The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

You have heard Jacob talk about his uncles who got him into hunting many times on the show. Today we got one of those uncles on the show! We sat down with Anthony Troncalli to talk about all the success he has had with focusing on isolated white oaks and discuss how he scouts them, whether he actually prefers one oak species over another, what needs to be around the oaks to make them productive, and we have some good laughs talking about Jacob growing up hunting with Anthony. Visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane Simpson and Catman stopped by the show for a roundtable discussion on all things turkey hunting with Jacob, and our buddies Kyle Sides and Tyler Malone. Visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks outtro we discuss some of the main topics from Monday and Wednesdays episodes and dive into Jacobs first experience participating in a prescribed burn! Listen to the Southern Waters Podcast here - https://smarturl.it/SouthernWaters Join the facebook group here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/522631395963181 Visit our partners here - https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are beyond excited to FINALLY be launching our Southern Waters fishing podcast! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE! This is something that has been in the works for a while now behind the scenes and we are very excited to get it up and running. Our format will be similar to the Southern Outdoorsmen in that we will be interviewing very experienced anglers to find out how they found their success. Our first series is all about pre-spawn and spawn crappie! Next up is bass, so make sure you subscribe and stay tuned for that! The biggest way you can help us right now is by subscribing first, then SHARING the podcast with all your friends and on social media. Here is a sharable link you can use - https://smarturl.it/SouthernWaters (that link will take people to the right app depending on their device) Thanks for the support and we cant wait to see you over at Southern Waters Fishing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys from Land & Legacy are back on the show to talk habitat & trapping! This topic stemmed from a subject they have discussed on their show that they called "stihl before steel" - which is to say that while trapping is a good management tool, good quality habitat should take priority (if its something you can control). We discuss "building the house first", trapping as a management tool, what healthy deer & turkey populations actually look like, the things pressuring your herd that you would have never thought of & much more! Click here for extra content & partners: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we sit down to do a great Turkey Q&A with champion caller Billy Yargus! https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some say the title of "woodsman" is the greatest compliment one can receive when it comes to being an outdoorsman! On this episode our buddies Nick Adair & Nick Larson come by to talk about a big announcement we all have, scouting cover types, what it takes to become a true woodsman, bird dogs & more! If you are enjoying the show dont forget to leave us a review and check out the GDIY and Birdshot podcasts! Visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode Jacob interviews Matt Dye and Chad Keith of Land & Legacy from the 2022 NWTF convention. The conversation is focused on private land use and different management strategies. Make your property an area that wildlife thrive instead of trying to just survive. If you are hunting private land then you DON'T want to miss this episode! Also if you enjoy this episode then make sure you go and subscribe to the Land & Legacy podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Devin Duncan stopped by the show today to talk all things turkey, with a focus on being effective in the turkey woods not only when it comes to finding a turkey to hunt, but also in how you hunt him. We discuss how Devin covers ground to find birds, what sign & sounds besides gobbling he looks for, using topography to your advantage when listening for birds & more. On the hunting side we discuss staying with a turkey all morning if you cant get him at flydown, letting the morning play out without getting too aggressive, finding a spot that a gobbler will come to and so much more! https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode we discuss tips for looking for hunting clubs such as good recourses to find them, considerations before actually putting money down to join one, pitfalls of hunting clubs, then we shift the conversation over to Turkeys for Tomorrow and our thoughts on that episode and the organization as a whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the show we are talking with Kevin Tullis on all things finding and choosing the right hunting club. Kevin has had great success on hunting clubs by finding clubs that hold good deer, and doing things that other members aren't doing. We discuss what he looks for when searching for a club, red flags to avoid when it comes to clubs, how to tell if a club has few deer or too many deer, questions to ask clubs before joining, learning about a clubs neighbors, and more! https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we sit down with Chase Grubbs and Jim Ronquest of Turkeys for Tomorrow (TFT)! Turkeys for Tomorrow is a brand new non-profit looking to help benefit the wild turkey with scientific research. We dig in to how they got started, the model for their organization, how they feel they can make a difference, where they see the organization going in the next 10 years, the research projects they have already funded in Alabama, how more studies can help us turn around the decline of turkeys across the southeast and how YOU can get involved! https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode we sit down with our friend Kyle Sides to talk about our recent introduction to snipe hunting! We also recap our discussion on CWD and our trip to the NWTF convention in Nashville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show Jacob and Michael sit down with Travis Sumner of the NWTF to talk turkey, and more specifically, talk about turkey habitat & management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode we traveled to Montgomery to have a discussion with the folks who make our hunting & fishing laws here in Alabama. We speak with director Chuck Sykes, as well as a panel of some of his closest chiefs, directors, and/or advisors. We focus in on the discovery of CWD in Alabama, and discuss subjects such as the fact that this is not the end of deer hunting in Alabama, what the state did to prepare for this ahead of time, why hunters should be concerned but not panicked, some widely held misconceptions about the states response, how some regulations might not have the kind of impact you think, what the future holds and how to stay informed on regulation changes as well as opportunities for you to interact with the people in charge of changes in public meetings. https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we sit with Mike Butler, the CEO of the Tennessee Wildlife Federation. We dive into several current issues with Mike about public land transfers, fights over habitat projects, the politics of wildlife management and much more. https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this outtro Andrew, Michael and Jacob discuss post season scouting in the south and the reasons we think a lot of people don't find sheds in the south. Jacob tells us another Subi Story about how him and his buddy Marshal fumble their way to killing a very nice Arkansas 11 point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rusty Johnson and Nathan Killen have several things in common, things like consistnely tagging some of the biggest bucks in their area, and a love for post season scouting & shed hunting. Both Rusty and Nathan attribute a lot of their success to the work they are putting in right now to learn their woods, sharpen their wordsmanship skills, locate surviving bucks and find sheds. We got Nathan and Rusty on at the same time to dive into this subject and share their knowledge, as well as bounce things off one another. As Nathan says in this episode, iron sharpens iron and the guys get into a lot of great information here. Make sure you share this podcast with a buddy and leave us a 5 star review on itunes! Have you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener success story here - Share Your Story Here Check out our gear list here - Andrew & Jacobs gear picks Click the link below to check out our latest video on our Youtube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBBuz-tOP7SNeM6fSrrgR0w Want to help keep the show on the air, and get some bonus content? Join our patreon - patreon.com/thesouthernoutdoorsmen Use the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://try.onxmaps.com/hunt/app/hunt-smarter/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7bucBhCeARIsAIOwr-_sBLib6xC3ibT5BMlTrBUdWdpGYOWOZ_06eZhJajTmMKne7e00Rd4aAtldEALw_wcB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. ...and a lot more! Make sure you SUBSCRIBE and share the show with a friend! Interested in more content like this? Check out the Land & Legacy Podcast. Join our patreon or visit our partners here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Voice your opinion on future topics here - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DQY8V5Z Join our patreon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Take our listener survey here - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DQY8V5Z Visit our partners or join our patreon here - https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Join our patreon or visit our partners here - https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Join our patreon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Join our patreon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Join our patreon or visit our partners here - https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Join our patreon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Join our patreon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Check out our gear list here - Andrew & Jacobs gear picks Click the link below to check out our latest video on our Youtube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBBuz-tOP7SNeM6fSrrgR0w Want to help keep the show on the air, and get some bonus content? Join our patreon - patreon.com/thesouthernoutdoorsmen Use the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://try.onxmaps.com/hunt/app/hunt-smarter/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7bucBhCeARIsAIOwr-_sBLib6xC3ibT5BMlTrBUdWdpGYOWOZ_06eZhJajTmMKne7e00Rd4aAtldEALw_wcB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! If you have success using tips or tactics you've heard on the show then shoot us an email or message on social media. Maybe we will choose you and your story for a future episode of The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Click here to join our patreon or visit our partners: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. To join our patreon or visit our partners click here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! If you like Randy have success using tips and tactics from guests on the show then shoot us a message and maybe we will choose you to be on a future episode of The Southern Outdoorsmen Listener Success Story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Join our patreon or visit our partners here - https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Join our patreon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this listener success story we talk with Haynes Riddle who put down an absolute giant of a public land buck here in Alabama! Join our patreon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. GREEN/BLACK PATCH HATS BACK IN STOCK! USE CODE GB21 FOR FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS >$10 - https://www.thesouthernoutdoorsmen.com/shop/southern-outdoorsmen-patch-hat-lodenblack Join our patreon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Join our parteon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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". If you have success using tips and tactics you've heard from the show then shoot us a message or email and we may pick YOU for a future episode of The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Hunting Bucks Right Under your Nose with Bennett Tolar - https://smarturl.it/ep182 Click here to join patreon or visit our partners : https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Join our Patreon or visit our partners here: https://linktr.ee/SoPartners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices