Speak the Language Podcast

This week Jordan and I discuss the craziness that has unfolded in the early part of our home state's turkey season so far. Everyone loves a good turkey story! Check it out!

Let's catch up on the action of spring turkey season so far. We've had hens charging at a coyote, very cooperative osceola gobblers, a bonafide sneak hunt, participating in turkey research projects, and more!

Join us for the recording from our live show that took place February 28, 2023. We talk about the the people and organizations that came before us and made turkey hunting possible for future generations, we talk with Pete Daughtery from Turkeys For Tomorrow about current research projects, and as always we make room for hunting stories and laughs.

First and foremost, this episode's purpose is to be informative and perhaps shine a light on an issue that could potentially be doing much more harm than good. We are joined by Dr. Marcus Lashley and Dr. Will Gulsby to discuss a subject that hasn't been talked about much; the effects of baiting/supplemental feeding on wild turkeys. I assure you that you don't want to miss this one.

We interviewed our wives about their first every turkey hunting experiences with us! As you could imagine, between some misses, spooked turkeys, and stolen turkeys, things get pretty interesting to say the least! I can promise you, this is one you don't want to miss!

Dr. Gulsby and Dr. Lashley are two of the foremost experts in realm of wild turkeys. Today we join them to discuss some of the most nuanced and talked out subjects in the turkey hunting world today. What to expect: - the decline of turkey populations and its severity -some states have changed their season framework. What's the impact? - Are methods of take a genuine/plausible cause for concern? -current research projects to pay attention to and much more. Check it out!

It is officially February, which, to Jordan and I means that we are officially free to talk all we want about spring and gobbling turkeys without anyone giving us any grief. In this conversation we'll talk about plans for spring, plans for turkey season prep, plans for live podcasts, and a whole lot more.

Matt Ryan is a veterinarian working out of Oxford,MS with a special interest in working and sporting dogs. In this episode, we allow Matt to educate us one some topics that every hunting dog owner should be knowledgable about.

Lake and Brad sit down to discuss the current deer season at the new camp, their most recent successful hunt, and the rut activity that is picking up on a daily basis

Ike Eastman is the president of Eastman's Publishing and long time personality on Eastman's Hunting TV, along with all of the other video content they put out. On this episode, Ike discusses the current issues and concern surrounding the sage grouse, and how its effects stretch far beyond the plight of the singular bird. It also effects public land access, other types of recreation, our energy resources, and much more. You don't want to miss this one.

Lake and Jordan discuss their two most recent hunting trips. Jordan took to the Midwest for highly sought after whitetail rut. Lake headed to the North woods for ruffed grouse, pheasant, and a chance to run his dog. Thankfully, both were successful and came back with stories to tell!

Logan Stark is the Producer of Content at Black Rifle Coffee Company and is in charge of the creation and dissemination of social media content. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Scout Sniper. He went on to multiple deployments, including serving in Afghanistan. Logan is going to be part of a project called, Triple 7, which is a 7-day journey across 7 continents to raise funds in support of the children of special operations soldiers who gave their lives on the battlefield and our combat veterans who have been severely wounded or require transition assistance. To donate to the cause visit triple7.givesmart.com

Jordan Blissett returns to the podcast to talk about food plot planting, rain at extreme ends of the spectrum, bow hunting in Kansas, the upside to having a light-weight tree stand, and the decision to go bald. Check it out!

Ricky Mathews is the host of Coast Vue and Supertalk Outdoors. He is also the former president and publisher of three gulfcoast newspapers, one of which he led to a Pulitzer Gold Medal in 2006 for their work and coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Topics discussed include the capital of the outdoors, fishing off the gulf coast of Mississippi, Deer hunting in the MS Delta, and much more. Check it out!

Dr. Craig Harper is a wildlife biologist and professor of wildlife management. He is an extremely knowledgable person on wildlife, wildlife habitat, and most importantly for this episode's sake, Bobwhite quail. As I eluded to last week, we are planning an in depth episode series on quail in the south/southeast. Think of this episode as a preliminary conversation to peak your interest and start thinking more about quail.

