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Your go-to Deer Hunting Podcast! The Southern Outdoorsmen is a show dedicated to diving deep on the topics that will make you a better hunter. We interview guys who are the "real deal", the best hometown deer hunters across the country - the guys who have consistent success deer hunting the same public lands, leases, hunting clubs, or family farms as everyone else. Every Monday we post an episode with fresh tips, tactics and strategies to give you an edge in the woods this fall.
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This week on the show we are joined by our buddies David "Yawt Yawt" Ellis and Greg Maher from Meadow Creek Mounts! We are talking all things turkey hunting and not only did our guests share some great tips, but you will definitely get some big laughs out of this one! Make sure to check out David's content on YouTube, and all podcast platforms! Use…
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Today we are hitting some Q&A's on both deer and turkey hunting! Subjects: Paying attention to late frosts to know what mast will be available this fall for deer hunting What to look for when scouting leeward ridges Ways to use dog deer hunting pressure to your advantage when hunting from a stand ID turkey strut zones Got a question for the show? S…
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Today good friend of the show Wayne Lackey is talking about his upbringing hunting turkeys on public lands since the late 1970's. Subjects include: Learning from old-school guys who started turkey hunting in Alabama as early as the 1950's How Wayne has hunted turkeys in both fall and spring all his life, and how lessons from the fall apply in sprin…
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On this episode, we are hitting some listener Q&A submissions and talking about some new regulations in Alabama and other states! Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Grab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aK Join Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aR Use …
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Today we are doing a throwback to one of our favorite turkey episodes we have ever done! Mike Pentecost is an absolute wealth of turkey hunting knowledge, and we traveled to sit down with him to pick his brain on what the differences are between turkey hunters and turkey killers! Mike dives into subjects such as all the details that 90% of turkey h…
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This week on the show we are talking turkey hunting for the first part of the episode and then hitting some listener Q&A submissions on deer hunting at the end! Timestamps: 40:30 - Hunting Pines with Little Cover 47:21 - Ballons & Bucks 51:00 - How to get started hunting public land Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://…
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This week we are at the Houndstooth game calls headquarters in Tuscaloosa, AL to talk with Garry Vines and Lyle Gilbert! Lyle is a past guest on the podcast and the owner of Houndstooth game calls, Garry is the creator of the "Spurmaster" turkey call and the state record holder for the largest turkey (spur length) killed in Alabama. Many folks also…
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This week we are hitting some Q&A submissions from our listeners, and talking turkey! During the spring we will be doing a mix of deer and turkey questions as they roll in! Time stamps: 43:07 - Where to start scouting for turkeys 50:12 - What broadhead for turkey hunting 53:18 - Examples of compounding features Got a question for the show? Submit a…
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We are kicking off our turkey series this year with Ben George & his cousin Barry Smith! Subjects include: Growing up hunting Alabama in the 1970's & what turkey hunting was like back then Woodsman wisdom from their parents & grandparents' generations Their best advice going into turkey season Being a generalist when it comes to hunting and a LOT m…
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This week we are hitting listener Q&A's! Subjects include: A new turkey study focused on the efficiency of delaying seasons How long before the rut do bucks break out of bachelor groups What to look for to know that the rut is starting Strategy for hunting a 40 acre property with other hunters Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form…
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This week we are excited to cover another study from Mississippi State! This time we are covering the topic of deer genetics in a very interesting study MSU performed to find out whether or not some areas are just doomed to have small bucks with bad genetics. You can read the study for yourself here. Subjects include: Genetics vs Nutrition Looking …
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Today we are hitting some listener Q&A submissions! Timestamps: 40:27 - Getting Habitat consultants to make your hunting land better 43:05 - Targeting a buck that seems impossible to get 51:19 - Which Hunting Expos we are going to in 2024 53:05 - Would statewide antler restrictions be a good thing? Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A…
