On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, Fall has FINALLY made its way down south (00:15)! We dig deep on if modern hunting relies too heavily on new technology (01:54)... Hunting clothes sure have come a long way since we were kids (08:45), but there ain’t NOTHIN’ like a good old fashioned grunt call (16:15)! Do rattling calls actually work for hunting around Mississippi (23:05)? Mark gives the spill on his MOST EFFECTIVE hunting tool yet (25:05)! What senses do deer rely on the most (31:...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 58
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie’s Podcast, we bid farewell to Alligator season (00:52), and discuss the ever growing population of our non-cooking field rats (03:19). Fall food plots are making a return to our hunting grounds and so are the deer (06:13)! We air out all of our thoughts on our four game cameras (14:48). We go in-depth about our thoughts with this year's Velvet Season (27:54) before launching into game camera advantages vs. disadvantages (29:57). In doing so, we accidently to...
Sep 19, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 57
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie’s Podcast, we discuss the good, bad, and fender benders of opening weekend for Dove Season (00:44), and compare doves to pigeons (07:17). Mikey’s burgers are the BEST to make at deer camp (10:29)! Mark tells a secret ingredient to Northern burgers and you’ll NEVER believe it (12:19)... Jodie jumps head first into our Alligator questions (12:56), explaining the equipment and work put into finding one (15:18), the process of catching a gator (27:05), and what ...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 56
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the weather has FINALLY started to let up on us down south (00:15). Our recent dove field burning may have become a crow field instead (01:20).. The doves down south seem to be NOWHERE in sight (05:50). Mikey went and got himself a not-so-brand-new truck (09:47), which makes us wonder what REALLY makes a good hunting truck (11:50)? What are some of the CRAZIEST hunting vehicles we’ve ever seen (21:10)? We take a deep dive down in the swamp and talk ...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 55
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, Mark gets ready for his trip to Indiana, and she had a run in with a “ghetto gun” (01:28). Our recent dove field burning was a SUCCESS (05:55)! Mikey gives the rundown all about sowing wheat into our dove fields (19:30). How big does a dove field need to be to hunt on (21:10)? What’s the most amount of doves the guys have hunted in a day (30:19)? Jamie discusses how hog trapping goes down (34:39). You’ll never BELIEVE how much damage hogs cause ever...
Aug 27, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 54
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys are BACK from summer vacation (00:08)! There’s been a change of scenery since the last time you saw the Buck Junkies (01:05). The guys take a deep dive into how different real hunting is from what you see on TV (04:18 ). What all goes into managing a small property (09:30)? The guys reminisce on their recent inshore fishing trip (14:35). Malcom gets deep into all things trout fishing (24:10). What would life look like without the Arkabutla ...
Aug 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 53
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys discuss advancements in equipment and products within the hunting and farming industry, but first, what’s cooking for Memphis in May (00:10)? The guys are bush-hogging food plots to prepare for the summer heat (01:40). Mikey tries a NEW $600 chainsaw (04:42)! You shouldn’t try this at home… (08:12). Let’s talk about water systems and the importance of purified water for drinking (11:52). Cypress is seeing an outbreak of rabbits… (13:54). Wh...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 52
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys discuss summer food plot management, but first, the guys are getting ready for a big fishing trip (00:36)! How are Mark and Jamie doing in their MBN Hog Competition (02:18)? Let’s talk about our summer plots, and how we’re gonna manage them for the summer (04:41). Too much clover growth on Cypress (05:04)! Shoutout to the upcoming Metairie Crawfish Festival and Stalekracker’s “Two-Step” cook-off (09:52). What’s going on at deer camp (13:11)...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 51
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys discuss the history of Buck Junkies, but first, how is Mark doing from his surgery (00:10)? Let’s recap last week's episode about “Life Without Deer Season” (01:49). Malcom and Mikey talk about their experience being invited to a wildlife management trade show (02:59). What are the advantages of spraying chemicals properly on your property (08:33)? The food plots on Cypress is looking good, lots of clovers and wheat for days (13:13)! Malcom...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 49
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys discuss life without deer season, but first, where’s Mark (00:08)? What are today’s topics, and what do we think about deer hunting (00:38)? Mikey goes in depth about wade fishing and his experiences with it (01:10). Are there really alligators in our lakes in Mississippi (07:03)? Mikey takes the biggest leap of faith in his life (11:14)! This was Malcom and Jamie’s craziest deckhand experience while fishing (12:22). Let’s recap our early s...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 48
