682 - Late Season Gobblers & Perfecting Shotgun Setups with/ Scott Trulock

The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers

Wilderness, Sports

2.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we sit down with Scott Trulock, owner of Trulock Chokes and a true Southern outdoorsman, to talk about all things turkey hunting, shotguns, and the wild journey of learning to hunt when no one else in your family does it. Scott shares how he got hooked on turkey hunting after his time in the Marine Corps — with no mentors, no traditions, and no roadmap. We dive deep into how hunting in the Deep South has changed over the years, why today’s turkey seasons feel so different, and how gear (especially chokes) has evolved to meet modern hunters’ needs. Plus, Scott breaks down critical tips around choosing the right choke for your shotgun, why over-choking is a real problem, and how hunters can avoid some of the biggest mistakes that cost them birds. If you’re struggling with tight-lipped late season gobblers, missed shots, or trying to figure out the best setup for your shotgun, this is the episode for you! Check out Trulock here - https://2ly.link/26fNo 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 eurooptic.com using the Promo Code “southern10” - https://2ly.link/1wyYO Use code “SOUTHERN25” for a discount on Houndstooth Game Calls: https://2ly.link/24tFz Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all vortex apparel, including eyewear Check out Moultrie’s trail cams here - https://2ly.link/1zJWv Check out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDI Have you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener success story here - Share Your Story Here Come chat with us on our Thursday Hunter Hangouts! Join our patreon - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXU NOTE: Not all advertisements run on this show are endorsed by The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast unless an ad is read by one of the hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Being able to pinpoint exactly where a gobbling turkey is is half the battle in a successful hunt.
0:06.0	My favorite tool for pinpointing goblers is the compass mode feature on on X hunt.
0:11.0	When you enter compass mode on your app, the map orients to whatever direction you're facing,
0:15.0	and a line is drawn on the map with different distances marked.
0:19.0	So for instance, I'll be out hunting some hill country
0:21.4	and I'll have a bird goblin. So I'll turn on compass mode. I'll face the bird and I'll look at my
0:26.6	phone and it's got those different yardages marked. And basically I can say, okay, that bird is probably
0:31.6	about 250 yards away. I can look at my map and say, oh yeah, look, there's a ridge point directly where I'm facing, about 250 yards. He's probably right there on the end of that ridge point. Or, oh, there's a food
0:40.6	plot, about 250 yards out. He's probably in that food plot. So it's made a big difference for me,
0:45.2	and again, pinpointing birds. I know it'll probably help you out too. So check it out
0:48.7	compass mode on on X hunt. And you can get a discount on your onex elite membership if you use the code southern at checkout
0:55.0	make sure you use that discount code because not only will you get a discount but it helps a show
0:59.2	out as well know where you stand with on x hunt if you're going to go put a camera out or if you're
1:03.3	in the market for a camera this spring check out the multery mobile edge two and edge two pro
1:09.3	cell cameras we're using these all this past fall worked extremely well
1:13.2	for us not only great image quality and video quality but the audio we've come to find out works
1:17.4	awesome especially we have a big old butt come running grunting on camera it's a pretty sweet video
1:21.8	one of my favorite features of the muletry mobile cameras is they're built-in memory systems so you
1:26.4	don't need an SD card so it's one less
1:28.0	thing to forget when you go into the woods but also if you're on public lane or if you're on a
1:31.9	hunting club or lease someone else can't come and check your camera by you know using a card reader
1:36.3	you can pick up a multery camera from any big box store and also a lot of your local pro shops
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