Lake and Brad recorded this episode from the camp house of the new Primos hunting camp. Topics discussed include names for the place, planting food plots, hunting potential for the first year, whether or not planting food plots are worth it if you hunt over bait, how to organize your property on onX and much more. Check it out!

Garrett Grey is a Primos Hunting employee of over seven years. Having Focussed his time on product development and management, he and Lake sit down to discuss his latest trip to elk country with the Primos team to see how some of these new calls work in the field. They also discuss what it's like hunting with the team for the first time, the intricacies of setting up for an archery elk shot, packing out elk, wind frustrations, and a whole lot more. Check it out!

Brad and Lake discuss their last week and half spent in the mountains of New Mexico. It has been an action packed time to say the least. We talk about the different phases of the elk rut and how that changes your strategy, choosing which shot angle to take, pack outs, water holes, and much more!

William McKinley is the deer program coordinator for the state of Mississippi. We discuss the upcoming velvet season in great detail. The reasoning they had for instating it, The current state of baiting and CWD, and much more. check it out!

There are so many things going on in the world today that impact hunting, fishing, conservation, and really the natural world as we know it. Today we discuss alligator hunting seasons, the Pearl River hitting flood stage, the massive amount of land loss due to climate change in coastal Louisiana, and a whole lot more. We also discuss two key areas to focus your efforts on before deer season opens up in the southeast.

We've been gone for a while. Hopefully y'all have missed us just as much as we have missed y'all! In this episode we give a full explanation as to why we took such a long break, what to look forward to in the future, and the beauty of life changes. We also discuss elk hunting plans, this upcoming deer season, and Mississippi's first ever velvet buck season!

We are in the last bit of the Mississippi turkey season. In today's conversation we catch up on the highs and lows of what's been happening since the last episode. This includes Iowa gobblers in the wind, lack of gobbles in Arkansas, silence at Kudzu, and a whole lot more. Check it out!

The changes that can take place in just a couple of days in the spring woods is astounding. We can say this confidently, because we've been in the spring woods virtually nonstop since season has opened. It's only been a few days since we spoke last, but man, a lot has transpired in that small window in time. We'll talk about our hunt with Kudzu with Wilbur and Clay Newcomb of MeatEater, we'll talk about the drawn out ballad-like turkey hunt that took place this past weekend with my older brother, and we'll talk about the crazy hunt Brad and I had just yesterday morning. Don't miss it!

We are experiencing the full rush and pandemonium caused by spring weather and gobbling turkeys! We've had a whole lot go down since the last time we spoke so it's time to get y'all caught up! From fighting the poor weather of the Mississippi opener, dealing with kamikaze jakes, making a second trip down to south florida, and watching Jimmy shoot a hole through a stakeout blind, we had no dull moments. Check it out!!

We are on the eve of turkey season in Mississippi and unfortunately it's looking like we're in store for a monsoon! We talk about our outlook for the Mississippi season as well as our plans for spring 2022 overall! We take it one step further and dive head first into some early strategies we've found success in over the years! Be sure to check out Primos YouTube channel because we will be uploading new turkey content weekly!! Find us on Instagram! Primos Hunting- @primos_hunting Lake Pickle- @lakepickle Jordan Blissett- @jordanblissett_primoshunting Facebook and YouTube - Primos Hunting Save 15% off of any regularly priced item on www.Primos.com now using promo code: Spring22

