Podcast
Buck Junkie Podcast
When you mix a couple guys with a passion for hunting and a microphone, you get the Buck Junkies Podcast. Each week we share our own fund and southern twist on hunting, fishing, cooking wild game, food plot farming and everything else we love about the great outdoors.
- Episodes
- 101
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 4 min
- On air since
- 2023
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
101 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 2 min
Recapping The Royal & Talkin' About Deer Warts
Season 6, Episode 158
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, Mikey is back from the American Royal, and we're ready to talk ALL ABOUT the great food he had there and a deer that looks a little strange on our cams!...
#hunting #buckseason #buckjunkies
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:24 - Mikey Is BACK from the Royal 09:11 - Recording a podcast with the Mossy Oak Team 12:10 - Talkin' cooking at The Royal 14:00 - The BEST thing Mikey ate up there 20:50 - Headin' out of Atlanta 21:30 - Stoppin' at Buccees 25:30 - Malcom's first hunt of the season 32:20 - Pickin' up a new blind 35:30 - We're in an EXTREME drought 44:00 - Noticing trends on deer on cam here on the farm 50:30 - Talkin' about warts on a deer 57:20 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 28 min
Talkin' Public Land Scouting & Saddle Hunting with @BamaSippiMan
Season 6, Episode 157
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're bringing on Daniel AKA BamaSippiMan to talk ALL ABOUT hunting public land and clear the air on how high up he REALLY is hunting...
#hunting #buckseason #buckjunkies
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Welcome BamaSippiMan! 01:50 - What areas has Daniel been to recently? 04:30 - Camping w/ BamaSippiMan 11:11 - Hunting on camping ground 16:36 - Cleaning up squirrels 20:20 - Bow Hunting with Daniel 25:30 - Swapping from saddle hunting 32:20 - Scouting public land 37:00 - Only hunting on certain conditions 41:10 - Talking about CWD 43:00 - Taking deer meat to a processor 48:00 - Managing the herd 56:00 - Daniel's Target bucks for 2026 58:30 - Running over SIXTY cameras!... 1:06:00 - Hunting is NOT just about getting a buck... 1:11:50 - What's Daniel cookin' up? 1:21:20 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 8 min
Early Game Camera Sightings & Last Minute Plot Developments
Season 6, Episode 156
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, Deer Season is right around the corner and they are ON those cameras, and here's what WE want to see on those bucks!...
#hunting #buckseason #buckjunkies
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Gettin' Those Cameras Up 05:25 - Bucks on camera 11:05 - What to look for on a deer 14:00 - Turkey population on the farm 16:00 - What to do about neighbors dogs? 20:00 - Deer we've seen so far that we want to get 21:10 - Rain is on the way, should you plant still? 32:40 - Heartbreak has gotten SO much better! 37:40 - Buck Junkies Outdoors Club Pictures 41:00 - Squirrel Season opened up 43:00 - Wolves in Squirrels 48:20 - The weather has been GREAT down here 49:20 - Mikey's Catfish mishap 1:01:40 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 11 min
The BEST Places to Bowhunt Early Season Bucks
Season 6, Episode 155
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, Bow season is opening up this week and we're talkin' all about the BEST places to score a buck on your property!...