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Support Revive Outdoors here - https://2ly.link/1vzvD Today we are joined by our buddy Taylor Philpot to discuss this past hunting season, the state of hunting, and his organization, Revive Outdoors! Subjects include: Taylor's mission to kill a buck in every state His 5 bucks from this past season His first experience doing a large-scale deer drive…
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Today we are hitting some listener Q&As! Timestamps: 43:43 - Finding the Sign but seeing no deer. Why? 47:36 - How does smoking affect deer while hunting 52:43 - How can having too many does affect the bucks on your property? We also discuss some recent hunts as well as our love for "gas station hunting culture". You dont want to miss that conversa…
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This week we are speaking with our taxidermist Daniel Williams of The Cedar Ridge Chronicles about his upbringing in the world of whitetail hunting! Subjects include: Learning from the old school hunters Hunting Alabama's Black Belt region Hunting a club with tons of members How the smallest details can make the biggest difference with mature bucks…
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On this episode, we are hitting some listener Q&A submissions: 1:01:15 - Finding where to actually hunt after locating night sign 1:07:47 - Tips on looking for or joining a hunting club 1:18:15 - Best way to have coffee while saddle hunting 1:22:06 - Using OnX to find spots in flat land 1:24:56 - What to do when your good spot goes dead We also cov…
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This week we are breaking down our recent SOA (Special Opportunity Area) hunt in Alabama! Subjects include: Un-learning certain tactics based on different situations Speed scouting an area with limited time to hunt Best bang for your buck scouting technique Andrew punching a tag on the first day Jacob shooting at a buck in his underwear The best pi…
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On this episode, we are hitting some listener questions! We are also talking about our recent scouting trip and woodcock hunt! Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Grab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aK Join Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aR Use the…
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On this episode, Mike Dillon (Andrew's stepfather) joins us to talk about tagging his first deer! Mike was originally on episode 537 discussing his intro into hunting and some close calls he had this season while searching for his first deer. A few weeks ago it finally all came together! Subjects include: Finally locating the scrape Andrew & Mike h…
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On this Q&A edition of the podcast, we cover: 28:30 - Breaking frustration from a mature buck drought 41:34 - Outside-the-box ways to access the woods without alerting deer We also discuss our plans to make the most of the remainder of the AL deer season by chasing the rut, and our thoughts on how deer actually react to extreme temperature drops in…
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Today we are tackling some more listener Q&A questions, after a 30-minute discussion on Jacob's recent riverbottom hunt! Timestamps for questions are: 35:35 - "Hot-spotting" or naming public land spots & its impacts 45:06 - Determining buck bedding based on midnight pictures 57:13 - How to know where to start with so much public land available to h…
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On this episode, we are talking with Greg Farrell of First Lite Hunting and answering some listener Q&A's! Timestamps: 30:44 - Keeping your feet warm 39:39 - How many times can you bump does before it affects the bucks 48:26 - How to avoid putting too much pressure on yourself to get it done 58:16 - What do clusters of rubs mean, and should you hun…
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This episode is coming to you from deer camp somewhere swampy in Alabama! We are chasing the rut this January and this is one of several camps we will be in over the month. We are joined by Michael Pike, Shane Parker, Chris Leppert, Talon Neal, and Greg Maher. Subjects include: Hunting limited cover this time of year in the rut The impossibility of…
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On this listener Q&A episode, we are hitting the following: 46:54 - Getting bucks on camera but you never see them while hunting 53:13 - Hunting within eyesight of your boat when accessing via water 54:52 - Hunting near active logging We are also discussing scouting properties that seem to have a complete lack of buck sign, and finding a "target-ri…
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This week we have our buddy Johnathan Holsomeback, also known as John Boy by those who know him, on the show to talk about building history with and targeting specific bucks! Subjects include: - How he religiously re-scouts areas he already has years of history with - Hunting through a timber rotation, hunting cutover vs young pines vs thinned pine…
