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Gamekeeper Podcast

EP:380 | The MSU Deer Professors

Gamekeeper Podcast

Mossy Oak

Land Management, Sports, Wilderness, Mossy Oak, Bottomland, Hunting, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Wild Turkey, Food Plot, Whitetail Deer, Gamekeeper

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re joined by Mississippi State’s new deer and wildlife professors, Dr. Jacob Dykes and Dr. Eric Michel, to talk whitetails. We get to know them as hunters and explore their interests as white-tailed deer researchers. These two will be shaping future research and have a strong grasp of whitetail biology. Listen, Learn, and Enjoy. If you enjoyed this Gamekeeper episode, send the guys a message and don’t forget to include your contact info so we can reach you if you win a prize! ...

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0:00.0

All right, guys, once again, we've started the Gamekeeper Givoli. It's time for another one. We've given away some unbelievable stuff over the years. Truck, boat, bows. So if you listen to our podcast, you've got a chance to win some fabulous prizes. Yeah, and this one is a fabulous prize and just in time for deer season. The Nossler Model 21 rifle, Leopold's Go. It's a classic timeless rifle. I've been running one for about a year. I absolutely love it. It's a tack driver. It's got a carbon fiber stock dipped in bottomland. Come on. Upgraded bolt, and it's got a threaded match-grade stainless barrel. That sounds like a rig now. It is. It's a beautiful rifle.

0:37.7

It comes with a suppressor, a Leopold scope, white-tail country nozzle or ammo. In bottom land. This is a... I just hate I can't win it. Why is this all? Why are we giving all this good stuff? Look, if you're a big buck hunter like I am, this is the rifle. Or if you're trying to meat hunt for those. Yes, look, if you ended piling up does, it's one.

0:55.0

I mean, Bainfield all the way to the thick woods.

0:57.6

It's a's one.

0:55.1

I mean, beanfield all the way to the thick woods. It's a good one. 6.5 Creedmoor. I'm going to say this is an heirloom rifle. You will hold on to this and pass it down to you kids. So all you got to do is jump online. Go to Moss Hill Gamekeeper.com. click on GK Giveaway.

1:09.4

There's multiple ways to enter.

1:11.0

So get on there and get

1:12.0

entered because we're going to give this thing away November 1st.

1:16.7

Hi, I have Jeff Foxworthy, and welcome to Gamekeeper Podcast. If you want to learn more

1:21.7

about farming for wildlife and habitat management, then buddy, you are in the right place.

1:27.0

Join the Gamekeeper crew direct from Mossio Clan Enhancement Studio

1:30.9

as they discuss the latest wildlife and habitat management practices,

1:35.4

news, and of course, hunting.

1:37.3

There's no telling what you'll learn, but I'm going to tell you, I bet it's interesting.

1:41.4

Enjoy it.

1:42.5

We're live in three, two, one. Man, that's a power house. What a powerful countdown. Jackson in the house. Action Jackson. That's right. He's moving on orp the corporate ladder around here. He's the countdown guy. Yeah, he is. How about that? Wow, big promotion. So here we are. It's October 1st. Both season snuck up on. Is it October 1st? I didn't even cross my mind. That's how bad it is. It is deer season. It is deer season starts now. Wait a minute. So I've been pressure washer in the patio and like replanting the flower beds and like we it is

2:19.5

dea r i mean yeah d e a r deer season in my house you've knocked that out yeah well you got to get

2:27.2

it's also squirrel season right i can't wait yep it's also unfortunately 90 degrees outside

2:33.7

this is very true but it is both seasons. Not at daylight. Not at daylight. I will say it is optimum conditions for waterhole hunting if you have a good spot. Oh, yeah. Where is there water? You know, it's that liquid store. I've seen it in movies before. I saw it. What, a few months ago? So let's get our guests introduced. These guys, we've been trying to get them for a long time. Yeah. They have moved into the Mississippi State Wildlife Offices. Just taking over. They'll get the doors in, taking over. Look at them with the MSU Deer Lab shirts on bottom layer, cap. I wouldn't want an arm wrestle either one on them. Jackson would be my representative. I got you anytime. So we've got, I'm looking, starting on the left side. We've got, I'm starting on the right side over here. We've got Dr. Jacob Dykes. Yes, sir. And he's a Mississippi boy.

3:24.9

How about that?

3:25.6

Amory.

3:29.3

Amory, as they say in your audio book.

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