The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories

536 - Single Year US Super Slam with Hank Brookside

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:45:00 -0400

Single Year US Super Slam with Hank Brookside

This week, Cameron and Andy are joined by Hank Brookside, who is not only the youngest person to ever complete a US Super Slam of turkey hunting but also the only person to have ever completed the US Super Slam in less than 12 months.

This journey all took place from January of 2025 through December of 2025. Hank shares the story of how he completed the Slam in under 12 months, as well as some stories of his different hunts around the country. As you can probably imagine there are a few wild ones that he takes the time to share with us.

Hank also shares his desire to finish his second US Super Slam entirely in the spring of 2027. He is still in the process of planning that season out, while he is riding the high of recently completing a 12 months US Super Slam.

This is an episode filled with great turkey hunting stories from what would be, but is not likely to be for Hank, a once in a lifetime experience.

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535 - The American Wild Turkey Historical Foundation with Paul Campbell

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:30:00 -0400

The American Wild Turkey Historical Foundation with Paul Campbell

Paul Campbell, Brent Rogers, and Nathaniel Maddux founded the American Wild Turkey Historical Foundation (AWTHF), also known as the Wild Turkey Archives, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the American Wild Turkey. Paul Campbell, who left NWTF in September 2025 and hosts the "Turkey Season Podcast," discussed the foundation's primary focus on creating a digital archive for rapidly degrading physical media and collecting oral histories from the first wave of modern turkey hunters. The foundation plans to operate on a subscriber-based funding model, not competing with conservation groups, with a long-term vision for a physical archival facility and will be filming call maker content at Unicoi in January.

534 - Pre Season Turkey Soup

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:30:00 -0400

Pre Season Turkey Soup

Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington bring another turkey soup episode to you guys this week.

Cameron and Andy discuss the struggles of air travel for turkey hunting, sharing a pro tip for circumventing long rental car lines before introducing the main topic on various turkey and turkey hunting news. They cover the nationwide Wild Turkey DNA project, which aims to study genetic diversity and inbreeding, Mississippi's newly extended season structure, and Pennsylvania's move to a one-bird limit offset by increased Sunday hunting opportunities. Other topics include the decline in fall turkey harvest in Virginia, challenges to the future of fall hunting, Wisconsin's available leftover tags, record applications in Delaware's turkey lottery, Ohio's proposed elimination of fall archery hunting, and Michigan's expansion of digital tagging for turkeys.

There's some good info in this week's episode. Listen in!

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533 - Turkey Hunting with the Walking Dead with Steve Webb

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting with the Walking Dead with Steve Webb

This week, Steve Webb joins Cameron and Andy on this week's episode.

You may not recognize Steve's name, but he has an amazing story to tell of what I'm sure is the most unforgettable turkey hunt he has ever been on - and likely the 2nd most unforgettable turkey hunt he has ever been on.

Steve basically died on a turkey hunt, and he was shocked back to life by a life saving device that his doctors put him on after several doctor visits.

Steve also shares an awesome story about a hunt with a blind hunter.

There are 2 amazing stories in this episode that you do not want to miss. Listen in!

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532 - Remembering Jack Dudley with Preston Pittman and Austin Dudley

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:30:00 -0400

Remembering Jack Dudley with Preston Pittman and Austin Dudley

In this week's episode, we pay tribute to a true titan of the timber, the late Jack Dudley. Joining Cameron and Andy are two men who carry the Dudley legacy forward: Jack’s grandson, Austin Dudley, and 5-time World Champion Preston Pittman.

As a legendary mentor in the sport, Jack Dudley helped shape the foundation of modern turkey hunting. Preston reflects on their historic rivalry in the National Turkey Calling Championship and the "old school" woodsmanship Jack instilled in him—specifically the difficult art of natural voice turkey calling. Austin shares personal stories of his grandfather's "stationary" hunting approach and Jack's larger-than-life personality, from family camp memories to his famous trophy photos in the local newspaper.

Preston Pittman announces his forthcoming book, The New Breed: Turkey Hunting with Preston Pittman, set for release later this year.

Whether you’re a fan of Pittman Game Calls or a student of turkey hunting history, this episode reveals the massive, often-unseen impact Jack Dudley had on the gear, the calls, and the culture of turkey hunting today.

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531 - 2026 Unicoi Recap Show

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:30:00 -0400

2026 Unicoi Recap Show

This week, Cameron and Andy recap the 2026 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Show held in January in Helen, GA.

This year's show was once again a tremendous success for the callmakers and other exhibitors at the show. It was also a success for Andy as he was able to bring home some great calls to add to his turkey vest for this upcoming spring.

Andy bought incredible sounding calls from Roger Park, Darrell Dawkins, and Larry Stephens at this year's show, and he has audio clips from the woods running those calls for your listening pleasure in this episode.

Andy also had a special gift given to him by budding callmaker Luke Ditto, who was introduced to the Unicoi Custom Callmakers Show by this podcast. That introduction has led to an interest in building turkey calls. Andy shares that story this week.

This is a great episode, and we think you will enjoy it. Listen in!

530 - Trapping Bobcats and Coyotes to Boost Turkey Populations with Bill Smith

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:30:00 -0400

Trapping Bobcats and Coyotes to Boost Turkey Populations with Bill Smith

This week, Bill Smith joins Cameron and Andy to discuss trapping bobcats and coyotes. Trapping these predators can benefit your turkey populations not just during nesting and brood rearing seasons, but throughout the entire year.

I see more and more videos on social media of these predators killing adult wild turkeys. I know this is not a new phenomenon, but, with predator populations increasing around the country due to low fur prices, there is no doubt predators are taking more wild turkeys as opportunities arise. Your adult turkey hens are especially susceptible to predators while they are sitting on their nests full time in the spring. Eliminating coyotes, bobcats, and foxes should help you to have more turkeys on your hunting property.

Bill Smith has a YouTube channel that is primarily focused on trapping these predators, and he is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to removing some of these animals from the landscape. In this podcast, Bill offers tips on trap sizes, baits, lures, sets, and pretty much anything and everything in between.

This episode will help you to become a better trapper, and trapping will help your property to become a better place for turkeys to flourish. Listen in!

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529 - New Zealand Turkey Hunt Post Hunt Chat

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:30:00 -0400

New Zealand Turkey Hunt Post Hunt Chat

This week, Cameron and Andy discuss, at length, their recent New Zealand turkey hunt with New Zealand Turkey Hunting Adventures and Dink Watson.

This discussion also includes the post hunt chat with Dink and one of the other hunters who was there at the time.

There are lots of stories, memories, and laughs shared during the chat, and we think that you will enjoy this show.

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528 - 2026 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Preview Show

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:30:00 -0400

2026 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Preview Show

This week, Josh Painter joins Cameron and Andy on the show for the first time to discuss the 2026 Unicoi Custom Callmakers show that will take place in Helen, Georgia on January 8 - 10.

The Unicoi show is one of the few places in the country where you can purchase custom made turkey calls from about 60 turkey callmakers. Many of these callmakers have 2 - 3 year waiting lists, but you can purchase calls from them right there in the show. In addition to the custom made turkey calls, there are other turkey hunting related vendors there selling their books, leather products, knives, and even some artwork. There will be several seminars held over the 2.5 day event as well.

