Best Jim Newcomb Podcasts (2025)

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701 - The Key to Deer Hunting "Honey Holes" - Pressure vs Timing! | LISTENER Q&A 1:08:47

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This week we are hitting some listener Q&A submissions, then talking about how we are planning our trip for Iowa! Q&A's are: 1. How can you hunt your best spots every year without the deer learning to avoid those spots? 2. What are some tips for getting your kids into hunting? After the Q&A's, we talk about our plans for Iowa, including how we are …

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IFH 809: No Budget, All Hustle: The Filmmaking Grind of Staci Layne Wilson 43:58

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In this colorful and deeply personal episode, Staci Layne Wilson shares her remarkable journey from a childhood surrounded by Hollywood legends and horseback riding to becoming an award-winning filmmaker and bestselling author. Born and raised in Los Angeles to a famed musician father (Don Wilson of The Ventures) and a glamorous pin-up model mother…

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700 - Don't Overthink Big Bucks with Mark Tatum & Scott Seales 1:58:32

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This one has been years in the making! Long-time listeners know Scott, and Mark is a lifelong buddy of Scott's. They are known to us locally as the kings of a certain WMA...having a very long history of killing great bucks out there. One great thing about Scott & Mark is that they keep things simple, and anyone could use these tactics. Subjects inc…

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699 - Mature Buck habits, Stand Placement & Terrain Reading w/ Jim Forbes [THROWBACK] 1:56:31

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“You can know all this stuff and still not be a killer. You’ve got to put yourself in position over and over again and be willing to blow it and keep learning. That’s what a good predator does.” - Jim Forbes In this throwback episode, we are bringing EP. 190 back to the top of the feed! In this episode, we interview Jim Forbes, a highly successful …

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IFH 808: Behind the Screams: How Shae Smolik Brought The Hatred to Life! 24:12

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Shae Smolik, a talented young actress from Iowa, shared her journey from local modeling to leading a feature film in Los Angeles. Starting with commercials and gradually advancing to TV and web series, Shae embraced each step with enthusiasm and resilience. Her audition technique—spontaneous and emotionally driven—reflects an innate gift for perfor…

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698 - Don’t Start With Sign—Start With the Landscape with Clay Newcomb 2:05:50

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Today we sit down with Clay Newcomb of ⁨@MeatEaterTV⁩ , host of the Bear Grease Podcast on the ⁨@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork⁩ .Clay has hunted all over his state of Arkansas as well as across the country. While he is mainly known for bear hunting, he also has quite a wall full of big whitetails! In this episode, we discuss Clay's upbringing hunting the…

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697 - SUMMER SCOUTING Listener Q&A 49:35

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For this Thursday Q&A we are covering: How do deer use ponds, and how should you scout them? Will deer still be bedding in the same places that you jump them in summer when fall comes around? How to scout feed trees pre-season (know which oaks will be hot later this fall) We also cover our big plans for this fall...we drew the tag we wanted!! Got a…

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IFH 807: Making Your Own Damn Movies: Inside Dave Campfield’s Troma-Fueled Filmmaking Path 57:52

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When two Daves walk into a podcast, you don’t expect to stumble upon a meditation on art, failure, persistence, and horror-comedy. But that’s exactly what happened in this electric and delightfully unfiltered conversation with Dave Campfield, a filmmaker, actor, and host of the Troma Now Podcast, best known for his work in the cult Caesar and Otto …

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696 - Why Deer Stop Moving When You Start Hunting with Dr. Stephen Ditchkoff 2:00:48

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What really makes a buck disappear?In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Steve Ditchkoff from the Auburn University Deer Lab—one of the most respected whitetail researchers in the country—to unpack the real science behind deer movement, hunting pressure, and how deer learn to avoid us.We cover decades of GPS-collar research and get into the nuts an…

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695 - Targeting Specific Bucks, Use of Thermal Equipment & Trip Recaps | LISTENER Q&A 1:10:34

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Today we are hitting some listener Q&A submissions as well as recapping some recent trips we went on! Questions: 1. Do we ever try to target specific bucks? Why or why not? 2. What are our thoughts on using handheld thermals to avoid bumping deer while entering and exiting the woods? We go on to discuss Jacobs fishing trip in Venice, LA, Jacob's su…

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IFH 806: Shooting Sharks in Your Living Room: The Art of DIY Filmmaking with Ron Bonk 58:41

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In this episode, we dive into the wild, wonderful world of Ron Bonk, an indie filmmaker and founder of SRS Cinema known for the cult horror-comedy House Shark. Ron shares his journey from studying accounting and criminal justice to becoming a self-taught director, driven by a passion for storytelling and a deep love for genre cinema. With no Hollyw…

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694 - MASTERING Terrain Features with Chuck Young 2:02:44

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If you are trying to learn how to hunt whitetail deer on terrain features, this episode will be a "light bulb moment" for you. Chuck Young is a very accomplished mountain hunter from western Arkansas. He focuses heavily on 3 particular types of terrain features that he has found success on over, and over again. We discuss what those 3 types of terr…

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693 - The Man Who Changed Hunting Forever: Dan Moultrie 1:56:25

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Dan Moultrie is the creator of Moultrie trail cameras and Moultrie feeders. Today, we talk with him about his upbringing hunting in the deep south and the journey of his company in the hunting industry. Dan has lived an incredible life and has tons of amazing hunting stories ranging from whitetails in the southeast, to close calls with Grizzly Bear…

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IFH 805: Why Your Film Isn’t Getting Made (And What to Do About It) with Ron Newcomb 1:15:39

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When the moon is high and the muse is low, we often find ourselves in deep conversation with our own souls, asking, "Why do I do this?" And on today’s episode, we welcome the steadfast and visionary Ron Newcomb, a former Marine and police officer who has traded in his uniform for a camera, answering that very question not just with thought—but with…

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692 - The Best Weather Patterns to Deer Hunt (GPS Data) W/ Dr. Bronson Strickland 1:48:39

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We went to Mississippi State University to talk with our friend Dr. Bronson Strickland about some recent research around weather patterns and deer movement times! MSU used GPS collars to track wild deer in Mississippi, then took the data and used it to study how weather patterns affect deer movement. This is a very fascinating episode that you won'…

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691 - Asking the Right Questions Leads to BIG BUCKS with Brandon Gowan 1:46:41

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In this episode, we sit down with Brandon Gowan, a longtime listener turned lethal public land deer hunter. Over the last four years, Brandon has built an incredibly repeatable system for killing mature bucks on high-pressure land — and he shares it all in this detail-packed conversation. Brandon breaks down how a Japanese philosophy of continuous …

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IFH 804: How I Made a Cult Zombie Movie for $75 and Took On Hollywood with Marc V. Price 1:32:52

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When a zombie filmmaker makes you laugh so hard you forget you're talking about death and destruction, you know you're in for something special. On today’s episode, we welcome Marc V. Price, a fiercely independent British filmmaker whose claim to fame is making a cult zombie feature called Colin for just £45. That alone should make you lean in. But…

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690 - STALK HUNTING BUCK BEDS with Derek Norwood 1:52:10

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Derek Norwood hunts extreme terrain, in extreme ways. Derek is well-known in his home state of Florida for being extremely consistent in taking down top-tier bucks for his area. We traveled to Plant City, FL, to Derek's shop to sit down and talk about his life in the woods. Some of the topics include: - The bucks in central Florida are bigger than …

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689 - Breaking Down a New Deer Hunting Property | LISTENER Q&A 1:26:04

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In this episode we are hitting more listener Q&A submissions! We also are discussing Andrew's new hunting club and our approach to breaking down a brand new property. 00:51 Q&A Session Begins01:25 New Hunting Club Experience01:56 Scouting the New Property02:51 Exploring the Terrain04:08 Hunting Strategies and Observations07:10 How to ask for Club R…

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IFH 803: From Wrestling Rings to Public Access Mayhem: The Wild Ride of Mad Man Pondo 56:35

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The world is far more peculiar than most of us dare to admit. Somewhere between a demolition derby and a wrestling ring, between the crackle of VHS tapes and the shriek of late-night public access, lies a man who has turned mayhem into meaning. On today’s episode, we welcome the unparalleled and unfiltered Mad Man Pondo, a professional wrestler and…

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688 - The Science Behind Buck DAYLIGHT Movement with Dr. Will Gulsby 1:48:17

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Dr. Will Gulsby has been researching whitetail deer for almost 20 years. He is currently at Auburn University at the college of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment.Over the years Dr. Gulsby has been part of a ton of interesting research around whitetail deer and has unique insights into the data, being both a researcher and a hunter. In this convers…

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687 - Locating New Bucks WITHOUT Bait or Minerals | LISTENER Q&A 1:36:13

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In this episode we are talking about the most effective method we have found for locating target bucks before the season, without the use of bait or minerals! We then get into some listener Q&A submissions: - How to locate bucks with no bait- What are our plans for this deer season- Advice for hunting public land for the first time- Is it hard to f…

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IFH 802: Studios, Scores & Secrets: The Untold Story of Rotten Tomatoes with Patrick Lee 44:27

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When the lights of the cinema dim and the hum of anticipation fills the air, something magical happens—stories come alive. And sometimes, the stories behind the storytellers are the most fascinating of all. On today's episode, we welcome Patrick Lee, a man whose quiet curiosity and geeky love for film statistics helped shape the very lens through w…

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686 - Subtle Deer Sign Secrets with Bowhunter Jamie McCay 2:16:31

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Jamie Mccay is a public land bowhunting LEGEND in Alabama. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone more consistent on big bucks on public in the deep south than him. Jamie's tactics come from a lifetime of developing woodsmanship, and in this episode we dive into the subtle things that help him stay on the bucks. Subjects: - If you look for the obviou…

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685 - A Hunt 3 YEARS in the Making! 2:18:11

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This podcast has been years in the making! We are joined by our close friends Sam and Blakelee Moody to talk about some recent hunts with them, including one where Sam tagged his first bird. In this episode we go over their last few years of hunting trying to tag their first longbeards and bucks. Subjects include: - Napping in unfortunate places - …

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IFH 801: Breaking the Rules: Crafting Powerful Films Without Hollywood Money with Shawn Whitney 52:23

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Sometimes, the fire of creativity is struck not by lightning but by the slow, smoldering ache of dissatisfaction. And in today's soul-stirring conversation, we welcome Shawn Whitney, a filmmaker who found cinema not in the corridors of academia, but in the quiet rebellion of self-taught screenwriting and micro-budget filmmaking. Shawn Whitney is a …

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684 - Hard Turkey Wisdom from a Georgia Veteran w/ Brian Parker 2:09:22

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When the gobblers get tight-lipped and hang up just out of range, that’s when lifelong woodsman Brian Parker gets excited. In this sit-down we pull decades of Georgia turkey experience out of Brian— from box-call finesse to patience ambushes that turn the toughest toms into tagged birds. The tough turkeys are the ones where you create your style an…

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683 - Tactics for LATE SEASON Turkey Hunting 1:10:48

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In this episode, we discuss hunting turkeys in the final days of the season! Jacob and his bother Thomas had an incredible late season last year, both tagging out in Alabama in the late part of the season. We discuss how your strategy may change in the late season, where gobblers may shift to as the days get hotter, changes in calling, scouting for…

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IFH 800: Behind the Scenes of Sharknado: Turning Sci-Fi Madness into Storytelling Gold with Andrew Shaffer 27:37

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The mind is a curious trickster, delighting in dreams where logic pirouettes in absurdity. In today's extraordinary episode, we welcome Andrew Shaffer, a humorist and New York Times bestselling author whose wit slices through the storms of reality with a twinkle in his eye and a chainsaw in hand. From the earliest pages of his life, Andrew Shaffer …

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682 - Late Season Gobblers & Perfecting Shotgun Setups with/ Scott Trulock 1:33:45

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In this episode, we sit down with Scott Trulock, owner of Trulock Chokes and a true Southern outdoorsman, to talk about all things turkey hunting, shotguns, and the wild journey of learning to hunt when no one else in your family does it. Scott shares how he got hooked on turkey hunting after his time in the Marine Corps — with no mentors, no tradi…