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys talk about early summer food plot preparations and crappie fishing, but first, there’s a tornado everywhere this season (00:10). The guys discuss the devastating impact of tornados within the surrounding land and habitats in Mississippi (02:50). What are ways to help the habitat after a devastating storm (05:28)? Always reach out to your community and help your neighbors in need (08:34). Mikey and his brother, Randy, go wade fishing during ...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 47
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys talk about new and improved products that help hunters, but first, the guys are hunting some turkey on Cypress (00:10). Mark and Jamie stumbled on some sheds on the highway (03:00)! We want to pray for those affected by the tornado in Mississippi (05:05). Let’s talk about opening day, and why Mr. Fox’s turkey vest collection is so expensive (10:50). This is the BIGGEST threat towards the turkey population… (14:17). Hunting these birds might...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 46
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys talk all about turkey hunting and equipment, but first, Jamie is out with the shingles (00:10). Malcom talks about MeatEater’s Podcast about poison ivy from squirrel hunting (02:38). Mark recaps a little more on his experience at the Ultimate Sports Show Grand Rapids (03:54). Using elevated stands might be ILLEGAL when turkey hunting… (04:34). Mikey & Malcom’s experienced an interesting opening morning for turkey season… (07:56). Don’t ...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 45
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys talk about turkey & shed season, but first, what’s up with Mikey’s new look (00:24)? Let’s recap our spring maintenance and turkey season preparations (04:58). We are seeing antlers late in the season… (05:54). Sheds are BIG MONEY in the market (07:59)! It’s turkey hunting time on Cypress (14:38). We call these the working man’s gun… (15:13). Our friend used a big lead gun on a big hog (21:26)! This tip will help you with your gun patte...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 44
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys discuss turkey season and spring maintenance, but first, Malcom is ready to hunt with his son, Michael, for Youth Turkey Season (00:16). The Buck Junkies will be at Ultimate Sport Show Grand Rapids (01:36). A little Wild Game Cookoff is happening in Senatobia (06:23). Let’s recap and explain the reason for hack & squirt one last time… (14:31) Turkey season is here and the Buck Junkies are ready (17:50)! Are we finding any sheds on Cypre...
Mar 08, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 43
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys talk about the hack’n squirt controversy, but first, Malcom and Mark are back from the Bahamas (00:37). Why sandhill cranes are the best to eat… (02:40) Mr. Fate, Jamie and Mark’s dad, got a NEW boat (03:43). Malcom explains the blue catfish introduction into the environment and their increase in river invasion (06:48). Turkey season is almost here and we’re ready to hunt (09:21)! Hunting coyotes can be tricky… (12:46) Jamie’s rabbit huntin...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 42
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys discuss fishing on the Mississippi River, but first, what’s happening with all the Buck Junkies over the past week (00:18)? Let’s talk about duck hunting limitations in Mississippi and the coast (01:02). Do ducks eat often during the night (04:20)? Malcom talks about his experience with BIG duck blinds (06:21)! The Buck Junkies talk about their BIG TIME fishing on the river (07:23), and what they caught on their fishing trip (10:43). This m...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 41
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys discuss the end of the season, but first, it’s cleaning time (00:23)! The guys talk about proper techniques used to track and handle deer (05:01). What light should you use to track deer (05:55)? Malcom uses toilet paper to track deer blood… (09:17) The Buck Junkies are ready for shed hunting (11:00)! Let’s talk about Auburn University studies on antler breakage patterns among white-tailed deer (11:52). How was Jamie and Mark’s Mississippi ...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 40
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys discuss deer tracking and the techniques they used and improved on for finding those deer, but first, the guys recap their late season hunts (00:55). There are several priorities you MUST have when it comes to hunting deer in late season (02:44). The deer are on high alert and very cautious (04:49). Mark talks about his NEW deer shooting technique, which he copied from a deer hunting simulator game (06:02). Mikey has the BIGGEST Doe kill am...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 39
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys talk about their experiences and strategies for late season deer hunts, but first, the guys recap Episode 37 with Darrin Ward (00:35). What’s the cost and experience like being in a hunting club and owning hunting land (01:20)? The guys talk about ‘The Seek One’ podcast, and their large budget hunting camera operations (05:15). Jamie tells a little incident with surveillance on foreign property… (06:09) The development of AI detection techn...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 38
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys introduce an old hunting friend, Darrin Ward, to talk about their past winter hunting experiences (00:25). Malcom starts off by talking about his squirrel hunting experience at deer camp (01:19). The Buck Junkies began to calculate their hunting count and rank on the board (01:59). The turnip fields on the farm are turning rotten (03:46)! The guys are hunting down coyotes on the farm (04:44). The 20-gauge shotgun might be the FASTEST shotgu...
Jan 11, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 37
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys talk about their current situation with rifle season on private land (00:20). Mikey talks about his experience with the youth shooting team being introduced as a sport to schools (01:38). The guys talk about their hunters' education course and requirements during their youth (04:00), and their experience with hunting birds with BB guns… (05:40) Let’s recap episode 35 about Arkabutla Physically Challenged Hunt (08:51)! Are there any state sp...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 36
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, Malcom and Mikey are gone (00:10) but Mark introduces two special guests, Rob Hoff and Chris Gerner, from the Core Engineers (Mississippi’s Park Rangers) (00:34). Let's recap the weekend hunt involving Malcom’s 10 point buck… (01:14) How did the HowToBBQRight dessert competition go (02:55)? These are deer hunting camera tips from park rangers (04:10). Mark talks about his “corn field” hunting experience in Indiana (05:51). Chris Gerner is THE Duck H...
Dec 08, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 35
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys are feeling the change in weather for hunting season in Mississippi (00:13). Jamie saw a MONSTER buck in Tunica (02:07). How did Malcom and Mikey’s Thanksgiving hunt go (04:42)? What are the duck cameras picking up around the farm (06:25)? Deer hunting in the delta can be different due food sources, weather, and landscape (08:20). The use of thermal drones while hunting is a game changer (11:02), but is it LEGAL to use for hunting (16:35)? ...
Nov 30, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 34
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys are back to talk about their opening weekend (00:10)! Mikey becomes the winner of the BIGGEST doe challenge (00:47). The cold weather feels like deer season… (03:33) What did the guys see this opening weekend (04:02)? Mark keeps the coyote off the land (05:26). The guys ALMOST lost a Buck Junkie to coyotes… (06:13) Waylon gets a big buck and Malcom hears a loud and mad deer around (09:00). The eco-edge has changed how the deer act (11:14). ...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 33
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, opening weekend is around the corner and the guys are ready (00:37)! Malcom is already observing a lot of deer scrape activities on the property while hunting with his son (01:20). The temperatures are dropping in Mississippi as freezing weathers are approaching (03:01)! The guys are letting the kids hunt with a .350 legend (03:41). Mark creates a deer highway on crossroads to see how the deer are moving between properties (07:13). Carter gets his F...
Nov 16, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 32
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, hunting season has officially kicked off for the guys (00:20). Mark talks about his plans and guide for Indiana’s rifle season (00:53). What has been happening on the farm (02:30)? When does deer season actually start for the guys (03:11)? Mark is trying to bait his deer stand with peanuts (04:30)! The fall food plot preparations and growth are looking great (05:26)! The looks of the turnip greens are the best they have ever planted (06:58). Malcom ...
Nov 09, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 31
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys are excited and preparing for the upcoming deer season (00:17)! The turnips are PLENTIFUL on The Farm, and that’s a good and bad thing… (00:44) The guys explain the importance of having seeders on the farm to improve efficiency on food plots (01:36). There’s a new tractor on the farm (06:48)! These tractor attachments can provide tremendous support with ditches (09:45). Let’s recap “Should You Hunt Early or Late?” from Episode 29 (11:20). T...
Nov 02, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 30
On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, the guys recapped episode 28 in which they discuss a variety of differences between hunting private land, hunting clubs, and government property (00:40). What’s the differences in Mississippi’s hunting regulations among other states (02:00)? Who has the most doe kills in one day between the guys (04:51)? What’s happening on the farm (06:43)? The guys rented some Caterpillar equipment to excavate areas of the farm (07:40). Mikey has gotten himself in...
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 29
On today’s episode of Buck Junkies, the rain and cold weather has FINALLY hit the farm (00:10)! The Buck Junkies are having a bountiful harvest of turnips coming along (01:06). Armadillos are becoming too “invasive” around the area (03:00). Malcom used to know an Armadillo wrangler (05:03). The guys discuss a variety of oak trees and the differences in acorn growth among them (09:52). The guys are getting ready for hunting season by placing a NEW ladder stand on the farm (16:24). Using a mulcher...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min