This is an event you do not want to miss, and this is a show you don't want to miss. Listen in!

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527 - A Turkey Hunter's Christmas Wishlist

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:30:00 -0400

A Turkey Hunter's Christmas Wishlist

Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington opened the podcast, joking about their recent communication and teasing a recorded guest episode set for late January or early February. Cameron Weddington detailed his predator trapping efforts, reporting success with a bobcat and a coyote but noting three remaining coyotes avoiding his current trap setup.

The majority of the discussion focused on a "Christmas spectacular" dedicated to turkey hunters, with gift recommendations from Cameron, including the Moonshine Leather Works Turkey Tote, hunting licenses and tags, new rubber boots, the Jaccard Meat Tenderizer, The Turkey Hunter Podcast diaphragm calls, and the Garrett Pro Pointer metal detector; and from Andy Gagliano, who suggested gas, hotel, and airline gift cards, Grizz Hawkins prints, TSS shotgun shells, a brown bag of "call cash" and a trip to the Unicoi Custom Call Maker Show as his top personal requests.

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526 - Getting to Know the Real Carl Ray

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:30:00 -0400

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This week social media personality Carl Ray joins Cameron and Andy on the show. We talk a little turkey hunting, but we get to know the real Carl Ray in this episode.

If you know how much of a character Carl Ray is on his social media platforms, you'll be surprised to hear this side of Carl Ray. Carl Ray shares his views on game management, taking kids hunting, and a host of other hunting related topics.

You'll also learn what Cameron and Andy have been doing on their long Fall break.

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525 - A Final Pre New Zealand Turkey Hunt Chat with Dink Watson

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:30:00 -0400

A Final Pre New Zealand Turkey Hunt Chat with Dink Watson

In this episode, Cameron and Andy are joined by Dink Watson with New Zealand Turkey Hunting Adventures to discuss their upcoming trip to hunt turkeys "Down Under".

Listen in as they discuss gear needed on the trip, weather, terrain, etc. This is an episode that any traveling turkey hunter, or aspiring traveling turkey hunter, will want to hear because there are some great tips to be had that can help with any turkey hunting trip.

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524 - The South Carolina Super Slam with Bubba Ross

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:30:00 -0400

The South Carolina Super Slam with Bubba Ross

In this week's episode, Andy and Cameron have Bubba Ross on the show to chat about his amazing accomplishment of killing a wild turkey in every county in the state of South Carolina.

Bubba is the only person to achieve this feat, and to complete it without assistance. Bubba Ross shared insights into his hunting strategy, the importance of gaining access to private land, and his preference for morning hunts, as well as the patience required for turkey hunting. Bubba Ross and Andy Gagliano also discussed the difficulties of hunting in all counties of a state compared to the "super slam" across different states. And, Bubba offered some advice for aspiring hunters based on their unique experiences.

This is a very interesting episode. Listen in!

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523 - To All The Turkeys I've Missed Before

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:30:00 -0400

To All the Turkeys I've Missed Before

Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington, discuss their recent turkey hunting misses and some of the factors they believe contributed to them.

Cameron shares details about his single miss from the past year, attributing it to a "stupid" rushed shot and offering insights into how he improved his shooting, including patterning different shells and switching back to open sights. Andy recounts two misses, one from a Texas hunt in challenging weather and another from his home state, speculating on potential causes like different ammunition or a turkey's unexpected mid-flight maneuver. They also express gratitude to their listeners for donations to the NWTF (National Wild Turkey Federation) and TFT (Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center) from a raffle, highlighting the significant impact these funds have on wild turkey research and habitat management.

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522 - Are There Really Fewer Turkey Hunters with Dr. Will Gulsby and Dr. Marcus Lashley

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:30:00 -0400

Are There Really Fewer Turkey Hunters

We hunters hear it all the time, "Hunter numbers are declining." But, are hunter numbers really declining? Are the number of turkey hunters declining as well?

This week, Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington host Dr. Will Gulsby and Dr. Marcus Lashley to discuss hunter recruitment trends, particularly for turkey hunting. Marcus Lashley presented research indicating an aging turkey hunter demographic and scrutiny of national survey data suggesting a decline in hunter numbers, while state-level data presented by Cameron Weddington showed increases in many states.

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521 - How Harvest Statistics are Calculated with Roger Shields

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:30:00 -0400

How Harvest Statistics are Calculated with Roger Shields

This week, Wild Turkey Coordinator for the state of Tennessee, Roger Shields, joins Cameron and Andy on the show.

They discussed Tennessee's wild turkey population, including concerns about rainfall impacting hatch success, the value of citizen and staff observation data, and trends in brood surveys. Roger provided insights into harvest management, the results of banding studies indicating sustainable harvest rates, and the methods for gathering harvest and hunter effort data, emphasizing the importance of CPUE. Roger also addressed the process of setting regulations and the considerations beyond biological data that influence the commission's decisions.

520 - Hit the Ground Crawling - A Turkey Hunt

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Hit the Ground Running - A Turkey Hunt

Summary

Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington discussed Cameron Weddington's challenges with their new chicken flock due to mycoplasma and its potential implications for wild turkey populations, referencing anecdotal evidence and a Canadian study finding mycoplasma in wild turkeys. Cameron Weddington then recounted a difficult three-day turkey hunt in a new state, detailing a tense encounter with two gobblers on a steep cliff that ultimately led to a successful shot after a strategic and risky maneuver. The hosts, Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington, also looked forward to a New Zealand turkey hunt and shared listener predator stories.