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681 - Finding Turkeys to Hunt | LISTENER Q&A 57:51

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In this episode we are answering a listener Q&A submission about hunting silent birds on heavily hunted public ground! We also discuss how to scout for turkeys both from a map scouting perspective, as well as a boots on the ground prespective. Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Grab some Souther…

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IFH 799: What Every Indie Filmmaker Can Learn from a $5K Zombie Movie with Bojan Dulabic 1:27:25

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A spark of madness is often the first step toward creation. On today’s episode, we welcome Bojan Dulabic, a passionate Vancouver-based filmmaker who pulled off a small miracle—he made a full-length zombie movie for just $5,000. But this isn't just a story of budgeting brilliance; it's a tale of relentless passion, artistic vision, and the kind of s…

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680 - Never Hunt in a Hurry with Todd Bigbee 1:57:35

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This week we are talking with Todd Bigbee about his passion for turkey hunting in the deep south! Todd is a lifelong turkey hunter and cut his teeth hunting public ground in Alabama. We discuss some of the things Todd learned from the great turkey hunters he knew as a kid, including his father Shorty Bigbee, who was renowned as one of the best turk…

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679 - Hunting Creek Bottom Gobblers; What Has Been Working 1:17:49

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On this episode we are talking all about creek bottom turkey hunting! This is common this time of year; gobblers fly down and immediately head for the nearest creek with their hens. In this episode we talk about what has been working for us and our buddies and go over some very eventful hunts from this past week! Got a question for the show? Submit…

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IFH 798: From Pills to Pictures: Cynthia Hill's Unlikely Path to Documentary Filmmaking 56:38

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Cynthia Hill, a filmmaker from North Carolina, discussed her journey from pharmacy school to filmmaking, highlighting her documentaries "Tobacco Money," "Private Violence," and the upcoming eight-part series "Road to Race Day" on NASCAR. She emphasized the importance of storytelling and character development, sharing her experiences with funding th…

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678 - Over 100 Years of Turkey Wisdom with Bo Smith & "Coach" Ron Watters 2:18:14

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"Coach" Ron Watters and Bo Smith each have over 50 years of turkey hunting experience. They both cut their teeth turkey hunting in the hills of east Alabama, learning from the old-time turkey hunters back in the 1960s and 70s. In this interview, we talk with them about how they got started turkey hunting, who were the men who first taught them, and…

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677 - GETTING AN EDGE Public Land Turkey Hunting with Lyle Gilbert [THROWBACK] 1:30:32

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Today we are throwing it back to a great discussion on all things public land turkey hunting with our buddy Lyle Gilbert! This podcast originally aired a few years back. Our buddy Lyle Gilbert of Houndstooth Game Calls stopped by the show to talk high-pressure public land turkey hunting in the Deep South! Lyle is a bonafide turkey hunter who comes …

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IFH 797: From Instagram Mysteries to Indie Horror: The Bold Experiments of Joe Kowalski 1:10:28

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When the winds of curiosity rustle the mind and stir the soul, they often bring with them storytellers—those rare beings who don’t just recount events but breathe life into them. On today's episode, we welcome Joe Kowalski, a young filmmaker from Cleveland whose creative spirit dances between shadows and light, weaving stories through film, mystery…

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676 - COMBINE Old School with New School for Turkey Hunting w/ Cuz Strickland 1:48:08

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Ronnie "Cuz" Strickland is a legend in the outdoor world, especially when it comes to turkey hunting. A long-time friend of the show, Cuz, first came on The Southern Outdoorsmen on Episode 6! Cuz has always been generous with his time and his knowledge, and in this interview, we talk with him about his upbringing. Cuz learned to hunt from some of t…

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675 - Early Season Turkey Hunting - Two Gobblers Down! 1:40:52

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Our season is off to a great start! In this epiosde we sit down iwht Jacob's brother, Thomas, to discuss his first solo bird! Andrew and Jacob have also had some very eventful hunts, including some success on some Alabama public land. Watch Thomas' hunt here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVkrIPiUmmM Got a question for the show? Submit a listene…

