We’re excited to share Steve Sherk’s latest appearance on The Southern Outdoorsmen (Episode 710): “How a PUBLIC LAND Guide Finds Big Bucks.” This episode pulls back the curtain on Steve’s guiding methods, his camera systems, and how he locates trophy deer deep in Pennsylvania’s big woods.
🎯 What You’ll Learn in the Video
In this conversation, Steve shares a wealth of real-world strategies and philosophy:
- Wide-Net Camera Strategy — How Steve sets up a broad array of trail cams and then hones in on high-probability corridors and bedding zones.
- Balancing Sign & Intel — Why he doesn’t make decisions purely on fresh rubs or scrapes—he integrates terrain, deer behavior, and history.
- Data Over Decades — The value he places on multi-year patterns, knowing when a buck has shown up in the same location before.
- Public-Land Challenges — How to manage pressure, access, and the unpredictability that comes with hunting large public tracts.
- Mindset & Patience — How belief in your process separates great hunters from frustrated ones in the big woods.
Steve doesn’t just talk techniques—he shows how he thinks, the trade-offs he makes, and why he continues to evolve.
