The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

On this week Listener Success Story Jacob talks with listener Ben Price who recently moved from Louisiana to Alabama and talks about his transition from hunting river bottoms to steep hill country and the success he has had this season. Ben discusses about how past guests Michael Perry and Warren Womack have been impactful for him and his move to hunting public land in Alabama.

On this outtro we discuss the habitat talk we did with Adam of Land & Legacy as well as some of our own thoughts on trying to find a lease or club for this coming season. We also dive in to Jacobs new found love for rabbit hunting behind beagles!

Adam Keith of Land & Legacy makes his living by turning regular properties into dream hunting land! We have him on the show this week to discuss all things habitat and land management. Subjects include:

• A look at what habitat really is, and how to recognize great habitat vs bad habitat when you see it.
• Habitat features you can look for, or create, that provide deadly setups on bucks.
• Finding an affordable property and using cost effective habitat management practices to start converting it into great habitat that will attract a wide variety of game.
• Common plants of the southeast and what they do for deer and other game species.

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On this week Listener Success Story Jacob talks with listener Cade Clemons of Louisiana about his memorable season where he was able to kill an absolute MONSTER Louisiana buck with his bow! You won't want to miss this episode!

On this weeks outtro we are doing a full recap of all the brush stomping we did with Nick Adair from Gun Dog it Yourself! It was an extremely eventful weekend of upland bird hunting with dogs, getting our pups intro to wild birds, using upland hutting as a tremendous scouting tool, learning that upland birds use the SAME cover as the deer we chase, and a lot more! This episode was a blast and is filled with laughs and interesting info both on upland hunting and deer habitat. If you enjoy it, share it with a buddy and make sure you check out Gun Dog it Yourself!

This week we are joined by our buddy Kyler Moppert from Louisiana Bowhunter to talk about swamp hunting and creative access! We had a fun time with this one and covered topics such as targeting sloughs and ponds as pinch points, how Kyler targets bucks crossing flooded timber in knee deep water, creative access and finding the spots other hunters wont go (and how that's not always going deep), hunting large palmetto flats, whether you should be more worried about light or noise when accessing a spot, Kyler's trail cam strategy and why he thinks most hunters aren't getting consistent pictures of big bucks, and some hilarious behind the scenes podcast antics. If you enjoy this episode please share it with a few friends!

On this week Listener Success Story Jacob and Mike talk with listener Olivia Glasgow of Alabama about her first season bowhunting. Listen to how she was able to have success killing her first deer with a bow which happens to be her best buck ever!

On this episode we are talking about Bobby Worthington's episode from this Monday on the subject of the unkillable buck. We discuss:

• How there are very few "unkillable bucks"
• Using annual patterns and off season prep to target these bucks
• The idea of trail cams giving you man days in the field

...and much more! We also discuss our weekend trip to south Alabama for a rut hunt that ended with a lot of hilarious stories and some hard earned lessons! You dont want to miss this one - make sure you are subscribed to the show and share it with a buddy!

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Whitetail Icon Bobby Worthington mentioned to us shortly after our last interview that he had another subject that he was dying to cover for yall - the idea of the unkillable buck! In this deep dive Bobby clearly defines what he views as an unkillable buck, and how a true unkillable buck is much more RARE than people think! We go over the story of a massive drop tine buck Bobby is chasing in Tennessee that falls into this category and describe the deer's habits, where he lives, and Bobby's approach to the whole situation.

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In this outtro Jacob and Andrew discuss BJ Goldmans thoughts on late season hunting and how he has found a way to use it to his advantage when targeting big mature bucks. They dive in on targeting food plots in late season, late dropping acorns from trees like water oaks, as well as natural browse that whitetails love such as Greenbriar and honeysuckle. We also discuss a big river bottom hunt that Jacob recently went on and what he learned.

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BJ Goldman loves the post rut time frame when it comes to targeting mature bucks - so this week we sit down to talk all about his thoughts on post rut hunting. We go over what it is about post rut hunting that he feels actually gives him an advantage when targeting mature bucks, along with several key factors that he says goes in to his post rut success.

