The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

This week we are breaking down our recent SOA (Special Opportunity Area) hunt in Alabama! Subjects include:

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On this episode, we are hitting some listener questions!

We are also talking about our recent scouting trip and woodcock hunt!

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On this episode, Mike Dillon (Andrew's stepfather) joins us to talk about tagging his first deer! Mike was originally on episode 537 discussing his intro into hunting and some close calls he had this season while searching for his first deer. A few weeks ago it finally all came together! Subjects include:

and much more!

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On this Q&A edition of the podcast, we cover:

28:30 - Breaking frustration from a mature buck drought

41:34 - Outside-the-box ways to access the woods without alerting deer

We also discuss our plans to make the most of the remainder of the AL deer season by chasing the rut, and our thoughts on how deer actually react to extreme temperature drops in the Deep South!

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Today we are tackling some more listener Q&A questions, after a 30-minute discussion on Jacob's recent riverbottom hunt! Timestamps for questions are:

35:35 - "Hot-spotting" or naming public land spots & its impacts

45:06 - Determining buck bedding based on midnight pictures

57:13 - How to know where to start with so much public land available to hunt

In our conversation about Jacob's hunt, we also discuss the feast or famine reality of hunting a January rut, and how the vegetation this time of year creates a unique situation when it comes to hunting deer. We also talk about how that can be both an advantage, or a disadvantage.

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On this episode, we are talking with Greg Farrell of First Lite Hunting and answering some listener Q&A's! Timestamps:

30:44 - Keeping your feet warm

39:39 - How many times can you bump does before it affects the bucks

48:26 - How to avoid putting too much pressure on yourself to get it done

58:16 - What do clusters of rubs mean, and should you hunt them?

For the first part of the podcast, we go in-depth on staying warm & dry in a variety of conditions. This includes how to manage sweat when walking in, what to do when you overheat and get sweaty, the best way to "capture warmth" on a really cold day, how to keep your feet warm & dry with different kinds of boots in different conditions, and much more. Greg shares lots of tips that will help you stay more comfortable in the stand for a longer period of time!

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This episode is coming to you from deer camp somewhere swampy in Alabama! We are chasing the rut this January and this is one of several camps we will be in over the month. We are joined by Michael Pike, Shane Parker, Chris Leppert, Talon Neal, and Greg Maher. Subjects include:

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On this listener Q&A episode, we are hitting the following:

46:54 - Getting bucks on camera but you never see them while hunting

53:13 - Hunting within eyesight of your boat when accessing via water

54:52 - Hunting near active logging

We are also discussing scouting properties that seem to have a complete lack of buck sign, and finding a "target-rich environment" to hunt!

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This week we have our buddy Johnathan Holsomeback, also known as John Boy by those who know him, on the show to talk about building history with and targeting specific bucks! Subjects include:

- How he religiously re-scouts areas he already has years of history with

- Hunting through a timber rotation, hunting cutover vs young pines vs thinned pines

- How big bursts of hunting pressure can displace bucks

- Nailing down a bucks core area in thick pine country

- How the BIGGEST BUCKS don't really use community scrapes, but have their own scrapes

- Placing trail cams to get a buck on cam every 1-3 days

- Hunting the "medusa buck"

- Unorthodox scent tactics

- Calling deer with a snort wheeze in the South

and TONS more! This had to be one of our favorite episodes of 2023 and we know you will get a lot out of it. If you enjoy the show, please share it with a buddy or five!

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In this episode, we are hitting some listener Q&As on:

55:30 - Thermal Hubs in Flat land

1:00:44 - Hunting Bowls & Oak Flats

1:04:52 - What to scout when going deep isn't an option

We also discuss the ins & outs of using tracks to hone in on mature bucks and how it relates to targeting late-season bucks! We also discuss tracks and what they mean compared to other forms of buck sign.

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