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The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast
by Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers
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.
Episodes
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835 - Most Spots With Deer Sign Aren’t Worth Hunting. Here’s How to Pick One That Is
In this listener Q&A, we walk through a day of post-hurricane scouting: six and a half miles of acorns on the ground and only one spot worth hunting, plus the three-reason test that made the call. Then we run through your questions, hot takes, and some Circle marriage advice before Jacob ties the...
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834 - How to Actually Kill the Buck on Your Trail Camera | Asher Kight
Asher Kight found a mature buck in his bed in late summer, filmed him from 20 yards, then set up 184 yards away and killed him early season. We get into how Asher finds and targets individual mature bucks in the Arkansas mountains, why he scouts far more than he hunts, and how he plans to kill a...
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833 - Will a Buck Really Leave His Bed If He Smells You?
In this listener Q&A, we get into whether your wind actually pushes a buck out of his bed, or whether it's the walking in that does it. Then we run through your questions, hot takes, and hot tips as Alabama's opener closes in. In this episode: - Bucks bedding off WMA roads on gun days, and why…
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832 - Massive 23-Year Study CONFIRMS the Best Times to Deer Hunt | Dr. Bob Sheppard
Dr. Bob Sheppard spent 23 years building a database of more than 3 million data points on what actually gets deer moving in daylight. We get into what the data says about the moon, the wind, cold fronts, and the rut, plus how he was hunting from a saddle back in the late '70s. In this episode: -...
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831 - Why the Most Worn Deer Trails Can Lie to You
In this listener Q&A, we get into why the most worn-down trail on the hillside might only see one doe a week, and how to figure out which trails are actually worth hunting. Then we run through your questions and hot takes as bow seasons open across the Southeast. In this episode: - Why heavy,...
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830 - The Scent Trick He's Used for 50 Years to Get Close to Bucks | Phillip Robison
Phillip Robison (AKA Coyote Rob) is 81 years old and has been chasing whitetails in Alabama's Black Belt since deer first came back to the area in the 1960s. Long before scent control came in a bottle, he was spraying his hunting jacket with deer urine and keeping it in the deep freeze. One...
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829 - The Fastest Way to Find Deer to Hunt | Q&A + HOT TIPS
In this listener Q&A we get into why bumping deer is the fastest way to find them on new or public ground — and then we run through your questions and hot takes as archery seasons open across the Southeast. It's bone dry across most of the South right now and the acorn crop is feast-or-famine, so...
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828 - How Deer Hunters Are Killing Their Odds Without Realizing It | David Heatherly
David Heatherly has killed mature Alabama bucks for 31 years by doing the opposite of what most deer content preaches: he keeps it simple. In this one, we get into why hunters make deer smarter than they really are, how to read the freshest sign instead of overthinking it, and why grinding the…
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827 - A Bowhunting Trick You'll Want to Use This Season!
This week we're back in the mailbag: your questions on early-season food, killing mature bucks without cameras, timing an out-of-state road trip, moon studies — and the noise trick that pulls curious deer right to your tree. Plus a round of hot takes to close it out. In this episode we get into…
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826 - One of the Best Public Land Bowhunters in the Deep South | Tony Myers
Tony Myers is one of the most accomplished public-land bowhunters in the Deep South — and one of the last of a dying breed. Self-taught, with no cameras and no mentor, he's spent a lifetime learning to read the woods and kill mature bucks. In this episode, Tony walks us through how he finds and...
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825 - Why Deer Duck Your Arrow Before They Ever Hear the Shot
The best time of year is here — and this week's Q&A digs into why deer "jump the string" and duck your arrow before they ever hear the shot, plus a full round of hot takes and hot tips from the Circle community. In this episode: - Why deer duck your arrow before the sound reaches them — the...
