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The Big Game Hunting Podcast will teach you to how to prepare for the big game hunting adventures you’ve always dreamed about. Our host, John McAdams, is an experienced sportsman with decades of experience afield who has successfully hunted big game like whitetail deer, mule deer, blacktail deer, pronghorn antelope, black bear, Rocky Mountain elk, feral hogs, javelina, cape buffalo, kudu, wildebeest, and other species of African plains game in over a dozen different states and countries. In ...
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Buck Junkie Podcast

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When you mix a couple guys with a passion for hunting and a microphone, you get the Buck Junkies Podcast. Each week we share our own fund and southern twist on hunting, fishing, cooking wild game, food plot farming and everything else we love about the great outdoors.
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Luke Clayton has been an outdoors writer for almost four decades and his byline appears in many different outdoor publications. Luke also pens a weekly outdoors column that runs in 41 Texas newspapers. For the past 15 years, Luke has hosted his radio show, CATFISH RADIO with Luke Clayton and friends which currently airs on 32 terrestrial radio stations and now as a weekly podcast right here on your favorite podcast app! Larry Weishuhn, aka “Mr. Whitetail” has shared a segment of the show wit ...
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, we are BACK and geared up for season FOUR (00:06)! The World Squirrel Championship Cook-Off is right around the corner, and we couldn’t be MORE EXCITED (00:48)! You’ve seen us hunt all kinds of animals with rifles, but what about B.B. Guns (04:01)? The Buck Junkies spent a little time down in Texas on …
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn (www.larryweishuhn.net) deal with a serious topic this week- do beans belong in chili? These two old Texans ought to have a pretty good idea if beans are acceptable or not, right? Next comes Kurt England with Vineyard Max www.vineyardmax.net Kurt grew up hunting waterfowl on the upper Texas coast and talks about changes in w…
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As I promised you a couple of weeks ago, we’re going to talk about the details I've been able to dig up regarding the often repeated story where Roy Weatherby supposedly killed a cape buffalo with the 257 Weatherby Magnum today. Buckle up folks, because this is going to be a good one! Email me at john@thebiggamehuntingblog.com if you have additiona…
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We talk dove results so far (spoiler they seem to have been pretty good), Colorado changing it’s non-resident elk hunting rules, the new ammo vending machines you may have seen around and a little bit of Texas history back from when it was part of Mexico. Enjoy. Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source…
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, we’ve got some HEAVY rain on the horizon, and here’s how we’re preparing for it (00:04)! We bring on Ethan from MEAT! Your Maker and Grilla Grills (01:57). We have been perfecting our summer sausage recipe, and it’s FINALLY down pat (06:28)! What does it mean to make ‘free form’ summer sausage (12:22)?…
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn kick things off with a discussion of food based deer attractant and several other interesting subjects. Next comes Guide Matt Burgess with Stealth Vision www.stealthvision.com Matt is about to fly into a remote area of Alaska and set up a camp for brown bear and moose. Next comes Bill Carey with Striper Express www.striperex…
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Adam Wies (better known as WHO_TEE_WHO on YouTube) is up next in my ongoing Africa hunting mini-series. We actually just hosted Adam on a plains game hunt with us in Africa and yes, he did hunt with a 6.5 Creedmoor. As you’ll learn here shortly, Adam had an outstanding trip. None of those 6.5 Creedmoor bullets bounced off any game and he actually h…
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A little Texas history along with some commentary on protecting your ranch or lease from unwanted human visitors, especially if you’re in south Texas. Sad we have to talk about it but reports are coming in that it is becoming a real problem. Wish folks in power would do something more to stem the tide…. Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source…
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It’s been a while but we’re back! We’ve decided to pivot Feed Bandit slightly to focus more on our Texas roots and advocate for Texas to be taken back both figuratively and literally. We have to promote and protect her or there will cease to remain anything resembling what we love about this land. The time is now. What does that mean and what is Fe…
