Southeast Whitetail

Our month-long interview series of Southern hunting culture continues today with Morgan Harrell from South Carolina.  Morgan is a lifelong hunter with a rich history in the outdoors. She also volunteers time with Artemis Sportswomen.  We discuss her upbringing, hunting style, yearly goals of hunting for wild meat and a Florida iguana hunt!  Thank you for listening and Merry Christmas.    

This week I'm joined by a friend and fellow whitetail fanatic - Robbie Pace. Bow hunting, land management, food plots, hunt setups and new hunter recruitment were all discussed.  Robbie consistently kills mature bucks with a bow on his Georgia farm year after year.  That is a testament to his management and hunting skills.  Thanks for listening!

This week I'm joined by Cody Altizer and Erich Long from the Dear Hunter Project.  Two passionate conservationists that are not afraid to share their beliefs in the hunting space.  If you don't follow their content, you should.  The Dear Hunter Project is thought provoking and heavily driven on wildlife conservation.  Real discussions on real topics that do not get covered by "...

Hailing from West Tennessee, John Robert is one of the best hunters I know and one of the most skilled land managers.  He and his wife both harvested two incredible Mid-South whitetail bucks last week.  Within days of each other!  We discussed those hunts, John Robert's die-hard pursuit of mature bucks and his work with Tristar Land Management.  Thank you to John Robert for sha...

Decoys work in the South but you need the right conditions.  A perfect storm of the first does in heat, bucks jacked up and on the move, favorable winds and a gutsy call to swing for the fences.  Somehow, that all came together for this hunt.  I discuss my setup and how this whitetail may be my top buck from the Farm.  Pending jawbone extraction!  Thank you for listening....

I had a blast talking whitetails with Matt Ross from the National Deer Association.  This is another very timely episode with discussions on deer movement, behavior and how to kill mature bucks right now!  Matt is the Director of Conservation for NDA and also writes incredible articles about whitetail research and piecing together hunt strategies based on just that - research & data!...

I'm not going to lie - I was tickled pink to record this interview with Dr. Grant Woods and I thoroughly appreciate his time.  He and I covered very timely topics as we enter pre-rut and on the cusps of the rut in most of the Southeast.  Deer biology and behavior are core focal points of Southeast Whitetail and this episode exemplifies just that.   Dr. Woods is a tremendou...

Cale Lewis from Charleston, SC joins me this week to discuss his hunting strategies, chasing public land whitetails and a very badass Lowcountry mature buck kill with his good buddy Parrish Hoover.  The buck story is loaded with highly impressive, aggressive moves that ultimately sealed the deal on their target Southeastern buck.  Cale will be joining Crosby Land Company soon so give him a follow....

This week is jam-packed with Southern hunting culture as I interview Lindsay Thomas, Jr. who's been with NDA for 19 years.  Lindsay is the Director of Communications and editor of  Quality Whitetails .  We discuss Lindsay's upbringing into hunting, his multi-generation family farm, Southern whitetails, conservation work, and even SEC football!  Thanks for listening. IG: lindsay...

I spent a week chasing velvet whitetails at my South Carolina farm last month with Josh.  He's a a down to Earth guy and a great hunter.  On this week's episode Josh and I re-cap our hunts, what makes SC August hunting special, what makes it frustrating and some pretty badass First Lite gear!  Thanks for listening and please follow Josh Hillyard and First Lite Hunting.   @josh....

This week I sit down with Chef Larry White to discuss wild game cooking.  Larry has an extensive culinary background and runs www.thewildgamegourmet.com.  His recipe dish photos are stunning and include a wide range of wild meat.  We cover everything from field care to getting a perfect backstrap sear.  Thanks for listening and please follow Larry's content. Larry White IG: wil...

To become a better hunter or land steward, listen to a wildlife biologist.  Zack is super knowledgeable in wildlife ecosystems and provides high level consulting to his clients.  Thanks for listening and please follow Zack Vucurevich.   www.whetstonehabitat.com IG:  whetstonehabitat 

Who says you shouldn't hunt early season mornings?  I've killed 4 mature bucks in the a.m. over the past 4 years; from late August to the first week in September.  Simply by hunting their natural movement patterns.  This is a quick episode covering my season opener hunts and ultimately tagging a beautiful mature South Carolina whitetail.  My early season bucks over the years have been direct resul...

Jake Hofer is a co-owner and Director of Marketing at Exodus Outdoor Gear.  A direct to consumer company focusing on manufacturing trail cameras and the new custom tailored MMT arrows.  Jake is also a licensed broker in Illinois with Land Proz.  He hosts The Exodus Podcast and The Land Podcast.  The latter is a perfect blend of his land broker work and his passion for hunting....

This week I sat down with Ridge Rousseau of Louisiana to discuss his style of hunting in the vast bayou country.  Ridge shares one hell of a big swamp buck story and a killer rabbit recipe that I'm looking forward to trying soon.  Gators, squirrels, whitetails, bass, ducks and turkeys, he pursues them all.  Ridge is a wealth of knowledge in this region and I hope to check in with hi...

This week I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Chris Jenkins, CEO, of the Orianne Society and a national board member of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.  We cover his non-profit conservation work, snake interactions, restoring lost southeastern habitat, hunting black bear and big, Appalachian Mountain bucks!  Please follow him and his podcast - Snake Talk.  Also, please sign th...

This week's episode is jam packed with tips, experience and knowledge shared by a die hard hunter, Reese Johnson, creator of #TrailcamTuesday.  Reese is a stone cold killer and super knowledgeable on trail cameras and hunting down mature bucks in the South.  He was also featured on Exodus Outdoor Gear Whitetail Cribs Youtube show.  We discuss hunting in Kentucky and what sets Reese...

"Pine farms can be a monoculture or a whitetail mecca.  Why not blend wildlife conservation improvements with leading forestry practices?"  This week is a supplemental episode covering a recent Wired to Hunt/ MeatEater article of mine that was published.  I expand in greater detail about managing your timber crop for income to pay for the farm and to maximize wildlife usage. https:/...

Episode 7 coming at you live from the Farm!  Long time friend, Brennan Lemieux, joins me for a work wknd.  He and I burned some diesel planting food plots and maintaining roadways.  Brennan re-caps his highly successful first hunting season (2021) from archery training to mixing the right fat ratio for venison chorizo sausage.  That is a success story!  A DIY, mobile bowhunter story.  Enjoy and th...

This was a fun episode to record with two familiar faces from South Carolina.  Nick Pappas is a land manager at Clarendon Farms, photographer for Over/ Under Clothing and a well experienced hunter.  Jason Hewett managed Clarendon Farms for 10 years before starting his own business - Private Land Management.  Both are entrenched with wildlife habitat and hopefully we'll chat again th...

Bring back the whistle!  But how?  Mike Neiduski of Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever discusses what landowners can do to better upland habitat and improve survival success.  It doesn't take much to provide quality food, cover, and safety for bobwhites.  Many management practices are also beneficial to both turkeys and whitetails.  The future of wild quail depends on c...

If you own, lease or have hunting rights on private land, this episode is for you.  Hunter Pruitt is the founder of the National Wildlife Cooperative.  A non-profit org created to connect private landowners with common goals of wildlife and land conservation.  We discuss the NUMEROUS benefits of co-ops and the value it will bring you and your land.   "Our mission at National Wi...

Dr. Chamberlain is leading the movement to save the eastern wild turkey population.  He’s a professor of wildlife ecology and management at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources. Turkey v. deer needs. Roosting trees in the South. Will my bad turkey hunting ability actual build up the farm population? Private land mgnt holds the fate of the bird. Predator...

Dr. Marcus Lashley is a professor of game mgnt, director of the University of Florida Deer Lab and the host of Fire University Podcast.  The best way to become a better land steward and hunter is to understand ecosystems and what wildlife prefer for food and cover.  This episode is beneficial to both private and public land hunters.   Give Marcus a follow! Instagram/ Twitter:  ...

The first episode covers the focal points of SE Whitetail:  Habitat, Conservation & Venison.  Also, what to expect with upcoming projects.  All things deer hunting in the South and Southeast.