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824 - Everything to Know About Ground Hunting with Zach Ferenbaugh
Want to go deeper? Join our Circle Community here: https://linkly.link/2o0Sn Zach Ferenbaugh of The Hunting Public has killed some of his biggest bucks without ever climbing a tree — slipping through cover on the ground, calling them into bow range, and getting close enough to reach out and…
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823 - How He Knows a Giant Is There Before He Ever Hunts | Rusty & Russten Johnson [THROWBACK]
Rusty & Russten Johnson KNOW how to find mature bucks fast, and they've got the receipts. The summer we recorded this, he had close to 100 bucks over 120 inches on trail camera on PUBLIC land alone, including a 170-class deer and a near-200-inch giant, with no bait and no private honey holes. In...
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822 - The Best Day of the Year to Kill a Buck - and he'll Argue Any Biologist | Russ Seale
Russ Seale has killed more mature bucks on one specific set of conditions than any other day of the season — and he'll argue the point with any biologist who says otherwise. This is the 3020 Factor: rising barometric pressure behind a cold front, a 10–15° temperature drop, and a steady...
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821 - Q&A + Hot Takes: Midday Bucks, White Lights, and Loud Entries
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…
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820 - Why Mature Bucks Get Up and Move at 10AM | Clay Harper
Clay Harper is a DIY traveling hunter who's turned breaking down brand-new ground into a system. He picks a state, a season, and a "theme" long before he ever sets foot on the property, then kills mature bucks on public land across the country. In this one, we get into his early-season playbook:...
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819 - MAST REPORT & Early Season Q&A
We just rolled in from the Mobile Hunters Expo in Dalton, and the season is coming fast so this Thursday Q&A is a loaded one. Andrew and Jacob work through a stack of listener questions and Circle hot takes: reading a spotty mast year, finding bucks when the ground's too dry to track, velvet-buck...
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818 - The Early Season Blueprint for Killing Mature Bucks | Ben Davis
Archery seasons are opening soon across the country, and early-season success comes down to one thing: acorns. Ben Davis of central Alabama joins us to break down his complete early-season feed tree blueprint — how to find the oaks that are actually hot, the overlooked sign that tells you a tree…
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817 - Do Mature Bucks Recognize Your Stand?
Can a mature buck actually recognize your treestand, your climber, or your trail cameras? Andrew opens this one with a story about the biggest buck he'd ever seen in bow range — a buck that stepped out, locked onto the base of the tree he was sitting in, and eased off without a sound. It never…
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816 - Why He Hasn't Been Smelled by a Deer in 8 Years | Eddie McRae
Eddie McRae has bowhunted the same Georgia farms for 40 years — and he says he hasn't been smelled by a deer in nearly a decade. No ozone units, no expensive sprays. Just a scent system he runs 365 days a year and a theory that most deer don't even know what a human smells like anymore. In this...
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815 - Which Kind of Public Land Produces the Biggest Bucks?
Is a National Forest really the best place to find a mature public-land buck? In this Q&A episode, Andrew and Jacob debate whether National Forests or Wildlife Management Areas consistently produce the biggest deer, discuss how hunting pressure shapes age structure, and tackle several listener…
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814 - This Old-Timer Kills Bucks on His Feet, Not From a Stand | Chuck Bailey
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…
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813 - Can You REALLY Kill Mature Bucks from Permanent Stands? (Outside the Rut)
This week we’re diving into another round of listener-submitted Hot Takes and Q&A! We debate whether it’s really possible to consistently kill mature bucks from permanent stands outside the rut, discuss the biggest factor separating consistently successful hunters from everyone else, answer...
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812 - Everyone Hides Their Scent. He Uses His to Kill Bucks | Wes Moye
Wes Moye is back in the studio, and this time we're breaking down the "Wolf Pack" - the group hunting system he's spent 40 years refining to kill mature, pressured bucks that get bumped by all the other hunters in the woods. Instead of hiding his scent like everyone's taught, Wes weaponizes it....
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811 - Why You Can Find More Deer CLOSER to Roads
GPS-collar research has revealed some surprising truths about mature bucks—and much of it flies in the face of conventional hunting wisdom. In this episode, we break down what the data actually says, how it has changed the way we hunt, and why some of the best deer in the woods may be much closer...
