The Southern Way - Sportsmen's Empire
The Southern Way hunting and outdoor podcast focuses on deer & turkey hunting in the southeastern United States. In the south, hunting is ingrained in to the culture and the heritage. Join us every week with host Josh Raley as he digs deep in to hunting strategy with expert hunters, wildlife biology discussions, and entertaining stories from folks just like you. Only on the Sportsmen's Empire Podcast Network!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 263
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2024
How to Successfully Deer Hunt with Kids
The South has a rich hunting culture with deep roots. It's vital that we preserve our heritage and rich history of whitetail hunting. This week Mark breaks down how he has introduced his kids and e…
Summer Trail Camera Strategies
This week Mark breaks down his technique to capture whitetails during the summer months. Right now, deer are eating and hiding. Doing what they do best as a prey species. There are several easy ap…
Finding Arrowheads Using Terrain Features
Turkey season is over and we're just killing time until the deer season opener. This is an ideal time of year to walk the land and find native american artifacts. The South is loaded with history a…
Hunt Club Management
This week Mark covers several tactics to better huntability within Clubs. Even if you can’t cut trees or manipulate the land there are several land management tools you can implement. Managing hunt…
Food Plot Season
This week Mark covers food plot plantings throughout the South. Objectives, goals, necessities, and how to maximize your sweat equity. Whether you have 1 acre openings or hundreds of acres to plant…
Buying Land
This week Mark covers his 18 years of real estate land sales, along with the ins and outs of buying land. How to navigate agents and find someone that will add value to your investment. There has b…
Early Season Deer Scouting Starts Now
This week Mark covers what you can be doing right now to prep and scout deer for early season and rut hunting. Changes on the landscape, food plots and agriculture crops should be assessed to determ…
How many Gobblers should you take?
This week Mark discusses how many Toms can be taken off your land to maintain a sustainable population. Even if you are not doing much land management, you probably would like an opportunity to kill…
Navigating Land Consultants
Hiring the right land and wildlife consultant can make a monumental impact on your property. But if you make a bad hire, you may end up with detrimental ideas and waste of funds. There is quite a bit…
Hunting B.S. Session w/ Tyler Ross of Western NC
Tyler Ross joins the show this week to cover a variety of hunting, wild game meat and conservation related topics. Tyler has worked with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, National Deer Association, Ruf…
Trapping & Guiding Hunts in the Palmetto State w/ Matt Coon
Matt Coon joins the show this week for an inside look at managing land in the Deep South. He and I have a lot in common with managing game & hunters. Trapping, burning, guiding, we cover it all.
M…
5th Generation Texan George Blitch
A fifth generation Texan, author and fellow podcast host, George Bitch shares his story of managing & hunting his family ranches in South & Central Texas. We discuss melanistic deer, arrowheads, Geo…
Bowhunting Mature Bucks with Casey Johnston
Hailing from the Georgia, Casey consistently targets and kills mature bucks in Georgia and South Carolina. We discuss tactics to identify high traffic buck areas and the challenges of bow hunting bo…
Black Bear & Mountain Bucks in Southern Appalachia
Dr. Christopher Jenkins joins the show this week to discuss his consistent hunting success with Black Bear and Mountain Bucks in Southern Appalachia. Reading sign and patterning big game in big wood…
Lowcountry Public Land
This week Larry White joins the show to discuss his style of Lowcountry public land hunting and his culinary skills. Larry is an incredibly talented chef that runs www.wildgamegourmet.com. He share…
Upland Hunting the South with Mike Neiduski
In this episode of The Southern Way, Mike Neiduski joins the show to discuss his passion of upland game hunting. We cover the challenges of wild coveys, the elusive woodcock, quail, bird dogs, and p…
Baiting Deer and Passing the Torch
Every season comes to an end. Right now, deer seasons are closing down around the country. And Josh's season of being host of The Southern Way Hunting Podcast has come to an end so Josh can focus on …
Southern Hunting & Hunting Culture with Mark Haslam
In this episode of The Southern Way Hunting Podcast, Josh talks with Mark Haslam of Southeast Whitetail about southern hunting & hunting culture. The guys also share some BIG NEWS about a few changes…
Finding Bucks on Out of State Hunts with Rick Hall
The out of state hunting trip... Deer hunters often dream of striking out for new ground, bigger deer than they can find at home, and a little bit of adventure. But once you decide to make the leap, …
Why the Southern Rut is SO WEIRD!!! w Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Across most of the whitetail's range, a November rut is the norm. This is because historical climate conditions dictate that fawns must be born during a specific window in order to survive. But acros…