Gamekeeper Podcast
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.
Episodes
333 episodes
EP:333 | Bobcat Attacks and Much More
This week, we’re joined by Claude Strother of Wilcox County, Alabama—a seasoned turkey hunter who was recently attacked by a bobcat during a hunt. The story itself is fascinating, but there is much more to the man than that incident. He is a se...
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EP:332 | Watching Poults Grow
This week we’re joined by our good friend, Dr. Marcus Lashley, a.k.a. @drdisturbance, from the University of Florida to discuss the beginnings and future of a recent study involving Osceola subspecies turkey poults. His team incubated wild turk...
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EP:331 | The Secrets to Spraying Success
This week we’re joined in studio by spraying experts Twinky Estes and Bryson Whitmon of Nutrien Ag Solutions. We thoroughly discuss the benefits and techniques of sprayer calibration and the nuances of spraying effectively. There are so many be...
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EP:330 | Tagging and Monitoring Poults
This week we’re joined by Dr. Colter Chitwood of Oklahoma State University and his grad assistant Cyrena Bedoian to learn about their poult research project. It’s an amazing story as his team has actually been capturing young day old poults and...
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EP:329 | Do You Believe in Miracles?
This week we celebrate Mr. Fox Haas killing yet another turkey! We are joined by Neill, Daniel, Vandy and Toxey to tell the incredible details of this hunt and its effect on everyone. It’s an inspirational story and one that will make you belie...
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EP:328 | Turkey Talk with Spring Legion
This week, we’re joined in the studio by Hunter and Chase Farrior, the Spring Legion guys. It’s a conversation about turkeys, turkey hunting, and the lifestyle we all love. Everyone’s red-eyed and tired, but that’s just the classic look of turk...
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EP:327 | Bonus: The Snow Goose Dilemma
This week, we are joined by a team of snow goose experts to help explain the changes occurring in the mid-continental snow goose population. Not too long ago, their numbers exploded—but now, they are trending in a troubling direction. Waterfowl...
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EP:326 | Understanding Hunting Pressure on Turkeys
This week we’re joined by Dr. Brad Cohen of Tennessee Tech and the Cohen Lab. We discuss hunting pressure, gobbling activity and what they have learned through research and monitoring GPS banded gobblers and hunters. Brad participates in many r...
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EP:325 | Bonus: Rabbits and Beagles!!
This week, we’re joined by KJ Britt—NFL football player and lifelong, obsessed rabbit hunter. It’s a refreshing change of pace as we hear how KJ, his father, and grandfather enjoy spending time together chasing rabbits and running dogs. It’s th...
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EP:324 | Managing White-tailed Deer
This week we’re joined by MDWFP Deer Biologist Pierce Young to discuss the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) that has over twenty states participating. What is the data showing? What data points need to be gathered and what can they tel...
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EP:323 | Bonus: Are Soybeans the Holy Grail of Food Plots?
This week we’re joined by highly touted agronomist Tim Sickman to explain soybeans and the allure our beloved white-tailed deer have for them. We ask a lot of questions about planting techniques, fertilization, terminal buds, groupings, why the...
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EP:322 | Redbeard and Son
This week we’re joined in studio by Dean “Redbeard” Mundhenke and his son Will. Hailing from Georgia and made known to the turkey world through the film “The Disease” you’ll be hard-pressed to find two more interesting turkey hun...
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EP:321 | Bonus: Talking Osceola’s with Mike Tussey
On this episode we are joined by Osceola Outdoors owner Mike Tussey. The Osceola wild turkey has a powerful magnetic draw for many turkey hunters. Whether its chasing the Grand Slam, enjoying the unique terrain the birds inhabit or getting your...
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EP:320 | Mastering Mouth Calls with Josh Grossenbacher & Hunter Wallis
This week we are joined in-studio by world-class callers Josh Grossenbacher and Hunter Wallis. These guys are at the top of their game and understand the nuances of running mouth calls at the highest level. There are a lot of questions asked an...
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EP:319 | Bonus: Mark Prudhomme Talks Turkeys
This week we’re joined by one of the most interesting and talented turkey hunter/callers we’ve ever encountered. South Carolina’s Mark Prudhomme is a true multi-instrument world class caller and has won more major awards than we have space to l...
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EP:318 | Mike Pentecost Of WoodHaven Custom Calls
This week we are joined by Mike Pentecost and his son Isaac to talk spring turkeys. Through WoodHaven Custom Calls Mike (and his team) has contributed so much to the turkey hunting culture. We learn about his love of the sport, as well as his s...
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EP:317 | Bonus: Bob Dixon Remembered
On this very special episode, we honor the memory of the late Bob Dixon. His name gets mentioned so often and the stories of Bob are legendary. He was a key player in the early days of Mossy Oak and his hunting prowess, quick wit, pranks and hi...
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EP:316 | Flip Pallot on Turkeys
This week we are joined by the legendary Flip Pallot, one of our favorite guests. Flips noted for his long bow and fly fishing prowess but he also loves to chase wild turkeys in the Florida swamps. In fact, he lives in an oak hammock and enjoys...
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EP:315 | Bonus:Strikers and How They Affect the Sound of Your Call
On this bonus episode we dive DEEP into understanding strikers, different woods along with their hardness and how they can affect the sounds of a pot call. Guest Derrick Stuckey of Obsession Custom Calls is obsessed with strikers an...
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EP:314 | Dr. Chamberlain Explains Egg Shell Wild Turkey Genetics
This week we are joined by Dr. Mike Chamberlain and discuss his latest research and projects around our beloved wild turkey. We try to stay abreast of Mikes turkey focused research. Our group was fascinated to hear about the egg shell genetics ...
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EP:313 | Bonus: Building a Better Box Call with Marlin Watkins
This week we sit down in person with Mr. Marlin Watkins and discuss box calls. The man is an incredible wealth of knowledge on the intricacies of woods, different designs, how the calls work and how to run them. His box calls are in high demand...
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EP:312 | Bill Zearing and The Cody Calls Story
This week we are joined by the call-making legend Bill Zearing of Cody Calls. Bill has a long history of turkey hunting and designing calls that fool turkeys and win contests. The stories are abundant, and the lesson on how to run a pot call is...
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EP:311 | Bonus: Trumpet Turkey Calls with William Lester
This week we have William Lester from the Mississippi Delta here to explain his Trumpet turkey calls, and how to play this unique call that’s just a bit different from a traditional Turpin-style trumpet. William is a seasoned, mixed-media artis...
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EP:310 | Hunting Predators: Calls, Setups & Strategy
This week we learn more about hunting predators with calling expert Jon Collins of FOXPRO. As Gamekeepers we're interested in controlling many of our predators and nest scavengers, and Jon shows us a way to have an exciting hunt during the proc...
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