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810 - How He Finds Bigger Bucks on Public Than Private | Chris Jones
Today, Chris Jones of South Carolina joins us to discuss what it really takes to consistently find mature whitetails on public land. From breaking common hunting myths to reading overlooked terrain features, Chris shares the mindset and woodsmanship that have helped him tag big bucks where most...
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809 - What Everyone Gets WRONG About Bait, Minerals & Food Plots
This week on the Thursday Q&A, we’re tackling some of the biggest debates in deer hunting—from bait, minerals, and food plots to summer scouting, scent, and mature buck behavior. We also answer a listener question about hunting rocky, mountainous terrain in Arkansas and share how we’d approach...
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808 - The Hunting Skill Money Can't Buy | Larry Weishuhn
Larry Weishuhn is back on the show, and in this conversation he dives into the timeless hunting skills that can’t be bought, downloaded, or replaced by technology. From the story of his very first buck to decades of lessons chasing mature whitetails across North America, Larry shares the...
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807 - The Deer Hunting Debates Nobody Can Agree On
This week we’re diving into your hottest deer hunting takes and answering some of the biggest questions from The Southern Outdoorsmen community. From crossbows and dog hunting to cell cameras, persimmons, and deer behavior, we tackle some of the most controversial topics we’ve discussed in a…
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806 - Why Your Food Plots Never Produce Mature Bucks | Caleb Huckaba
Most hunters focus on what to plant, but the bigger question is where, why, and how. In this episode, Caleb Huckaba of Whitetail Hill breaks down the biggest food plot mistakes he sees, how to design food plots that actually produce daylight mature buck encounters, and why strategy often matters...
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805 - Can a Property Become an "Immature Buck Factory", Hunting Storm Damaged Areas | LISTENER Q&A
In this Q&A edition of the show, we cover a wide array of questions and hot takes from listeners! How should you hunt areas with tornado/storm damage? Can a property become an immature buck factory? Is flat land harder to hunt than hill country? Are more trail camera bans coming? Are sliding bow...
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804 - The Truth About Big Bucks, Genetics & Deer Management | Lindsay Thomas Jr.
What actually creates bigger bucks? Is it genetics, nutrition, habitat, or something else entirely? In this episode, National Deer Association’s Lindsay Thomas Jr. separates decades of deer research from hunting folklore. We dive into the biggest myths surrounding deer management, aging bucks on...
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803 - Closing the Deal with Bobby Worthington [THROWBACK]
Today we are throwing it back to one of our favorite episodes of all time with whitetail legend Bobby Worthington! In this episode, Bobby talks about perfecting archery setups to get mature bucks in bow range and make the shot count. Join our Circle Community here -...
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802 - The Hidden Mountain Feature That Pulls Deer Together | Dillon Harper
Dillon Harper has spent over a decade hunting North Georgia’s mountains, breaking down the terrain features that consistently produce deer, bears, and hogs. In this conversation, he explains why hidden springheads have become the most important feature he hunts—and how they can concentrate animal...
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801 - How To Deer Hunt Areas with Food EVERYWHERE | LISTENER Q&A
In this episode we hit some listener Q&A submissions, along with some questions that our circle members have been posting over the last week! Join our Circle Community here - https://the-southern-outdoorsmen.circle.so/checkout/join-the-community Our Sponsors: * Check out MyBookie and use my…
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800 - He Has 60 Record Book Bucks. Here's What He Learned | Mike Rex
For nearly five decades, Mike Rex has pursued mature whitetails across Ohio and helped score some of the biggest bucks ever harvested in the state. In this conversation, he shares the lessons, mistakes, and observations that changed the way he hunts mature deer. In this episode: Why some of the...
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799 - Mistakes That Cost You Bucks | LISTENER Q&A and HOT TAKES!
Join our Circle Community here - https://the-southern-outdoorsmen.circle.so/checkout/join-the-community 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 -...
