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Deer University

Jacob Dykes

Deer University podcasts are all about deer biology and management. Drs. Bronson Strickland and Steve Demarais are both deer hunters, deer biologists, professors of wildlife management, and...

Episodes

20 of 109 episodes

The Largest Whitetail Culling Study Ever Conducted

Jacob and Eric discuss the largest whitetail culling study ever conducted with Dr. Randy DeYoung. They talk about the monster project and th...

01:15:21Oct 7, 2026

Episode 106 – Deer Biomechanics and Deer-Friendly Fencing

In this episode, Dr. Gino D'Angelo and Lisa Jorge from the UGA Deer Lab join Jacob and Eric to discuss innovative research on deer fencing a...

58:59Sep 24, 2026

Episode 105 – Adaptive Strategies to Manage CWD in Missouri

Jacob and Eric sit down with Jason Sumners, Director of the Missouri Department of Conservation, to discuss deer management, landowner colla...

01:11:30Sep 8, 2026

Episode 104 – Cool-Season Food Plots

Jacob and Eric catch up with Luke Resop, PhD student in the MSU Deer Lab, to discuss food plots. They cover the basics of cool-season food p...

01:12:40Aug 26, 2026

Episode 103 – Summer Recap

Jacob and Eric chat about what summer looked like for the Deer Lab and some of the less discussed aspects of academia. Check out the MSU Dee...

01:17:03Aug 4, 2026

Episode 102 – How Fawns Avoid Predators

Jacob and Eric sit down with Sam Overfors, a recent Deer Lab graduate, to discuss his work evaluating antipredator behavior in fawns. Sam us...

01:05:10Jul 14, 2026

Episode 101 – The Impact of Hunters on Deer Movement

Dr. Andy Little, Associate Professor of Landscape Ecology and Habitat Management and Extension Specialist at the University of Nebraska-Linc...

01:24:06Jun 25, 2026

Episode 100 – 100 Episodes: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Bronson and Steve take time out of their busy schedules to jump back on the podcast. They chat with Jacob and Eric about everything from how...

01:01:55Jun 8, 2026

Episode 099 – Prescribed Fire for Landowners

Mr. Rainer Nichols, National Training Academy Instructor and Founder of Five Cents Fire and Land Management, joins Jacob and Eric to discuss...

01:26:37May 21, 2026

Episode 098 – Deer Management from MS to TX

Jacob and Eric catch up with Dr. Marcus Blum, Assistant Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist at Texas A&M University, to discuss deer...

01:22:57May 4, 2026

Episode 097 – Checking Boxes on Warm-season Food Plots

Jacob and Eric discuss warm-season food plots with John Gruchy, Coordinator of the Private Lands Program for the Mississippi Department of W...

54:20Apr 16, 2026

Episode 096 - Mississippi Deer Season Recap

Jacob and Eric catch up with William McKinley and Kamen Campbell of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks to discuss...

01:08:03Mar 12, 2026

Episode 095 – Getting Back to the Basics of Deer Management

Jacob and Eric get back to the basics of deer management with The Old Biologist, Mr. Lann Wilf. The conversation covers everything from mana...

01:13:10Feb 20, 2026

Episode 094 – Deer Season is Over: What Now?

Jacob and Eric catch up with Dr. Bronson Strickland to discuss what deer managers can do now that deer season is over. Check out the MSU Dee...

01:05:16Feb 3, 2026

Episode 093 – Energy and Antlers

Jacob and Eric sit down with Dr. Levi Heffelfinger of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute to discuss their work evaluating how di...

58:41Dec 18, 2025

Episode 092 - Deer-Pig Interactions

Jacob and Eric sit down with MSU Assistant Research Professor Dr. Melanie Boudrou to discuss the results of a recent project that used GPS c...

44:30Dec 5, 2025

The Rut

Jacob and Eric catch up to discuss the rut. They cover everything from what triggers the rut to phases of the rut, changes in buck behavior,...

44:31Nov 14, 2025

Episode 090 - Arkansas Chronic Wasting Disease Deer Study

Jacob and Eric sit down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Research Division Chief, Cory Gray and Assistant Professor and Extension Spec...

01:38:08Oct 3, 2025

Episode 089 - Cool-season Food Plots Part 2

We're back with Part 2 of discussing cool-season food plots. Hosts Jacob and Eric catch up with MSU Deer Lab graduate student Luke Resop to...

01:13:22Sep 8, 2025

Episode 088 - Cool-season Food Plots Part 1

In this episode, hosts Jacob and Eric discuss cool-season food plots with MSU Deer Lab graduate student Luke Resop. They cover key topics su...

01:08:31Sep 1, 2025