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The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

546 - Chasing The Rut, Bama Riverbottom Bucks!

The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers

Wilderness, Sports

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

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: Hunting limited cover this time of year in the rut The impossibility of escaping pressure in river-bottom country The easy parts of hunting river bottoms Figuring out the "road map" When rut funnels dont pan out Lots of encounters with shooters! Check out Greg's company, Meadow Creek Mounts - https://2ly.link/1vYVh Check out the Mobile Hunters Expo to find a show near you - https://2ly.link/1vYVj Check out Talon's podcast - https://2ly.link/1vYVl Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Grab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aK Join Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aR Use the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfm Save 10% on your next Vortex Optics order at MidwayUSA.com using the Promo Code "SOUTHERN1023" - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXT Want the best water filtration, insect repellents, first aid kits, and more? Check out our friends at Sawyer - https://2ly.link/1vU6c  Check out Mark’s Outdoors for all your gear needs - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uVpB Check out our favorite First Lite gear - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfh Have you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener success story here - Share Your Story Here Want to help keep the show on the air, and get some bonus content? Join our patreon - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXU Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

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0:00.0

The reality for pretty much all of us is life is busy man and you got a hunt when you can You know we all got a job maybe got a job a wife kids whatever the case may be time is limited if there's anything I've learned from a lot of these guests that we've had on in the past that you've got to make it count and you've got to be efficient.

0:15.5

One of the ways that I've been able to improve my efficiency drastically this year is by using the wind calendar feature on on X.

0:22.7

Basically the way it works, you drop a pin

0:24.8

and you say I want to add a wind direction for this pin.

0:27.2

To hunt this, I need a southwest, south, or southeast wind.

0:31.6

So I add that to that pin and it automatically shows up as a little icon

0:35.4

above that pin that tells me the wind direction and it shows up either green, red, or orange.

0:40.5

Obviously green is good, orange is okay, red is bad. So what this means is me

0:44.9

having an eight month old at home. If I get you know three hours during the week

0:48.9

maybe after work or something to go get a quick hunt in, I can open my on X and instantly see which stands have a good wind

0:55.5

for him right now.

0:56.5

So that means I can grab my stuff and go.

0:58.3

I don't have to open four different apps to see the wind direction.

1:01.2

I don't have to do any of that.

1:02.2

I can immediately see it on on X and I've already done all my planning beforehand.

1:06.5

So I can be efficient and as soon as I say, okay, looks like I got three or four hours to get out there real quick.

1:11.0

Boom, I'm gone and I'm going straight to that stand. I'm not wasting any time.

1:14.7

If you want to get 20% off of your onX elite membership, you can use the promo code Southern at onX Hunt.

1:20.5

com, or you can hit the link in the description of this podcast.

1:23.7

Again use the promo code Southern for 20% off your elite membership.

1:27.4

Know where you stand with on X Hunt.

1:29.6

Y'all know that Vortex makes high quality optics to help you out on your next hunt but did you

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