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, Opening Weekend of Dove Season did not go according to plan (00:05)... Mark got caught up in a monsoon while throwing down some delicious eats (01:40), but Mikey’s buddy managed to get struck by something a little more feathery (06:46). It goes against the southern boy code of conduct to NOT like gravy…
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn kicks the show off with a discussion of a recent trip to Lake Tawakoni where they joined Jeff Rice to film a segment of their weekly TV Show “A Sportmans Life” that airs on Carbon TV as well as YouTube. Headquarters was a very comfortable cabin at Wind Point Park www.windpointpointtx.com where they got some awesome footage o…
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the heat has been miserable here in the Mid-South (00:04). Joe Wilson from the World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off is joining us today to talk… squirrel (02:01)! Y’all have heard us talk about it time and time again, but what is the World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off (03:25)? We’ve all hunted squirrels in M…
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Joe Thompson is up next in my ongoing Africa hunting mini-series to talk about his hair raising leopard hunt in Zimbabwe last year. As you’ll learn here shortly, there was a lot of drama associated with this hunt, especially at the beginning. As Ferris Bueller once said, life comes at you pretty fast and that’s exactly what happened to Joe on this …
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn ( www.larryweishuhn.net ) kicks things off with Campfire Talk, these two old friends have been visiting with everyone each week on their Campfire Talk segment for 16 years now. Next comes Michaela Hill with Outdoor Legacy ( www.outdoorlegacygear.com ). Michaela is the office manager for this great company that sells all type…
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Mike Arnold is up next in my ongoing Africa hunting mini-series to talk about bushbuck and nyala. These two species of spiral horned antelope are both magnificent creatures that, as different as they may appear at first glance, also share a few surprising similarities. In fact, they also live in some of the same areas and even compete with each oth…
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn www.larryweishuhn.net begin the show with a discussion on hunting knives and a smorgasbord of interesting hunting talk. Next comes Paul Moore with Vineyard Max www.vineyardmax.net with an interesting discussion of how grape skins have been turned into a very effective deer attractant. Then along comes Mr. Dusty Vickrey, mana…
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys discuss Dove Season and their plans (00:25). Is Dove Season worth the upfront investment (02:01)? How should you budget your farm and equipment for Dove Season (03:44)? Always expect to see a Game Warden while hunting (09:08)… The guys talk about harvest rates and how it affects birds and othe…
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In this episode, Kevin Robertson and I cover the most popular really big bore safari cartridges .50 caliber and larger and discuss their history, legacy, their strengths and weaknesses, and their recommended uses in detail. We discuss almost everything from the 500 Nitro all the way up to the 700 Nitro Express in this episode (to include some real …
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn (www.larryweishuhn.net) kick things off with some long range rifle shooting talk using Stealth Vision (www.stealthvision.com) scopes, followed by Jason Robertson, co host of The Late Night Vision Show on YouTube and owner of (www.outdoorlegacygear.com) the topic is using thermal spotters for recovering game and it’s many oth…
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The “quarter bore” section of the ballistics world doesn’t get a lot of love, certainly not when compared to the smaller 6mm, or larger 6.5mm, 270 cal, 7mm, or 30 cal bore diameters. Even so, the various 25 caliber cartridges have a very rich history and there some very interesting stories associated with them. In this episode, I hit the highlights…
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn kick the show off this week with a discussion on long range shooting and introduce a new line of awesome range finding binoculars by Stealth Vision www.stealthvision.com. Next comes our ole buddy Bill Carey with Striper Express www.striperexpress.com on Lake Texoma. Bill discusses a very consistent summer striper catching pa…
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I just made it back home from a fantastic couple of days at the Bergara Academy at Queen Mountain Ranch near Evanston, Wyoming. This episode is a short “campfire style” discussion of the highlights of our time up there I did with Collin Russell from Bergara and 4 other media guys from the industry who joined me up there. All told, we talk about wha…