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On this week Listener Success Story Jacob talks with listener Marc Smith of East Central Texas about a 3 year journey for his target Pope & Young 8 point named "Ocho". Marc talks about how specific episodes have played a factor for him like ep. 116 with Glen Solomon and more recently ep. 297 with Bobby Worthington. This may just be one of our favorite Listener Success Stories so make sure you don't miss it!

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Om this episode we go over some of the highlights of ATA - then shift gears to discussing a nice buck that Thomas was able to take on some public land in Arkansas earlier this year.

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This week we go into the vault to find two of our favorite listener success stories from last season!

Perry Bundy of NC is our listener success story of the day! Perry recently knocked down an absolute stud of a North Carolina buck recently - and we dive into how he utilized advice from his hunting mentors, along with guests from this podcast, to put his first nice buck down. Topics hit on include scrape tactics, using a trail cam to make his move, being able to read feed sign, walking WAY further than other hunters to find this buck, hunting transitions/diversity & more!

Happy thanksgiving! We have a great listener success story this week out of Georiga! Jake Reese located a big, old palmated buck during the summer months - after a difficult bow season he was able to seal the deal on the buck in rifle season, more than a mile from where he first got pictures of the deer! Jake cites episodes "141. Find & Hunt a buck's core area w/ Josh Driver" and "116. Extreme Southern Deer Hunting Tactics with Glen Solomon" for giving him tactics and new ideas in the hunt for this deer.

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Jacob made his Iowa trip happen and it paid off BIG TIME! On Sunday Jacob was able to connect on a heck of a buck! Tune in to hear all about his tacitcs, how this hunt is differing from the Dilla's trip earlier in December, and how Michael and Matthew Perry plan to fill Michael's tag in the last few days of the hunt. This podcast has a ton of laughs and some interesting comparisons on the midwest vs the south. If you are enjoying the show make sure you SUBSCRIBE and please share with a buddy - it helps more than you know!

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Dexter Gouger has figured out a mock scrape system that has brought him a ton of success in a short amount of time! In this episode we dive into his unique way of using mock scrapes, which includes always trying to hunt them within 48 hours of making them. Dexter has taken several very nice bucks over the last 3 years using this tactic in several areas in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee on both public land private lands.

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On this outtro we are talking all about Jacobs latest buck, a nice 5.5 year old 8 point he was able to tag on a recent trip to a WMA with past guest Wes Moye. Jacob and Wes utilized the "wolf pack" mind set and got a group of guys together to hit a specific thicket and it worked perfectly that day!

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In the last mian episode of the year we have a fun roundtable with some of our closest buddies. We are joined by JT Watkins, Clay Colley & Baxley Shores to talk about everything from scrapes to black panthers! Baxley has had a ton of luck over the last few years on scrapes so we dive in to those hunts and some interesting points about what he looks for in scrapes that leads him to finding bucks using them in daylight. We then go off into the weeds on a lot of fun and funny tangents. We hope y'all are having a great last few days of 2021 and we cant wait to roll into 2022 full steam ahead!

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On this outtro we all dive into the topics from Monday and provide some clarifications on some of Tom's points. We also talk about how the ideas from Mondays episode may pan out in a real world whitetail deer hunting scenario.

Tom Brownley is a nationally renowned former Canine instructor and adjunct professor of anthrozoology - and someone who has spent his life professionally learning about scent, how it travels across the landscape, how it dissipates, how long it lasts, how it escapes enclosed areas and so much more. This week we have a really in depth and fascinating discussion on all things scent and how it relates to us as deer hunters, including whether we can cover, mask or eliminate our scent, how long our scent really lasts, the truth about ground scent, the little things you do that can leave scent in an area for TWO MONTHS, how wind moves scent and at what rate, the dissipation of scent in cover and much much more!

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On this week's Listener Success Story Jacob is talking to Carson McBride of Arkansas about his recent success taking his biggest buck to date. Carson talks a lot about how ep. 288 with Rusty Johnson helped changed the way he hunts the mountains of northern Arkansas. This is a great story from a young man that is on the fast track to a very successful hunting career!