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798 - The Truth About “Nocturnal” Bucks | Larry Weishuhn, Mr. Whitetail
Larry Weishuhn has spent over 50 years studying, managing, and hunting whitetail deer across North America. In this episode, Larry shares lessons learned from decades as a wildlife biologist, including why mature bucks seem to disappear, what hunters misunderstand about deer movement, and how...
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797 - How Trail Cams Can Make You a WORSE Hunter | LISTENER Q&A and HOT TAKES!
Join our Circle Community here - https://the-southern-outdoorsmen.circle.so/checkout/join-the-community Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Get a discount on your Poncho Outdoors shirts here - https://linkly.link/2bfPZ Grab some Southern...
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796 - The Kind of Hunter They Don’t Make Anymore | Dale Bordelon
This episode discusses legal hunting, outdoor heritage, and historical hunting practices. Always follow current game laws, seasons, limits, licensing requirements, firearm safety rules, and youth-supervision laws. We do not encourage illegal harvest or unsafe firearm handling. Dale Bordelon has...
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795 - DO's & DONT's of Ground Hunting, Finding Hunting Mentors, and Public Land
On this episode we cover some listener Q&A submissions: 1. What's some good advice for bowhunting from the ground? 2. What is the best way to network in your area to find properties to hunt, gain hunting mentors or find hunting buddies? 3. Do's and Dont's of interacting with other hunters on…
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794 - The Most Old School Deer Hunter We've Met | James White
Join our Circle community today to talk with Jacob & Andrew, make posts, and connect with other members! We will be replacing our patreon with Circle, so Patreon members, make sure you switch over! Here is the link - https://the-southern-outdoorsmen.circle.so/checkout/join-the-community James…
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793 - Finding The Hidden Gems Between Where Everyone Else Hunts
In this episode, we are doing some listener Q&A submissions focused on hunting annual patterns for deer, finding deer on leases with other members, and more! We are very excited about our new circle community! Check it out here -...
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792 - Only Pablo Could Have a Season Like This! | 6 Bucks in 4 States & Pure CHAOS!
Our buddy Pablo Esquivel is back! If you haven't heard our first interview with Pablo, go watch it now! Watch it here - https://youtu.be/AoKzXWmhGaQ Pablo had a deer season most guys can only dream of, tagging 6 different bucks in 4 states, one of which was his personal best which he tagged on…
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791 - Why Deer Completely Changed Patterns Last Year
Last season, mature bucks across the Southeast behaved DIFFERENTLY. Deer disappeared from traditional patterns, harvest numbers dropped, and hunters struggled to make sense of it. In this episode, we break down how last year’s massive acorn crop may have changed deer movement, buck survival, rut...
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790 - 85-Year-Old Game Warden Tells the CRAZIEST Poaching Stories Ever | Ray Kilgore
This episode is pure old-school Alabama outdoors history. Ray Kilgore spent 26 years hunting poachers across the Alabama River with no backup, no cell phones, and sometimes no idea if he was walking into danger. At 85 years old, Ray shares some of the wildest game warden stories we’ve ever heard,...
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789 - Our Biggest Lessons From This Spring, & What to Expect THIS FALL!
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788 - 85-Year-Old Turkey Hunter Explains How You’re Overcalling Turkeys | Ray Kilgore
In this episode, 85-year-old lifelong turkey hunter Ray Kilgore breaks down what actually works in the woods—after more than 60 years of chasing gobblers. From killing his first turkey on his first hunt… to learning the hard truth about patience, overcalling, and how turkeys really behave, this...
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787 - How to Know When to Hunt Aggressive with Kyle Sides
In this episode we are joined by our friend Kyle Sides, who has been tagging along with us on some hunts after he tagged out in Alabama earlier this season! Kyle is younger than a lot of guys we interview on turkey hunting, but he is a true woodsman and is skilled at turkey hunting well beyond…
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786 - How to Find the Chink in a Gobblers Armor with Mike Pentecost
In this episode, we break down the idea that every gobbler has a short window—sometimes just 3 days—where he can be called, worked, and tagged. If you don’t recognize it, you’ll hunt right through it and never know he was beatable. We cover how to identify that window, what changes in a gobbler’s...
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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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