Gamekeeper Podcast
Mossy Oak
Highlighting hunters and wildlife, the Mossy Oak Gamekeepers podcast exists to improve your hunting, fishing and outdoor skills by delivering science based wildlife management practices plus hands on hunt/fish strategies and techniques. Our top notch guests will educate and entertain while we celebrate wildlife, discuss the latest research, detail hunting tactics, explore old legends and listen to some great stories. Managing wildlife and habitat can improve your time afield. Listening to the Gamekeeper podcast will give you a new perspective. You don’t want to miss these.
- 1 hour 31 minutesEP:398 | World Class Deer Biologist Dr. Mickey Hellickson
This week we are joined by world class whitetail biologist, Dr. Mickey Hellickson. Mickey’s career has taken him to some amazing locations studying whitetails and he has been involved in some very interesting research projects. Mickey was the head whitetail biologist for the King Ranch for many years which speaks volumes to his credibility. We talk coyotes and post rut buck mortality, supplemental feed, understanding Texas vs Iowa, rattling techniques, helicopters and drones, nutrition and just what it takes to grow world class whitetails and much more. You’ll appreciate this one.
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16 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 31 minutesEP:397 | Wildlife, Agriculture and Leadership
This week we’re joined by Jeff Tarsi—a Mississippi Delta native who grew up chasing wildlife and loving the farm. Jeff now serves as the global leader of Nutrien Ag Solutions, the retail arm of Nutrien and the world’s largest agricultural products and services provider. He oversees more than 23,000 employees and has spent his career learning farming practices from every corner of the globe. Yet through it all, he’s remained the same Jeff: the outdoorsman that’s still chasing wildlife and still loving the farm. Jeff shares his story and talks about how lessons learned in the outdoors can shape better leaders. We also dive into how emerging ag practices can help Gamekeepers grow better, more productive food plots. It’s a good one.
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12 December 2025, 9:00 am - 57 minutesEP:396 | Mountain Lions with A Seasoned Houndsman
This week we’re talking about hunting and managing a unique species, Mountain Lions. These beautiful cats are synonymous with the American West and wild places. In some states hunting has been taking away which has created its own unique set of challenges. If your like us we love wildlife and learning about them. This week were joined by houndsman Daniel Cornelius, a seasoned lion hunter and Korey Reese. Korey has what may be the best mountain encounter story we’ve heard. You’ll be on the edge of your seat.
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9 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 51 minutesEP:395 | [Timely Classic 119] Understanding Duck Migration
This week we sit down and talk ducks with Dr. Ryan Askren, a waterfowl ecologist/researcher from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, and the legendary Jim Ronquest from Drake Waterfowl Systems. There is much to learn about the migration habits from the data that GPS transmitters have provided. We also dig deep into habitat, forage preferences, nocturnal instincts, and many other questions duck hunters ask around the campfire. We also key in on the management of red oaks and their importance in the wetland areas. It’s a fascinating discussion.
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Show Notes:
From the Gamekeeper Butchery : https://gamekeepermeats.blog/2022/03/24/pasta-alla-norcina-with-duck-bacon-sausage/
Nativ Nurseries Duck Habitat Spotlight : https://www.nativnurseries.com/products/buttonbush-seedlings-for-sale-cephalanthus-occidentalis
University of Arkansas Monticello : https://www.uamont.edu/academics/CFANR/waterfowlhabitat.html
Drake Waterfowl : https://www.drakewaterfowl.com/Send a text message to the show!
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5 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 20 minutesEP:394 | Bob Humphrey and His Love for the Outdoors
On this episode, we are joined by wildlife biologist and renowned writer Bob Humphrey. With a career spanning the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, environmental consulting, and over 40 years of hunting across the continent, he blends scientific insight with real-world experience few can match. Bob is also a prolific outdoor writer and editor, contributing to our very own Gamekeeper magazine. From deer biology to turkey strategy to life on the water, his storytelling and expertise make him a go to voice in the outdoor world.
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2 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 33 minutesEP:393 | [Re-Release #121] Our Favorite Deer Stories Part II
This week we continue to celebrate our love for deer season and the white-tailed deer by telling more deer stories. We have a full slate of guests tell their favorite stories, including Daniel Haas telling the story of Mr. Fox’s deer hunts from last year. You’ll be entertained and learn lessons you can apply to your own hunts. You are not going to want to miss this one.
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28 November 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 33 minutesEP:392 | Are Your Mallards Wild?
One this episode we are once again joined by Dr. Phil Lavretsky of UTEP to update us on the very important Duck DNA project. As you might recall Phil has dedicated the last five years to understanding the game farm mallards genes that have been present in the Atlantic Flyway but are now starting to pop up elsewhere. It’s a scary situation and much is been done to raise money to fund his research. We discuss what was recently found in Canada, what the genes show here and in Europe, hybrids and their occurrence, how you can participate and help, goose DNA, plus we discuss the new Mossy Oak Duck Stamp. It’s a duck hunters podcast that needs to be shared with all waterfowlers.
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25 November 2025, 9:00 am - 59 minutes 39 secondsEP:391 | When Hard Work Pays Off
This week we are joined by world class archer Levi Morgan and Shawn Lumsden of the Flint River Plantation as they tell the stories of their recent bow kills. Its two giant bucks and two great stories where we see hard work and effort pay off.
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21 November 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 38 minutesEP:390 | History of the King Ranch with Tio Kleberg
This week we are joined by Mr. Tio Kleberg and hear about the history of the legendary King Ranch in South Texas. We learn about how it was acquired and assembled to the over 825,000 acres today, and that it is actually larger than the state of Rhode Island. We also learn about all the wildlife that abounds, and how through visionary management that was occurring before anyone else was thinking about managing wildlife assets, the King Ranch was actually leading the way. We also learn about the Kleberg Wildlife Foundation and its research. It’s truly a fascinating discussion that anyone who loves wildlife and land management will appreciate. Its chock-full of surprises — like the origins of duck stamps, hiring the first private biologists, consistently killing 160 typical bucks and for releasing Nilgai.
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18 November 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 29 minutesEP:389 | Understanding What Food Plot Crops Need
This week we are joined by Matt Cox to talk about what food plot plants need from germination through maturity. Matt educated at Mississippi State, is a soil fertility expert for Nutrien and brings his crop knowledge over to the food plot arena to help us understand how to grow better plots. It’s an interesting discussion that helps bring into focus some of the confusion around fertilizers, soils and their uptake to plants. Listen, Learn and Enjoy.
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14 November 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 31 minutesEP:388 | A Deer Discussion With Dr. Mark Turner
This week we are joined by Dr. Mark Turner of Oklahoma State University. Mark is an Assistant Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist in the Department of Natural Resources, Ecology and Management. Our discussion matches his research focus on applied habitat management practices. We talk about improving properties and some of the limiting factors. The first question we ask though…What would you do if someone intentionally shot your hunting dog?
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