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Highlighting hunters and wildlife, the Mossy Oak Gamekeepers podcast exists to improve your hunting, fishing and outdoor skills by delivering science based wildlife management practices plus hands on hunt/fish strategies and techniques. Our top notch guests will educate and entertain while we celebrate wildlife, discuss the latest research, detail hunting tactics, explore old legends and listen to some great stories. Managing wildlife and habitat can improve your time afield. Listening to the Gamekeeper podcast will give you a new perspective. You don’t want to miss these.
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This week we are joined by Chip Davis who is a serious turkey hunter and trapper. Chip’s seen the positive results of trapping and how it has impacted the properties he hunts and he also explains what he has learned. We were a little surprised to learn what animal he thinks is responsible for more adult turkey deaths but hearing his explanation made perfect sense. He is actively involved in Turkeys for Tomorrow and explains some of their ongoing research. You’ll learn a lot in this one as we ...
On this episode we’re joined by legendary golfer and more important to us, serious turkey hunter, Davis Love III. He had a remarkable career playing golf with too many accolades to list, but even with all the attention he remembered the quiet mornings in the spring with his granddads shotgun and has ardently remained a turkey hunter to his core. Davis talks about his love of turkey hunting, his first turkey, his infatuation with collecting calls and the effort he puts into managing wildlife o...
On this episode we’re joined by one of our favorite turkey hunters, Dave Owens, to discuss the upcoming turkey season. We can always learn something good from Dave. He answers our questions about turkeys and turkey hunting and just talking turkeys has us even more excited for spring turkey season. Listen, Learn and Enjoy. Send a text message to the show! Support the show Stay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: @mossyoakgamekeepers Facebook: @GameKeepers Twitter: ...
On this episode we are joined by legendary gunsmith Rob Roberts to discuss shotgun performance and specifically turkey guns. Rob has years of experience improving how shotguns perform and always has something interesting to explain. We discuss forcing cones, TSS and chokes, the sub-gauges and much more. Listen, Learn and Enjoy. Send a text message to the show! Support the show Stay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: @mossyoakgamekeepers Facebook: @GameKeepers Twitter: @MOGame...
On this episode we’re joined by custom call maker Mark Six to talk turkey calls. Mark has been around the calling world for quite a while and he is known for making a quality call. We asked him to sit down and tell us the process of making and tuning his box calls along with explaining other calls. It’s a interesting discussion. Listen, Learn and Enjoy. Send a text message to the show! Support the show Stay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: @mossyoakgamekeepers F...
On this episode we’re joined by Dave Edwards a certified wildlife biologist and rabid outdoorsman. Dave has managed properties all over the South and now concentrates his efforts mostly in Florida with his hunting and wildlife consultant business Tall Tines. We discuss a number of topics deer and turkey related including understanding vetch a bit better, wild flowers, tips on judging bucks age and we hear some Florida panther stories. He also has a great story of getting bit by a ...
This week we’re joined by Dr. Mike Chamberlain of the University of Georgia, a leading wild turkey researcher. Mike brings us up to speed on some interesting recent research, including Wild Turkey DNA and what gamekeepers can do right now to improve their property for the season. We also discuss why turkey flocks in many areas should be coming out of winter in great shape. It’s an interesting conversation. Listen, Learn, and Get Ready for spring. Send a text message to the show! Suppo...
On this episode, we’re talking turkeys with Dr. Will Gulsby and Dr. Marcus Lashley. They break down recent university research, answer your questions, and share insights just in time for turkey season. Nothing better than talking about our favorite bird with the season on the horizon. Listen, Learn and Enjoy. Send a text message to the show! Support the show Stay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: @mossyoakgamekeepers Facebook: @GameKeepers Twitter: @MOGameKeepers YouTube:...
On this episode we are joined by a true fire expert, John Stivers, to explain prescribed fire and its many virtues. John has burned more than a million acres in his career and he teaches courses to help others be comfortable with the entire process. We all learned so much. It’s an interesting discussion that celebrates fire on the landscape. Listen, Learn and Enjoy. Send a text message to the show! Support the show Stay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: @mossyoakgamekee...
On this episode we are discussing techniques and lures for catching pre-spawn largemouth bass. We are joined by Cody Tedford of Toad Thumper Lures and Cody Cannon of Whiskey Myers who is a diehard bass fisherman and obsessed lure designer. The two guys have teamed up to create some amazing baits. What are the classic baits and tactics used pre-spawn and what’s some outliers that should be tried. Cody Cannon shares what he has learned from his years of bass that most anyone could benefit...
