710 - PREP FOR Your Best Season Yet with Steve Sherk

The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Today we sit down with a very highly requested guest - Steve Sherk of Sherk's Guide Service. To run a guiding business on public lands, in a big woods setting, you have to be exceptionally in tuned with how bucks use the woods and move acorss the landscape! Steve has years of experience not only tagging big bucks himself, but also putting other hunters into positions to get a shot at a big woods buck. In this episode, we talk: The steps Steve takes before the season to be one step ahead How Steve predicts where bucks will show up in the rut with great accuracy The first thing to look for in pre-season scouting Learning plant species that deer love to browse on Reading the landscape to predict where bucks will be in late summer vs early fall Steve's trail cam strategy Why you need cameras on scrapes in late summer and a ton more! Check out Sherk's guide service here - https://www.facebook.com/p/Sherks-Guide-Service-100057723090407/ 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 Check out the Mobile Hunters Expo -https://linkly.link/2Amhh⁠ 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 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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	I've been using Onyx Hunt for over eight years now, and I can't imagine using a different mapping software.
0:05.6	OnX Hunt is so simple and easy to use. That's the number one thing that we hear from new users.
0:10.5	It's so simple and easy. From all the different features on the map, especially with the new LIDAR map, along with recent aerial imagery, which is amazing for how we find new clear cuts,
0:21.3	and also what fields have been planted and not planted.
0:24.0	There's so many good, easy, simple features from Onyx that makes you a more effective scouter,
0:30.4	which also will entail help you become more effective in the field.
0:33.3	It's also so easy to share pins, share tracks, and share folders,
0:37.2	whether you're in a hunting
0:38.0	club, a little lease family property, or hunting public land with some buddies, it's so easy
0:42.4	to stay connected with each other and scout effectively.
0:45.2	So if you want to try Onex hunt, you can use the code Southern and save 20% on your membership.
0:51.1	Remember, know where you stand with Onex.
0:53.9	I'm super excited to announce that Vortex just updated their Crossfire Riflescope line with the Crossfire
1:00.7	HD Riflescopes.
1:02.7	These are an improvement over the previous design that delivers sharper detail improving
1:06.5	low light transmission, giving you a lot more confidence with your hunt.
1:09.8	If you're wanting an effective rifle scope, that gives you great low light capability without breaking the bank,
1:14.9	check out the new Crossfire HD scope from Vortex. And if you're interesting buying one,
1:20.1	you can head over to Eurooptic.com and use the code Southern 10 for 10% off your order
1:26.3	of any vortex optics.
1:28.3	When you get into saddle hunting, most people think of comfort coming directly from the saddle itself.
1:33.3	And while that is true, another extremely important factor is having a great platform that gives you a lot of comfort whether you're a leaner or you like to sit in your saddle.
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