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In this episode, we are hitting some listener Q&As on: 55:30 - Thermal Hubs in Flat land 1:00:44 - Hunting Bowls & Oak Flats 1:04:52 - What to scout when going deep isn't an option We also discuss the ins & outs of using tracks to hone in on mature bucks and how it relates to targeting late-season bucks! We also discuss tracks and what they mean co…
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Our friend Jacob Lishen is back on the show to do a deep dive into all things late-season hunting in the South! Subjects include: A buck's home range this time of year Why rubs and scrapes can become unreliable this time of year Finding the RIGHT KIND of cover Finding the bucks best hideout The systematic nature of late-season success. Got a questi…
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On this episode, we are answering listener questions, which include: 28:28 - Hunting Late Season in Thick Pine Country 40:12. - Using slope angle shading to e-scout 45:00 - Switching from big woods to thick pine country We also discussed the MSU buck movement study and read through some of the youtube comments! Our SOA hunt video - https://2ly.link…
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On this episode, we are breaking down a recent publication by Mississippi State University Extension titled "Understanding Buck Movement: How, When & Why Bucks Navigate the Landscape". You can find the paper here if you are interested in reading along: https://2ly.link/1vNQB This paper breaks down a whitetail deer GPS study in Mississippi that focu…
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In this episode, we are covering listener questions, timestamps: 54:12 - How scrapes can tell you if the rut is on 55:51 - How to break down a new property as a newer hunter 1:02:25 - How to tell if a spot is going to get hunting pressure To view a video example of the area Andrew is talking about with the community scrape, watch this video - https…
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This week we are talking with Jonah Abraham and Andrew Foster of Georgia Public Project about thinking outside the box to find high-quality bucks! Subjects include: Finding a happy medium between good habitat and hunting pressure Having a mindset that allows you to hunt spots you'd otherwise overlook Trying to capitalize on annual patterns vs not p…
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On this episode we are answering some listener questions! Timestamps: 57:33 - Community scrapes after the rut 1:06:34 - Do bucks use highways similar to water for bedding? 1:11:08 - Patterning bucks in high pressure, big woods settings. We also talk with Andrew's stepdad Mike on how his first year of deer hunting is going, and get the story on some…
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This week our buddy Jamie Mccay is back on the show to talk all about big woods buck stories with us! Jamie has had an incredible season so far tagging two GREAT bucks in Alabama. In this episode we talk a lot about how Jamie got so good at hunting the big woods, and some of the mistakes he made early on that have led him to his success. Got a ques…
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On this episode we are answering listener questions on: 48:19 - Seeing more deer in less hunts 57:31 - Johnathan Morelands Moon Hunting Strategy 1:03:49 - Do deer move in windy conditions We also discuss Jacobs's recent success on some public land in Alabama where he was able to grunt in a great buck! Video snippets of that buck and the cover he wa…
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This week we are recapping an incredible week of rut hunting we had in Arkansas! We discuss Andrew & Thomas tagging out, and Jacob's uncle Anthony killing a monster buck! We discuss what factors led us to locating so many bucks so quickly, and how a recent episode with Jacob Lishen (EP. 530) helped us not waste any time when it came to diving in to…
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On this episode, we are answering listener Q&A's, and talking about Andrew tagging one of his target bucks on opening day in Alabama! Listener questions: 56:29 - How long do bucks act "rut like" after the rut starts 1:05:03 - Tips for rifle hunting from a saddle vs a lock on or climber 1:12:18 - Going from hunting private to public land, how to get…
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This week we are talking with Tyrell Roy all about using focal points to locate mature bucks, and then how to backtrack them to huntable areas! Subjects include: - Using some kind of focal point to locate bucks (food plots, bait files, scrapes) - Finding pinch points in areas where there seem to be none - Locating the specific travel routes a buck …
