The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

839 - I Tried Zach Ferenbaugh’s Way of Slip Hunting. Two Bucks Never Saw Me

Jacob's back from his honeymoon! We've interviewed a lot of slip hunters this season, so Andrew finally tried it himself. He used what Zach Ferenbaugh taught us about mov

838 - He’s Killed 5 Public Land Booners in 70 Years of Bowhunting. Here’s How | Ron Poole

At 76, Ron Poole has been shooting bows for 70 years. He grew up running wild on a game management area along the White River in southeast Arkansas. He has 5 Boone and Cr

837 - How He Bumped & Dumped an Alabama Buck | Kyle Sides & Thomas Myers

Kyle had gone almost 20 years without killing a mature buck with a bow. Then, on Alabama's opening weekend, he jumped one out of his bed at 12 yards in an old cattle catc

836 - The Rattling Trick He’s Killed Bucks With Since the ’80s | Tim Knight

Tim Knight put the rifle down for good in 1985, and he killed most of the bucks on his wall the same way: rattling from a climber with his antlers on the ground. We sat d

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-reaso

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 a

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

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

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 huntin

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

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 archer

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 hu

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 n

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

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 take

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 cli

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

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 otherwi

821 - Q&A + Hot Takes: Midday Bucks, White Lights, and Loud Entries

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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 o