{"podcast":{"title":"The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast","slug":"the-southern-outdoorsmen-hunting-podcast-559331","podcast_index_feed_id":559331,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/e8cc4341-8bb9-41b6-853c-f7687f686470","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-southern-outdoorsmen-hunting-podcast","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/6/2/18/29be0f9f-24d2-40f0-b8c2-2c0ae6c8cd06_776dbe67b7412dfcbb3edb73054c2e29.jpg","author":"Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers","episode_count":820,"summary":"Your go-to Deer Hunting Podcast! The Southern Outdoorsmen is a show dedicated to diving deep on the topics that will make you a better hunter. We interview guys who are the \"real deal\", the best hometown deer hunters across the country - the guys who have consistent success deer hunting the same public lands, leases, hunting clubs, or family farms as everyone else. Every Monday we post an episode with fresh tips, tactics and strategies to give you an edge in the woods this fall.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T10:18:49.256745+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-southern-outdoorsmen-hunting-podcast-559331"},"episode":{"title":"798 - The Truth About “Nocturnal” Bucks | Larry Weishuhn, Mr. Whitetail","slug":"798-the-truth-about-nocturnal-bucks-larry-weishuhn-mr-whitetail","published_at":"2026-06-08T05:00:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-southern-outdoorsmen-hunting-podcast-559331/798-the-truth-about-nocturnal-bucks-larry-weishuhn-mr-whitetail","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-southern-outdoorsmen-hunting-podcast-559331","url":"https://www.thesouthernoutdoorsmen.com/podcast/","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/46fe9637-bb07-45e1-9c1a-baff7673d391/stream.mp3","summary":"Larry Weishuhn has spent over 50 years studying, managing, and hunting whitetail deer across North America. In this episode, Larry shares lessons learned from decades as a wildlife biologist, including why mature bucks seem to disappear, what hunters misunderstand about deer movement, and how habitat, nutrition, and age shape deer populations. In this episode: • Why hunters think mature bucks are gone when they’re still on the property • The truth about “nocturnal” bucks and midday deer movement • Larry’s experience managing whitetail populations across Texas and the Southeast • What helicopter surveys taught him about deer behavior and habitat • Surviving 13 helicopter crashes • How nutrition impacts antler growth, body size, and herd health • The role of age, genetics, and habitat in producing mature bucks • Whether hunters can actually influence deer genetics through harvest strategies • Why some bucks move miles from where they’ve spent most of the year • Common mistakes hunters make when evaluating deer herds • The biggest changes Larry has seen in whitetail hunting over the last 50+ years Join our Circle Community here - ⁠ https://the-southern-outdoorsmen.circle.so/checkout/join-the-community ⁠ Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Get a discount on your Poncho Outdoors shirts here - https://linkly.link/2bfPZ Grab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aK Join Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aR Use the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfm Check out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDI Use code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8 Save 10% on you…","meta_description":"Larry Weishuhn has spent over 50 years studying, managing, and hunting whitetail deer across North America. In this episode, Larry shares lessons learned…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5480,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-southern-outdoorsmen-hunting-podcast-559331/episodes/798-the-truth-about-nocturnal-bucks-larry-weishuhn-mr-whitetail/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-southern-outdoorsmen-hunting-podcast-559331/798-the-truth-about-nocturnal-bucks-larry-weishuhn-mr-whitetail.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}