Mississippi Outdoors Podcast

Mississippi Outdoors Podcast

Listen to the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, hosted by Matt Wyatt. We'll dive into fascinating conversations about Mississippi's rich outdoor life, where each episode brings new knowledge about wildlife, the outdoors, and unique local experiences. Join us for diverse stories all aimed at shaping the state's cultural outdoor narrative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Native Mushrooms with Ole Miss Professor Dr. Jason Hoeksema

August 13, 2025 • 52 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt sits down with Dr. Jason Hoeksema, a biology professor at Ole Miss, to explore the fascinating world of wild mushrooms. They cover everything from edible species like chanterelles, morels, and lion’s mane, to the dangerous lookalikes that can make you or your dog sick. Dr. Hoeksema explains how mushrooms interact with forests, the difference between decomposers an...

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Scholastic Shooting in Mississippi with Gary Holcomb

August 6, 2025 • 28 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, Matt Wyatt is joined by Gary Holcomb, coordinator of the Mississippi Scholastic Shooting Program (MSSP). Gary shares his personal journey from a 10-year-old 4-H champion in Pontotoc to a 15-time state champion and coach at Mississippi State. He explains how MSSP has grown to include nearly 100 public, private, and club-based shooting teams across the state, teaching youth the fun...

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Buying Hunting Land with Slade Priest | MS Outdoors Podcast

July 30, 2025 • 31 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, Matt Wyatt sits down with land agent and outdoor TV host Slade Priest, better known as The Hunting Land Man. Slade shares his journey from growing up in a land-and-timber family to building a life around hunting, land management, and conservation. They talk bowhunting, trail cameras, what to look for when buying hunting land, and how to manage property for better deer and turkey ...

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Duck Season Kickoff with Logan Nevins - 2025 Ducks Unlimited Expo

July 23, 2025 • 23 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, Matt Wyatt talks with Logan Nevins, national events coordinator with Ducks Unlimited, about the upcoming Ducks Unlimited Expo (DUX) in Memphis. Logan breaks down what visitors can expect from the three-day outdoor expo, including new gear, industry partners, and a $30,000 Polaris door prize. He also shares how he went from volunteering with DU as a student in Michigan to working ...

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Managing Ponds with Buford Lessley

July 16, 2025 • 31 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt talks with Buford Lessley, a fisheries biologist with MDWFP. From invasive aquatic plants to electro fishing techniques, Buford shares what it takes to maintain healthy fisheries across Mississippi’s state lakes and private ponds. He explains how vegetation can both help and harm bass populations, why pond owners should fish more, and how programs like Clean, Drai...

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Hunting Bear and Panther in the Old South

July 9, 2025 • 57 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt sits down with Jim McCafferty, attorney, author, and longtime outdoorsman, to explore the forgotten hunting traditions of Mississippi’s Delta and hill country. Jim shares the research behind his books on legendary bear hunters, 19th-century field trials, and tales of panthers that once roamed the South. The conversation moves between historic bear camps and quail ...

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Fishing Mississippi's Lakes with Greg Glotzbecker

July 2, 2025 • 32 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt sits down with Greg Glotzbecker, Fisheries Coordinator for MDWFP. Greg explains the unique dynamics of Mississippi’s oxbow lakes—how they’re formed, why they matter, and the challenges of managing sportfish in an unpredictable, flood-prone environment. He also discusses what the data tells us about the state’s fisheries, from tournament bass numbers to the impact ...

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Urban Wildlife in Mississippi with Adam Rohnke

June 25, 2025 • 50 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, Matt Wyatt sits down with Adam Rohnke of Mississippi State University's Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center. Adam unpacks the surprisingly wild landscape of the Jackson metro area—from coyotes near downtown to invasive nutria rats in neighborhood parks. He explains the goals of the Jackson Urban Wildlife Project, a camera-based monitoring program tied to a national ...

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Mississippi Paddle Mafia with Camille Richards

June 18, 2025 • 34 mins
In this episode, host Matt Wyatt sits down with Camille Richards to explore the story behind the Mississippi Paddle Mafia—a grassroots paddling group that’s become a driving force for community, conservation, and outdoor adventure across the state. Camille shares how the group started, the unique name origin, and how they're introducing more Mississippians to the rivers, bayous, and backwaters of their own backyard. From overnight ...