Details

Podcast Introduction and Personal Updates Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington began the Turkey Hunter Podcast episode 520 by discussing personal happenings. Andy Gagliano joked about opening chipmunk season at their house, while Cameron Weddington shared the story of their new flock of chickens after a disastrous first attempt involving a disease called mycoplasma(00:00:00).
Cameron's Chicken Misfortunes and Mycoplasma Cameron Weddington recounted the unfortunate demise of their original nine chickens due to predators and ultimately, the introduction of four new chickens carrying mycoplasma, which wiped out the entire flock (00:00:00). They described the rapid spread and severity of mycoplasma, even in asymptomatic carriers, and the lengths they went to disinfect the area to protect local wild turkeys (00:01:34) (00:04:44).
Potential Impact of Chicken Farming on Wild Turkeys Cameron Weddington reflected on how their experience with mycoplasma made them consider the potential impact of large-scale chicken farming and the spreading of chicken litter on wild turkey populations, especially given the prevalence of diseases in domestic poultry (00:03:39). Andy Gagliano concurred, noting that turkey populations in areas with significant chicken farming often seem lower. They referenced a discussion at a turkey convention where definitive evidence was lacking but anecdotal evidence suggested a negative correlation (00:05:43).
Mycoplasma Research and Turkey Hunting Season Status Cameron Weddington shared findings from a Canadian study in Ontario that detected mycoplasma in a significant percentage of hunter-harvested wild turkeys. They also mentioned an article on the NWTF website discussing mycoplasma as a viral disease found in wild turkey flocks. With spring turkey season concluded in all US states, except possibly Michigan which ended on June 7th, the hosts transitioned to a story about a past turkey hunt (00:07:12).
Cameron's Challenging Turkey Hunt: Initial Attempts Cameron Weddington recounted a memorable three-day turkey hunting trip to a new state, highlighting that previous visits were short and often affected by weather (00:08:29). They described leaving on Easter night after a busy day with family and arriving in the early morning to begin hunting (00:09:39). The first morning hunt involved an unresponsive gobbler that seemed more interested in running with jakes than hens, leading to a long day of hiking without further success (00:11:44).
Cameron's Challenging Turkey Hunt: Roosting and Morning Setup After a long day, Cameron Weddington located two gobblers roosting together on the steep side of a 250-foot cliff, about a mile away from their initial location (00:15:53). They strategically set up the next morning on the top of the ridge, about 30 yards from the edge, anticipating the turkeys to fly up to the flat top to strut (00:16:58).
Intense Encounter and Missed Opportunity Despite setting up in what seemed like a prime location, the two gobblers remained below the lip of the ridge after fly-down, responding intensely to Cameron Weddington's calling and drumming nearby but staying out of sight (00:20:47). The presence of another caller across the canyon prompted Cameron Weddington to call, eliciting a strong response from the turkeys (00:22:48). The turkeys drummed and gobbled close by but did not come to the top, creating a tense standoff where Cameron Weddington could hear them but not see them (00:24:59).
The Decisive Move and Successful Shot Realizing the turkeys were unlikely to come to the top, Cameron Weddington decided to crawl towards a tree to get a visual, despite the risk of being seen (00:27:16). By slowly and carefully moving, they managed to get within shooting range but still could not see the entire birds due to the steep incline (00:28:29). In a final, precarious move, Cameron Weddington leaned over the edge and managed to get a shot at a small portion of one gobbler's head, resulting in a successful kill (00:30:47).
Recovery and Reflection on the Hunt Cameron Weddington described the relief of finding the downed turkey hanging by its wing on a sapling, preventing it from falling down the entire cliff (00:31:54). They recounted the intense emotions of the hunt, highlighting the challenges of hunting turkeys in steep terrain where they could be heard but not seen (00:32:54). Cameron Weddington reflected on the importance of roosting birds and being adaptable during the hunt (00:34:52). They also affirmed the ethical nature of the headshot given the limited visibility (00:35:59).
Lessons Learned and Future Strategies Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington discussed how even small elevation changes can significantly impact turkey hunting, emphasizing the importance of considering the terrain from a turkey's perspective (00:37:02). Cameron Weddington shared a key takeaway from the hunt, planning to set up slightly over the edge in similar terrain in the future to better see turkeys that pitch down the side of a hill (00:39:38).
Upcoming New Zealand Turkey Hunt and Listener Stories The hosts looked forward to their upcoming turkey hunting trip to New Zealand in 82 days (00:40:45). Cameron Weddington shared predator stories submitted by listeners, including one about a coyote being shot while sneaking into a turkey decoy setup (00:43:45). They encouraged listeners to continue sending in their predator hunting stories (00:46:31).
Podcast Closing Andy Gagliano thanked the listeners for tuning in to the podcast and wished them a wonderful week . Cameron Weddington echoed the sentiment and said goodbye .

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519 - Summer Turkey Soup

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Summer Turkey Soup

Andy and Cameron discuss concerns about a potentially poor turkey hatch in the Southeast due to rain, the impact of weather on past turkey seasons, and the resilience of turkey populations. They also highlighted the importance of turkey observation surveys and the increasing restrictions and pressure on public land hunting access, referencing Oklahoma's new regulations.

They also examined trends in turkey harvest numbers, changes in fall hunting regulations in states like New Jersey and Michigan, unusual coyote behavior during turkey season, predation on turkeys, Mississippi's new wild turkey stamp, hunting accidents and safety, proposed changes to Arkansas' turkey hunting zones and penalties, and the need to understand the drivers behind high harvest numbers. The favor of the week this week is to share predator stories from this spring's turkey season with Cameron and Andy.

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518 - Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Darrin Dawkins

Thu, 29 May 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Darrin Dawkins

Andy Gagliano and Cameron introduced Darrin Dawkins, who discussed hunting pressured turkeys, noting increased hunter pressure as a key factor impacting turkey behavior. Darrin Dawkins shared his experiences and observations on changes in South Carolina hunting regulations, the importance of hen imitation and using varied calls like trumpet calls, and aggressive hunting strategies for pressured birds, while Cameron and Darrin contributed insights on regulation changes, hunter behavior, and turkey population trends.

Darrin shares some incredible turkey hunting tactics. They also touched on the influence of social media on hunting and the call-making philosophy of Darrin Dawkins.

If you would like to purchase a call from Darrin, please reach out to him at 803-230-3085. The best way to purchase a call from Darrin is to stop by his booth at Unicoi in Georgia in January of 2026.

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517 - Hunting Osceola Turkeys from 2025 Unicoi Callmakers Show

Thu, 22 May 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Hunting Osceola Turkeys from 2025 Unicoi Callmakers Show

This week, Cameron and Andy play the Hunting Osceola Turkeys roundtable discussion from the 2025 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Show that was held in January in Helen, Georgia.

The panel for the roundtable includes Darrin Dawkins, Lon Trice, Larry Stephens, Lamar Williams, and Mark Prudhomme. The panel discusses differences in Eastern and Osceola turkeys and the differences in hunting them as well.

This is a great discussion, and one that even experienced turkey hunters can pick up some helpful hints by listening to. Listen in!

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516 - 2025 Mid Season Update

Thu, 15 May 2025 10:30:00 -0400

2025 Mid Season Update

Cameron and Andy are back after some unscheduled time off from the podcast. In this episode they explain what has been happening in their worlds that has kept them from posting shows regularly this spring and they share updates about their seasons.

Andy's spring season is over now, and Cameron is squeezing in one last hunting trip for the spring. But, what happened between preseason and now? Listen in and find out.

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515 - A Textbook Off The Roost Hunt

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Join us this week as we dive into a successful turkey hunt that Cameron experienced earlier this season. We also discuss a few audio mishaps and fun memories in the turkey woods.

Hopefully you can pick up an idea or two from this live hunt to help you on a future turkey hunt.

514 - Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Patrick Wightman

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Patrick Wightman

This week, Patrick Wightman, a research scientist with the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, joins Cameron and Andy this week to discuss what turkeys do when they get pressure put on them by hunters.

Patrick has done hours and hours of research on this topic, and he shares his insight with us in this interview. This is an interview that we feel everyone will glean some useful information from because private and public lands alike can receive a great deal of hunting pressure.

You'll want to grab a pen and piece of paper before you start listening to this one because there are some great nuggets to take away from this episode that will help you to find and harvest pressured turkeys.

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513 - Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Cameron and Andy

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Cameron and Andy

This week, Cameron and Andy take on the topic of hunting pressured turkeys. They share their approaches to hunting pressured turkeys, and talk about how some private ground is just as pressured as some public ground. They also share some stories of encountering pressured birds and what they learned from those encounters.

This is the first of a new series on the topic of hunting pressured turkeys. This is a very informative and fun episode. Listen in!

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512 - Turkey Hunting in New Zealand with Dink Watson

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting in New Zealand with Dink Watson

This week, Dink Watson with New Zealand Turkey Adventures joins Cameron and Andy this week to talk about turkey hunting down under.

