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Podcast Transcription: The State of the Union Speakers: Billy McOwen Bryan Dehart Click Here to Listen to the Podcast Announcer Hey folks, I'm Cuz Strickland and welcome to find your favorite place presented by Mossy Oak properties land and farms realty, the podcast dedicated to a life lived on the farm, in the woods or by the water. Each week we'll talk about hunting, fishing, the outdoors and land ownership throughout the Carolinas and Virginia. Our goal is to help each of you live your best

When you are buying land, knowing what can be legally used by your neighbors via an easement should weigh heavily on your decision. Likewise, if you are buying property, knowing what ways you can use a neighbor's property via an easement is also essential. Easements give a person the right to use someone else's land for a particular reason. There are a variety of reasons land would have an easement, from ensuring utilities get to your property to simply allowing you to pass through a neighbor's

If you are an avid reader of GameKeepers like I am, you are very aware of food plot management, how to get the most out of your deer herd, and timber management. All of these can positively impact your property and add an exponential amount of value to your paradise. However, when you go to sell that property, one factor that many people tend to overlook could mean the difference between sold or not - a quality road system. EXTERNAL ROADS There are three main types of roads that can affect the

By now, most deer hunting seasons have ended across the country. Whether you are saving money for an upcoming taxidermy bill or warming the pot up on the stove to fix a warm bowl of tag soup, you are probably also reminiscing about the past hunting season and wondering what you can improve on next year. Preparing for the upcoming season is never a bad idea, especially when the goal is to take a mature buck in the fall. Often, hunters can become burnt out from several months of preparing for the

Not so long ago the call of “bob...white” was as ubiquitous on the southern landscape as were the mist-laden scents of honeysuckle in the spring and a riot of red and gold leaves in the fall. But that is no longer true. Quail are no longer there, at least not as many, and in some places, they’re simply gone. Even the honeysuckle and fall’s royal colors have dwindled in many areas. What happened? What went wrong? What if in 1950 there was a group completely bent on the removal of quail from the

Whether you’re getting warmed up for the arrival of dove and duck season or looking to make up for missed opportunity once waterfowl season wraps up, nothing delivers a more budget-friendly shotgunning opportunity like crow hunting. Disregard the bitterness and angst that often comes with the thought of hunting crow. Pound for pound, nothing else comes close to the endless opportunity that the pursuit of crow hunting provides. It was many years ago that I discovered that few things can cure an

In no time at all waterfowl seasons will be coming to a close and this how to article will be helpful for you in trying to find some last ditch efforts to locate some ducks before the final whistle blows. When I first started duck hunting 20 years ago, I had no idea on where to start; I am an Indiana deer hunter by trade, growing up in the cornfields of southern Indiana. I have deer hunted all my life and I wanted to try something different. I decided I wanted to be a duck hunter, which was a

After the first few hours or days of duck season, waterfowl get wary. The birds are still out there, somewhere. You can wile away the hours waiting for them to come to you, or you can get out and go after them. Here’s a few ideas on where to start your quest for quackers. LIKELY LOCATIONS Farm Ponds - Most farms have ponds and while many might seem more suited place to spending a summer afternoon with a worm and a bobber, they also attract waterfowl when they have been blown out of their usual

MIGRATION North America is divided into four major flyways for waterfowl migration. Mallards can be found on the Pacific, Central, Mississippi and Atlantic Flyways. Some mallards will travel over 1,500 miles during their annual fall migration. Migration altitude varies ranging from 200 feet up to 4,000 feet. When spring migration arrives, mating pairs of mallards fly north to the breeding grounds together. WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT Moist soil management is simply the strategy of encouraging natural

DID YOU EVER WONDER HOW SOME WATERFOWL SPECIES GOT THEIR NAMES? Bob Humphrey It is fairly easy to see how the black duck, redhead, pintail and green-winged teal got their common names. For others it is not so obvious, and sometimes it is quite interesting. The wood duck is an obvious one, so named for its fondness for flooded timber and nesting in tree cavities. Another diminutive duck that prefers beaver bogs and timber-trimmed potholes is the ring-necked duck, which is easily identified by the