695 - Targeting Specific Bucks, Use of Thermal Equipment & Trip Recaps | LISTENER Q&A
Today we are hitting some listener Q&A submissions as well as recapping some recent trips we went on! Questions:
1. Do we ever try to target specific bucks? Why or why not?
2. What are our thoughts on using handheld thermals to avoid bumping deer while entering and exiting the woods?
We go on to discuss Jacobs fishing trip in Venice, LA, Jacob's successful turkey hunt in WI, or recent road trip we spent recording podcast interviews, and Andrew's new strategy for scouting his club.
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1:10:34
694 - MASTERING Terrain Features with Chuck Young
If you are trying to learn how to hunt whitetail deer on terrain features, this episode will be a "light bulb moment" for you.
Chuck Young is a very accomplished mountain hunter from western Arkansas. He focuses heavily on 3 particular types of terrain features that he has found success on over, and over again.
We discuss what those 3 types of terrain features are, why they are productive, and how to hunt each of them. We then dive into the best of the best when it comes to hunting terrain: compounding features.
If you get something out of this episode, make sure you share it with a buddy!
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2:02:44
693 - The Man Who Changed Hunting Forever: Dan Moultrie
Dan Moultrie is the creator of Moultrie trail cameras and Moultrie feeders. Today, we talk with him about his upbringing hunting in the deep south and the journey of his company in the hunting industry. Dan has lived an incredible life and has tons of amazing hunting stories ranging from whitetails in the southeast, to close calls with Grizzly Bears in remote Alaska! We cover it all in this interview!
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1:56:25
692 - The Best Weather Patterns to Deer Hunt (GPS Data) W/ Dr. Bronson Strickland
We went to Mississippi State University to talk with our friend Dr. Bronson Strickland about some recent research around weather patterns and deer movement times! MSU used GPS collars to track wild deer in Mississippi, then took the data and used it to study how weather patterns affect deer movement.
This is a very fascinating episode that you won't want to miss!
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1:48:39
691 - Asking the Right Questions Leads to BIG BUCKS with Brandon Gowan
In this episode, we sit down with Brandon Gowan, a longtime listener turned lethal public land deer hunter. Over the last four years, Brandon has built an incredibly repeatable system for killing mature bucks on high-pressure land — and he shares it all in this detail-packed conversation.
Brandon breaks down how a Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement from his job at Toyota transformed the way he hunts. He shares how asking “why” has helped him pattern bucks, refine his trail camera strategies, and create a career-hunting balance that gives him a major edge.
We also dig into:
How Brandon uses trail camera data patterns, not guesses, to pick kill dates
Why every buck he’s killed on public was already on camera
How “asking why until there’s no more why” leads to better results in the woods
His go-to terrain features — and the exact setup that keeps producing big bucks
The power of annual patterns and how he uses a simple calendar to predict buck movement
The importance of finding big tracks, not just rubs and scrapes
Why terrain funnels produce more consistent daylight buck activity than sign
Mentorship lessons from his old-school, big buck–killing father
Whether you’re still figuring out public land or looking to take your hunting to the next level, Brandon’s story offers a real-world blueprint for doing more with less — and finding repeatable success in pressured places.
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Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all vortex apparel, including eyewear
Check out Moultrie’s trail cams here - https://2ly.link/1zJWv
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