This is an eye opening and fascinating episode that kind of makes you wonder what turkey populations might be like in the US without hunter or predator harvests and diseases. According to Dink, the numbers of wild turkeys in parts of New Zealand is absolutely mind boggling.

Cameron and Andy will be traveling to New Zealand to hunt turkeys in early September, and they wanted to learn a little more about what they can expect when they get to the ranch to hunt.

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Here is Dink Watson's contact information...

337-396-6547 Phone

dink@trophyhunting.co.nz

You can also find Dink on Facebook by searching New Zealand Turkey Adventures and Dink Watson

Here is the link to attend Dr. Lashley's and Dr. Gulsby's workshop on March 8 in Columbiana, AL... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wild-turkey-management-academy-tickets-1200894139699?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=email&utm_medium=sparkpost&utm_campaign=postpublish

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511 - Putting Your Best You Forward with Landowners with Dr Jack Schafer

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Putting Your Best You Forward with Landowners with Dr Jack Schafer

This week, Dr. Jack Schafer joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about an interesting topic of how to present your best you when approaching a landowner to gain access to his/her property for turkey hunting.

This episode is full of very interesting and useful verbal and nonverbal cues to look for when speaking with a landowner and also gestures and verbiage we can use to increase our odds of getting a "Yes" when we knock doors to ask permission.

Also, in this episode, I have a brief discussion on the show with Dr's Marcus Lashley and Will Gulsby regarding an upcoming workshop they are putting on discussing techniques and considerations landowners should take to compile a habitat management plan for our properties. This should be an amazing workshop, and I encourage any landowners from around the southeast to attend.

Lots of great info in this episode, so listen in!

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510 - Q&A with Mike Chamberlain and Patrick Wightman at NWTF Convention

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Q&A with Mike Chamberlain and Patrick Wightman at NWTF Convention

This week, Cameron and Andy share the Q&A Seminar with Mike Chamberlain and Patrick Wightman from the NWTF Convention in Nashville last week while they are in South Texas enjoying turkey camp with the raffle winners.

This is a great episode with Mike and Patrick sharing their knowledge based on many studies completed from around the US. The questions from the audience range from topics like habitat to setting bag limits and season dates to predation.

You are sure to pick up something you did not know already by listening to this seminar by Mike and Patrick.

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509 - Better Setups for More Successful Turkey Hunts with Doc Weddle

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Better Setups for More Successful Turkey Hunts with Doc Weddle

This week Doc Weddle joins Cameron and Andy to discuss some of his techniques and strategy in setting up for more successful turkey hunts.

Doc has completed 5 US Super Slams, and he is arguably one of the best turkey hunters you will ever meet. Cameron and Andy question him on what he looks for in a great setup for a turkey hunt, and Doc provides some great nuggets.

Like most, Doc believes great setups will help you kill more turkeys than great calling.

This is a great episode that is full of really good tips and tactics to help you tag more birds this spring. Listen in!

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508 - Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Jeff Budz

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Jeff Budz

This week, Jeff Budz joins Cameron and Andy to discuss how to setup on turkeys to increase your odds of filling a tag.

Jeff has killed more Grand Slams than anyone has at this point, and he guides hunters as well. So, when it comes to knowing what a good setup looks like, Jeff knows a thing or two.

This is a fun episode as Jeff is in his normal fashion, which is 90 to nothing. Listen in!

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507 - Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Cameron and Andy

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Cameron and Andy

This week Cameron and Andy discuss how setting up for your turkey hunts can make all of the difference between eating turkey or eating tag soup.

Listen in as both Cameron and Andy share some of their secrets setting up for more successful turkey hunts.

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506 - Early Season Tactics with Bret Collier and Nick Bakner

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Early Season Tactics with Bret Collier and Nick Bakner

This week, Dr Bret Collier and Dr Nick Bakner join Cameron and Andy to discuss what wild turkeys are doing early season.

Dr. Bakner has extensively tracked the movements of wild turkeys throughout the seasons and in different landscapes across the country. He shares his extensive knowledge of the movements of wild turkeys during hunting seasons, but especially early season. The information that he and Dr. Collier share with us in this interview is fascinating in context and impressive in quantity.

You do not want to miss this episode. Listen in!

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505 - Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount - Part 2

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount Part 2

This week, Cameron and Andy have the remainder of the Kenny Mount episode where they do a little deeper dive into early season turkey hunting tactics.

This episode is not without its share of laughs and silliness either, but there are some tactics that will help you to have more success in the early spring turkey woods.

Also, the 2nd annual hunt raffle is on the downhill stretch. Get your tickets by clicking the link below.

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504 - Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount - Part 1

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount

This week, Kenny Mount joins Cameron and Andy on the show to discuss early season turkey hunting tactics. We are fortunate enough to get a couple of hours of Kenny's time in this interview, so you are going to hear part 1 of the interview today.

We really are just getting warmed up in this episode, and we discuss trying to balance a little bit of life with turkey hunting during turkey season, corn and deer and turkeys, turkey season start dates, and how important scouting pre-season still is.

This is a fun episode (just like all of Kenny's interviews are), so listen in!

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503 - Early Season Tactics with Cameron and Andy

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:30:00 -0400

Early Season Tactics with Cameron and Andy

This week, Cameron and Andy kick off episode number one of their first series of episodes on Early Season Tactics.

We talk about the geographical differences between early seasons and subspecies of turkeys across the country and how that should affect your strategies. We also discuss how your pre-season scouting can make or break early season success for you.

One of the several tactics we discuss is how challenging gobblers, depending on where the birds are in their breeding cycle, can be a very good strategy to use on early season toms.

There are several great tips and strategies discussed in this episode, so listen in!

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502 - 1980’s Trap and Transfer in MS with Benny Herring

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:30:00 -0400

1980's Trap and Transfer in MS with Benny Herring

This week, Benny Herring joins Cameron and Andy on the show. Benny was with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks for 30 plus years. He was deeply involved in trap and transfer efforts in MS during many of those years.

Cameron and Andy talk with Benny about those efforts, enjoy one of the slowest and best Rapid Fire Q&A sessions ever, and talk about turkeys and turkey hunting as well.

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501 - 2025 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:30:00 -0400

2025 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Pete Muller joins Cameron and Andy this week to talk about the NWTF's upcoming 2025 Convention and Sport Show.

This coming year the show will be held on February 13 - 15, 2025 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. The show is 3 days of turkey hunting bliss where experienced and new turkey hunters alike can find hot new turkey hunting products or their old favorites as well.

In addition to the convention show floor, there will be countless seminars, banquets, auctions, calling contests, custom call maker contests, opportunities to meet many of the big names in the hunting industry, and make new friends while enjoying the weekend.

Pete talks about many of the great events that will be held during the NWTF's biggest fundraising event each year. This is a very informative episode with some insider tips on getting the most out of your attendance at the show.

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500 - Podcast and Wild Turkey Talk

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Podcast and Wild Turkey Talk

This week, Cameron and Andy celebrate Episode 500 discussing the podcast and wild turkeys.

Cameron and Andy talk about their favorite podcast guests, topics, and tips from over the past 10 years. They also get into a little talk about wild turkeys and their prospects for the future. This is a casual, fun, and laid back episode.

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499 - The 2025 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Preview Show with Mark Sharpe

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:30:00 -0400

The 2025 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Preview Show with Mark Sharpe

This week, Mark Sharpe joins Cameron and Andy again to talk about the upcoming 2025 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show. There are some changes to the show for 2025, and Mark covers those changes with us and gives us a little preview as to who some of the new participants to this years show are.

This week's show is a good one that you will not want to miss. Listen in!

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498 - Random Turkey Topics with Jim Casada

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Random Turkey Topics with Jim Casada

This week, Jim Casada joins Cameron and Andy to talk about all things turkey.

This conversation has a heavy lean towards talking about some of the personalities that Jim has had the pleasure of hunting with over his many years of writing for Turkeys and Turkey Hunting magazine as well as for his various books that he has written.

Jim is an amazing story teller and a great writer with a wonderful way of expressing his thoughts. This is easily one of our favorite interviews, and we think you will really like it.

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497 - Pre Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and Andy share some delicious fall turkey soup with you. Among the states discussed are Maine, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota. Cameron even shares a story with us about the recent bust of some lowlife scammers in Florida who were selling hunts for farm turkeys as Osceola turkey hunts.

This is an interesting episode. Listen in!

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496 - April Fools!

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:30:00 -0400

April Fools!

This week Andy shares one of his hunts from this past spring with us. This is a hunt that took place in his home state of Alabama on, you guessed it, April Fools Day.

Listen in as Andy shares the details on this hunt with some turkey vocalizations we don't often hear in the spring time.

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495 - Legends of The Spring with Mike Giles

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Legends of The Spring with Mike Giles

Mike Giles joins Cameron and Andy this week to discuss his new book, Legends of The Spring, Masters of The Call.

Mike shares several stories from the book, and we get to learn a little about Mike as well.

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494 - Fall Turkey Hunting and Turkey Dogging with Gratten Hepler

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Fall Turkey Hunting and Turkey Dogging with Gratten Hepler

This week, turkey dogger, Gratten Hepler, joins Cameron and Andy to talk about fall turkey hunting with a turkey dog.

Gratten turkey hunts in the Fall with a Brittany Spaniel. He shares lots of stories about fall hunting with his dog on the show. Gratten also shares some tips that can be used during the Fall whether you hunt with a turkey dog or not. Gratten also talks about how and why he thinks hunting turkeys in the Fall has changed.

In addition to hunting turkeys in the Fall and Spring, Gratten also makes turkey calls. If you are interested in speaking with Gratten regarding some of his calls, then reach out to Andy or Cameron. They will share his number with you.

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493 - They Mark My Steps with Michael T Simpson

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:30:00 -0400

They Mark My Steps with Michael T Simpson

This week, Michael T Simpson joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk a little about his new book, They Mark My Steps.

Michael shares a number of stories with us in this episode. He shares the story of the tornado that hit his house in northeast Mississippi not long after the release of his first book. He talks about the emotions of his first turkey hunts soon after the turkey hunt.

Michael also talks about an exciting hunt in Texas with his wife this past spring where she got her first turkey ever after a long hiatus from turkey hunting.

This is a great episode that is loaded with stories and a few laughs. Listen in!

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492 - The Story of a Bonafide Swamp Gobbler

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:30:00 -0400

The Story of a Bonafide Swamp Gobbler

This week Cameron and Andy share one of Andy's hunts from the 2024 spring turkey season to help deal with the fact that spring turkey season is still over 6 months away for most of the US.

In this hunt, Andy encounters high water and gobbling turkeys on a piece of property that he had never set foot on before. This was an interesting hunt, that like most of our hunts, involved several decisions that could have turned this hunt into a non-event. The story is a good one, and the hunt audio is brief.

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491 - Piping Hot Turkey Soup

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Piping Hot Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and Andy share some interesting articles and commentary with a bowl of turkey soup in the hottest month of summer for most of the country.

In this episode, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and Illinois turkeys and turkey hunters are in the news and discussed at length. With topics covered like fall turkey season bag limits and dates, harvest numbers, summer and fall turkey surveys, and even inaugural Hall of Fame inductees are all discussed.

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490 - Turkey Talk with Billy Yargus

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Talk with Billy Yargus

This week, almost first time guest and 2 time Grand National Calling Champion, Billy Yargus joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk all things turkey.

Billy talks about how he got into hunting, and shares some fond memories of his hunting mentor. He also shares the story of how he got into competitive turkey calling and some insight into some of the competition that he faced during those days. Of course, we get a few turkey hunting tips from Billy along the way as well.

Billy currently is on the pro staff for Woodhaven Custom Calls and Mossy Oak as well. Billy makes a several thousand diaphragm calls for Woodhaven each year, and they definitely put out a quality product.

This is another great episode of the show, so be sure to listen in.

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490 - The Final Results from the 2024 Raffle Hunt with Mark Hatfield

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:30:00 -0400

The Final Results from the 2024 Raffle Hunt with Mark Hatfield

In late 2023 and early 2024, The Turkey Hunter Podcast raffled a turkey hunt for two lucky hunters in South TX to join Cameron and Andy for a late winter hunt. Over two thousand tickets were sold during the raffle period, and Del Ghia and Jason "Justin" Barnes won the hunts. A great time was had by all and new friendships were formed during the hunts. Best of all, funds were raised to be donated to the NWTF and TFT.

Both the NWTF and TFT received donations of $2000 because of your generosity. This week, Mark Hatfield with the NWTF is on the show to talk about where your raffle donation money is being spent.

In addition to talking about the projects supported with your donations, we talk about the matching dollars that come from the government and other organizations that helped to make the $2,000 donation much, much more than a couple thousand dollars. The NWTF always does a great job maximizing the spend of each dollar donated, and the donation from the raffle tickets purchased by our listeners yielded the same results by the organization.

Cameron and I are very excited to bring you guys this episode, and we are very appreciative of your support of the raffle. Stay tuned for another raffle hunt in 2025.

This is a great episode. Listen in!

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489 - The NRCS and Wild Turkey Habitat Management with Mike Hansbrough

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:30:00 -0400

The NRCS and Wild Turkey Habitat Management with Mike Hansbrough

This week, Mike Hansbrough, who is the Area Resource Biologist in West Tennessee for the NRCS, joins Cameron and Andy today to discuss the role the NRCS can play in habitat management on private property.

Mike discusses a few of the programs, such as CRP, EQIP, and CSP that are available to help private landowners manage their properties for targeted wildlife species. These programs not only help to provide a management plan for a landowners property, but they can provide needed dollars to help offset the cost of performing the services needed to improve the habitat.

Mike is very passionate about his job and the programs available through the program, and this episode is loaded with information that any landowner will find useful.

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488 - A Mexican Showdown on a Turkey Hunt

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:30:00 -0400

488 - A Mexican Showdown on a Turkey Hunt

This week Parrey Cremeans joins Cameron and Andy to share the story of a Gould's turkey hunt that didn't quite end up the way that was expected.

After hunting for several days in the mountains of the Sierra Madres for the beautiful Gould's turkey hunt, Parrey and his group were robbed at gunpoint by members of a Mexican drug cartel while on their way back to the airport to catch their flights home.

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487 - Turkey Tips from the Window to the Walls with Chris Walls

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Tips from the Window to the Walls with Chris Walls

This week, champion turkey caller, Chris Walls, joins Cameron and Andy on the show for the first time.

