The Southern Game & Tackle Podcast

On this episode of the SG+T podcast, Rick is joined by Josh Raley of Whitetail Partners and the Sportsmen's Empire Podcast network. Josh is a jack of all trades when it comes to the whitetail world and brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. As a Wildlife Habitat Consultant for Whitetail Partners, Josh understands what deer like and why they do what they do. Through his work with Sportsmen...

Hunting. Fishing. Life. The foundation of Southern Game and Tackle and lately the "Life" part has been getting in the way! It's been a hectic season of life, with changes impacting the team's ability to prioritize the show, but the dream never died and it's time to get back to our sharing the passion. On this episode, Rick and Dex are joined by Bama buddy Wiley Dees to pla...

Guess who's back in the studio....the man, the myth and the legend himself, Dex rejoins the fold and what a week to be back! This week's guest is one that the crew has hoped to have on for a long time and it did not disappoint! If you like football or the outdoors, or just have a heartbeat, you're going to enjoy this episode. Jeff Lageman, a former 1st round draft pick of the NY Jet...

Welcome to another episode of the Southern Game and Tackle Podcast. This week Rick recaps an amazing couple of weekends that were all things outdoors. Most recently, the Project Savior Outdoor crew Mike, Justin and Rick took a trip to Wisconsin, thanks to an invite from Chris Hamm, President of HHA Sports. Chris also has a passion for giving back to the veteran community, and his organization HHA...

There's a lot of amazing things going on in the world of SG+T and Rick takes to the studio solo this week to bring our listeners up to speed. It's a short episode, so don't let Rick being solo turn you away! If you've listened to the show for any amount of time, you know that Rick has been chasing a lifelong dream of having a role in the outdoor industry. It's a dream he h...

On this episode of the Southern Game and Tackle Podcast, Rick is joined by lifelong friend, Wiley Dees. Wiley grew up in the same small Bama town as Rick, and the two cut their teeth together in the woods, really jumping into serious bowhunting at the same time. Wiley's outdoor experience is generational, and has taken him to different parts of the world and into several different areas of th...

This week, Rick is joined by Jaryd Hurst to talk turkey hunting in Texas. Jaryd has been on the SG+T show a couple of times previously, but in this episode he gets to share his story of what was truly a hunt that dreams are made of. Thanks to fundraising efforts by Turkeys For Tomorrow, Jaryd won a raffle to hunt with outdoor icon David Blanton from Realtree Outdoors on the historic and famed King...

On this week's episode, Rick is joined by Phillip Culpepper of Hunt Club TV and Realtree Outdoors. Rick has been a fan of Phillip's for a long time and the two met each other a couple of years ago during a men's retreat through church (of course it was a hunting retreat!) After a few conversations, it was just a matter of time before schedules could line up for Phillip to join the s...

After a stretch of great guests, a last minute schedule change has Rick in the studio solo. Given the past week of chasing Osceola turkeys, the microphone therapy might be just what he needs! In this episode, Rick gives an update on all that is going on in the SG+T community. Big things are happening with Project Savior Outdoors and he shares  a few updates about the mission's successes so fa...

No stranger to the Southern Game and Tackle podcast, Rick is joined by William "Big Country Rozier. Big Country is well known through hunting circles in the southeast and his reach stretches even farther than that. He's been a staple in SG+T tradition, being the reason that the February Eglin trip is on the annual schedule. Rick and Dex were fortunate enough to meet Country on the first...

This is a special episode, bringing back a fan favorite,  Kyler Deese aka LA Strutter! Strutter joins Rick to talk about the upcoming 2023 Clash of the Beards Turkey Rodeo! Last years rodeo was a great event and this year's rendition is shaping up to be even better, with more teams and some killer raffle items and prizes. Turkey rodeos can be a divisive topic, but Strutter and Rick talk about...

On this episode, we are joined by Daniel Levesque of Gobbler's Lodge and Rare Breed Charters from Osteen, FL. Daniel is a long time bowhunter and captain with an amazing passion for the outdoors, and he's truly living life to share that with others. Gobbler's Lodge 3D Archery is a super cool and unique place. With multiple elevated shooting platforms and tracks, shooters can practic...

After a little time off, the Southern Game and Tackle Podcast is back!! As we kick things off, we will be joined by several different guests from across the southeast to recap their deer season, what went right, what went wrong and the lessons learned along the way. We jump right in with Adrian Wilson of the Tethrd saddle company and Thlete camo. Adrian is from Tennessee, but like the SG+T crew, h...