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In this episode we discuss the difference between Tim's idea of not letting trail cams rule when or where you hunt vs past gusts who have said the opposite, and why both of those mindsets can work.

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On this episode we get Tim Knight back on the show to talk about getting after those "invisible" bucks that dont show up on camera. He also discusses his idea of "prospecting" for deer and how its made him successful, along with some incredibly useful woodsmanship tips.

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In this week's Listener Success Story episode we are joined by Randy Madden of East Texas. Randy discusses with Jacob how the podcast has changed the way he approaches his local public land with great success. Learning everything from how to locate compounding features, interior edges, and targeting a bucks core from podcast guest Josh Driver (ep. 141), timing the lunar phase, and understanding the Wind Rule from guest Bill Vale (ep. 282), a more effective calling strategy with quest Richard Fought (ep. 290) and Tim Knight (ep. 188) and MUCH MORE!

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Tune into this outtro to hear us discuss the buck that Jacob recently was able to get on an Alabama WMA, along with a recent close encounter Mike had with a huge buck on some other Alabama public land!

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This week we are honored to have a southern hunting legend on the show, Mr. Warren Womack! In this episode we try and pick apart some of the aspects that has made Warren such a successful deer hunter, including his love for hunting along with his tenacity, how he targets "outstanding sign" and what outstanding sign really is, and we discuss the idea of flow areas, and why they can be especially great places to hunt any time of the season!

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For this listener success story we talk with Haynes Riddle who put down an absolute giant of a public land buck here in Alabama!

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On this outtro we discuss hunting bucks on a limited time schedule, such as weekends only! We also discuss Michaels moon predictions for this week.

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Yall have asked and we are answering! This week we drill down on what it takes to be consistent on mature deer when you may only have weekends to hunt with Justin Wright. Justin has a fantastic track record of putting down some absolute giants on a limited schedule. We discuss his philosophy on how time in the woods is best spent when trying to locate and successfully hunt mature animals.

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Listener Dalton Fanning of Eastern Tennessee drove up to Ohio to hunt public land and ended up harvesting his largest buck to date. Make sure you listen to the end of this episode to hear about Dalton's inspiration for hunting and why his passion is so strong for chasing these bucks. A couple of the episodes that have been impactful for Dalton are ep. 196 "Staying On Bucks with In-Season Scouting w/ Glen Adcock and ep. 290 "Calling Deer The Right Way w/ Richard Fought".

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On this weeks outtro we dive into tracking deer in the south! We go over some of the most interesting parts of Mondays episode with Paul and discuss how each of us have used similar tactics in the past and how we think we can apply Paul's tactics in the future here in the deep south!

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Paul Putera comes back on the show to cover a tactic he has had a ton of success with and that is dry ground tracking. Dry ground tracking is the art of tracking a buck without the aid of snow. Paul has mastered this skill and shares his knowledge with us today. Covered in this episode is how to read characteristics of a specific buck's track and the sign he leaves, the two major factors for dry ground tracking, learning how a mature buck travels compared to younger bucks and doe's, high odds hunts, and much more!

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Listener Jordan Cass of Oklahoma was able to harvest his first deer ever which happened to be a 180" Oklahoma public land GIANT that he shot at 8 yards with his bow while hunting off the ground! Talk about setting the bar high! In this episode, you'll hear an incredible story of Jordan's journey as a new hunter and how much he has learned in just the last few months. He discusses how a few podcast episodes have been impactful for him which include ep. 267 "Looking at BUCK BEDDING with GPS Data" and ep. 300 "Predicting Wind Currents and Buck Trails by TOPO Map w/ Clifton Denney". We promise you won't want to miss this episode!

On this outtro we discuss topics from Monday in further depth including how the wind will react when hitting hills at an angle, how saddles make wind eddie, and how we think this all effects buck cruising trails.

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Have you ever had the wind switch and swirl on you in the stand? If you've hunted for any length of time then the answer is yes - and today we have Clifton Denney of Arkansas on to discuss. Clifton dives into how you can use your topo map to predict wind currents and know how the wind will ramp off hills, swirl, eddie and interact with everything it runs into, even trees! This is a deep dive on wind and we get into the weeds on subjects such as how wind velocity will effect where and how the wind swirls, and where bucks will cruse. Clifton uses his knowledge of the wind to predict where bucks will be cruising based on day to day predictions, and he has used his knowledge to knock down quite a few nice bucks. You wont want to miss this one!

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Chuck Beams of Alabama took a truly GIANT buck in Kentucky earlier this month! This is by far the LARGEST buck ever submitted for a listener success story! This is an incredible story of a true giant free range deer. Chuck talks about how episodes 114 (Killer Funnel & Pinch Point Tactics), 141 (FIND & HUNT a Bucks Core Area w/ Josh Driver), and 196 (Staying on the BUCKS with IN-SEASON SCOUTING w/ Glen Adcock) played a factor in his approach to hunting this property in Kentucky. We promise you won't want to miss this episode!

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We have a treat for you guys this week! Past guest Michael Perry just broke an Alabama state record with a MASSIVE 195" public land monster buck, so we got him on to go over the whole story! We discuss the several years of history he had with this deer, how finding annual patterns played a huge role in his success, how he used cameras, terrain and does to his advantage and more! We also talk with Michael and Jamie Mccay, another past guest and consistent big buck slayer, on their best tips for hunting the rut and get into some very interesting tidbits of info. Michael and Jamie are some great guys and fantastic role models for the hunting community. We want to thank Michael for letting us be the first to get his story out and we are humbled by the opportunity!

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Whitetail hunting LEGEND Bobby Worthington stopped back by the show today to share something special - his ultimate guide to closing the deal on mature whitetail bucks. Bobby spent weeks collecting his thoughts on every detail it takes to successfully close the deal on mature bucks and chose to compile it here on the Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast. Bobby makes the case that many people cant close the deal on mature bucks because of the details he shares here, and he covers a wide array of topics such as: stand placement, why he NEVER stops bucks closer than a certain range, HOW to stop bucks beyond that range, what the ideal yardage to set your first pin at is and how it makes a big difference and TONS more!

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This week for our listener success story we have on Luke Askew from GA who knocked down a great early season buck in middle Georgia!

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Bill Thompson stopped back by the show to do a deep dive on all things scraping activity! We take a very facinating look at what GPS data tells us about how bucks use scrapes and discuss the three distinct buck "personality types" and what strategies best suit each of them. This is an information packed episode that you will not want to miss! Make you sure also share us with your hunting buddies.

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In this we episode we go into detail on Jacob's recent successful bear hunt in Arkansas!

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In this episode we host a call in show with some of our patreon members to tackle their most relevant questions on deer hunting. 

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In this outtro we discuss Richards calling tactics and how we think they will apply across the south. We also discuss how we plan on hunting the upcoming cold front, our out of state hunting plans, Jacob making some bear grease, and the dog name Jacob is (probably) settling on for his new DK puppy!

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This episode has been literally years in the making, and it was worth the wait! Richard credits over 20 of his public land Pope & Young deer to good calling strategy. On this episode he dives deep on WHY calling doesnt work for some people, and how to call deer in a super realistic way. Topics include rattling, grunting, the specific ways you need to set up, what times of year to call, variables like weather and much more. 

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On this outtro we cover a range of topics that Mondays guest, Rusty, spoke on including hunting gaps, ditches and edges. We also talk with Jacobs brother, Thomas, on his recent successful bear hunt! 

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It is always fun when we put an episode together that can truly help hunters in any terrain type, and this one is a dandy! Rusty Johnson stopped by the show to talk about how he uses ditches and draws in the Ozark Mountains to consistently take mature bucks. We also speak on the idea of inside edges and how powerful they can be in targeting mature bucks no matter if you are hunting high mountains or deep swamps. 

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Welcome to the outtro! This week we break down the real world applications of what we duscussed with Richard on Monday's episode. We also announce the winners of this months Patreon giveaway!