Turkey season is here!!! Well, in south florida turkey season is here. So that’s where you can find us! Jordan, his wife Jessi, and myself are at Blackbeard’s ranch and have had an incredible two days of hunting. We’ll be sure to fill you in on the action. Some of which is our best description of what it feels like to hear a turkey drumming in a tree before daylight! The meat of our conversation, however, is with our good friend and Blackbeard’s Ranch manager Jim Strickland. Jim has been a rancher for over 60 years, and is an absolute innovator, creative mind, and savant in finding ways to make agriculture and wildlife conservation successfully coincide. Seriously, if you have ANY interest in managing a property for wild turkeys, and other wildlife, this episode is completely worth the listen. We cover subjects such as prescribed burning, cost share programs, predator trapping, and so much more. Don’t miss it! Find us on Instagram! Primos Hunting- @primos_hunting Lake Pickle- @lakepickle Jordan Blissett- @jordanblissett_primoshunting Facebook and YouTube - Primos Hunting Save 15% off of any regularly priced item on www.Primos.com now using promo code: Spring22

Join in on our first LIVE podcast experience from Rick's Cafe in Starkville, Mississippi. It's hard to put into words how awesome it felt to see that entire venue fill-up with Mossy Oak bottomland camo and like-minded turkey enthusiasts. The conversation started with a deep dive into the history of the wild turkey in Mississippi, and then went to swapping several old stories from the college years. We also dabbled lightly in topics concerning turkey hunting etiquette, pre-season scouting, and then ended on an ultra high-note when we opened the floor up to an audience Q&A. One thing is for sure; this episode doesn't have a dull moment. Do you want us to hold a LIVE event podcast in your town?? let us know! email us at [email protected] or message us on social media Instagram Primos Hunting- @primos_hunting Lake Pickle- @lakepickle Jordan Blissett- @jordanblissett_primoshunting Facebook & YouTube Primos Hunting

Join us for this special release episode as we discuss the the legislative proposal to turn Black Prairie Wildlife Management Area to private land ownership. This an issue that we care deeply about, seeing as it is taking place in our home state. We have researched this matter incessantly, to be sure to be able to present you first with facts, and then how we personally feel about it. Public lands are one one of the many great things we have in this country, and we will not sit idly by and watch them get taken away. Please do your part and let your voice be heard on this issue. To let your voice be heard on this issue: visit - Howlforwildlife.org Connect with us on Instagram - Primos Hunting- @primos_hunting -Lake Pickle - @lakepickle -Jordan Blissett- @jordanblissett_primoshunting -Howl- @howl_org

Tales from the turkey woods may get older in years, but from our experience, they never get old to listen to. Reach way back into the archives with us as we discuss the days of turkey hunting being written about in news paper articles, taking a roll of film the local drug store to get developed, and sending printed out pictures and letters in to the sporting goods magazines in hopes of making it onto one of those glossy, colored pages. It's a wonder to see how far it has come. -We will be in Starkville THIS WEDNESDAY!! February 23, 2022 at Rick's in Starkville 6-8PM -Connect with us on Instagram Primos Hunting- @primos_hunting Lake Pickle- @lakepickle Jordan Blissett- @jordanblissett_primoshunting FACEBOOK and YouTube - Primos Hunting

I would wager you've never heard a turkey hunting story like the one told on this podcast episode. Good friend, fervent hunter, and Wren & Ivy founder, B.C. Rogers joins us this week to tell us one of the most unique tales we've ever heard come out of the spring woods. Statements like ," It looked like someone was dribbling a basketball" are just words you don't normally see paired with a strutting turkey. Other topics discussed include: watching a turkey fly into a power line what should be the ethical standard for the distance we shoot turkeys? an unplanned grand slam - We are hosting a LIVE podcast event at Rick's in Starkville, MS- February 23, 2022 6-8pm -Connect with us on Social! INSTAGRAM Primos Hunting- @primos_hunting Lake Pickle- @lakepickle Jordan Blissett- @jordanblissett_primoshunting FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE Primos Hunting