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn kick the show off talking hog hunting and discussing their brand new book, The Poor Man’s Grizzly, signed copies are available through www.larryweishuh.net and www.catfishradio.org. Next comes Steven Waugh, a licensed wild hog buyer from Texas who also sells a very dependable line of video cameras for about $150 plus about $…
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Zak May from Reloading Quest is on the show with us today to talk about handloading. We talk about why people should handload, cartridges that are easy to reload for, cartridges that are difficult to reload for, common mistakes people make while handloading, and how Zak recommends getting started. Sponsor: Go to HuntingGuns101.com and Sign up for m…
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn are talking about, what else? DEER HUNTING! This week, recalling hunts from their youth as well as this past February out in western Texas where they used a new product (to them) Vineyard Max www.vineyardmax.net to harvest some late season doe. Michelle Wohlberg (396-381-8779) joins Luke and discusses hunting big game up in …
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Cole Tanner from Ozonics Hunting joins me on the show today to talk about the ozone devices they manufacture and sell to hunters as a way to minimize the chances of game smelling them afield. I know, it sounds too good to be true, but I’ve used an Ozonics unit for a long time myself now and I’ve seen firsthand how beneficial they can be afield. In …
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Luke and Larry Weishuhn kick off “Campfire Talk” this week talking about deer hunts from long ago. Next comes fishing guide Brett Kilmer with Chums on The Water Guide service www.chumsonthewater.com with a discussion on catching big hybrid stripers on lakes east of Dallas. Jason Robertson, host of “The Late Night Vision Show” on YouTube follows wit…
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I have another cartridge comparison for you today where we discuss the 300 Blackout vs 7.62x39mm. These two cartridges are remarkably similar in performance at first glance, but if you dig deeper, you’ll see there are some substantial differences in some other key areas that lurk just below the surface. We’ll explore all of those things in more det…
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Luke and Larry begin with a discussion on what a quality hunting knife should be and Larry tells about a Larry Weishuhn signature Silver Stag knife now on the market, available through www.vineyardmax.net and Larry’s website www.larryweishuhn.net . Next comes Joe Cunningham with Stealth Vision www.stealthvision.com to talk long range rifle shooting…
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It has been awhile since I’ve had someone on the show to talk about a truly wild and crazy hunt. To that end, I have a guest on the podcast today with me with a hair raising tale to share with you. When I first started attending church after I moved to town, people there started asking me what I do. Without exception, every single person I met told…
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Luke kicks this week’s show off with his long time friend Larry Weishuhn aka “Mr. Whitetail” with a discussion on everything from whitetail deer to hunting knives. Next Guide Casey Laughlin with Chums on the Water www.chumsonthewater.com guide service gives some summer tips for catching white bass. Luke’s good buddy Jeff Rice is heading up north to…
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This episode releases on the 4th of July, so I thought it was fitting to not only do a cartridge comparison, but focus on two cartridges that have played prominent roles in US military conflicts over the past half century: the 223 Remington and 5.56 NATO on one side vs the 7.62x39mm on the other. The 5.56 vs 7.62x39mm debate kicked off right after …
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Ryan Hoover of Handgun Hunters International is on the show with us today to talk about hunting with a handgun. We discuss one of his more memorable handgun hunts, reasons why people enjoy hunting with a handgun, why handgun hunting is more challenging than hunting with a rifle in some ways, popular handgun models for hunters, and of course, practi…
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Master Alaskan guide Phil Shoemaker joins me in this episode to talk about brown bear hunting in Alaska. We discuss how he got started in this business, practical ballistics, caliber selection, and bullet selection as it relates to bear hunting, some of the other, less discussed, though still important aspects of bear hunting, and a couple of notew…
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John Stallone from HOWL for Wildlife is on the show with us to talk about a couple of serious threats to hunting he and his organization are fighting against. John is also a hunting outfitter and has hosted a hunting TV show. He also talks a little bit about what it was like to have a hunting TV show and gives us a small peek behind the curtain int…
