EP 152: Recapping Opening Day Of Dove Season 2026
Buck Junkie Podcast
This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're covering all the best eats and birds we got on opening day of dove season 2026!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - It was ROUGH out there this weekend... 01:08 - Hunting the furthest field 04:05 - Bushhoggin the field 08:08 - Checkin the cameras 12:00 - Shootin' skeet 14:40 - Trying new shells 22:14 - Friday night cookin' 26:40 - Gettin' at it that morning 28:10 - Mikey's ONE rule for dove hunting... 31:00 - The start of the hunt 37:00 - Using the mojo decoys 40:00 - Lunch for opening day 43:40 - Going back in the...
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EP 151: Hunting Mississippi Gators & Kicking off Dove Season
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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, Mikey recaps his recent Mississippi Gator Hunting Trip & Gearing up For opening day of Dove Season 2026!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Welcome Back Malcom 03:23 - Mikey's First Alligator Hunting Trip 06:40 - Day 1 12:20 - Getting to the pier 15:00 - Leaving out for the first hunt 21:20 - Dealin' with a dead boat... 24:00 - Running up on a gator 29:00 - Asian Carp were EVERYWHERE 39:00 - Hunting almost gone wrong... 47:00 - Calling it a day on hunting them gators... 51:37 - Mikey's ready to go back! 58:00 - Dove Season is this weekend!...
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EP 150: Talkin' Dove Fields & Louisiana Bowfishing With Randy Dyer
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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're bringing Randy Dyer back on to talk all about the best dove fields we've hunted, who all we're hunting with, and his recent trip down to Louisiana to go bowfish hunting!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:18 - Welcome Randy Dyer! 00:37 - The BEST Dove fields we've been on 06:55 - Huntin' a field with chopped corn 10:40 - Huntng on old fashioned open fields 14:35 - Who are your 'Cleanup' guys? 17:40 - Don't always trust your friends when they say they've got a spot... 23:20 - It is HARD to put together a dove field nowadays 26:00 - How far...
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EP 149: Dove Fields 101: Growing Better Fields & Hunting More Birds with Houston Havens
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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're back after a busy summer and are bringing on Houston Havens of the MDWFP to talk all about how you can get those dove fields ready for the season!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:10 - Welcome Houston Havens! 01:30 - Can you have a successful hunt without grain on the field? 05:40 - Utilizing pastures and ponds on your dove fields 08:22 - What crop attracts doves the best? 15:00 - The top 3 grains for dove fields 19:00 - Making a sunflower field more attractive to the doves 23:55 - Planting period in Mississippi 25:20 - Does an established field have...
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EP 147: Summer Plot Preparations: Sunflowers, Soybeans & Wild Game Suppers
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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're gearing up for the start of summer and getting our plots ready for deer season this fall!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Turkey Season is over... 06:00 - Cookin' up turkey 07:01 - Summer plans 10:30 - What hunts turkey nests the most? 11:40 - Prepping the dove field 17:38 - Spraying the field 21:20 - Using new sunflowers 26:20 - Fertilizing the field 29:00 - First year of successful soybeans 36:00 - Struggles on the wheat field 37:00 - What to do on those clover plots? 43:21 - Sudan grass planting 49:00 - Pay attention...
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EP 145: Talkin' Camp Cookin' With The BBQ Ninja
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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we've brought back Craig Verhage to talk about ALL things cookin' at deer camp!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Welcome Back Craig! 02:36 - Craig's Pork Steak Recipe 10:20 - Craig's Camp Schedule 13:10 - Cookin' up hush puppies 19:10 - Crappie Rollup 29:20 - Fishing at Craig's Camp 32:22 - Deer Season Recap 36:28 - Whippin up summer sausage 47:28 - Talkin' Boudin 50:30 - Crawfish Boudin Soak 54:18 - Shoutout to our call competition winner! 57:00 - Closing Notes
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EP 144: On the Board and On the Move: Texas Turkey Recap
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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we are BACK and ready to take a DEEP DIVE into our recent turkey hunting adventures over in Texas!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Y'all check out the contest in the community! 01:45 - Who's on the board for North MS Turkey season? 05:00 - Getting in to Texas 08:22 - Mikey and Zane's first morning 19:03 - Malcom's First Morning 24:12 - Celebrating on the first day 25:54 - Setting up in a new spot 28:00 - Running up on a HUGE snake 31:40 - Zane and Malcom run up on a BUNCH of gobblers 34:24 - And then the rain rolled in... 36:39 - Day 2 48:00 -...
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EP 143: Inside the Mind of Call Makers: Talkin' Turkey Calls With Rolling Thunder
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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we've brought Jacob and Dustin from Rolling Thunder to talk ALL THINGS turkey calls!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Welcome Jacob and Dustin! 00:49 - Rollin' Thunder winning at the NWTF 05:09 - What calls were used to win at the NWTF? 07:12 - The BEST calls for a beginner 13:06 - Storing calls after the season 17:04 - Talkin' about the Rolling Thunder Trumpet call 21:00 - The GO TO calls when we're in the woods 25:08 - Coming up with the names for calls 32:09 - Rolling Thunder Charity Golf Scramble 37:49 - Turkey hunting with Rolling Thunder 39:22...
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EP 142: Inside Mossy Oak & Beyond: Dudley Phelps Talks Hunting, Health, and Heritage
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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we've brought on Mr. Dudley Phelps to talk about ALL things Mossy Oak, Turkey hunting, and living with Alpha-gal!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Welcome Dudley Phelps 01:58 - Getting into Mossy Oak 05:10 - What does a day of work at Mossy Oak look like? 07:30 - Sending out trees 11:02 - What's a large order look like for Dudley? 16:45 - The Gamekeeper Podcast 20:26 - What has improved in the hunting world in the past decade? 23:49 - Dudley's Son's first turkey 27:21 - How did Dudley get into turkey hunting? 30:57 - The 'Big Toxey' story...
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EP 141: Controlled Chaos: Farm Burns, Close Calls, and Opening Day
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This week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we're covering Mikey's recent burn on the farm and gettin' after those gobblers on opening day!... Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Our contest has come to a close 03:13 - Recapping the burn on the farm 09:00 - The start of the burn 12:13 - Always make sure you don't smoke out the road! 13:34 - Mikey gets attacked by... wiener dogs... 15:40 - Make sure your neighbors know about your burn 23:17 - Burning the pines on the other property 25:01 - Fire getting out of hand 29:47 - Visiting Arkansas 37:47 - Burning on the neighbors land 42:30 -...
info_outlineThis week on the Buck Junkies Podcast, we've brought back Craig Verhage to talk about ALL things cookin' at deer camp!...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Welcome Back Craig!
02:36 - Craig's Pork Steak Recipe
10:20 - Craig's Camp Schedule
13:10 - Cookin' up hush puppies
19:10 - Crappie Rollup
29:20 - Fishing at Craig's Camp
32:22 - Deer Season Recap
36:28 - Whippin up summer sausage
47:28 - Talkin' Boudin
50:30 - Crawfish Boudin Soak
54:18 - Shoutout to our call competition winner!
57:00 - Closing Notes