This week we are joined by Dr. Brad Cohen and Jim Ronquest to address the recent allegations by Louisiana State Senator, John Kennedy, that flooding standing corn in the certain central states like Missouri is short stopping ducks and preventing them from completing their migration. It’s a controversial argument that’s been going for a while but has recently gotten more attention. We find out what the science says. Listen and Learn. Send a text message to the show! Support the show Stay con...
On this episode we’re joined by Matt Brock and Brae Lynn Stagert, two experienced wildlife biologists. We focus the discussion on how to eradicate invasive plants like privet and other unwanted species through various methods like hack and squirt. Some folks call it forest stand improvement or timber stand enhancement but no matter the name, it’s worth paying attention to and this is a great lesson on just what can be done along with how to do it. The two put on a clinic that takes a task tha...
This week we are joined by expert outfitter Grant Kuypers of Buck Paradise in Saskatchewan Canada. We’ve all dreamed about hunting the big bodied, heavy horned whitetails that are produced in the Great White North. From long quiet days on the stand, hearing wolves howl, to enduring freezing temperatures and finally seeing a buck larger than you have ever imagined, Canada consistently produces giants. Why? How? What could we learn? How and when do they hunt? How can these deer survive th...
This week we’re joined by prolific the outdoor writer/adventurer, J. Wayne Fears. Mr. Fears has been writing both books and articles pertaining to the great outdoors for decades and is an authority on many facets of the great outdoors, including: hunting, fishing, trapping, shotguns, rifles, ammunition and outdoor cooking and camping and more. His profession turned him into a world traveler and he has many a story to tell. It’s a great listen and one that will inspire you to push ...
This week we talk to Dr. Brad Cohen of Tennessee Tech about migrating waterfowl and his latest research. Brad is a serious waterfowl scientist and we learn something every time we talk with him. Brad discusses a research project looking at what influences where mallards settle, plus what does a landscape need to look like to get ducks to choose it during winter and then return the next year. We also discuss hunting pressure, how it affects hunter success and how adding small rest areas increa...
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, ...
This week we’re joined by serious waterfowler Chris Paradise and Brendan Shirkey, a research biologist, hunter, and punter with the Winous Point Marsh Conservancy, believed to be the oldest duck hunting club in North America. The Black Duck is a favorite among waterfowlers, yet many hunters feel they don’t see the numbers they once did. We dive into this secretive species, discussing its habitat preferences, breeding range, behavior, how to hunt it, and whether its population is truly in decl...
![EP:405 | [Timely Classic 298] Dr. Chamberlain Talks Deer Management](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/elm97k9864hotln9mpunsyuzysj7?.jpg "EP:405 | [Timely Classic 298] Dr. Chamberlain Talks Deer Management")
This week, we release a timely classic on our conversation with Dr. Mike Chamberlain to talk through some of the latest whitetail management techniques he’s seeing. Over the last fifty years, the landscape has changed and whitetails are clearly king! But what’s changed, and what can we learn? His recent trip to South Texas leads us to ask about the story of his buck and what he sees that those intensively managed ranches are doing that works. As always when Mike joins us, it’s an interesting ...
On this episode we’re joined by Dr. Emile Gardiner of the US Forest Service and who is a research forester for the Center for Bottomland Hardwood Research. We talk oak’s, acorns and get an explanation on masting events. Locally we are all seeing more acorns than we have seen in a while and Emile explains this local event that could happen to you one season. It’s a fascinating opportunity to listen to a true oak expert. By the way, this is a guy Dudley has admired for a long time. List...
On this episode we are once again joined by Nutrien’s Weather Wizard, Eric Snodgrass. We ask a lot of questions and Eric masterfully explains high/low pressure, barometric pressure, dew points, early morning and late afternoon thermals and more. We always learn something when we talk to him. Listen, Learn and Enjoy. Send a text message to the show! Support the show Stay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: @mossyoakgamekeepers Facebook: @GameKeepers Twitter: @MOGameKeep...
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Love this show! I listen every week and loved the bonus turkey call episodes this year! Crossing my fingers for some fall turkey episodes this year! Keep it up guys! Mark Hebda
my favorite podcast going right now. I look forward to the newest episodes every Monday. if your interested in learning the tips and tricks of the experts, this is the place