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The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

769 - Turkey Q&A: Calling Better, Shooting Distance, & Smart Setups

The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers

Sports, Wilderness

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

This week’s Q&A episode covers turkey tactics, late-season rut talk, and real-world hunting strategy. We answer your questions on: Turkey Calling – How to actually practice, cadence vs. tone, and how sound carries through the woods. Shot Distance – How far we really shoot turkeys and why setup matters more than anything. Camo & Setups – “Hide the hen” and how to stop getting busted. Second (or Third) Rut? – Why bucks were still chasing in February and what it means for next season. Deer Crossing Property Lines – How to find landowner contact info for recovery or permission. As always — y’all stay southern. Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Get our special offer with B.A.S.S. here - https://linkly.link/2bfPd Get a discout on your order with Poncho Outdoors here - https://linkly.link/2bfPZ Check out the Hunt Regs App - https://linkly.link/2ZuKR 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 Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDI Use code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8 Save 10% on your next Vortex Optics order at eurooptic.com using the Promo Code “southern10” - https://2ly.link/1wyYO Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewear 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

One thing we talk about with almost every guest on this show is map scouting. My favorite map scouting tool is LIDAR. If you're unfamiliar, LIDAR is basically like a 3D scan of the Earth surface. I like to say it kind of takes away all the surprises. LIDAR is now available on OnX Hunt on their topography map. If you go to your app right now, click on the topography map, you can flip on that LIDAR feature and boom it's going to come on and you're going to see what I'm talking about.

0:24.3

The LIDAR is going to allow you to see things that are normally hidden from view. This might be ditches, bends in creeks, rocks, old roadbeds. I personally love old roadbeds because deer like to walk them. They're great places to find scrapes. They're great camera locations. And you know before, an old roadbed or an old logging road might be something that you kind of happen upon while you're out scouting or hunting. Well now with the LIDAR, before I go into an area, I can turn on that LIDAR and I can see exactly where those road beds are. Even old logging roads from the 1930s, you can still see them on there. So that allows me to go straight to those spots and check them out. It's just an incredibly helpful tool, and it's available now on OnX Hunt. And hey, if you want to get 20% off your OnX Elite membership, you can use the promo code Southern. Like I said, it's going to save you 20%. Go check out that LiDAR feature.

1:12.6

You'll be glad you did.

1:13.6

Know where you stand with OnX Hunt.

1:14.6

Babe, it's Gem.

1:16.6

Just voice noting you because I'm so busy.

1:19.6

I can't even type right now.

1:21.6

I'm working on that big presentation for my new launch.

1:24.6

I'm making it on Canva Mobile like you suggested. And it's making everything iconic.

1:30.3

Oh, it's a bit noisy, babe. Mabst is going off.

1:34.3

Anyways, I'm going to ping the presentation to you now so you can see what I mean.

1:39.3

Yeah, my done.

1:40.3

Got to go, hon. Thanks for introducing me to Canva. Love ya. When you get into saddle hunting, most people think of comfort coming directly from the saddle itself.

1:49.4

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.

1:59.3

We've been really impressive over the last year using

2:01.4

the profile saddle platform from latitude outdoors. This platform is the perfect mix of compact,

2:08.0

but having the perfect ergonomics to keep you comfortable all day long, especially if you like

2:12.8

leaning on the platform. With the angled front of the platform, that gives you a lot more surface

2:17.0

area with your leaner to great packability from being extremely compact and folding inside of itself.

2:22.7

It's been a great addition to us over the last year using it.

2:25.7

So if you're looking at getting a lightweight, compact, but extremely comfortable saddle platform,

2:30.7

check out the profile saddle platform from Latitude Outdoors. And you can learn more about it

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