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The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

771 - The Best Locator Calls, & BIG BUCK CONTEST Winners! | Q&A

The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers

Wilderness, Sports

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Turkey season is right around the corner, and in this episode we dive into some of the most common questions hunters have heading into the woods. We cover when locator calls actually work (and when they don’t), how often you should check on a gobbling turkey before the season opens, and what to expect when hunting pressured public land in the South. We also talk through shotgun setups, choke and ammo combinations, and how long it realistically takes most hunters to kill their first turkey. Topics in this episode: • When and how to use locator calls for turkeys • How often you should scout a gobbling bird • Dealing with hunting pressure on public land • Turkey choke and ammo setups that actually work • How long it takes most hunters to kill their first turkey If you’ve got turkey questions you want answered on a future episode, submit them on our website. Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Get your BASS membership here - https://linkly.link/2bfPd Get a discount on your Poncho Outdoors shirts here - https://linkly.link/2bfPZ 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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0:21.5

what I mean by that is it's got a little stretch to it,

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but it's very nice. And when I say it works for everything, what I mean

0:21.8

by that is it's got a little stretch to it, but it's still tough. And I mean, I'm wearing the thing

0:26.2

if I'm at the house working, or if I'm out in the fields running my dogs like I was doing

0:30.2

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your favorite, they'll let you exchange it even months later. So check them out sometime. You're

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And when they ask about how you heard about them, let them know that the southern outdoorsman

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sent you.

1:04.5

Feed trees are a highly discussed topic on this show.

1:08.6

And when we're talking feed trees, we're normally talking about oak trees.

1:11.1

But did you know that there used to be a different kind of feed tree that was more preferred than

1:16.1

oaks, and that is chestnut trees. Once upon a time, American chestnut trees covered the eastern

1:21.7

United States, and they were the preferred food source for deer. In fact, deer loved chestnuts so much

1:27.2

that there's been studies that suggest that deer love chestnuts so much that there's been studies

1:28.2

that suggest that deer prefer chestnuts almost 100 to 1 over acres from an oak tree. That's crazy.

1:35.2

Unfortunately, the American chestnut was all but wiped out due to diseases. Kind of makes you

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