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On this Thursday Breakdown, we are answering some listener questions: 41:10 - Best Spot to Hunt when You cant Scout Prior 50:07 - Accessing a thermal hub to hunt morning vs evening We also discuss an encounter with the big 10 on Andrew's hunting club, and how the hunt went down! Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.li…
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Today our friend Jacob Lishen stops by the show to dive deep on the formula he uses to drill down on mature bucks QUICKLY in North Carolina, or any other state he is hunting! Subjects include: Identifying BUCK BUCK sign vs Small Buck sign The 80/20 rule Interpreting buck sign in a way that will actually help you get Infront of more bucks Stage hunt…
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Today our friend Jacob Lishen stops by the show to dive deep on the formula he uses to drill down on mature bucks QUICKLY in North Carolina, or any other state he is hunting! Subjects include: Identifying BUCK BUCK sign vs Small Buck sign The 80/20 rule Interpreting buck sign in a way that will actually help you get Infront of more bucks Stage hunt…
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On this episode, we are covering Jacob's recent success here in Alabama where he was able to tag a great buck! 57:12 - Should I hunt with a crossbow? 1:08:00 - Hunting ag country where the woods only in the drainages 1:09:00 - Narrowing down a LARGE property & getting the most out of it Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - http…
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We have gotten a lot of requests to do an episode all about just getting good at finding "deer" and how to be an effective whitetail hunter in general. We tailor-made this episode for all the listeners who have written in with that question! This week we are talking with our buddy Johnathan Boehme from @CatmanOutdoors about the tactics he uses to f…
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On this episode, we are going over the recent MSU Deer Lab post on a GPS-collared buck! Researchers marked all the different beds a buck used for a month and we break down the maps on the show. 37:07 - Hunting thermal hubs with varying winds 51:34 - In depth video on topo maps 52:20 - Accessing a spot with a lot of does around it Some good videos o…
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Cory Brown is a diehard bowhunter and he specializes in one thing, targeting mature bucks in timber draws! In this episode, we dive deep into how Cory picks apart these draws and successfully targets mature deer on them. Subjects include: A breakdown of Cory's habitat, which is grassland on the tops, and timber in the draws and drainages Doing obse…
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On this episode, we are covering listener submitted questions! You can find those at these time stamps - 1:02:28 - Hunting clear cuts in the rut 1:06:16 - determining what sign is night sign 1:08:56 - What is the right kind of turpentine to use for cover scent 1:11:14 - Going Mobile on a hunting lease where everyone hunts the same stands We also co…
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Today Jason Redd of Timber Ninja Outdoors joins us to talk about his experence chasing deer in big woods, low deer density settings! Subjects include: What Jason focuses on in vast areas with few deer Hunting bucks that seem to roam, or run a huge circut Adjusting your expectations for sign based on where you are Bump & dump tactics in big woods, l…
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On this Thursday breakdown, we are going over some listener questions after a 47-minute conversation about our recent hunts! If you'd like to skip ahead to the questions, here are the timestamps: 48:51 - How to tell if a feed tree is legit 57:45 - Observation sits on clear cuts 1:04:20 - Thermals always seem wrong In our conversation, we cover some…
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Today Jacob is joined in hunting camp with our good buddies Michael Perry, Michael Pike and Shane Parker to discuss what they have been finding lately when it comes to mature bucks and their thought processes on locating and hunting them. Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form Grab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.l…
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On this episode, we are discussing hitting some listener questions! Skip ahead to the Q&A here - 1:02:24 - hunting a cold front 1:06:18 - one sticking 1:11:46 - hunting areas with ample food & cover Before we get to the Q&A, we discuss our thoughts on Drew Atkinson's tactics of targeting scrape lines and using scents. We also discuss a scenario tha…
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Drew Atkinson is back on the podcast to talk about one of his real specialties...hunting scrapes and scrape lines throughout the season! Drew actually tagged a nice buck a day or two after we recorded this podcast using these tactics. Subjects include: What a scrape line can tell you about a buck A good scrape line vs a bad scrape line The time to …
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