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
465 episodes
EP: 465 | Modern Techniques for Studying Waterfowl
On this episode we’re joined by Orin Robinson of Cornell University to discuss the modern methods of monitoring birds and especially waterfowl. Orin is a Senior Research Associate in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and has traveled the world stu...
EP: 464 | DO IT for the Ducks
On this very timely episode guests Dr. Scott Stephens and Dr. Mike Brasher of Ducks Unlimited explain some changes that are being considered to the Prairie Pothole region’s wetlands. These wetlands were voluntarily placed into waterfowl friendl...
EP: 463 | Dialing in on Deer with Mark Drury
On this episode we’re joined by Mark Drury to discuss getting ready for the white-tailed deer season. Mark always has interesting insight and wisdom when it comes to whitetails. We talk camera placement, licking branches, the moon, bachelor gro...
EP: 462 | The 16-Gauge
On this episode we’re joined by Rafe Nielsen of Browning to learn about the mysterious 16-gauge. It’s a great sized shotgun and many people swear by them but the 16 didn’t stay popular for many reasons. Why didn’t it take off? Is it still used ...
EP: 461 | Old Field Management
On this episode were joined by the great minds of Bronson Strickland and Bonner Powell of Wildlife Investments. We talk about an often overlooked area on hunting properties, old fields. We learn what’s the best strategy, techniques and wa...
EP: 460 | Re-Wilding our Landscape
On this episode we’re joined by Bob Brzuszek and Tim Schauwecker. Bob’s “retired” and Tim still teaches at the Mississippi State School of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design. These guys are buddies and LOVE native plant...
EP: 459 | The Art of Taxidermy and Working for Turkeys
On this episode we’re joined by Ben, Hunter and Cole Mears. They are a father and sons taxidermy team that’s winning national awards and producing artistic forms to help other taxidermists. Beyond that that are serious Gamekeepers and Ben tells...
EP:458 | The Rattlesnake Hunters
On this episode, we are joined by two serious rattlesnake hunters from Texas, Dennis Cumbie and Mark Meneses. These men participate in the annual Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup, helping capture between 5,000 and 20,000 pounds of western diamond...
EP:457 | Talking Ducks with James Callicut
On this episode we’re joined by rabid duck hunter James Callicut to discuss waterfowl and managing for them. James is a certified wildlife biologist and is the Mississippi State Waterfowl and Upland Bird specialist and has some very interesting...
EP: 456 | The Story of the Muskox a Conservation Story
On this episode we’re joined by Brynn Parr, a research biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish & Game and she tells the conservation story of the Muskox. Admittedly, Muskox probably aren’t high on most people’s list of animals to learn ...
EP: 455 | One Time in Mexico
This week we’re joined by avid California hunter Parrey Cremeans as he tells a wild story about a turkey hunt in Mexico that will frazzle your nerves. It’s a story that doesn’t reflect the vast majority of hunting trips south of the border, but...
Ep: 454 | Screw Worms Explained
On this episode we’re joined by Macy Ledbetter, a well-informed top flight biologist in Texas who’s monitoring the New World Screw Worm situation in Texas with maximum urgency. It’s a red hot topic in South Texas and many southern gamekeepers a...
EP: 453 | Into The Weeds
This week, we are joined by John Byrd of Mississippi State University to discuss the highly invasive cogongrass and other troublesome weeds that create challenges for farmers, landowners, and gamekeepers alike. John is a true weed scientist who...
EP: 452 | The Men Who Raised Us
In this special Father’s Day episode, we share some heartfelt stories about the fathers who shaped our lives. We asked members of the Mossy Oak team to reflect on their dads and the memories that still mean the most to them, and the responses w...
EP: 451 | The Story of the Beautiful Cahaba Lilies
This week we are joined by native plant specialist Kyle Lybarger and Cahaba Riverkeeper David Butler and we learn about a really unique and special plant. The Cahaba River Lilies bloom each spring and attract world wide attention. Once upon a t...
EP: 450 | Guns & Ammo with David Faubion
On this episode, we are joined by David Faubion, editor of Guns & Ammo Special Interest Publications, to discuss calibers, trending rifles, and bullet preferences. Dave has lots of real-world experience and shares with us what he h...
EP: 449 | The Story of de Soto and Mabila
On this episode we are joined by Dr. Ashley Dumas again and she explains the fascinating story of when Hernando de Soto's expedition met the Mobilian people in October 1540 at the Battle of Mabila in present-day Alabama. This violent cla...
EP: 448 | Monte Burke Tells Fishing Stories
On this episode with talk with New York Times best selling author, Monte Burke, who is very interested in studying and sharing the persona of fishermen who will do just about anything to be at the top of their game. His books Lords...
EP: 447 | A Discussion of Native American Life
On this episode we’re joined by Dr. Ashley Dumas, the Professor of Anthropology at the University of West Alabama. We are all fascinated by the Native American artifacts we often find on our hunting properties and hearing how they thrived in th...
EP:446 | Talking Turkeys, Deer and Food plots with Kevin VanDam
On this episode we catch up with Kevin VanDam, one of our favorite Gamekeepers, to learn about his turkey season and what work he is doing for the upcoming deer season. Kevin is a fervent outdoorsman and loves improving his farm for wildlife. A...
EP:445 | Understanding Fire Ants
On this episode we’re joined by Johnny Wilson, PhD, of Central Life Sciences to explain the invasive red and black imported fire ants (Genus Solenopsis). In the South these tiny ants are everywhere, and we wondered if and how they impa...
EP:444 | The Decline of America’s Wild Birds
On this episode we’re joined by two scientists from the US Geological Survey and we discuss the precipitous decline of many wild birds across America. Dr. Jeff Hostetler and David Ziolkowski explain the USGS breeding bird survey process and the...
EP:443 | Coach Vic Schaefer Shares A Life Defining Story
This week we play part two of our conversation with the legendary women's basketball Coach Vic Schaefer. It’s the powerful story of his sons accident and his road to recovery. He talks and we listen. In fact, the story is so powerfu...
EP:442 | Frog Hunting
On this episode we talk about hunting bullfrogs with Danny Moreland. Danny is an avid hunter and owns TigerBack Lodge in Arkansas and chases bullfrogs with a passion. Frog gigging has long been a part of rural lifestyle and each state has its o...
EP:441 | Vic Schaefer: The Turkey Hunting Basketball Coach
This week we are joined by legendary Coach Vic Schaefer. Considered to be one of the best collegiate women’s basketball coaches of all time, Coach is also a rabid turkey hunter and fisherman. He has produced national title contending basketball...