#hunting #buckseason #buckjunkies
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Deer season is FINALLY here!... 03:11 - What are the deer doing on the farm? 06:10 - Gotta get a buck on the farm with a bow, where are you going? 14:00 - Bow Hunting on a food plot 19:40 - Locating early acorns dropping 21:24 - The BEST area for bowhunting 33:25 - Talkin' about our trail cams 37:50 - Where are we putting up cameras? 45:00 - Verifying bucks on our property 55:10 - Doe harvest game 1:02:00 - Game Cam Pictures contest 1:03:30 - How many bucks are we gonna get? 1:05:40 - Shoutout Matt for shootin' a BIG bear 1:10:00 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 2 min
From Nothing to a Hunting Club: Building a Better Property
Season 6, Episode 154
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, it's finally getting colder down here so it's time to start talking about Harvest plans and how YOU can build a better property!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:20 - It is FINALLY getting colder down here 03:02 - What are the things you should be taking into account as a Club Owner 06:50 - Looking at numbers on your property 15:22 - Utilizing a Biologist & Cameras on your property 21:25 - Starting with Doe 28:01 - Personal goals on property 34:40 - How many mature deer are we going after? 39:00 - When should you put a limit on bucks? 45:00 - Turkey Hunting 49:00 - Trying to please the majority with harvest plans 52:20 - Starting a club from nothin' 59:09 - Chene Festival is comin' up! 1:01:00 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 8 min
Cookin' up Dove, Football Season Kickoff & Fall Plot Preparations
Season 6, Episode 153
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, Fantasy Football is in FULL swing, Mikey's cookin' up some killer dove recipes, and we're gearing up for those fall plots!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Fantasy Football has kicked off! 06:50 - Dove Field #2 12:55 - What would we do different on those fields? 20:44 - Mikey's Dove Recipe 27:00 - Velvet Season Kickoff 32:20 - Bow Hunting 37:40 - Fall Plot Preparations 39:40 - Building a plan for each plot 44:00 - Check that weather!... 47:40 - When should you be planting? 50:30 - Those deer want it a certain way! 54:30 - Let those crops grow up 1:01:00 - Fox Hole Shootout 1:05:00 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 2 min
Recapping Opening Day Of Dove Season 2026
Season 6, Episode 152
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're covering all the best eats and birds we got on opening day of dove season 2026!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:13 - It was ROUGH out there this weekend... 01:08 - Hunting the furthest field 04:05 - Bushhoggin the field 08:08 - Checkin the cameras 12:00 - Shootin' skeet 14:40 - Trying new shells 22:14 - Friday night cookin' 26:40 - Gettin' at it that morning 28:10 - Mikey's ONE rule for dove hunting... 31:00 - The start of the hunt 37:00 - Using the mojo decoys 40:00 - Lunch for opening day 43:40 - Going back in the afternoon 49:00 - That weather SUCKED 50:40 - Is that field done for the season?... 57:40 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 2 min
Hunting Mississippi Gators & Kicking off Dove Season
Season 6, Episode 151
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, Mikey recaps his recent Mississippi Gator Hunting Trip & Gearing up For opening day of Dove Season 2026!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Welcome Back Malcom 03:23 - Mikey's First Alligator Hunting Trip 06:40 - Day 1 12:20 - Getting to the pier 15:00 - Leaving out for the first hunt 21:20 - Dealin' with a dead boat... 24:00 - Running up on a gator 29:00 - Asian Carp were EVERYWHERE 39:00 - Hunting almost gone wrong... 47:00 - Calling it a day on hunting them gators... 51:37 - Mikey's ready to go back! 58:00 - Dove Season is this weekend! 59:25 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 2 min
Talkin' Dove Fields & Louisiana Bowfishing With Randy Dyer
Season 6, Episode 150
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're bringing Randy Dyer back on to talk all about the best dove fields we've hunted, who all we're hunting with, and his recent trip down to Louisiana to go bowfish hunting!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:18 - Welcome Randy Dyer! 00:37 - The BEST Dove fields we've been on 06:55 - Huntin' a field with chopped corn 10:40 - Huntng on old fashioned open fields 14:35 - Who are your 'Cleanup' guys? 17:40 - Don't always trust your friends when they say they've got a spot... 23:20 - It is HARD to put together a dove field nowadays 26:00 - How far off of the road can you be to shoot doves? 27:40 - Who do you NOT want to be dove hunting with? 31:10 - Is Randy taking the kids to hunt this year? 36:00 - Randy's Louisiana hunting trip recap 42:00 - What is a throw net? 43:00 - Seafood Boil Down In Louisiana 46:20 - Bowfishing 49:30 - Mikey's bowfishing mishap... 53:40 - Does gar REALLY taste like lobster?... 59:45 - Closing Notes
