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ONCE YOUR DEER IS DOWN, THE REAL WORK BEGINS. Bob Humphrey There’s an old story from deer camps around the country about a game warden who comes upon two hunters dragging a deer out by the hind legs. After checking that their licenses and permits are all in order he mentions, “You know, you fellas are dragging that deer the wrong way.” The hunters quickly assess the situation, grab the hind legs, spin it around and begin dragging it in the other direction. Whether you watch it drop or come upon

Podcast Transcription: Top Tips For First Time Land Buyers Speakers: Billy McOwen Owner / Broker Andrew Walters Broker in charge, Greenville office Bryan Dehart Founding partner, Mossy Oak Properties Land and Farms Realty Billy McOwen Welcome everybody, This is episode number two of Find your Favorite Place. My name is Billy McOwen and I'm your host. I am joined today by Andrew Walters, our broker in charge from the Greenville office. How are you doing Andrew? Andrew Walters Hey Billy doing

Podcast Transcription: Humble Beginnings Speakers: Billy McOwen Andrew Walters Billy McOwen You know, man can create some pretty beautiful and wonderful things. But he doesn't hold a candle to what God can create. Thanks for joining us. This is Mossy Oak Properties. Find your favorite place. Hey, everybody, thanks for joining us. This is episode one of find your favorite place podcast. My name is Billy McOwen. And I'm your host. I am joined today by Andrew Walters, our broker in charge of the

The arrival of autumn means the water temperature is cooling down and fall bass fishing is heating up. Experienced fishermen chase the fall feed this time of year and catch big numbers and big fish. Patterns can be different for smallmouth vs. largemouth bass. If you follow these tips, tricks and how-to advice, you can catch more bass this autumn. TIPS FOR PUTTING AN EARLY AUTUMN HOG IN THE BOAT During the fall feed, smallmouth will leave the deeper, cooler water they were in all summer and move

Lindsay Thomas Aging bucks on the hoof is not simple or fool-proof, but I’ve got great news for you. The most important age to protect is the easiest to spot. Aging on the hoof means determining which bucks you are going to green-light, and this ultimately depends on your personal age-based goal for buck harvest. So the most critical aging decisions for you are those that straddle your line between “shoot” and “don’t shoot.” THERE’S JUST NO QUESTION Determining whether a buck in a trail-camera

Todd Amenrud Fresh whitetail rubs are a great thing to see in your hunting area, especially when new ones show up just before you hunt an area. Just like scrapes, whitetail rubs are visual and scent-marked signposts that convey information to other deer. Following are some facts about them. 1. WHY DO BUCKS RUB? A few years ago, I read a piece that said there were several reasons why bucks rub. Among several others, one was to remove antler velvet; another was to build up neck muscles. While

Brodie Swisher With hunting seasons opening up across the country, it’s time to climb back in the stand in hopes of notching a tag on the buck we’ve planned and prepared for all summer long. We’ve got our weapons dialed, camo cleaned, and our gear fine-tuned for going to battle with big bucks over the next 3 months. Unfortunately, despite all the planning and preparation, many hunters will fall short on opening day. Here’s a look at the 7 sins that’ll cost you a buck on opening day. 1. SLEEPING

Brodie Swisher The fall season is right around the corner, and deer hunters across the country are putting the wraps on gear prep and dialing in their weapons. But if you still haven’t gotten your fall food plot work complete, don’t sweat it! There’s still time. Here’s a look at how to plant a last minute fall food plot with minimal equipment. WORK WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT The focus of our efforts here is to identify potential spots for a micro-plot or “kill plot.” We are not planting large

Ron Jolly A hunting blind is not always fancy. In fact, many would call it mundane. It is six feet wide, four feet deep, and eight feet tall. The materials used to build it were salvaged from an old tenant house built on the farm in the early 1900s. It sits on the end of a spoil bank leftover from the creation of a run-off pond and spillway. It faces east and overlooks a small, one-acre food plot. In the South, some call it a “shooting house.” Others may call it a “blind,” “box blind” or

Brandon Palaniuk of Hayden, Idaho, to date has earned over $1.3 million in tournament bass fishing in the past nine years. How does he psyches himself up to fish that last hour of a bass tournament? If you're a weekend fisherman, you can apply the same tactic and strategy to the last hour you fish before you go home. When you're tired, and you’ve had a lousy day, how do you fish that very last minute before you crank your big engine and head for the house? When I'm physically and mentally worn