The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

This week we are talking with Justin Houston of Alabama on hunting in and around saddles. Justin has had a ton of luck tagging mature bucks by hunting the right saddles at the right times and today we dive deep into what exactly makes a saddle good, and how to hunt it. Subjects include: Determining whether or not a saddle is worth hunting How to pick the right saddle when there are multiple to cho...

On this Friday breakdown we are getting an update on Jacob's Iowa trip! Subjects include: Going from hunting Alabama hills to hunting flat Iowa river bottoms The caliber of bucks Jacob has been finding How paying close attention to tracks helped Jacob locate a giant Wind based buck movement and more! Have you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener success sto...

On this episode Jacob and Andrew detail their recent Alabama public land mountain hunt! Both Andrew & Jacob both tagged great bucks on this trip and in this episode, they break down the tactics they used. Subjects include: Trusting the terrain, and how sign factors in How rainy, foggy weather influenced where deer traveled Doubling down on rut action Hunting the windward side rather than the l...

Thanks everyone for another great year! To celebrate 2022 we got quite the group together for this one. Guests include Nick Harris & Scott Seales, who you all heard a few weeks ago on the podcast. We also had our great friends JT Watkins and Zach Echols come down as well. In our first episode with Nick and Scott we talked about the "Echols buck", and 165"+ Alabama public land buck...

Today on the show we are coming at you from the cab of Andrew's truck on the way to hunt some mountains in North AL! This is a trip we have had planned for a long time and we recorded this at the halfway point of the trip. Subjects include: Learning to read the terrain and how we have seen deer using it Nailing down bedding cover in a short amount of time Quickly identifying the habitat the de...

Merry Christmas everyone! On this week's outtro we are discussing our experience with chasing tracks and how we plan to apply the tactic in the next few weeks as we chase the rut across Alabama. We then talk about our recent trip wolf-packing some river bottom public land with friend of the show Wes Moye. Have you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener succes...

This week we are talking with Travis Lee of Alabama about how he targets specific kinds of tracks to consistently put himself in high odds spots during the rut. Subjects include:  An explanation of chasing tracks and what they mean to Travis Determining if the chasing tracks you find are from a mature buck Key areas that you’ll usually find chasing tracks and why you find them there How to use inf...

On this week's friday breakdown we discuss some of the highlights from our interview with Drew Atkinson, as well as some updates on our scouting of a brand new area. Check out our gear list here - Andrew & Jacobs gear picks Click the link below to check out our latest video on our Youtube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBBuz-tOP7SNeM6fSrrgR0w Want to help keep the show on the...

This week Drew Atkinson of Drew Atkinson Outdoors stops by the show to reveal how he has been so successful in mountainous public land! Subjects include: The very specific combination of terrain features Drew seeks out Matching the spot with the conditions for success Knowing your area well enough to determine what kind of sign is worth hunting Knowing you usually have 1 chance at a mature buck an...

On this Friday breakdown we are announcing the winner if our October OnX Hunt giveaway, as well as recapping Monday's episode along with some of our recent hunts! Subjects include: How Scott & Nick pass BIG deer on public to get to the giants The survivability of mature bucks How simple strategies seem to work best Being strategic without overthinking it Our attempts at implementing some o...

This week on the show we are talking with Alabama public land hunters Scott Seales and Nick Harris. These two, along with their buddies, have a history of killing absolute top-tier bucks on Alabama public land every single year. Today we go over their secrets to success and how they find, target and tag the bucks that no one else can come close to. Subjects include: Knowing your area and the massi...

On this Friday Breakdown we are talking about some recent hunts here in Alabama and some key trends we have been noticing that have produced some really great hunts - including an encounter with a giant. Subjects include: A long hike into some low hubs beneath a mountain and the giant scrapes Andrew found there Taking two hunters out to get their first deer Finding our "doe areas" that we...