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1 hr
Dove Fields 101: Growing Better Fields & Hunting More Birds with Houston Havens
Season 6, Episode 149
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're back after a busy summer and are bringing on Houston Havens of the MDWFP to talk all about how you can get those dove fields ready for the season!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:10 - Welcome Houston Havens! 01:30 - Can you have a successful hunt without grain on the field? 05:40 - Utilizing pastures and ponds on your dove fields 08:22 - What crop attracts doves the best? 15:00 - The top 3 grains for dove fields 19:00 - Making a sunflower field more attractive to the doves 23:55 - Planting period in Mississippi 25:20 - Does an established field have an advantage over a new field? 31:00 - How does weather affect dove fields? 32:30 - Technological Advances in the Waterfowl Industry 35:40 - Things to NOT do on a dove field 37:10 - Variables that determine dove field population 42:50 - Are there different stages of migration 47:20 - Tracking how long it took to take down a banded bird 48:20 - The process of banding a bird 50:50 - How to tell the age of a bird 53:30 - Houston's personal dove field(s) 57:00 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 2 min
Summer Plot Preparations: Sunflowers, Soybeans & Wild Game Suppers
Season 5, Episode 147
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're gearing up for the start of summer and getting our plots ready for deer season this fall!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Turkey Season is over... 06:00 - Cookin' up turkey 07:01 - Summer plans 10:30 - What hunts turkey nests the most? 11:40 - Prepping the dove field 17:38 - Spraying the field 21:20 - Using new sunflowers 26:20 - Fertilizing the field 29:00 - First year of successful soybeans 36:00 - Struggles on the wheat field 37:00 - What to do on those clover plots? 43:21 - Sudan grass planting 49:00 - Pay attention to your animals tendencies 52:28 - Using buttermilk for wild game 56:20 - Mikey's first time cookin' deer meat 1:01:00 - Closing Notes
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58 min
Talkin' Camp Cookin' With The BBQ Ninja
Season 5, Episode 145
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we've brought back Craig Verhage to talk about ALL things cookin' at deer camp!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Welcome Back Craig! 02:36 - Craig's Pork Steak Recipe 10:20 - Craig's Camp Schedule 13:10 - Cookin' up hush puppies 19:10 - Crappie Rollup 29:20 - Fishing at Craig's Camp 32:22 - Deer Season Recap 36:28 - Whippin up summer sausage 47:28 - Talkin' Boudin 50:30 - Crawfish Boudin Soak 54:18 - Shoutout to our call competition winner! 57:00 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 27 min
On the Board and On the Move: Texas Turkey Recap
Season 5, Episode 144
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we are BACK and ready to take a DEEP DIVE into our recent turkey hunting adventures over in Texas!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Y'all check out the contest in the community! 01:45 - Who's on the board for North MS Turkey season? 05:00 - Getting in to Texas 08:22 - Mikey and Zane's first morning 19:03 - Malcom's First Morning 24:12 - Celebrating on the first day 25:54 - Setting up in a new spot 28:00 - Running up on a HUGE snake 31:40 - Zane and Malcom run up on a BUNCH of gobblers 34:24 - And then the rain rolled in... 36:39 - Day 2 48:00 - Flying Snakes?!.... 50:40 - Y'all ever see a Mexican buffet?.. 51:45 - One last spot 1:06:00 - Malcom's last spot 1:12:10 - Zane and Mikey's last hunt 1:18:50 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 5 min
Inside the Mind of Call Makers: Talkin' Turkey Calls With Rolling Thunder
Season 5, Episode 143
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we've brought Jacob and Dustin from Rolling Thunder to talk ALL THINGS turkey calls!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Welcome Jacob and Dustin! 00:49 - Rollin' Thunder winning at the NWTF 05:09 - What calls were used to win at the NWTF? 07:12 - The BEST calls for a beginner 13:06 - Storing calls after the season 17:04 - Talkin' about the Rolling Thunder Trumpet call 21:00 - The GO TO calls when we're in the woods 25:08 - Coming up with the names for calls 32:09 - Rolling Thunder Charity Golf Scramble 37:49 - Turkey hunting with Rolling Thunder 39:22 - Turkey hunting in Florida 44:56 - What's on the horizon for Rolling Thunder? 48:31 - The most odd custom calls that have been requested 51:17 - Breaking into National Sales 53:09 - The HARDEST place to hunt turkeys 57:00 - Breakfast or Food after the hunt? 1:00:10 - Closing Notes
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59 min
Inside Mossy Oak & Beyond: Dudley Phelps Talks Hunting, Health, and Heritage