Chris is a winner of the Gobbling competition and finished second several times in the Grand Nationals in Nashville. He also knows a thing or two about wild turkeys and turkey hunting. Cameron and Andy managed to pull some tips out of him during the interview.

In addition to several tips, Chris shares how his turkey hunting strategy has had to change over the course of the past couple of decades because of loss of opportunities.

This is another great episode that you do not want to miss. Listen in!

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486 - 2024 The Misses

Thu, 30 May 2024 10:30:00 -0400

2024 The Misses

This week, Cameron and Andy talk about some of their missed shots from their 2024 turkey seasons.

The missed shots are always humbling and are a great source of thousands of questions we ask of ourselves. There are really just a handful of reasons as to why we miss most of the shots that we miss. Cameron and Andy discuss some of those reasons during the show, and they play some of the hunt audio from a couple of their misses as well.

Listen in to this week's episode, and if you are feeling brave share your story, or stories, of your missed shots from this season with Cameron and Andy and the listeners.

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485 - 2024 Turkey Hunting Goals Successes and Failures

Thu, 16 May 2024 10:30:00 -0400

2024 Turkey Hunting Goals - Successes and Failures

This week, Cameron and Andy talk about their 2024 pre-season goals and whether or not they accomplished those goals.

They discuss their failures and a few of the things they learned from those failures. They also discussed how those failures do not define them or their turkey season.

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484 - Pheasants Forever - 2 Turkey Hunts

Thu, 09 May 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Pheasants Forever

This week, Cameron shares a 2'fer with us as he shares the stories and audio of two of his turkey hunts from this spring.

The moral of the stories are that we, as turkey hunters, need to be adaptable to be successful. This is a great episode with some awesome turkey hunt audio.

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483 - 2024 Mid Season Update

Thu, 02 May 2024 10:30:00 -0400

2024 Mid Season Update

This week Cameron and Andy share an update on how their 2024 turkey seasons have been going so far.

There have been quite a few turkeys that have been taken so far this year. You'll hear a little about that as well as what both Andy and Cameron have learned during the season and what the highlights of their seasons have been so far.

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482 - Hunting Western Turkeys - The Beau Brooks Seminar from the 2024 NWTF Convention

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Beau Brooks Seminar from the 2024 NWTF Convention

This week, Cameron and Andy replay the seminar about hunting western wild turkeys that Beau Brooks put on at the NWTF convention in Nashville.

This is a very informative seminar that I feel like everyone can learn a little something from, especially those of us east of the Mississippi River. Beau is a phenomenal caller and natural voice caller, and the presentation is very entertaining as well.

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481 - Results from the TN Delayed Season Start Study

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Results from the TN Delayed Season Start Study

This week, Dr. Craig Harper and Dr. David Beuhler with the University of Tennessee join Cameron and Andy on the show to discuss their recommendations from their 7 year study regarding the effects of delaying the start of turkey seasons and the potential for increase in poult recruitment.

The results of the study showed that moving the start of hunting season to later in the year did not greatly affect the initiation of nesting or the start of incubation for wild turkey hens. Drs Buehler and Harper share the details of the study and upcoming vote to possibly change the start date of the turkey hunting season.

This is a very informative interview with information that can be applicable for any states that are considering moving the start date of their seasons to later in the year.

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480 - Turkey Talk with Mark Prudhomme

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Talk with Mark Prudhomme

This week, Cameron and Andy are joined by World Champion Caller of All Critters, Mark Prudhomme. Mark has won just about every type of calling contest known to man. He is a student of the talk of wild turkeys, and he is always willing to share information with us on this show.

Mark talks about being on the stage at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville to introduce the 2024 Grand National Calling Champion, Matt Van Cise. We also discuss how today's technology has helped to improve success rates in the turkey woods and how turkey hunters have become better turkey hunters.

Mark tells what his favorite locator call is for turkeys, how to know whether or not it is worth going after a turkey gobbling a great distance away, and which turkey gave him the hardest battle. All of those questions are from our Patreon subscribers.

This is a very entertaining interview, and we believe you will love it. Listen in!

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479 - The Sweet Voice of the Wild Turkey with Denny Gulvas - Part 2

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:30:00 -0400

The Sweet Voice of the Wild Turkey with Denny Gulvas - Part 2

This week, Cameron and Andy bring you part 2 of the interview with Denny Gulvas.

In this episode, we discuss in much more detail about certain similarities in the characteristics of hen yelps and turkey talk. Denny also gives some tips on things to listen for in hen yelps and how he believes a gobbler can remember the voices of the hens in his flock.

Denny also discusses how to run his turkey calls and talks about an exercise that he uses to help people run his calls better.

This episode is full of amazing tips and content that will help us all be better turkey callers and, subsequently, better turkey hunters.

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478 - The Sweet Voice of the Wild Turkey with Denny Gulvas

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:30:00 -0400

The Sweet Voice of the Wild Turkey with Denny Gulvas

This week, Denny Gulvas joins Cameron and Andy on the show. Denny has devoted the latter years of his life to videoing the wild turkey and studying their language. There likely is not anyone more expert on the voice of the wild turkey than Denny.

We discuss not only the calls of the wild turkey, but practically everything else about the bird that fascinates us turkey hunters.

This is a great episode, and it is one of two. Get your pen and paper, and listen in!

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477 - Wild Turkeys and Bluegrass with Winky Hicks

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Wild Turkeys and Bluegrass with Winky Hicks

This week, the very talented turkey call and musical instrument maker Winky Hicks join Cameron and Andy on the show. Winky is never at a loss for a one liner or a great sounding turkey call.

This show covers the gamut from talking turkeys to how Winky got into making turkey calls to bluegrass and some of the great artists that Winky has encountered over the years. We even talk Winky into doing a little picking for us.

This is a very entertaining show. Listen in!

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476 - Get Off of My Lawn with Kenny Mount - Part 2

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Get Off of My Lawn with Kenny Mount - Part 2

Join us for part 2 of the interview with Kenny Mount this week.

Kenny, Cameron, and Andy really sound like 3 grumpy old men sitting around the local gas station at 5 AM complaining about the youngsters in the neighborhood. Maybe it is part jealousy on Kenny's and Andy's part because they didn't have all of the amazing tools that today's younger hunters have when it comes to turkey hunting.

Kenny brings it again this week, and you'll really enjoy this episode of turkey talk with Kenny Mount. Listen in!

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475 - Get Off of My Lawn with Kenny Mount - Part 1

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Get Off of My Lawn - Part 1

HE'S BAAAACCCCKKKKKK!

This week, Cameron and Andy have part 1 of their most recent interview with Kenny Mount, aka Chubbs.

Kenny is always an entertaining guest to have on the show, and this episode is no different. Not only is there a great deal of turkey talk and laughs, but we even get to discuss banana pudding and nilla wafers. We all get down a few rabbit holes in this interview, but that is part of what makes Kenny's interviews so fun and popular.

Listen in!

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474 - A Hodge Podge of Turkey Talk with Chad Claycomb

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:30:00 -0400

A Hodge Podge of Turkey Talk with Chad Claycomb

This week, Chad Claycomb with Claycomb Outdoors joins Cameron and Andy to talk about a hodge podge of turkey topics.