On this week's episode, we are recapping Jacobs's recent success in the Arkansas river bottoms on a mature public land buck! Subjects include: Making sense of deer travel routes in flat land Staying confident in a spot, even with a lot of nearby hunting pressure Using creative access to catch deer where they don't normally have to deal with people The importance of focusing on edges Th...

On this Friday breakdown we are discussing Rocky Smiths recent episode with us! We discuss the importance of gathering information from season to season with a long-term goal, how our experiences relate to the terrain features Rocky likes and much more. Jacobs is then joined by Scott Caldwell of Rusty Guns Kennel to discuss his dogs progress and getting a gun dog. Have you tagged a deer using some...

Rocky Smith has been able to have consistent success on mature bucks on public ground in Alabama in a variety of habitats and terrain types. Today we dive into what makes him successful. Subjects include: His experiences hunting flat swampland vs hunting hill/bluff country What he likes to key in on in swamp land to find focal points of deer movement Making sense of a big woods setting His favorit...

On this outtro we are recapping Monday's episode as well as going over Andrew's recent success on his first sit at his hunting club. Subjects include: Giving a big buck the wind to increase your chances How to get away with a risky wind, without scent control products Hunting as a two man wolf pack Hunting for a certain scenario The rollercoaster story of Andrew's recent hunt at his cl...

This week we are talking with Jerry Morphis & Wesley Moye on how they have found success across the entire state of AL while hunting as a team. Topics include: Hunting a scenario How they transition from flat river bottom to rolling hills, to bluff country, to mountains and have success in each area Making the most of only being able to hunt weekends The things they always look for, no matter...

On this Friday breakdown edition of the show, we are talking all about what we got from Jeff Homan's episode when it first came out, and how we've applied it over the years since we recorded that episode. We also discuss Jacob's recent scouting breakthroughs in one of our new areas. Want to get more content while also supporting the show? Join our Patreon - patreon.com/thesouthernoutdo...

Every fall we like to go back in the vault and pull out a "classic" from our back catalog of episodes...who all remembers this one? On this episode, we talk with Jeff Homan about how he keys in on locating mature bucks and backtracking them to their daylight core areas. This episode is one of our TOP listener success story producers! Subjects include: Overcoming heavy hunting pressure to f...

On this Friday breakdown edition of the show we are talking all about our recent listener Q&A with Clifton Denney! Subjects include: Keying in on big temp swings, even warm snaps Being familiar enough with your area to know what deer are probably going to do when temps change dramatically Hunting draws that lead into good cover The many schools of thought around calling we have covered with di...

This week on the show we are posting a segment of our most recent Patreon zoom room with Clifton Denney! We covered a ton of ground on this episode, some subjects include:  Clifton’s AGRESSIVE calling tactics that he employs from the beginning of the season to the end of the season Clifton's success hunting the windward side of ridges, where he is actually pulling deer off the upwind ridge wit...

On this Friday breakdown we are talking through Jacobs recent Arkansas river bottom hunt! Subjects include: How Jacob went about finding a pattern to flat land deer A drive to a more mountainous region and how the deer can be more predictable there in some ways Targeting specific habitat features that are visible on habitat images Jacobs two island deer he is coming home with and much more! Want e...

On this episode we are walking through our recent trip to Georiga for a deer hunt! Subjects include: Hunting the RIGHT KIND of deer sign Determining the right feed tree to target when it isnt obvious How quickly the deer reacted to hunting pressure and how they reacted to it How Andrew was able to find a buck & tag it! The importance of ground cover, even outside of the thickets and much more!...

In this weeks Friday breakdown we cover how the topics from Colton Shipps episode can apply to other places we have hunted around the southeast! Our Sponsors: * Check out Outdoorsy and use my code OUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on the show we are joined by Colton Shipp to talk about being relentless in your search for bucks. Subjects include: The lopsided ratio of scouting vs hunting Colton employs each fall A super fast way of scouting Colton uses to stay effiecent Coltons trail cam strategy he uses to locate around 15 target bucks each season Bedding in cutover country Coltons approach to hunting close to a b...