This week on the Oklahoma Outdoor podcast we send our farewell to John Hudspeth. For four years, John has poured his passion into the podcast and has devoted to bring forth great episodes and we set down to thank him for all he has done. John talks about some of his new adventures for the future for his property and upcoming hunts. We also discuss the new transition from Oklahoma Outdoors podcast to Day 3 Outdoors podcast and some of the new guests and directions we are headed with the podcast. Stay tuned because its going to be a wild ride!
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The Gear We Trust
This week on the Oklahoma Outdoors Podcast, John and Levi are running down their gear list and checking it twice. Since spring time is often one of the best times to buy more gear since a lot of companies are running sales, the guys decided this was a great time to talk about the gear that they have used and trust. They cover tree saddles, tree stands, bows, arrows, clothing, and even rifles. John and Levi's gear lists really compliment each other since the two often hunt in very different styles, even though both hunt in the same areas. Levi and John also talk about their last weekend of duck hunting, and the varying success they both saw. Though the season was not what they hopped it would be, they were both able to find a little bit of success as the season closed out.
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Post Season Activities
With most of the major hunting seasons coming to a close across the country, many avid outdoorsmen and woman are already hard at work prepping for the fall of 2025. This week on the Oklahoma Outdoors Podcast, John and Levi talk about what they do once the current hunting season comes to an end. For Levi, this is the time of year he likes to do a lot of his scouting for the following year. He does a lot of e-scouting and puts boots on the ground to locate bucks to chase during the fall. For John, this post season is going to be filled with a lot of habitat work on his new property. Though he is starting with a blank canvas, the canvas needs a ton of work to make the best possible property that it can be.
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Ducks and Bucks with Levi Mayfield
The Oklahoma Outdoors Podcast is back this week with a great episode and a great guest. The 2024-25 Oklahoma deer season has officially come to an end, and Levi Mayfield joins John to talk about their seasons. For Levi, John, and seemingly many others across the state, it turned out to be an odd fall this year. Not only were temperatures well above average for most of the fall, but it also seemed like there was a lack of big bucks to chase this season. Levi talks us through his season including tagging a good buck on public land, and just missing out on another really nice public land buck.John had an interesting deer season as well. Even though he had access to more property than he ever had before, he really struggled to find a good deer to chase. After a heart breaking trip to Kansas and a missed opportunity on a really nice buck, John's Oklahoma season was pretty uneventful. That is until the last day of the season, when a last ditch effort and a whole lot of luck came together and John was able to arrow his biggest bow buck to date!
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Family Time
Merry Christmas! This week on the Oklahoma Outdoors Podcast is all about family. John has a big announcement at the end of the episode, but starts things off with a story of a close encounter with one of the two bucks he is still trying to tag this season. The buck won this round, but there is still time left on the clock. After that, John talks about a family outing where his wife took a nice big boar with their daughter in the blind with her! Little Hallee did great and got to experience hunting for the second time this year. The very next morning, John took his brother, niece, and two nephews duck hunting on a little farm pond and ended up having a heck of a hunt. His nephew shot his very first duck which ended up being a banded mallard!
The Oklahoma Outdoor Podcast explores the wildlife and natural resources of the Sooner state. A diverse range of topics includes conservation, habitat, strategy, and some good old fashion storytelling. From whitetail strategies to fishing, come join the discussion as we pick apart the great plains, mountains, and river bottoms Oklahoma is famous for. The intention of this podcast is to educate and entertain, with the ultimate goal of getting more out of the outdoor experience.
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