814 - This Old-Timer Kills Bucks on His Feet, Not From a Stand | Chuck Bailey

The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Chuck Bailey (Old Timer Outdoors) has killed dang near every deer on his wall while standing on his own two feet — not from a box stand, not over a corn pile. In this episode, the Louisiana woodsman breaks down the on-the-ground hunting skills most of us have forgotten, why the easy way is quietly making us worse hunters, and a few old-timer scent tricks you've probably never heard of.


In this episode:


- Why Chuck refuses to hunt from a box stand — and how "devolving" back to hunting on foot teaches you more about deer than any feeder ever will


- The forgotten woodsmanship of reading the woods: squirrels, blue jays, dropping acorns, and the little signs that tell you where deer actually are


- Slip hunting a square mile until you know it cold — Chuck's approach to learning ground and killing bucks on the move


- The contrarian scent trick: using human hair from the barbershop (and mothballs) to steer deer with the wind and push them right where you want them


- Team drives and working the draws — how Chuck and his crew run deer from one green head to the next


- How the timber cutter-head machine and the loss of woods burning reshaped the habitat — and what it did to deer and turkey


- The bent-sight bow story — three arrows, one very confused deer


- Chuck's single best piece of advice: for every day you hunt the corn pile, force yourself to spend one day walking and looking instead


Chuck Bailey — Old Timer Outdoors:

https://www.tiktok.com/@oldtimeroutdoors


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Use the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfm


Check out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDI


Use code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8


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Chuck Bailey (Old Timer Outdoors) has killed dang near every deer on his wall while standing on his own two feet — not from a box stand, not over a corn pile. In this episode, the Louisiana woodsman breaks down the on-the-ground hunting skills most of us have forgotten, why the easy way is quietly making us worse hunters, and a few old-timer scent tricks you've probably never heard of.


In this episode:


- Why Chuck refuses to hunt from a box stand — and how "devolving" back to hunting on foot teaches you more about deer than any feeder ever will


- The forgotten woodsmanship of reading the woods: squirrels, blue jays, dropping acorns, and the little signs that tell you where deer actually are


- Slip hunting a square mile until you know it cold — Chuck's approach to learning ground and killing bucks on the move


- The contrarian scent trick: using human hair from the barbershop (and mothballs) to steer deer with the wind and push them right where you want them


- Team drives and working the draws — how Chuck and his crew run deer from one green head to the next


- How the timber cutter-head machine and the loss of woods burning reshaped the habitat — and what it did to deer and turkey


- The bent-sight bow story — three arrows, one very confused deer


- Chuck's single best piece of advice: for every day you hunt the corn pile, force yourself to spend one day walking and looking instead


Chuck Bailey — Old Timer Outdoors:

https://www.tiktok.com/@oldtimeroutdoors


Join our Circle Community here - ⁠https://linkly.link/2o0Sn


Grab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aK


Join Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aR


Use code “SOUTHERN” for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBP


Use the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfm


Check out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDI


Use code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8


Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewear



Our Sponsors:
* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag
* Check out Omaha Steaks and use our code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com
* Check out TruDiagnostic and use our code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com


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2026-08-03 96 min Transcript
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