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Baseball and Duck Hunts with Davis Bradshaw

June 11, 2025 • 29 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, Matt Wyatt sits down with Florence native and professional baseball player Davis Bradshaw. They talk about his journey through the ranks of baseball and what it’s like now playing for the Mississippi Mud Monsters. But just as important to Davis is his life off the field. From deer hunting in his backyard to duck hunting in the Mississippi Delta, Davis shares how the outdoors keep...

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K-9 Game Wardens

June 4, 2025 • 37 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt sits down with the officers of the Law Enforcement K-9 Division at the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Officers share their stories about how they became conservation officers, what led them into the world of working dogs, and how these K-9s help track missing persons, assist in investigations, and support search and rescue operations acr...

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Mississippi’s Marine Mammals with Dr. Holley Muraco

May 28, 2025 • 36 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, Matt Wyatt sits down with Dr. Holley Muraco, a marine mammal researcher with Mississippi State University’s Coastal Research and Extension Center. From growing up in Potts Camp to training dolphins at Disney and researching walruses in Alaska, Dr. Muraco shares her fascinating path back to Mississippi. She dives into the state’s surprising marine mammal diversity, including urban...

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Mississippi Humor Goes Viral with Trent Ellis

May 21, 2025 • 41 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, Matt Wyatt sits down with Trent Ellis, a Mississippi hunter turned viral storyteller, to talk about his path from a quiet finance office to social media stardom. Trent shares how he went from sitting in a school break room with zero clients to making millions of people laugh online. They talk about overcoming rejection, working with what you’ve got, and why the best content comes...

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Turkey Behavior with Dr. Richard Buchholz

May 14, 2025 • 32 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, Matt Wyatt sits down with Dr. Richard Buchholz, biology professor at the University of Mississippi, to explore the strange and fascinating world of wild turkeys. Dr. Buchholz shares his journey from the Bronx Zoo to studying wild turkeys in the Florida wilderness, eventually becoming a leading researcher on turkey behavior, mating displays, and yes—the science of the snood. They ...

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Undercover Again with Kennie Prince

May 7, 2025 • 41 mins
Host Matt Wyatt welcomes back Kennie Prince, retired conservation officer and author of Poacher’s Nightmare, for more outrageous and unforgettable stories from his undercover career. Kennie shares new tales—from a fake duck hunt gone sideways, to a turtle trafficking ring tied to international exports, to a gun buy that accidentally knocked out fiber optic service to 800 homes. He explains how going undercover was as much acting as...

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Bear Den Checks with Anthony Ballard

April 30, 2025 • 36 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt welcomes back Anthony Ballard, Black Bear Program Coordinator for MDWFP, for a deep dive into one of Mississippi’s greatest wildlife comeback stories. Anthony shares updates from this year’s den checks, which revealed a record number of litters across the Delta. He explains how female bears raise cubs in cypress trees, what threatens their survival, and how the po...

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Fighting Mississippi’s Wild Hog Problem with Chris McDonald

April 23, 2025 • 23 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt talks with Chris McDonald from the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce about the state’s expanding efforts to control the wild hog crisis. Chris shares how Mississippi became the first state ag agency in the nation to lead a hog trapping program and how that program has grown from a simple contest to a full-scale, multi-county operation. The convers...

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Pond Mistakes with Dr. Wes Neal

April 16, 2025 • 31 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt is joined by Dr. Wes Neal, Research and Extension Professor at Mississippi State University, to talk all things private ponds—how to grow big bass, avoid common stocking mistakes, and understand what actually causes fish kills. Wes walks through the science of pond management, explains why crappie are a disaster in small ponds, and breaks down his three golden rul...

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Stocking Fish with Brooks Warren

April 9, 2025 • 18 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt sits down with Brooks Warren of the Turcotte Fish Hatchery to uncover how Mississippi raises and stocks fish across public lakes and rivers. Brooks explains how field biologists determine what fish are needed, how the hatchery grows and delivers everything from Florida-strain largemouth bass to bluegill and striped bass, and how fish sometimes end up in ponds than...

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Waterfowl Migration with Houston Havens

April 2, 2025 • 31 mins
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt welcomes back Houston Havens, MDWFP Waterfowl Program Coordinator, for a deep dive into duck migration, breeding grounds, habitat management, and what really affects duck populations each season. From frozen Delta water to ducks migrating thousands of miles to the prairie pothole regions of Canada, Houston explains how weather, habitat, and private landowners shap...

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