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IFH 796: No Film School, No Problem: Gary King's Journey of Grit and Creativity 1:13:03

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Gary King is a filmmaker who transitioned from a career in psychology and human resources to independent cinema, building a body of work that balances heart, hustle, and deeply human storytelling.In the spirit of Taoist unpredictability, Gary’s story unfolds not as a straight line, but as a rich weave of intuition, risk, and creative alignment. He …

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674 - How To Turkey Hunt Like the South's Turkey Hunting Pioneers w/ Robert Mosley 1:45:50

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Like many of our past guests, Robert is cut from the cloth of old school turkey killers. He spent a lot of time with some legendary figures in the Alabama turkey hunting scene such as Doug Camp of Camp Callers and Coach Ron Watters. In this episode he shares a lot of great insight from himself, as well as things he learned from some of those local …

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673 - Our Florida Hunt Recap! 1:48:42

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We just got back from our South Florida turkey hunt! We had a great time and recorded some great interviews - in this episode we go over everything that happened on the hunt, what we learned about chasing Osceola turkeys for the first time and go over some calling tips. Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.co…

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IFH 795: Balancing Hollywood Productions and Indie Passion Projects with Jamie Buckner 1:11:42

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Some stories unfold not with a bang, but with the echo of a bowling ball rolling down a waxed lane—steady, unpredictable, and brimming with hidden intention. On today’s episode, we welcome a filmmaker whose journey is stitched together with sweat-soaked call sheets, stubborn creative grit, and a romance with storytelling that stretches back to a Su…

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672 - The Best Turkey Hunting Advice from a Longtime Turkey Guide: Bob Walker 2:07:27

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Bob Walker is a turkey hunting legend in the southeast. A longtime guide at the legendary Bent Creek Lodge in Alabama, Bob has spent many years hunting every day of turkey season. Throughout the years, Bob has observed a lot of turkey behavior...and a lot of turkey hunter behavior! In this episode, Bob shares some of his biggest lessons learned whi…

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671 - Some of Dave Owens' Best Turkey Hunting Advice [throwback] 1:54:04

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Throwback time! This is one of our most listened to turkey episodes ever, and for good reason! Dave Owens of the Pinhoti Project is a great turkey hunter, and he is great at communicating what makes him successful. This episode originally aired several years ago, and has racked up many listener success stores since it was released! Make sure you ch…

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IFH 794: The Art of Film Marketing: How to Make Your Movie Impossible to Ignore with Danielle Raiz 33:29

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A blank canvas. A single frame. The quiet hum before a film breathes life into a screen. But what happens after the final cut? How does a filmmaker's vision transcend the void and reach the hearts and minds of an audience? Today, we unravel this mystery with Danielle Raiz, a passionate advocate for creatives, whose work at Wix has been dedicated to…

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670 - Learning from a Legend: Pure Turkey Wisdom with Eddie Salter 2:11:22

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Eddie Salter is an absolute legend in the world of turkey hunting. We drove to his place in Evergreen, Alabama to sit down and talk with him about his greatest lessons learned over the years. This episode has everything from hunting history to practical advice on turkey calling and hunting to hilarious hunting stories! Eddie is a great guy, a true …

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669 - Are More States Looking to BAN Trail Cams on Public Land? 1:14:41

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In this Q&A edition of the show, we are talking about the recent push in Louisiana to ban trail cams on WMA's. We also cover recent events at Alabama's Conservation Advisory Board (CAB) meeting, which included a proposed change to the daily bag limit for deer in Alabama, as well as license cost increases. Got a question for the show? Submit a liste…

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IFH 793: Comedy, Confidence, and the Art of Reinvention with Rhonda Shear 57:35

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Some moments in life are stitched together like the seams of a well-loved garment, their fabric woven with laughter, reinvention, and a refusal to let the world dictate what is possible. On today's episode, we welcome Rhonda Shear, a woman who embodies this spirit of transformation with a playful wink and an unstoppable drive. Many remember her as …