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Dan Gates from Coloradans For Responsible Wildlife Management is on the show with us to talk about a couple of very serious threats to hunting he and his organization are fighting against. As you’ll learn here shortly, these are issues that affect hunters from all over the USA, not just those in Colorado. In this episode, Dan and I discuss these is…
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Sticking with the “Alaska Theme” we started last week with my discussion with Tyler Freel on Dall Sheep, we have Tyler Kuhn from A-Team Outfitting on the show to talk to us about bear hunting in Alaska. In this episode we talk about hunting both black and brown bear: the time of year they do those hunts, how they’re alike and different, spot and st…
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Tyler Freel is back on the show today to talk about Dall Sheep hunting. Tyler has lived in Alaska for a long time and has done a lot of sheep hunting over the years. In this episode, we talk about everything Dall sheep: how and where to hunt sheep, descriptions of what constitutes a legal ram, how a sheep hunt often goes, what time of year they’re …
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Today Joseph von Benedikt is back on the show and we discuss a subject I know you’ll enjoy: our favorite cartridges for hunting virtually any species of big game. We’re play little game here today where Joseph and I each list our favorite cartridge and bullet for hunting specific species of game ranging from coues whitetail all the way up to thick …
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, Malcom is out this week so we’ve brought in a very special guest, Colin McKendree, who is a specialist in the feed and agriculture industry (00:04)! The co-op is the place to go for all things feed and summer food plots (04:30). What kinds of feeds is Colin using on his properties, compared to ours (06…
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I released that very first episode of The Big Game Hunting Podcast just over 5 years ago all the way back in 2019. My goodness it has been quite a ride! I’ve learned a lot, connected with some fantastic people, and enjoyed some amazing experiences along the way. Thank you for your support over these past 5 years! This particular episode is a Q&A se…
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, turkey season is unfortunately over here in North MS (00:10). We’re back off the heels of judging a wild game cookoff and here’s how it went (04:00)! Mark rolled the dice on a raffle this weekend and walked away with a BRAND NEW gun (13:40). When you’re cooking in a wild game cookoff, it ain’t always j…
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I feel like the term “game changer” get’s thrown around way too often in this industry. However, I think Leupold’s new Rx5000 rangefinder does actually deserve the title of a truly game changing device. Tim Lesser from Leupold is back on the show to talk about that new rangefinder what what makes it so special. We also talk about a couple of their …
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Rumors have been swirling about Hornady Precision Hunter factory ammo for the 7mm PRC failing to deliver advertised velocities and a lot of hunters and shooters are understandably upset about the situation. I did some extensive testing at the range last week with multiple 7mm PRC factory loads from both Federal and Hornady. In this episode I share …
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, we were working our TAILS off this past weekend (00:07)! Malcom called in his FIRST turkey on his own and here’s how it went (01:33)... Mark & Malcom were BACK AT them gobblers this morning (10:01)! It’s clover season y’all, and here’s what you should be doing to get them plots ready (22:03). Growing c…
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Johnny Mack from the Soul Seekers Podcast is on the show with us to talk about black bear hunting. As you’ll learn here shortly, Johnny is an adult onset hunter who cut his teeth bear hunting in the PNW because that was the only thing he could hunt at the time due to schedule conflicts with work. He has since developed a great system for finding be…
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Hornady unveiled the 7mm Precision Rifle Cartridge in October or 2022 and that cartridge has taken the hunting world by storm since then. I've hunted with and shot the 7mm PRC pretty extensively over the past year. While I really like the cartridge and have been pleased with how it has performed overall, the 7mm PRC is not perfect and some disturbi…
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, turkey season is ALMOST over in North MS (00:09)... These dang gnats have been eating us UP down here at camp (00:30)! We were on the prowl for a bird this weekend but came up short (06:20), but Mark and Malcom were pretty dang close to getting the job done (11:50)! Here are Mikey’s TOP TIPS to get tha…
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