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This week’s episode is focused around chasing mature bucks in the mountain country of North Georgia. I’m joined by my new friend Jonah Abraham, and we’re discussing his strategies for being successful in this steep terrain. Jonah just recently switched to hunting solely on public land and has worked hard to figure out these mountain bucks. We discuss their bedding, travel and food sources in the areas that seem difficult to pinpoint. We also talk about his main strategy of hunting in overlooked areas. You’re in for a treat with this episode! 

As always, thank you for listening! If you want more Southern Ground Hunting in your life, make sure to follow on facebook & instagram. You can also subscribe to the Sportsmen’s Nation YouTube channel for killer video content! 

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Episode 51 is one of those that every podcast host dreams about recording. We talk to big buck killers on most episodes, hear their awesome stories, but are always left wondering if we’re ever going to get to tell our big buck story. Okay so that’s a stretch. However, today I get the opportunity to tell you the story about my biggest buck ever. Drew and I got to sit down on the afternoon of the same day I shot this buck and talk about how it happened. It’s no secret that this has been a tough start to a season for me. I’ve missed 4 deer and really struggled to have any mature buck encounters. The start of this hunt was no different! Several circumstances led me to going in blind to a new area that I really didn’t want to go to. We’re going to break down the whole story and the events that led up to my biggest bow kill to date. 

Make sure you’re subscribed to the Sportsmen’s Nation YouTube channel to watch the video of this hunt as soon as it comes out! Thanks for listening!

We finally made it to 50 episodes!!! Thanks for sticking with us this long. Today we’re talking to Nick Chandler from Central Florida. Nick has had a heck of a start to his season, taking 3 bucks on public land all in the month of September. We talk all about the things that he thinks put him in the right places throughout his hunts, including things like in season scouting, transition areas, staying mobile, and other tactics. I’ve said for the last year, a guy that can kill legal bucks in Florida consistently is likely among some of the best hunters in the nation. Take notes on this one! Nick is a name that I bet you’ll hear from more and more in the future.

As Nick tells the story of his bucks, we get to the last story of the third buck of his season. A mature buck that would be Nick’s first submission to the Florida buck registry. This is a buck that he has been after for a couple of years. All self-filmed, Nick arrowed this buck in late September only to find that someone else picked up his buck where it had died and claimed it as their own. This is a crazy story! We’re going to continue updating on this situation as it unfolds in the future.

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Once upon a time, in a land far away called Alabama, there lived a deer hunting podcast host who got fired up about absolutely every deer that ever walked by his tree… yeah… I’m talking about myself! If you’ve ever watched a Southern Ground video or seen a “trophy pic”, you know that I’m not afraid to let loose on a small buck. However, something MIGHT have switched in me this week after missing a small buck on public land in Tennessee. In this episode, I’m joined by my buddies Luke & Drew, and we’re just talking it out. You’ll have to take a listen to this episode to learn our conclusions, but in a nutshell, we decide that if it gets you fired up, shoot it! This was one of the funniest conversations, but also one of the most beneficial episodes for a hunting culture that doesn’t know how to agree on almost anything. At the end of the day, we have to be united as outdoorsmen & women if we ever want to see our sport survive the current political climate.

I hope you’ll take a listen (and maybe laugh at our ridiculousness) as we break down our feelings about what we should and shouldn’t be shooting this fall. Thanks again for listening!

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On this week’s episode, we have a special treat for you! My wife, Hali, is joining the show. She’s going to give her perspective of deer season, that truthfully could be the most important information we’ve ever shared on this podcast. Is it possible to have a happy marriage AND be able to prioritize hunting season? The answer put simply, yes. It is possible, but it doesn’t come without a lot of hard work and COMMUNICATION. We admittedly do not have it all figured out. There are still those days when it’s just not working. However, making an effort to get it figured out has been one of the smartest moves I’ve ever made, both as a deer hunter and husband/father. 

This is normally a tactics based podcast. We cover a wide range of topics that we feel can add to your success in the woods.  I’m adding this episode into the tactical category, because for me, it has given me the ability to focus on what’s important in life, as well as prioritize my life as a public land hunter. If this is something you’ve been dealing with, take a listen. Heck, even grab your wife and let her listen. Have the conversations. I don’t think you’ll regret it! 

This week we’re recapping the recent trip that Parker took to Kentucky, hunting public land velvet bucks with a bow. Drew Robbins & Jared Shaffer join the conversation, talking about some of the tactics and strategies that were used to kill 2 velvet bucks on the trip. If you’ve been following Southern Ground, you know that Parker has struggled to find success in Kentucky. This year was no different! However, he was able to make things happen on his first velvet buck. Jared talks about his quick success and what he thinks led him to take his buck early in the trip. The guys talk about food sources, hunting pressure, bedding and a lot more things that need to be considered when hunting in early September on public land. 

Both Parker & Jared’s videos from their trip can be found on YouTube. Make sure you’re subscribed to the Sportsmen’s Nation channel, where you can find the Kentucky series, as well as a lot of other great hunting content. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Tethrd Nation channel, where you can find the video of Jared’s buck and a ton of really good saddle hunting videos. 

This week on the Southern Ground Hunting Podcast, Parker & Drew are reminiscing on some of their greatest memories in the woods. The guys talk about successful hunts that really contributed to their passion for the outdoors now. It’s really important to look back on some of these great days in the field, and start piecing together the tactics that maybe you didn’t even know were put into play back then. Now, looking back, we can see why these bucks were in this spot at the time we pulled the trigger. For every memory, Parker and Drew talk about some of these lessons that they learned, and how they apply to their hunting style today.

Another interesting thing about this episode is that the guys were raised in totally different hunting cultures. Drew came from Florida, where hunting with dogs is a way of life. He talks about how that shaped his hunting style, and also lit a passion inside of him for deer hunting. Parker talks about being raised in West Texas, where corn feeders are a main food source for deer and public land is non existent. As different as they are, both ended up as hardcore public land hunters in Alabama. It’s interesting how that works! Enjoy!

Welcome to the Southern Ground Hunting Podcast, and thank you for tuning in. This week we’re talking with Dave Owens of the Pinhoti Project. If you’ve followed Dave’s YouTube channel, you probably know that he is a die hard turkey hunter. What you may not know is that he actually cut his teeth in the outdoors hunting southern whitetails. He and Parker discuss how he navigates and breaks down the swampy Alabama public land areas he hunts, how he scouts it, and then how he executes a hunt. They talk about different food sources that he has found the most success on, especially when it comes to mature bucks. We tend to put human characteristics on deer when it comes to food, but Dave helps us understand that what most hunters tend to believe about a deer’s feeding habits may be further from the truth than what we think. This is an incredible conversation that you can gain whitetail knowledge from regardless of the type terrain you hunt!

While you’re following along with Dave’s channel, The Pinhoti Project, make sure you’re subscribed to the Sportsmen’s Nation channel as well. We’ve got a full fall planned that’s kicking off this week in Kentucky & you can bet your biscuits that we’re going to be bringing you as much southern hunting content as humanly possible!

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On this episode, Parker sits down with his friends Walter Lee of Chasing Tales Outdoor Podcast, & Greg Godfrey of Tethrd, at the World Deer Expo in Birmingham, AL. The guys talk about how Tethrd was formed by average guys that just wanted to be the world’s biggest cheerleaders for saddle hunting. There’s no doubt that they succeeded in that quest! Now, over a year after the birth of Tethrd, they have a full staff of people all over the US working to bring the absolute best saddle on the market to the average hunter. You’re going to hear how the company started, and what brought them to where they are now.

The guys also talk about their upcoming trips for this season. Greg has set a goal to be the first recorded hunter to kill an elk out of a saddle. However, this is going to be a tight competition between him, Ernie Power, & Garret Prahl. You should be subscribed to the Tethrd YouTube channel and the DIY Sportsman channel to see who wins this contest this fall!

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There has been so much great feedback from the “Local Legends” series this summer. Thank you all so much for listening! In episode 43, Parker, Drew, and new guest Ted Bright, are breaking down some of the key points that each of our Legends hit on. In a series of podcasts like this, it is very easy to not absorb some of the knowledge that our guests were telling us. So you’re going to get another chance to hear it, and how it could apply to your hunting situation.

Thank you to our guests Warren Womack, Jamie McCay, Peter Updike & Rick Kiely for coming on the show and sharing with us. We will be doing this series again next year. If you have any guests in mind, hit us up on Facebook: Southern Ground Hunting, or on Instagram: @southerngroundhunting and let us know who you’d like to hear from next year!