Season 5, Episode 142
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we've brought on Mr. Dudley Phelps to talk about ALL things Mossy Oak, Turkey hunting, and living with Alpha-gal!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Welcome Dudley Phelps 01:58 - Getting into Mossy Oak 05:10 - What does a day of work at Mossy Oak look like? 07:30 - Sending out trees 11:02 - What's a large order look like for Dudley? 16:45 - The Gamekeeper Podcast 20:26 - What has improved in the hunting world in the past decade? 23:49 - Dudley's Son's first turkey 27:21 - How did Dudley get into turkey hunting? 30:57 - The 'Big Toxey' story 34:01 - Aggressive vs patient turkey hunters 36:45 - Living with Alpha-gal 44:50 - Alpha-Gal Friendly Recipes 47:46 - Foxhole Shootout 51:10 - Rapid fire questions 57:00 - Closing Notes
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59 min
Controlled Chaos: Farm Burns, Close Calls, and Opening Day
Season 5, Episode 141
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're covering Mikey's recent burn on the farm and gettin' after those gobblers on opening day!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Our contest has come to a close 03:13 - Recapping the burn on the farm 09:00 - The start of the burn 12:13 - Always make sure you don't smoke out the road! 13:34 - Mikey gets attacked by... wiener dogs... 15:40 - Make sure your neighbors know about your burn 23:17 - Burning the pines on the other property 25:01 - Fire getting out of hand 29:47 - Visiting Arkansas 37:47 - Burning on the neighbors land 42:30 - Turkey hunting on Friday 56:05 - You just can't beat chasin' those gobblers!... 58:26 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 10 min
Preparing for the 2026 Turkey Season
Season 5, Episode 140
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're fired up and ready to talk about EVERYTHING you need to have ready for the 2026 Turkey Season!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Turkey Season is upon us! 04:10 - Patterning that turkey gun 07:10 - How to sight a turkey gun 11:50 - Putting together a 20 gauge 14:48 - Shooting a bird with a 410 19:37 - What guns have killed the MOST turkeys 25:40 - Get those vests ready! 35:50 - Make sure you've got comfy boots too 42:21 - Turkey Hunting Clothes 47:53 - Keeping ticks off of you 53:56 - New calls 55:54 - Do turkeys know who's calling to them? 59:00 - What other calls are you bringing? 1:04:50 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 18 min
NWTF 2026 Recap and Gearing up for burning
Season 5, Episode 139
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're recapping the 2026 NWTF convention and gearing up to burn!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Malcom is BACK from the NWTF 04:50 - Eating in Opryland 08:40 - Getting into the convention 14:00 - Y'all be nice to those young turkey callers! 17:20 - The calling contest 24:50 - The coolest calls at the NWTF 31:40 - What is the LOUDEST call? 33:10 - Using a leaf as a call 34:00 - Malcom's favorite pickups from the NWTF 39:30 - New calls being released at the NWTF 42:20 - Barhoppin' in Nashville 51:10 - Burn Prep 55:52 - How do you get ready to burn? 1:04:50 - Burning is one of the most COST EFFECTIVE techniques out there 1:10:00 - Closing Notes
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58 min
Cleats to Cottontails: Deljuan Robinson on Football & Rabbit Hunting
Season 5, Episode 138
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're bringing on Deljuan Robison to talk all things football and rabbit huntin'!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Who is Deljuan? 02:40 - Getting into football 07:54 - Playing football for MSU 09:45 - The most memorable parts of playing Football 12:20 - Getting into Rabbit Hunting 16:23 - Deljuan's Dogs 20:10 - What age should you be starting your dogs? 28:28 - The best habitat for running dogs 32:50 - Safety First 39:33 - The most odd places we've hunted rabbits 42:40 - How many dogs should you be running? 47:51 - Hill Rabbits vs Swamp Rabbits 50:10 - The BEST ways to eat rabbit 57:10 - Closing Notes
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1 hr 6 min
Hounds, Habitat & Hard Lessons in the Briars
Season 5, Episode 137
Show notes
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're covering the aftermath of the 2026 Midsouth Ice storm, huntin' small game, and Malcom's upcoming trip to the NWTF!....
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 00:15 - The Ice Storm Aftermath 06:40 - The benefits of the Ice Storm 15:57 - Small Game Hunting Season 22:50 - The BEST parts of Rabbit Hunting 30:44 - Cookin' Up Rabbit and Squirrel 33:31 - What to look for in Rabbit Dogs 39:17 - A rabbit hunt almost gone wrong... 43:30 - Training dogs for rabbit hunting 44:38 - Making land better for rabbit hunting 49:12 - Gearing Up for a rabbit hunt 1:00:08 - NWTF 1:04:33 - Closing Notes
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