We have new turkey content on YouTube right now! We discuss a hunt from the past spring with our good friend Dave Owens of the Pinhoti Project. If that's not a hunt to test your optimism and attitude, then I don't know what is. We also discuss some of the more common things that a turkey hunter could be doing right now to increase his odds of success in the spring that often gets put off or over looked. We also touch briefly on Jordan's new turkey gun, his homemade trigger jobs, the lore behind the Heartbreaker box call, and much more! Check it out! Don't forget about our Live Podcast at Rick's in Starkville, MS! February 23, 2022-- 6-8PM CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL! Primos Hunting- @primos_hunting Lake Pickle- @Lakepickle Jordan Blissett- Jordanblissett_primoshunting

TURKEYS!!! It's time to talk about them, it's time to spend all your waking hours thinking about them, and thank the good Lord above its almost time to start hunting them. Jordan and I will be discussing a topic we asked y'all to weigh in on last week. Who taught you how to hunt? What was your first turkey hunt like? How did you learn? How did you become better? This conversation is filled with old stories and treasured memories of strutting and gobbling turkeys that you won't want to miss! Connect with us on Instagram! Primos Hunting- @primos_hunting Lake Pickle- @lakepickle Jordan Blissett- @jordanblissett_primoshunting Attend our live podcast event February 23, 2022 at Rick's Cafe in Starkville, MS at 6-8PM

There's a lot that goes into the last week of January. It's the end of deer season. It's the end of duck season. Heck, it's even the beginning of when the general masses of the hunting community deem it acceptable to start talking about gobbling turkeys. That being said, there is obviously much to talk about, the first of which being an awesome and unique spot and stalk hunt Brad and I had on a big Kudzu Bluff 6 point last week. We also cover a couple of duck hunts, fighting ice, keeping dogs safe, and our plans for this last week. Don't forget We will be LIVE at Rick's in Starkville, February 23, 2022. 6-8pm!

Big Announcement! We will be holding our first LIVE event podcast and Q&A at Rick's in Starkville, MS on February 23, 2022!! So come join in and talk turkey hunting with us! In other news, this week we reached way back in the story archives to tell the story of the time we thought it was a good idea to bring four dogs with us on a single morning duck hunt! We also speak about our duck hunting plans in the near future, the upcoming deer week at Kudzu, and much more! Check it out!

We had never seen a buck with a neck so bruised, cut, and scarred up from fighting as the one we finished off the trip to Swamp Donkey with. It really was a fitting climax to an awesome time at an amazing place. There's just so much to be said about the Mississippi River. There's a deeper reason why it feels so much like home to us. In this episode, we discuss the rest of our trip there, as well as a rare disagreement about what the wildlife and hunting atmosphere was like in several years ago. Not to mention, a few funny duck hunting and deer hunting stories you won't want to miss.

Prolific is a not term you hear often applied to deer herds. "The best whitetail hunting I've ever experienced" is not a phrase you often hear paired with a place in the southeast. We are here to tell you, that Swamp Donkey is truly one of the most incredible places that we have ever experienced. We are 2 1/2 days into our trip down on the Mississippi River and cannot wait to fill you in on everything that has taken place. Don't miss it!

Baker Leavitt is the Hunting Community Manager for Black Rifle Coffee Company, a veteran owned and operated company based out of the United States. He is also an well traveled and well versed hunter, and has been for over 20 years. In this conversation, we cover topics all over the spectrum: the mean girls of the hunting community, building successful business from the ground up, taking your mother hunting, and so much more.

In this week before Christmas at Kudzu Bluff our confidence and hopes are coming to an absolute peak. The weather looks great, the time of year looks even better, and we can't wait to see what this week's time in the woods has in store. We also cover last week's hunting actions which includes, trimming a buck deer's belly hair, and Slade killing a great buck!

In this week's conversation we discuss the hottest topic in Mississippi's hunting current events right now, revolving around a public duck hunting area. We also discuss the pile of action we've been having at Kudzu Bluff!

An update on the action at Kudzu, which includes not a only a successful hunting story, but also a very telling reason of why we call the place "Kudzu Bluffs." In this specific story, however, it might as well be referred to as a Kudzu canyon. This week's conversation also includes a duck hunt that didn't quite go as planned, the rare occurrence where the guy running the camera can see a deer but the hunter can't, and a very optimistic outlook on how this week of hunting is going to go.

