Buck Junkie Podcast

This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, We're bringing back Chef Michael Hunter to talk about all things cookin', hunting, and conservation!...

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Welcome back Michael Hunter!... 01:57 - Who is Michael Hunter? 05:48 - The first animal Michael ever hunted and cooked 09:25 - The beginnings of Michael's restaurant 13:45 - Wild game on a restaurant menu 16:17 - Foraging in the restaurant industry 18:02 - First timers in Michael's restaurant 18:56 - Sourcing wild game in Canada 21:24 - It has been a ROUGH year to find deer... 22:15 - Michael's 2025 hunting season 23:54 - Hunting caribou 29:22 - Mikey's ancestry story 30:33 - Michael's new book 34:46 - Hunting bears 38:30 - Eating bear for the first time 47:20 - Serving grits with bear 52:28 - What do hunters understand MORE about animals than the average cook? 55:02 - Getting into hunting and cooking for beginners 56:40 - Rapid Fire Questions 1:04:20 - Closing Notes

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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, We're comin' hot off all kinds of hunting stories from Christmas break of 2025 and gearing up for a year FULL of hunting in 2026!...

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro 00:13 - We are BACK from Christmas break!... 02:14 - Mikey's Gatlinburg trip 07:06 - Outdoors bathroom mishap.... 09:54 - Malcom's Hondo Texas Trip 25:22 - The BEST food Malcom had out in Texas 29:26 - Mikey and Will's duck hunting experience 33:20 - River Hunt Recap 43:02 - Camping on the River with Mikey 52:53 - Can getting on a deer too soon make it harder to track? 55:11 - Findin' a doe left on the farm 59:09 - What's slowed down the deer movement so much this year? 1:03:45 - Mikey's Circle A Legend Story 1:07:53 - Closing Notes

This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, Mikey and Colin are takin' a deep dive into opening weekend, the WORST stands they've hunted, and primitive weapon season!...

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Welcome back Colin! 01:08 - Opening weekend recap 06:58 - Mikey's opening weekend 11:55 - The WORST stands we've ever hunted out of 22:17 - The absolute WORST ladder stand(s)... 28:16 - The worst homemade stands 38:51 - Downsides of Box stands 40:07 - Our favorite primitive weapons 56:12 - Finding a black powder rifle 58:15 - Closing Notes

00:00 - Intro

00:03 - The Rut is ON… but where are all the bucks?

02:27 - Mississippi Ruts are built differently

06:30 - How much do bucks eat during the rut?

08:04 - Young vs Old Bucks during the rut

14:36 - Who is the quicker mater - young or old bucks?

19:43 - Mikey's farm report

21:47 - Late Frost, Late Rut

22:54 - What food do deer REALLY want?

26:20 - Where do the deer go during ruts?

28:59 - Is the Nocturnal Rut REAL?

30:47 - Game Cameras: how to set 'em to your advantage!

34:28 - A Hot Doe does Mikey a solid

38:25 - Best time to be in the Stand?

41:40- Ground Hunting: Drives, Scouting, Legality

46:34 - We were lied to about these calls…

48:58 - What is the "Lockdown"?

55:31 - Is Elk meat better than Deer Meat?! 59:10 - The Best Venison Sausage

1:01:43 - Whose on the board this week?

1:05:04 - We out!

This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're taking a deep dive into ALL things land owning and Mississippi wildlife with John Gruchy and Chandler Strickland!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Welcome in John Gruchy and Chandler Strickland! 01:13 - What programs does the State offer for land owners? 05:33 - What does John usually see on land daily? 07:01 - How often is a habitat actually "good" 08:48 - The BIGGEST mistakes owners make when it comes to maintaining Habitat 14:35 - Should you use Drone Services on your property? 20:22 - Difference in Hard Woods and Pine for deer 24:53 - Do deer eat natural forage more or food plots? 30:01 - What time is the BEST time to burn on your property? 31:46 - What native plants should we be promoting growth of in Mississippi? 34:33 - What percentage of non-natural browse should be on your property? 37:44 - How much do predators affect fawns? 43:01 - The best things you can be planting on your plots for Winter and Summer 47:41 - The state of CWD in Mississippi 54:08 - Developing land for Turkey hunting 57:01 - Difference in habitat for STRICTLY just turkey 58:44 - Programs for landowners focused on turkey 1:02:47 - The number one bad habit of land owners 1:04:40 - Bringing quail to your land in Mississippi 1:10:50 - Rapid Fire Questions

Today on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're taking a deep dive into the opening week of Youth Season, and our WILD trip to Texas to hunt some HUGE elk!...

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro 00:13 - We are fresh off some hunts!... 01:22 - Mikey & Randy's Youth Hunt 18:33 - Recovering Waylon's First Deer 19:30 - Carter's Last Youth Hunt 24:40 - Headin' out to Texas 27:55 - Hog Hunting on the first night 34:51 - Chuck's Biggest Deer 41:30 - Doing a full cape job on the deer skull 46:43 - Day 1 of huntin' for Elk 57:01 - Tracking this trophy bull 1:03:53 - Malcom's First Bull 1:08:15 - Getting the bull back to camp 1:14:13 - Day 2 of Elk Hunting 1:23:18 - Seeing the Northern Lights 1:25:42 - Closing Notes

Today on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're covering the beginning of hunting season, the viral test monkeys in Mississippi. and Malcom's recent pheasant hunting trip!...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Hunting season is ALMOST here!... 03:02 - Shoutout to our contest winners 04:54 - Desoto County Wild Game Gourmet Club recipes 07:58 - Rabbit recipes 11:01 - Our FAVORITE crockpot recipes 12:31 - Cookin' up some wild hog 20:09 - Monkeys are LOOSE in Mississippi! 28:17 - Malcom's Pheasant huntin' trip 44:04 - Cookin' Up Grouse 45:56 - Duck hunting on Day 2 56:43 - Mikey's geese huntin' trick 59:01 - Closing Notes

Today on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we've brought on Randy Dyer to give you a run down of all the things you should NEVER do when hunting...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Welcome Randy Dyer! 02:30 - How did Randy get into the hunting world? 04:37 - What is the appeal to trespassing? 07:16 - How many times would Randy go BACK to a property? 09:11 - Getting a deer back from a property you trespassed on 11:06 - Reasons you would NOT trespass on a property 14:55 - What Randy was looking for in Road Hunting 19:13 - Killing an antlerless deer 23:22 - Running from the game warden 28:01 - Mikey's huntin' lease mishap 32:30 - How Randy lost his license the first time 38:21 - Fishin' the Arkabutla spillways 48:40 - Is the Arkabutla lake EVER gonna be the same?... 52:24 - What's Randy lookin forward to this hunting season? 54:11 - The most CHALLENGING part of taking your kids hunting 56:01 - Closing Notes

Today on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we've brought on Daniel Beckham AKA BamaSippiMan to talk about all things saddle hunting and how to MASTER gettin' those big bucks on public land!...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Y'all make sure to check out the brand new giveaway! 02:01 - Welcome on Daniel! (BamaSippiMan) 03:11 - What should you look for in Public land? 09:10 - Determining if you should hunt public land vs somewhere close to home 11:12 - Where should you be setting up on Public land? 14:33 - What kind of deer are Daniel goin' after? 16:42 - If there's a BUNCH of people on public land, what do you do? 19:44 - Daniel's techniques and products for scent control 24:01 - Deer KNOW where you are at 27:38 - Should you stay on the same deer if you lose track of them? 33:01 - Daniel's WILD hunting story deep in a tree 39:11 - Why should you use a saddle instead of a climbing stand? 42:56 - The process of using a SRT 49:29 - What should you look for in a tree? 52:35 - Once you're up in the tree ready to hunt, what's the next step? 55:34 - The budget for getting into saddle hunting 58:08 - Closing Notes

Today on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're talking about the Ins and Outs of deer processing with High Cotton Processing to tell y'all what REALLY happens to your deer this season!...

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Welcome on Daniel & Scott of High Cotton Processing! 01:02 - Y'all check out the BRAND NEW giveaway!... 03:12 - Stories of taking deer to processors 07:20 - Where can you find High Cotton Processing? 08:09 - The process of droppin' a deer off at a Processor 14:30 - If you're gonna bring a deer to a processor, make sure you do it like THIS! 18:51 - You aren't ALWAYS gonna get as much meat as you think you are 21:35 - Is there a difference in meat yield pre or post rut? 22:45 - The behind the scenes of processing a deer 30:41 - The step by step of processing a deer 34:13 - Pricing on deer processing 37:00 - Adding fat to meat when processing 38:59 - The '300 pound doe' story 42:21 - Getting horns back from processing 45:52 - High Cotton Processing's FAVORITE products 48:01 - When can you bring a deer up to High Cotton 50:30 - Most popular products at High Cotton 54:28 - Do you test for CWD when processing deer? 59:05 - Everyone's FAVORITE way to cook ground deer 1:03:40 - High Cotton's Socials