eyed Pea Gumbo

Many versions of gumbo contain chicken, shrimp and sausage, but in hunters' households, you will find venison, duck, turkey and pheasant making their way into the gumbo giving much more depth of flavor. In this recipe, venison sausage, shrimp and black-eyed peas are the stars of the show.

Wild Game Recipes

Photo Essay From The Last Frontier: Brown Bear Hunting In Southeast Alaska

Where better to witness and capture the raw, unfiltered realities of the food chain than the Last Frontier? Alaska is one of few remaining places in the modern world where bold humans can venture to pursue wild protein alongside other apex predators…namely the brown bear.

Big Game, Fishing, Predator

Professional Bass Fishing is a Weird Sport

Bass fishing is a weird sport. You’re fishing against 100 or more of the nation’s top bass anglers in most tournaments you enter. You must realize that you’ll lose more times than you’ll win.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements

Turkey Calling: Setting the Mood

Vocalizations are the wild turkeys number one means for communication. Take the time to learn the 5 calls mentioned throughout this article and be able to reproduce them effortlessly.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, How-To, Firearm

Early Spring White Bass and Striped Bass

All the excitement that I have encountered among my friends over the years has been due to the catching of white bass and striped bass, otherwise known as a striper. During this time of the year, both types of bass venture to the shallower parts of the lake.

Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements

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Ott DeFoe Says to Trust Your Gut

If you fish long enough, you’ll have some of those “ah ha” moments that are hard to explain, but that can lead you to success.

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Summer Preparation For Whitetails

Do you ever wonder how some of today's most successful whitetail hunters are able to consistently harvest mature bucks each year? It is most likely due to the hours of dedication throughout the off season that puts these hunters ahead of the game as fall approaches and it is time to climb into their tree stand.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

Texas Rios and Turkey Hunting Gear: In-The-Field Testing

On recent turkey hunts in Texas, I had the opportunity to use a fair amount of new hunting gear while chasing after Rio Grande turkeys. Texas is great place to hunt but presents a number of obstacles to the hunter.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Mossy Oak Obsession, Gear

Woods-Work Equestrian Style: Logging with Mules

In a world where modern logging operations rely on computers and sophisticated machinery, mule logging its advantages too. Read on to learn more.

Land Management, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

Accident-Free Off-Roading: Staying Safe on Your ATV

Off-roading is fun, but it can be dangerous. Learn about how to stay safe and accident-free on your ATV from Mossy Oak.

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Choosing a Gate System for Your Hunting Property

A secure gate system is one way to keep unwanted visitors away from your hunting land. Mossy Oak explains how to choose the right one for your property.

Land Management, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

Greg Hackney's Favorite Spring and Early Summer Bait

My favorite spring and summer bait is a Strike King Red Eyed Shad, a lipless crankbait. When the bass are aggressive in either the pre- or post-spawn, they’re feeding heavily. You can cover a lot of water with a lipless crankbait.

Fishing, Gear, How-To

Turkey Cutlets with Mixed Greens and Herb Vinaigrette

There is nothing as flavorful as wild turkey with herb vinaigrette. The tank of the Balsamic vinegar and earthiness of the herbs paired with the buttery, tender goodness of the turkey just melts in your mouth and leaves you craving more.

Turkey, Wild Game Recipes

Choose Different Crankbaits for Different Depths

I pick the crankbaits I’m going to use by depth zones. I know the bass that are down that deep probably haven’t seen as many deep-diving crankbaits as they have other lures.

Fishing, Gear

Landowner Trapper: Trapping for Predator Control

Predator control is an important part of being a landowner and manager. Mossy Oak explains the advantages of animal trapping for game and habitat management.

Predator, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

GameKeeper Guns: The Wish List

This, quite frankly in my opinion, would be a fantastic truck gun for gamekeepers. It’s the rifle you can grab quickly when you see a coyote at 300 yards while you’re checking fields. How many times does this happen? You have to be ready and this rifle, when scoped correctly, would be a menace to varmints.

Predator, Gear, Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Firearm

How to Overcome a Frustrating Day of Bass Fishing

On the first day of the 2019 Bassmaster Classic, I thought I knew where and how I could catch enough bass to perform well in the tournament. But in the first places I stopped, I didn’t catch a bass, so my day started off wrong.

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