We laughed more recording this episode than any other we've done so far this fall. This one has stories of poorly placed conibear traps, Jordan's dad's high stakes trade for stack of cord wood, creative deer stand snacks, Troy's successful hunt at Kudzu, and more than we can mention! If you're looking for a stack of good stories, laughs, and some hunt talk, don't miss this episode!

Brad Farris and Chipper Gibbes are two of the most knowledgeable people I know in the world of managing a property for hunting. In this episode we discuss topics of prescribed fire in the fall, a rare bobwhite quail sighting in central Mississippi, the effect of native browse on deer herds, small property management tips, and much more!

The conclusion of last week's episode in a much satisfying fashion. It wasn't even close to being guaranteed, but man, we are so thankful the story of our hunt in Southeast Iowa ended the way it did. The story of this single day of hunting alone is a story all in itself, so we tried our best not to skip a single meaningful or exciting detail. Throughout the conversation you will hear us cover, the decision to move in aggressively, studying OnX to determine where to go, the art of picking the right tree, the trustworthiness of a cedar limb, Jordan's inability to not tinker, hearing a buck snort wheeze before seeing it, calling deer to the base of your tree, how it feels to shoot a buck of a lifetime, post-shot adrenaline dumps, and much more.

After somewhere in the double digit number of days spent in Iowa, we are back to discuss the adventure so far, in full detail. Among subjects of discussion are fighting a giant storm front that blew through the midwest, How bucks react to different calls, Being able to watch deer react to calling, the difference between thinking a deer is mature and knowing a deer is mature, changing our views on passing up bucks, and getting "back in the saddle" so to speak. There's much to be said and much more left to be covered. Check it out!

We recorded this in the middle of preparing for our upcoming trip to Southeast Iowa. It's no secret to any deer hunter that area of the country is known for intense rut activity, calling deer, and most everything else a bow hunter could dream of. We decided to talk a little a bit about Jordan's excitement for a tag he's waited 5 years to draw, as well as dive into subjects that we tend to get questions about a lot. timing your calling, what sounds to make and when, why we decide to call certain ways. We also dive into what we think are some of the most common misconceptions about calling in deer.

Day one in our new Podcast Studio is bound to be interesting! We are in the process of making it the most uniquely decorated podcast studio to ever exist!! We are also making plans to make our first at Kudzu Bluff for this season so far! We also discuss the new Bushnell Cellucore cameras, the thought process of picking which stand to hunt, arguments over broken tines, and a few more subjects here and there!

We are wide open at Kudzu Bluff. This week, the main agenda is to get seed in the ground for all of our food plots, and hopefully slip a few afternoon hunts in throughout the week! Today's conversation includes an embarrassment story, old fishing tales, jon boats on the verge of sinking, Killing a buck 1/2 a mile away from where we were supposed to, and the ever hot topic of how important inches of antlers truly is.

Sam Soholt is a hunter and all around outdoorsman known mostly for his extensive work in promoting conservation of wildlife, wildlife habitat, and several reputable conservation organizations. In this episode, we talk about his most current program, Stamp It Forward, designed to spread awareness about the Federal Duck Stamp and raise money for waterfowl and wetland conservation as well. Sam always makes for a fun conversation so don't miss it!

The team has fully returned from elk season and has managed to do so in one piece! We sit down to discuss, in further detail, the remaining untold stories from elk country. Among these stories, include tales of bear spray, bull elk at less than 10 yards, trying to hunt around recreational campers, and the impressive hiking abilities of Wilbur Primos. Lastly, we look ahead to the upcoming days at Kudzu bluff as we prepare for the quickly approaching deer season.

The whole team is out elk hunting. All of us are scattered across New Mexico and Arizona. In this episode, I do my best to give a detailed update on everything that has taken place so far. There's been some close calls, some bad decisions, scattered success, and several lessons learned. Enjoy!