If you've followed the SG+T crew for long, you know that November has a special place in their heart, as it does for most deer hunters across the country. November brings dreams of rut action...big bucks chasing does everywhere, telephone pole sized trees shredded, big scrapes everywhere you look. But sometimes, those dreams are not the reality of the rut. While we expect those dream hunts to...

For some of us, going on a guided or outfitted hunt is the dream of a lifetime. For us southern hunters, getting an opportunity like that in mid-west states is what we live for. On this episode of the SG+T podcast, the boys are joined by friends Nate and Jason, who recently went to Kentucky for their own dream hunt, a self guided hunt on KY private land. They worked with an "outfitter" t...

Cam and Strutter are back from their Alaskan moose hunt, alive, well and full of stories! In the first episode of this journey, they didn't really know what to expect. Cam had drawn a once in lifetime moose tag and had asked Strutter to make the trip up from Bama to be a part of the hunt. With zero experience with moose or in this hunting area, the two set out on a trip full of excitement, bu...

This episode of the Southern Game and Tackle podcast features a good friend of the show, Kyler aka The LA Strutter and his good friend Cam Carleton. Cam, an Alaskan resident drew a once in a lifetime tag for a public land moose hunt on an air force base just outside of Anchorage. Knowing that it would be a challenge, he asked Strutter to join him on this adventure. Cam and Strutter sit down with R...

Rick has been teasing this episode for a few weeks now, and it's finally here! After some scheduling conflicts, the boys (yes, that means Dex is back!) are joined by friends Justin and Chris for an awesome chat about their upcoming elk hunting trip. Both Chris and Justin are members of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) and through an encounter on a fire truck, they have forge...

In this episode of the Southern Game and Tackle, Rick is joined by good friends Ryan (aka Weldabeast) and Joe to discuss becoming a new hunter later in life. For a lot of outdoorsmen and women, the outdoors are passed down through generations of tradition, almost being a part of us from the beginning. But how do you get into hunting when it hasn't been passed down to you? Trying anything new,...

With Dex a little under the weather, Rick is joined by "Big Country" Will Rozier and Jaryd Hurst. It's been a while since Will and Jaryd have been on, so the boys catch up on how turkey season went this past spring, and spend a while talking about one of Florida's longest hunting traditions, Gator Hunting.  Each summer, a select number of tags are allotted for alligator hunting...

Have you ever wanted to hunt out of a saddle? Do you even know what a hunting saddle is? Join Rick and Dex in this episode, as they chat with owner of Wood Hunting Saddles, Robert Wood. Robert is a seasoned saddle hunter from SG+T hometown of Jacksonville, and his new hunting saddles are taking the industry by storm. In this episode, Robert shares his thoughts on why he prefers saddles over other...

The SG+T boys are back!! After a short break, Dex, Rick and Captain Don catch up on all things Southern Game and Tackle. Captain Don fills us in on his recent adventures on the water, including an update on his new boat and a close encounter with "Sharknado"! The boys catch us up on their Sambar hunt application status and their pending plans for the fall. Of course Rick is going to talk...

After seemingly lost in the deep swamps of Steinhatchee, Florida, the mysterious SD card reappears! One of our favorite episodes to date featuring 2 well known and respected members of the Florida hunting community. In fact, Will Rozier a.k.a Big Country is the reason Rick and Dex set off on their first Eglin trip together. Our second guest, Jaryd Hurst is no stranger to the Turkey community, espe...

Join us as we discuss the last few eventful weeks of Turkey hunting from Florida to Alabama. Rick draws a turkey tag in Steinhatchee, Florida so the guys travel across the state to catch up with long time friend and SG+T member Gerald. Dex manages to lose a REALLY good podcast somewhere in the swamps (literally), and Rick is quick to place blame.  LA Strutter joins us to recap the Clash of The Bea...

Gobble Gobble Gobble!!!! Dex and Rick open  2022  with a bang as they plan their Alabama Turkey season. They are joined by the legend himself Kyler Deese a.ka. "LA Strutter" to discuss the annual Turkey Rodeo "Clash of the Beards." If you don't have a clue what a Turkey Rodeo is (much like Dex) join us to learn of this strange and mythical competition that involves well, w...