716 - Using a Bucks Greatest Strength AGAINST Him with Alan Altizer

The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this episode of The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast, we sit down with legendary hunter Alan Altizer to talk about one of the most powerful deer hunting concepts you’ll ever hear: how a buck’s greatest strength can also be his biggest weakness.Alan shares decades of hard-earned woodsmanship — from reading washed-out tracks and understanding how deer use their senses, to why trail cameras can actually work against you. He explains how mature bucks rely on their strongest traits for survival, and how hunters can use those very strengths to finally outsmart them. • How to read tracks to understand a buck’s behavior • Why some bucks rely more on sight, smell, or sound — and how that changes their bedding • The concept of “kamikaze setups” and making a buck feel safe before moving in • Why trail cameras may give you more problems than solutions • How to exploit a buck’s strengths and turn them into weaknessesGot a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXPGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out the Mobile Hunters Expo -https://linkly.link/2Amhh⁠Save 10% on your next Vortex Optics order at eurooptic.com using the Promo Code “southern10” - https://2ly.link/1wyYOUse code “SOUTHERN25” for a discount on Houndstooth Game Calls: https://2ly.link/24tFzUse code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all vortex apparel, including eyewearCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIHave you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener success story here - Share Your Story HereCome chat with us on our Thursday Hunter Hangouts! Join our patreon - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXUNOTE: 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

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Alright, I'm gonna tell y'all how I like to use one of my favorite tools out in the woods, and that is the tracker from Onex hunt.
0:05.5	So here's how I've been using it lately. I got this new property I'm gonna be hunting this year, and the very first thing I did on the property was I went out and I drove all of the roads that are drivable in my truck. and I had the tracker on as I was driving around.
0:17.5	So after I got done driving around,
0:19.0	I selected the track on my app
0:21.0	and changed it to where it's just a solid black line.
0:23.0	So now I got done driving around, I selected the track on my app and changed it to
0:21.7	where it's just a solid black line. So now I've got a really nice, easy to see roadmap of
0:27.4	everywhere that's drivable in a truck on the property. So here's what that does for me so far. Now I've got
0:32.3	an easy to read map of everywhere that you can drive in a truck on the property. But also that roadmap is
0:38.5	actually very useful because it makes it very easy for me to see what roads are drivable and what
0:44.0	parts of the property are most accessible and what parts of the property are least accessible.
0:48.5	Like I said, one of my favorite tools. If you're not using it already, you should be. And if you
0:52.8	want to give Anex a try, go get an elite membership and use the promo code
0:56.3	Southern at checkout.
0:57.7	That's going to save you 20% and it's going to help the show out.
1:00.8	Know where you stand with OnX Hunt.
1:02.6	I'm super excited to announce that Vortex just updated their Crossfire Riflescope line with
1:08.5	the Crossfire HD Riflescopes.
1:11.2	These are an improvement over the previous design that delivers sharper detail
1:14.8	improving low light transmission, giving you a lot more confidence with your hunt.
1:18.5	If you're wanting an effective rifle scope that gives you great low light capability without
1:22.5	breaking the bank, check out the new Crossfire HD scope from Vortex.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.