The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Its no secret that the turkey populations are declining in the South. People like Brandon Bobo, a biologist employed by the National Wild Turkey Federation, and working to find out why. Today Brandon shares insight into recent research on the decline, as well as some specific issues such as predators, baiting or feeding, bad habitat, and the natural dynamics of a population. This is a must listen for anyone interested in the biology of the wild turkey or the decline they are experiencing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This special edition of the strut report marks our 100th episode as the Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast! Big thanks to all of our listeners for sticking with us on this ride! Being that its episode 100, we had to go big, so today we covered turkey hunting in AL, KY, OK, AR, FL, SC, MN, WI, and NC! check out our friends at houndstooth game calls! Here is a Link to the KB hen, one of Field and Streams editors choice turkey calls! - https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com/products/kb-hen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have on Jacob Emery from The Huntin Grounds TV to talk Kansas Rio's! Jacob just had success during Kansas's archery turkey season and was kind enough to come on the show to let us know how he did it! We talk tag prices, season dates, scouting public land, what habitat to look for on a map, and of corse we cover how Jacob caught his tent on fire! This is a must listen if you have dreams of chasing a slam, or if you want to see some of the most unique land America has to offer! EP 100 DROPS FRID Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This might be our widest reaching strut report! We cover Kansas, South Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma! Looking for info on current turkey food sources, gobbling activity, and what tactics people are having success with right now! Y'all check it out! check out the dixie hen box call here: https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com/collections/friction-calls/products/dixie-hen-box-call-new-for-2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show we talk about hunting mountain gobblers, helping film a veteran hunt, and we announce the winner of the giveaway! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we cover Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia in the Strut Report, presented by Houndstooth Game Calls! Out of all the strut reports we've done, this one is certainly one of the best! We cover gobbling activity, current food sources and what tactics are killing turkeys RIGHT NOW! Check out the KB hen here, https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com/collections/diaphram-calls/products/kb-hen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are talking about a variety of topics! First off we give an update on our seasons, then we dive straight Into calling turkeys. We talk about what calls have been working for us, as well as our (much more talented) friends! We then go on to discuss some tips and tactics to gain permission to turkey hunt private property! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Better late than never! Due to some technical difficulties we are dropping this strut report later than normal! We apologize for the inconvenience! But on this weeks report we cover the great state of Tennessee with the one and only Rick Taylor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of you know Yawt Yawt from his hilarious videos on the internet! He is no different in person than he is in his videos, so we sat down and recorded a conversation with him! We cover all the worlds problems, like how apple should produce a version of Siri that can understand southern accents, and of corse we throw in a heap of turkey talk! To purchase some of Yawt Yawts calls, go to this link: https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com/collections/yawt-yawt-calls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we talk with 3 turkey hunters in the great states of Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi! The strut report is the most up to date information on turkey activity, provided by real turkey hunters from across the US! Check out the call we used in the episode at this link: https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com/collections/diaphram-calls/products/tom-bomb-green Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sat down with Shane Simpson from Calling all Turkeys to talk about calling to birds, Jake yelps, self filming for turkeys, and how to do in depth research while planning out of state turkey hunts! If you haven't already, SHARE US WITH A BUDDY! And always contact us at [email protected] with any questions you want answered on the podcast, or any suggestions on things we should cover! Check out our friends at Houndstooth game calls as well! https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weekend we have turkey seasons opening in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia! We interviewed turkey hunters from each of those states to get an idea of what the turkeys are doing! Good luck to everyone hitting the woods this weekend, we hope your hunts are filled with many gobbles and some flopping toms! Check out our friends at Houndstooth Game Calls! https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We met a lot of great people at the NWTF convention, including the Huntin Grounds Crew! We sat down with Steven, Jacob and Scotty to talk all things Huntin Grounds TV, including how it all got started, Steven making the leap to doing THGTV full time, the complexities of making a living in the outdoor industry, and a few deer hunting and turkey hunting stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have on another legend in the turkey hunting world, Bob Walker! Many of you probably know Bob from his time spent on Turkey Thugs, or from his time guiding at Bent Creek Lodge in Alabama! Bob is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to turkey hunting and today we got to dig into locator calls, getting turkeys to gobble when they don't want to, setups, and a lot more! Also, make sure your tuning in for the strut report every Friday to know what the latest is from the turkey woods! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On todays strut report we talk with our buddies Scott Ellis, Rick Taylor, and Scott Murray about what the osceolas are doing in south Florida! check out our friends at https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com for some killer turkey calls! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this bonus turkey hunting episode we are talking with David Hawley of the Wild Turkey Report! We talk to David on what the Wild Turkey Report is, his passion for turkeys, turkey hunting in the south and turkey management! It was great talking to someone who has as much of a passion as David does about turkeys and turkey hunting! also check out our friends at https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of you know Dave Owens from his popular online show, "The Pinhoti Project"! Dave is a hardcore public land turkey hunter who has killed a bird in every state that has them, and has spent most of his life hunting the Southeast! We talk public land turkey tactics with Dave, including how birds respond to pressure, getting close to turkeys, setting up on turkeys and of corse we share some crazy public land turkey hunting stories! check out our friends at: https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first strut report is here! Its that time of year again folks! Today we are talking South Florida Osceola turkey hunting with Scott Ellis! We ask about whether birds are gobbling, if they are henned up, what tactics are working for Scott right now, and Scott's best tip for hunting Osceola turkeys in Southern Florida! Check out our friends at Houndstooth Game Calls if your searching for some new calls to bring into the turkey woods this spring! https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had the privilege of interviewing Bruce Mitchell, who many of you know from the popular show Swamp People on the discovery channel! Bruce sat down with us to talk about his life story, how he makes his living in the Louisiana swamps, what it was like filming the show, and of corse some crazy stories that never made it to your TV screen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the 2019 NWTF show in Nashville we got a chance to sit down and record a podcast with our friend Cuz Strickland of Mossy Oak! It was great having him back on the show for a third time, this time to talk about how he got his start, the early days of Mossy Oak, filming hunts, hunting culture and the future of hunting, getting kids into hunting, the hunt for "the devil" and of corse updates on Cranky! Make sure to check out Cuz on Youtube at "Cuz411" https://houndstooth-game-calls-2.myshopify.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its a safe bet that most of our listeners know who Catman is! If you don't know who he is, you've still most likely seen one of his youtube videos at one point or another. Jonathan Boehme is a true woodsman, partaking in every season the state of Tennessee offers. In this episode we talk about deer hunting, turkey hunting, self filming, fishing for big river flatheads, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of you know Jacob Emery from The Hunting Grounds TV, a popular youtube hunting show. This year Jacob was able to take a great buck on LBL in Tennessee, along with another great buck on his property in Kentucky! We go through the stories of these bucks and how his deer season went, then transition into turkey talk! Your not going to want to miss this one! Don't forget to tune into the Southern Outdoorsmen Strut Report which will launch for this turkey season on March 1, 2019! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One year ago this week The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast and The Southern Ground Podcast began! In celebration of the milestone we got together to celebrate and wrap up deer season with a big discussion on the hunting beast style of hunting in the South. Between all of us we have roughly 10 years of experience with this style, so we all give our thoughts on ideas on if it works, how it needs to be tweaked to be more effective in the south, and wether we will continue utilizing beast tactics in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year we experimented with a handful of new products and today we break them down by our favorites and least favorites! All the gear we talk about has been put through some serious torture chasing deer on public land all across Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia! Some specific things we discussed were badlands clothing vs Sitka gear, our Tethrd Mantis saddles, Bullman Outdoors silent approach steps, wild edge, havalon knives, Lowa boots and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we shoot the breeze on a wide array of topics like hunting the late Alabama rut over the next two weeks, having goals that are too high, some big plans for turkey season, as well as a few event announcements and general hunting talk! If you like this podcast, make sure you SUBSCRIBE and please SHARE WITH A FRIEND!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show we have the Tethrd crew on to talk about saddle hunting, along with how they all got into saddle hunting and then eventually started a company together! We also discuss some stuff that Jacob, Mike and I have learned in our first season of saddle hunting. Theres no shortage of laughs on this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todays episode is special in the fact that we have the privilege of speaking with two true woodsmen, Kevin Murphy and Ben George. Many of you probably know Kevin from his many appearances on MeatEater. Ben George is Andrews mentor who not only improved his skills as a hunter, but kept him hunting in a time when Andrew needed it the most! This episode is jam packed with knowledge, tips, stories and laughs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the buck report we talk big river bottom bucks in Arkansas with Richard Fought! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goodbye 2018! Today on the Southern Outdoorsmen year ender, we discuss our season, and our future plans! This episode contains some hints at what 2019 holds for The Southern Outdoorsmen brand, hunting plans, and plenty of laughs! Thanks to all of YOU for listening and viewing every week and helping us grow to where we are today! Here's to another year of good hunting and great times in the outdoors! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode we reveal Jacobs AWESOME Christmas gift to Andrew and Andrews reaction! We also discuss Jacobs recent run in with a listener of the podcast and subscriber of the podcast and how they discussed the rut and saddles. Then we go on to Andrews recent success where he had a crazy hunt out of the saddle where he killed an old doe while hanging from his linesman belt! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the buck report we cover Alabama and Tennessee! While signs of the second rut are begging to show up in Tennessee, most of Alabama is just now starting to heat up. Tune in to hear reports from the field from real hunters! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show we talk about Andrews recent success on some Alabama Public land! After hunting hard for a few days Andrew, JT and Jacob were all slightly delirious in this episode and topics range from shooting coyotes, Jacobs fear of using the bathroom in the woods, pistol hunting, how the guys are liking Badlands camo, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This buck report is a little different! Today we talk with big buck killer Jeff Homan from Alabama on the latest activity he has seen, along with his favorite rut tactics for the Deep South! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the hottest topics EVER in the world of deer hunting is how to kill mature bucks on high pressure land, public or private. Most of the time you'll hear about avoiding pressure, but today we go a little against the grain and talk about why hunting pressure can and should be used in your favor! Other topics include the hunting beast style of hunting, baiting vs not baiting, and late rut tactics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the buck report we interview our buddy Shey Reed from Arkansas, and Jonathan Boehme of Catman Outdoors for Tennessee. The talks dive into current deer movement patterns in each reporters area, and cover tactics for hunting the very tail end of the rut in the South! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we sit by the fire and talk all about our latest adventures while hunting the rut and pre rut on public land! As campfire talks typically go there was a vide variety of random subjects discussed including how going deep docent really mean going deep, deer using wind to travel, invisible depressions, a turkey named Jacob, and a whole lot more! For any Mississippi residents interested in winning a savage axis II 6.5 creedmor join Backcountry Hunters and Anglers at https://www.backcountryhunters.or Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todays buck report covers the great states of Tennessee and Alabama! With the rut winding down in Tennessee Jacob and his guest talk late rut tactics. Alabamas rut is just heating up in some isolated pockets, with the vast majority of the state still a long ways off from any chasing action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show we talk about turning around a bad hunting season, more specifically, Andrew's bad hunting season! Jacob has killed yet another deer, while Andrew has been getting skunked. The guys dive into the differences in Jacobs success and Andrews failure, citing the differences in approaches and strategies. They talk about how to turn a bad season around by adopting a bare bones approach to deer hunting that involves aggressive hunting strategies and simple techniques. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had the opportunity to do a joint podcast with John Stallone of Interviews with the Hunting Masters Podcast! John lives out west and reached out to us about doing an episode on how to travel and hunt Southern Public lands. This is a great podcast for anyone who is wanting to start hunting public lands in the South as we speak on the steps to take to get into it, some challenges you'll encounter and how to overcome them, and how to put yourself in the most high odds situations possible! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the buck report we cover deer activity in Arkansas and Alabama! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few weeks ago we did an episode with Richard Fought on being part of the ten percent of guys who kill 90% of mature public land bucks. Today, we continue that discussion with Jeff Homan of Alabama. Jeff has had consistent success on some of the most pressured public land in Alabama and today he shares his tactics on locating, scouting, hunting and killing big deer on public! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Buck Report its just Andrew and Jacob! They discuss the major cold front hitting the South this weekend, as well as the rut begging to heat up in Tennessee and isolated pockets across Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Other things discussed include the video of Jacobs buck kill, Andrew possibly throwing Jacob out of a tree, and their plans to canoe deep into a landlocked piece of public this Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show we talk about Jacobs most recent hunt where he arrowed a nice Tennessee Buck on November second! An observation sit turned into a kill spot on a very windy day. The reason for success? a good old fashioned pinch point! Tune in to hear about the hunt, tactics, and an interesting track job! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the buck report we cover Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia! The rut is heating up across some southern states, while others are are still over two months out. Tune in today to hear the most up to date info we could get our hands on! Also, make sure to check out our youtube channel and subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past weekend we took the time to go hunt some Northern Alabama Public land with our buddies from Southern Ground! It was a great weekend, with lots of big bucks seen and some arrows flung, and its what this podcast is about! We stopped by Tylers camper and chatted with Parker, Tyler and Mike for a while about the struggles and triumphs of hunting places like where we were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the buck report we cover Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As hunters, we put an enormous amount of time into figuring out how to kill a deer, but oftentimes we lack an equal amount of knowledge on how to find them after a bad shot. Today we speak with Charles Miller, a tracker from Tennessee who helped Jacob recover a doe earlier this season. We talk about weird hits, knowing what to do after the shot, and the effectiveness of a good dog. We also announce our newest giveaway on our youtube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the buck report we cover the major cold front that will be hitting the Majority of the Southeast this weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a pleasure being able to head down to Montgomery Alabama to speak with Mr. Chuck Sykes, Alabamas Wildlife and Freswhwater Fisheries director and former host of The Management Advantage on the Outdoor Channel. In this episode we ask Chuck about a variety of hot issues in the Southeast from Elk reintroductions, CWD, game check laws, the Southeasts Collective decline in turkey populations, Alabamas goal to start poisoning feral hogs and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the buck report we cover Virginia, Georgia and Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices