The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Tim Knight put the rifle down for good in 1985, and he killed most of the bucks on his wall the same way: rattling from a climber with his antlers on the ground. We sat down in Tim's trophy room in Georgia to get into his yo-yo rattling method, why he wants to sound like two small bucks sparring instead of a buck fight, and why his favorite week to rattle comes before the does are ready.In this episode:- Going bow-only in 1985- The "scout hunt": why a climber beats lock-ons and ladders- Why your first sit in a spot is your best one- What a 3 AM trail camera photo really tells you- Calling deer the way you call turkeys- How a snagged antler string led to yo-yo rattling- Sound like two small bucks sparring, not two giants fighting- Why the last week of October is his favorite week to rattle- The snort wheeze: the most underused call in the woods- Why he hunts evenings, and taking time off in hours instead of days- Setting up within 50 yards of thick bedding cover- The scrape transplant trick to challenge a buck's dominance- Learning your hard and soft mast trees- Using the tree for cover- Calm evenings and swirling wind- Why small antlers, and making ground noise from the tree- How often he rattles and why he waits for the sun to set- The conditions that give him the most confidence- Yelping like a turkey on a noisy walk in- Why 3D targets teach you to aim too high- His 1991 Pope & Young full-body mount- Paper tuning and broadhead flight checks- Sharpening and oiling broadheads for penetrationJoin our Circle Community here - https://linkly.link/2o0SnGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse code "SOUTHERN" for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBPUse the promo code "southern" for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIUse code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewearOur Sponsors:* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Asher Kight found a mature buck in his bed in late summer, filmed him from 20 yards, then set up 184 yards away and killed him early season. We get into how Asher finds and targets individual mature bucks in the Arkansas mountains, why he scouts far more than he hunts, and how he plans to kill a target buck in four sits or less.In this episode:- Going from a "brown is down" deer lease to targeting mature bucks- Why dog-hunted ground can hold more big deer than you think- Pine beetle kills and why they make perfect buck bedding- Where mountain bucks bed: ridge points, finger knobs, and thermal hubs- North face vs. south face bedding through the season- Reading big sign: licking branches, tall rubs, and why low scrapes are night sign- Hunting from the bottom up and waiting on the thermals- The cane thicket buck and the mock scrape set to blow scent into his bed- Homebody bucks vs. nomadic bucks, and how to tell which one you're after- Reading nighttime trail camera photos and moving cameras closer- Why bumping a buck isn't the end of the world if he doesn't smell you- Giving the deer the wind and still beating his nose- Why big bucks hook downwind of scrapes instead of standing in them- Tracking doe groups to stay on a buck through the rut- Early season browse, oaks, privet, and late season food in the mountains- What "killing sign" looks like, and why your first sit is your best sit- Rechecking spots midday on out-of-state hunts- Why squirrels, turkeys, and bears make you a better deer hunter- Learning from hunters who have the wall to back it upJoin our Circle Community here - https://linkly.link/2o0SnGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse code "SOUTHERN" for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBPUse the promo code "southern" for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIUse code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewearOur Sponsors:* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Bob Sheppard spent 23 years building a database of more than 3 million data points on what actually gets deer moving in daylight. We get into what the data says about the moon, the wind, cold fronts, and the rut, plus how he was hunting from a saddle back in the late '70s.In this episode:- How 23 years of hunter logs turned into 3 million data points- What the data showed about the moon, and why the first two years fooled him- The three variables that matter most: temperature, wind, and cloud cover- Why deer movement climbs with wind speed instead of dropping off- Where barometric pressure fits, and why it can't be separated from temperature- Why the temperature change matters more than the temperature itself- The day after the front, and why a northwest wind beats a northeast wind- How much the rut really improves your odds- Why he hunts a spot once, and how little it takes to leave scent behind- Finding bottlenecks and setting up for morning hunts- How to hunt thick clear-cuts- Building one of the first saddle setups, and the business card that made him sell every tree stand he owned- Teaching bowhunters with ketchup-bottle blood trailsGet Dr. Sheppard's book - https://amzn.to/4jCBww6Join our Circle Community here - https://linkly.link/2o0SnGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse code "SOUTHERN" for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBPUse the promo code "southern" for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIUse code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewearOur Sponsors:* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Phillip Robison (AKA Coyote Rob) is 81 years old and has been chasing whitetails in Alabama's Black Belt since deer first came back to the area in the 1960s. Long before scent control came in a bottle, he was spraying his hunting jacket with deer urine and keeping it in the deep freeze. One morning, an eight-point walked up and blew on the back of his neck.In this episode:- The scent routine he's used for 50 years, and why he believes scent matters more than camo- The piece of string on his gun barrel that keeps him in the wind- How he learned to stalk ridge points, pine thickets, and woodlots without blowing deer out- What to look for when slip hunting: an ear, a hoof, a tail twitch, not the whole deer- Why 10 to 2 on a windy day is his favorite window to ease through the woods- What to do the moment you bump a deer, and why you should sit your butt down- Why rutting bucks cover miles, and why sitting on trail camera intel can waste your time- How he calls deer from the ground with a caller and scent setup at 81 years old- Growing up hunting turkeys and squirrels in Clarke County when there were almost no deer- Why squirrel hunting still builds better deer hunters- A few of his best coyote-calling storiesJoin our Circle Community here - https://linkly.link/2o0SnGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse code "SOUTHERN" for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBPUse the promo code "southern" for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIUse code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewearOur Sponsors:* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

David Heatherly has killed mature Alabama bucks for 31 years by doing the opposite of what most deer content preaches: he keeps it simple. In this one, we get into why hunters make deer smarter than they really are, how to read the freshest sign instead of overthinking it, and why grinding the same spot every weekend is the fastest way to educate a buck right out of the county.What we get into:- Why deer are simpler than you're making them- Reading fresh sign and building off every hunt- How hunting the same spot every weekend patterns the buck against you- Thermal hubs, travel corridors, and setting up on the ground- Why cameras lie, and when a daylight picture means go NOW- Giving a spot three days, then moving on to the next oneJoin our Circle Community here - ⁠https://linkly.link/2o0SnGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse code “SOUTHERN” for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBPUse the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIUse code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewearNOTE: Not all advertisements run on this show are endorsed by The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast unless an ad is read by one of the hosts.Our Sponsors:* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tony Myers is one of the most accomplished public-land bowhunters in the Deep South — and one of the last of a dying breed. Self-taught, with no cameras and no mentor, he's spent a lifetime learning to read the woods and kill mature bucks. In this episode, Tony walks us through how he finds and kills giants on pressured public ground, the old-school way.In this episode:- How Tony taught himself to hunt and learned to never fear getting lost in big woods- The way he breaks down and scouts ground he's never set foot on- Reading sign that actually matters — rubs, rub lines, and why most scrapes are a nighttime story- Using wind and thermals: finding thermal hubs and why he hunts higher- Why a buck becomes a completely different animal once he's past 3½ — and how safety starts running everything- How a mature buck disciplines himself even during the rut- Why big bucks hold at the cover edge like a statue before they ever step out- The truth about trail cameras — why they can't tell you where to hunt, and how mature bucks learn to dodge them- Slipping in and slipping out: how to hunt a buck without ever letting him know he's hunted- Why one mistake turns a mature buck into a survivalist- Hunting break lines and edges instead of the open hardwoods- Tony's closing philosophy: patience, keep it simple, don't overthink itJoin our Circle Community here - ⁠https://linkly.link/2o0SnGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse code “SOUTHERN” for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBPUse the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIUse code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewearNOTE: Not all advertisements run on this show are endorsed by The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast unless an ad is read by one of the hosts. Our Sponsors:* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chuck Bailey (Old Timer Outdoors) has killed dang near every deer on his wall while standing on his own two feet — not from a box stand, not over a corn pile. In this episode, the Louisiana woodsman breaks down the on-the-ground hunting skills most of us have forgotten, why the easy way is quietly making us worse hunters, and a few old-timer scent tricks you've probably never heard of.In this episode:- Why Chuck refuses to hunt from a box stand — and how "devolving" back to hunting on foot teaches you more about deer than any feeder ever will- The forgotten woodsmanship of reading the woods: squirrels, blue jays, dropping acorns, and the little signs that tell you where deer actually are- Slip hunting a square mile until you know it cold — Chuck's approach to learning ground and killing bucks on the move- The contrarian scent trick: using human hair from the barbershop (and mothballs) to steer deer with the wind and push them right where you want them- Team drives and working the draws — how Chuck and his crew run deer from one green head to the next- How the timber cutter-head machine and the loss of woods burning reshaped the habitat — and what it did to deer and turkey- The bent-sight bow story — three arrows, one very confused deer- Chuck's single best piece of advice: for every day you hunt the corn pile, force yourself to spend one day walking and looking insteadChuck Bailey — Old Timer Outdoors:https://www.tiktok.com/@oldtimeroutdoorsJoin our Circle Community here - ⁠https://linkly.link/2o0SnGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse code “SOUTHERN” for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBPUse the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIUse code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewearOur Sponsors:* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Wes Moye is back in the studio, and this time we're breaking down the "Wolf Pack" - the group hunting system he's spent 40 years refining to kill mature, pressured bucks that get bumped by all the other hunters in the woods. Instead of hiding his scent like everyone's taught, Wes weaponizes it. Here's the full breakdown, plus a whole lot of hard-earned wisdom (and a few stories that'll make you laugh).In this episode:The Wolf Pack method explained — how a group uses human scent (not leg power) to move pressured bucks toward waiting huntersWhere the idea came from — the African painted wolves documentary that made it all clickWhy it's NOT a "man drive" — and how Wes answers the criticsReading pressured deer — why you should treat every deer like it's already been huntedFinding the exits — low spots, drainages, and cover that funnel bucks out of thick coverDeer pattern hunters — Wes's camera experiment proving it, and how he flips it to kill target bucksThe Art of War in the deer woods — deception, feints, and beating a buck at his own gameHunting thick cover — why the nastiest bedding areas hold the biggest bucksKnowledge vs. wisdom — why applied experience beats anything you'll read or watchTiming the rut in Alabama and adapting your setup through every phase of the seasonRunning Wolf Pack fundamentals solo when you don't have a groupPlus camp stories, hard lessons, and why the bad days teach you the mostJoin our Circle Community here - ⁠https://linkly.link/2o0SnGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse code “SOUTHERN” for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBPUse the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIUse code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewearHave you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener success story here - Share Your Story HereNOTE: Not all advertisements run on this show are endorsed by The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast unless an ad is read by one of the hosts. Our Sponsors:* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy