The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

This week Jacob is joined Brandon Whitley to discuss his passion for fly fishing for Carp on his home lakes and how it could make you a better Redfish angler. Brandon talks about how different species of carp are pretty easy to spook so you will hear how to sight fish for them with good boat control while push poling across flats on the lake. He also mentions how this is a two man fishing style an...

On this Thursday breakdown we are discussing hightower and some future plans we have with Anthony's property, as well as a recent river bottom/swamp scouting trip we did! We also cover some listener questions submitted on our website! Drop us your question here - https://www.thesouthernoutdoorsmen.com/listenerqa Join us at the 2023 Mobile Hunters Expo Southern Show in Chattanooga, TN June 23-2...

On this episode, we head down to Anthony Troncalli's farm along with Kyle Lybarger of Native Habitat Project and Alan Summerford of Land and Legacy ! We discuss Anthony's property from a habitat standpoint and go over the story of Hightower, a buck Anthony tagged on the property last season. Subjects include: Why soybeans may not "grow deer" how you thought they did Subtle habitat/...

On this week's breakdown, we discuss Jeremy Aron's river-bottom mature buck tactics! Subjects include: Do the "principles" of community scrapes translate from hills to flatland? Can seeking out wind eddies lead you to mature bucks? Finding sanctuaries where bucks can get old Little-known mapping services with UNBELIEVABLE imagery for map scouting! Join us at the 2023 Mobile Hunters...

Jeremy Aron is an extremely accomplished deer hunter from the great state of Mississippi! Not only has he had incredible success in his home state, but he has been able to translate that success across state lines traveling all over the country to target mature bucks. Subjects discussed include - E-scouting to identify buck sanctuaries Once a sanctuary is found, how to target it Using water access...

This week Jacob is joined by T.C Lloyd of South Carolina to talk about how he targets big Redear Sunfish or as us Southerns call them "Shellcrackers". This is an extreme fun and rewarding species to fish for when you learn how and where to target them. You won't want to miss this episode! Subjects include: Targeting the Shellcracker spawn now! The biggest fish will nearly always spawn...

On this episode we are breaking down our plans for this fall & diving down the rabbit hole on the tactics we discussed with Michael and Sonny on Mondays episode! Subjects include: Intentionally building confidence over time what all of our successful guests have in common Is confidence the biggest factor in being consistently successful on mature bucks? Sonny's tactic of bouncing around fr...

This week we have Michael Baugh and Sonny Mcumpsey on the show to talk about their history of hunting big bucks in a variety of different habitats and terrain types! Subjects include: How Michael targets bucks in flat river bottom country How Sonny targets bucks in more mountainous terrain How Michael reads buck signs to find mature bucks without the aid of trail cameras When to buckle down and fo...

This week on the show Ryan Kirby stops in to talk all about his career as an artist in the hunting space, and how he got his start. To enter to win our giveaway with Ryan, all you need to do is sign up for the woodsman wire newsletter! You can join at this link - https://www.thesouthernoutdoorsmen.com/woodsmanwire Winner will be announced later this month in the next edition of Woodsman Wire. Join...

This week we have our buddy Kyle Lybarger of the Native Habitat Project on the show to discuss prairies, glades, savannas, and other highly productive habitat types. Subjects include: Are pine & hardwood forests really that productive for deer? How much feed does a deer need? The most productive cover types for deer numbers and buck quality buffalo & prairie chickens in the South The push...

On this breakdown episode we are digging deeper on Mondays episode with Alan Summerford! Subjects include: establishing a "honey hole" Getting so familiar with an area that scouting is no longer necessary Fine tuning a set up that will produce every year using annual patterns on mature bucks Join us at the 2023 Mobile Hunters Expo Southern Show in Chattanooga, TN June 23-24th! Make sure yo...

Alan Summerford easily has one of the most impressive trophy rooms we have ever seen! He has had consistent success over the years on some absolute top-tier Alabama bucks and today we break down his tactics. Subjects include: How Alan positions trail cams to learn exactly WHEN and WHERE to hunt a buck Having absolute discipline with your access routes, and how that is where most people go wrong Se...

On this weeks breakdown episode we are going over our interview with Beau Martonik and diving deeper on some of the topics, specifically on finding areas where deer behavior will be consistent year after year! Subjects include: Overcoming Boom & Bust acorn years Targeting areas that offer consistency from year to year Annual patterns Analyzing the wind to know exactly what you can get away wit...

This week we are talking with our buddy Beau Martonik of East Meets West! Beau has a passion for targeting bucks in big woods settings and is relentless in the pursuit of mature bucks. We do a deep dive on big woods settings and what Beau has learned over the years to find success on mature bucks at different points of the season. Subjects include: A realistic look at buck bedding in big woods Boo...

Today we wrap up the Alabama Turkey season with our buddies Kyle Sides and Josh Holley! We talk over how all our seasons went & what lessons were learned. Subjects include: Jacob's new turkey call Hunting birds in the rain Our annual snipe hunt Josh's first experience with snipe hunting Join us at the 2023 Mobile Hunters Expo Southern Show in Chattanooga, TN June 23-24th! Make sure you...

This week we are doing a deep dive on the science behind aging deer with biologist Moriah Boggess! Subjects include: Tooth wear & Replacement vs cementum annuli methods Studies done across the country on the accuracy of both methods How cementum annuli aging works, and why it may not be as accurate across the southern part of the US The accuracy of both methods on both old and young deer and m...

Today on the show we are talking with Josh Ilderton about steep country turkeys! Subjects include: Hunt terrain, not turkeys How the steepness of a hill decides how Josh moves on a bird Understanding how terrain affects gobbles A recap of Josh and Jacobs's hunt and more! Join us at the 2023 Mobile Hunters Expo Southern Show in Chattanooga, TN June 23-24th! Make sure you use the promo code &#34...

This week our buddy Shane Parker is on the show talking about a solid strategy for getting mature bucks, and the exact does you need to hunt near furing the rut, on camera! Subjects include: Why Shane is placing some of his most important cameras NOW Finding THE DOE you need to hunt around during the rut Focusing on shady cool areas for cameras this summer Micro drainages being big buck hot spots...

This week Jacob is in turkey camp with John Lewis and Cody McIntyre of Just Hunt Club. John and Cody are from Upstate New York and have traveled from Maine to Alabama and all the states in between hunting turkeys. They discuss about how different turkeys are in the South compared to the Northeast and how different they hunt turkeys in different regions of the country. Subjects include: How new tur...

This week we talk to our buddy Jacob Emery of D03 Outdoors to talk about his success using boat access specifically with kayaks for hunting bucks and turkeys. His success in the last few seasons has been impressive and after listening to Jacob's seminar at the 2022 Mobile Deer Hunters Expo we knew we needed to do an episode on this topic with him. Don't miss this episode! Subjects include:...

This week we are joined by Colton Watkins to discuss turkey hunting in adverse weather conditions! It seems like it only rains on weekends in turkey season, and this episode is made to help you make the most of those rainy Saturdays. Subjects include: Turkey hunting a light drizzle vs a downpour and everything between Turkey's behavior during adverse weather conditions How Colton approaches th...

Adam Jolly is a public land buck guru in the big woods of the South! Today we have his original interview with the show from episode 135 where we go over his massive 13-point bow buck that he took using bed hunting tactics.  Subjects include: Hunting bucks that monitor access points Killing this buck within sight of a parking lot hunting laurel thickets what actually makes a good funnel primary sc...

This week we are talking all about our recent turkey hunting success and what the keys to that success were! Jacob was able to call up 3 public land gobblers in Alabama mid morning after all the birds quit gobbling at fly down, while Andrew tagged a big gobbler at his hunting club that was staing with 4 hens. Subjects include: Why nether of these hunts would have worked out without woodsmanship Th...

Today's BONUS episode is all about hot weather gear for staying comfortable in the South's hot, humid months! We have Greg Ferrell & Josh Hillyard from First Lite on to talk about the science behind staying cool in very hot, muggy situations like turkey season or early bow season in the Deep South. We also do a deep dive on First Lites's new trace system, how it performed for us al...

Our friend Richard Manry stopped by the studio to talk deer hunting and his long history of bowhunting mature whitetails across Alabama! Subjects include: Flatland features that Richard consistently finds mature bucks on The mindset of bowhunting mature whitetails in flat, thick areas How Richard creates travel corridors for bucks in flat land Bowhunting INSIDE pine thickets for all day buck movem...