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Gamekeeper Podcast

EP:407 | Learning About Woodcock

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

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

On this episode we’re joined by Dr. Scott McWilliams of URI to discuss a super secretive bird, the American Woodcock (Scolopax minor). There’s a lot to learn here and Scott does a masterful job explaining the idiosyncrasies of this unique species. We discuss their migration habits, breeding displays, peenting, hunting techniques, the difference between a woodcock and a snipe, how they trap them for studies and just what does a bird that eats earth worms taste like? This one may surprise you, ...

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0:00.0

We are so grateful. We are approaching our 400th episode.

0:06.5

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0:11.9

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0:14.9

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0:37.8

Get your name in now.

0:38.8

Again, there's going to be over 100 winners from some of our greatest partners out there.

0:42.2

It's been a fun run, and thanks for listening.

0:44.5

There you can.

0:44.9

We'll keep doing it for at least 400 more.

0:46.9

Well said, Doug.

0:52.6

I have Jeff Foxworthy, and welcome to Gamekeeper Podcast.

0:56.0

If you want to learn more about farming for wildlife and habitat management, then buddy, you are in the right place.

1:02.9

Join the Gamekeeper crew direct from Mosey Oakland Enhancement Studio as they discuss the latest wildlife and habitat management practices, news, and of course, hunting. There's no telling what you'll learn, but I'm going to tell you, I bet it's interesting. Enjoy it. Here we'll go. We're live in three, two, one. All right, everybody. It's January. It is 2026. We're thinking about ducks.

1:28.8

We're thinking about deer.

1:44.0

It's kind of post-rut here. Yeah. Kind of winding down a little bit. I don't know. It just depends on where you are. It's been a odd year. The whole masting event, I think, has changed how our deer are moving. Tox, are you hearing or seeing, it just didn't seem like people are killing as many like deer as they normally do.

1:45.6

It's pretty widespread.

1:44.7

I mean, I see... hearing or seeing, it just didn't seem like people are killing as many deer as they normally do. It's pretty widespread.

1:46.6

I mean, I see what a little bit I can look at, you know, digital messages or a little bit of

1:52.7

social media stuff.

1:53.8

But then several meat processors, like way below anything they've taken in this time of year. Taxidermis, way below anything they've taken in the time of year. Taxidermis way below anything they've taken in the time of year. Yeah. And everybody's blaming it on the acres. I mean, to be in the woods. It's something pretty widespread, and that would be the only thing I can think of. You know, we have had warmer weather, but that's happened before. That does slown down, but I, I do. It's still dry.

2:17.6

I think it has something to do.

2:19.9

I mean, pretty much far and wide from just, again, my sample size of people, nobody has,

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