Chad hunts mountain turkeys a fair amount, so we discuss the challenges of hunting in the mountains. We also talk to him about traveling and hunting and competition calling.

Chad is a great guy, and this is a great interview that I think we all can learn a little from. Listen in!

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473 - Talking with a Turkey Calling Champion with Matt Van Cise

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Talking with a Turkey Calling Champion with Matt Van Cise

This week, Matt Van Cise joins Cameron and Andy on the show for a full interview for the first time ever.

Be sure to catch the Rapid Fire Q&A. We actually discuss more turkey hunting than we do competitive turkey calling. Matt tells us what he listens to for his inspiration while practicing his turkey calling.

Matt delves into the differences between competition calling and calling while hunting. His description of the difference is pretty interesting.

This is a great episode. Listen in!

472 - Tube Calling with Mark Prudhomme and Harold Knight

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Tube Calling with Mark Prudhomme and Harold Knight

This week Cameron and Andy share the Tube Calling seminar that Harold Knight and Mark Prudhomme put on at the 2024 Unicoi Turkey Callmakers Show in Helen, GA in January.

This show features two turkey calling legends and some great tips about how each of them uses the very versatile tube call while turkey hunting. From impersonating male and female wild turkey calls to making shock calls to induce a gobble, a tube call can do it all (and as both of these guys can display, a tube can do them all well).

This is a very entertaining and informative episode, that we think you will enjoy a great deal. Listen in!

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471 - All Things Wild Turkey with Dr. Grant Woods

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 10:30:00 -0400

All Things Wild Turkey with Dr. Grant Woods

In this week's episode, Dr. Grant Woods joins Cameron and Andy to discuss all things wild turkey. We talked about how the frigid temps experienced a few weeks ago might affect the young and old turkeys. And, we talked about how we can sometimes do more harm than good when we begin a supplemental feeding program for wildlife and introduce foods to them that they are not used to eating at that time.

Grant also shares how small tract landowners can best manage those tracts for wild turkeys. He talks a little history about hunting for sustenance and some trapper journal information about wild turkey populations in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Grant talks a little about the importance of those first two weeks of a poult's life and what we can provide those poults to boost their odds of survival.

This is another great episode with a phenomenal resource about our wild turkeys. Listen in!

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470 - 2024 Unicoi Recap Show

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:30:00 -0400

2024 Unicoi Recap Show

This week, Andy shares the audio of the interviews from this year's Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Maker's Show held in January of 2024 at Unicoi State Park outside of Helen, GA.

This call maker's show features some of the best custom call makers in the country, and it is an amazing place to go and put your hands on hundreds of turkey calls and learn from the call makers themselves. It is also a place to pick up some great artwork, books, turkey call cases and turkey totes, and knives, as well. For the turkey call collector, there are even displays where you can pick up and run some very old and unique turkey calls that collectors have on display.

The show in Unicoi is a can't miss event for all turkey hunters, and this year's show was no different. Andy plays great interviews with attendees as well as Josh Painter, who is now one of the guys putting the show together each year. Donny Richards and Cathy Champion also join Andy for interviews as well.

Scattered throughout the highlights of the show, Andy shares sound files from the call makers that he bought calls from. These calls are amazing in the woods, and we don't think the turkeys stand a chance. See the list of call makers featured in this episode and their contact information listed below.

Cathy Champion - 318-537-5763

Doug Morgan - 601-506-9137

Paul Durham - 912-282-6962

Richard Hudson - 931-627-9178

Kevin Cantrell - 770-266-0061

Tim Sandford - 407-625-1933

McLain - 931-627-9469

Donny Richards - 334-735-2452

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469 - TFT and Turkey Talk with Jason Lupardus

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:30:00 -0400

TFT and Turkey Talk with Jason Lupardus

This week, Jason Lupardus, Director of Business Operations and Partnerships for Turkeys for Tomorrow, joins Cameron and Andy on the show.

Jason shares some information about some of the studies that TFT have going on. TFT is creating chapters around the country as well, and Jason shares some information about those chapters.

This is a great episode, listen in!

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468 - Turkey Talk with Walter Parrott - Part 2

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Talk with Walter Parrott - Part 2

This week, Cameron and Andy have part 2 of the interview with Walter Parrott for you. Walter shares several more great stories and tips in this part of the interview.

Walter shares story about getting permission to hunt a place that no one had gotten permission to hunt. Cameron asked whether Walter thought his having video cameras helped him to get permission to hunt there.

He also shares the story about a friend who worked at Bass Pro who believed turkey hunting was easy. Needless to say, it didn't take him long to learn that was not the case.

This is a great episode so listen in!

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467 - Turkey Talk with Walter Parrott

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Talk with Walter Parrott

This week, Cameron and Andy have a first for you guys. Walter Parrott joins the show to talk turkey.

Walter shares his introduction to turkey hunting and competitive calling as well. He shares how he got hooked up with Knight and Hale to be on their pro staff and do some filming for them in their early years of business.

Walter eagerly joined in on the rapid fire Q&A, which led to some great follow up questions and answers.

He also talks about his observations of the turkey population in his home state of Missouri. Walter also shares how important it is to sit in one spot in the woods long enough for a turkey to approach rather than "run and gun". He also shares how important it is for us hunters to just slow down while we are in the turkey woods.

This episode is part one of a 2 part episode, and one you do now want to miss. Listen in!

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466 - Podcast Rebrand and Important Announcements for 2024

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:30:00 -0400

Podcast Rebrand and Important Announcements for 2024

This week, Cameron and Andy launch the rebrand of The Turkey Hunter Podcast to celebrate the start of their 10th year of the podcast.

We discuss the origins and final copy of our new The Turkey Hunter Podcast logo that was designed by Clayton Worrell, @grizhawk on Instagram. Clayton is an amazing photographer and artist, and he was the artist who put the edginess and awesomeness into our new logo. Cameron and Andy couldn't be more pleased with the way the new logo turned out. In fact, the new logo was enough to incent Cameron and Andy into starting a store where you guys can buy The Turkey Hunter Podcast branded gear for yourselves. See the link below to explore our new store.

Also, Cameron and Andy discuss their reasoning behind creating a page on Patreon. So, Patreon has drastically evolved over the past several years, and it is an awesome platform for creators, like Cameron and Andy, to offer extras to you, our listeners, for a small monthly subscription fee. The launch of the Patreon page for The Turkey Hunter Podcast and all of the benefits of membership in our Patreon page can be found by going to our Patreon page link below. Check it out!

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Also, lastly, do not forget that time is running out for your chance to hunt Rio wild turkeys in Texas in late February 2024 with Cameron and Andy by winning our charity raffle that is being held to help support the NWTF and TFT. Be sure to buy your raffle ticket package using this link: https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

Thanks for supporting the show and our sponsors. This is a great episode where Cameron and Andy discuss the future of the podcast. Be sure to listen in!

465 - A Little Alabama Afternoon Delight

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:30:00 -0400

A Little Alabama Afternoon Delight

This week, Andy shares the audio from an afternoon hunt in his home state of Alabama. Although this turkey did not gobble a great deal, he showed just enough interest in Andy to keep Andy's interest in him. Sometimes the old longbeards just don't gobble a whole lot, but they eat just as good as the two year olds. If you hang in there with them for a long enough time, they might just break and come to your setup.

That is exactly what this old bird did. This is a cool hunt that resulted in carrying a wise old Alabama bird out of the woods from an old still site.

Listen in for the whole story, and don't forget to get your raffle tickets by clicking the link below.

https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

464 - Christmas Turkey Soup

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Christmas Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and Andy discuss wild turkey news from around the US (and the world), in what we call a "turkey soup" episode because it contains a little bit of everything.

States discussed in this soup episode are Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and West Virginia (with a little exploding fried turkey).

Listen in to this week's episode and do not forget to buy some raffle tickets for your chance to win a Rio Grande wild turkey hunt in south Texas with Cameron and Andy in February of 2024. The link to purchase those discounted raffle ticket packages is https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

Best of luck!

463 - 2024 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show Preview

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:30:00 -0400

2024 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show Preview Show

This week, Mark Sharpe joins Cameron and Andy on this week's episode to talk about the upcoming 2024 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show. The show in 2024 will take place January 12 and January 13 in Helen, Georgia at Unicoi State Park.

Mark shares who the new call makers attending the show will be at the upcoming show. He also shares what other products will be available for purchase at the show. He also tells us what is so special about the Unicoi show to him.

If you are a fan of turkey hunting and appreciate spending time with other turkey hunters, then you will want to attend the 2024 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show. This is a fun episode, and you will want to listen in.

Below is a list of the vendors who will be attending this year's show...

Aj Hiner, Anthony Ellis, Billy McCallister (Jeffrey Thompson), Bob Harwell, Brian Lawter, Chad Scruggs, Daniel Harris, Darrin Dawkins (James Harrison), Dean Redbeard Mundhenke, Derek Fowler, Dickie Champion (Steve Fowler), Doug Morgan (Kenny Pedelahore), Ed Jenkins (Brad Roberts), Fred E Cox Jr. JR Teague), Grant Odom, Hoyt Brown, Irving Whitt (Chris Williams), Jamey Rex, Jeff Lacey / Clay Townsend, Jeff McKamey, Jeremy Stafford, Jimmy Schaffer, Jody Harrison, John Dangerfield, Kevin Cantrell, Kevin Dorsey, Kevin Farr, Kevin Kirkpatrick (Stanley Wymbs), Kyle Osborne / Eric Osborne, Lamar Williams / Tate Williams, Larry Halford (Jeff Harrison), Larry Stephens, Lee Chadwick, Lee Smith (James Witmer), Lon Trice (Steve Morgenstern), Mark McPhail (Mike Cook), Mark Prudhomme (Pat Strawser) (Harold Knight), Mark Sharpe (Timothy Oldham Jr.), Don Watkins (TJ Johnson), Matt Fulkerson (Steve Lumma), Matt Mclain (Ralph Permar), Mike Lapp, Paul B. Durham (Moye Howard), Richard Hudson, Roger Parks (Donnie Richards), Ron Watters (Robert Mosley), Steve Mann (Marvin Breedlove), Steve Turpin, Tim Bullock (Seth Hamon), Tim Sandford (Mike Robare), Thomas Jameson, Todd Black, Tony Ezolt (Ralph Snodgrass), Tony Quarino Sportsman's Variety, Wendell Lancaster (Tom Osmer) Will Dutton. Those are the call makers! The lobby vendors are as follows: Bryan Absher, Duncan Dobie, Ed Muller, Glenda Green,, Herb Mcclure, Larry Proffitt, Michael T Simpson, Tony Rider (Dennis Gooch)!

Don't forget to buy your raffle tickets for a chance to win a Rio Grande turkey hunt in south Texas in February 2024. Click the link below to buy your discounted raffle ticket packages.

https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

462 - Turkey Talk with Adam Butler

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Talk with Adam Butler

This week, Adam Butler, the Wild Turkey Program Coordinator with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, joins Cameron and Andy on the show.

Adam discusses the state of the wild turkey within the state of Mississippi, recent regulation changes made in the state, and the history of the wild turkey within the state and how trap and transfer efforts helped to reintroduce turkeys in certain areas.

Adam also talks about how flooding affects the turkey populations within the state a great deal since Mississippi is primarily low land state.

This is a very interesting episode, even for those who have no intention of ever hunting in the state of Mississippi. Mississippi is making changes that could be implemented in any state in the country to minimize reduction of hunting opportunities while still protecting the wild turkeys.

Listen in, and be sure to get your raffle tickets by using the link below...

https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

We hope you win!

461 - Home At Last Is The Hunter with Chip Gross

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Home At Last Is The Hunter with Chip Gross

This week Chip Gross joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about his book, Home At Last Is The Hunter.

Chip is a former Wildlife Officer with the state of Ohio, and he is also the author of the book Poachers Were My Prey that is about RT Stewart's undercover Wildlife Officer work. (RT Stewart was on the show a few weeks ago talking about some of his undercover operations.)

Chip shares some stories about how he came to write the book about RT, but mainly he shares the story behind the semi-fictional book, Home At Last Is The Hunter. Chip tells us how the book came to be and shares a very interesting fact about part of the book that involves the main character being involved in a hunting accident.

This is a great interview that you will not want to miss. Cameron also highly recommends both books to our listeners. Listen in to this episode to hear how you can buy an autographed copy of Home At Last Is The Hunter as well as Poachers Were My Prey by Chip Gross.

You can get a copy of these books on Chip's website: Chip Gross - Writer, Photographer, Speaker

Lastly, if you want to buy raffle tickets for a chance to win one of two hunts in South Texas in February of 2024, then you can go to Wild Turkey Hunt Fundraiser | Raffle Creator to buy those tickets. Remember 1/2 of the proceeds will go to the NWTF and 1/2 of the proceeds from the raffle will go to TFT. So, buy early and buy often.

460 - The History of the Wild Turkey with Brent Rogers

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:30:00 -0400

The History of the Wild Turkey with Brent Rogers

This week, Brent Rogers joins Cameron and Andy to discuss the history of the wild turkey in America. We talk about the role of the wild turkey in the lives of settlers of the US, the decline of wild turkeys due to subsistence before and during the Great Depression, relocation, restocking, and the boom of turkey populations.

This is a fun episode with lots of discussion of historical accounts of wild turkey in America. Listen in!

Don't forget to get your raffle tickets this week. Two lucky winners will join Cameron and Andy in South Texas in late February of 2024. Proceeds will be split between the NWTF and Turkeys for Tomorrow. Get your tickets here.

459 - A Little Afternoon Delight - A Hunt

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:30:00 -0400

A Little Afternoon Delight

This week, Cameron and Andy share one of Cameron's hunts from this past Spring season where Cameron was able to mark off another state from his list of states needed to complete his Super Slam.

As you can probably tell by the title of the show, this is an afternoon hunt, and we all know those can be fast and furious.

This is an exciting hunt with some really good audio and a great story of a great day. Listen in, and don't forget to buy your raffle tickets for a chance to hunt with Cameron and Andy in South TX in late February. Click this link to buy yours today.

458 - Turkey Dogging with JT Byrne

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Dogging with JT Byrne

This week, Cameron and Andy have JT Byrne back on the show to talk about the unique form of turkey hunting called turkey dogging.

JT explains what turkey dogging is all about and talks about the "breed" of turkey dogs that his dad created several decades ago, which is the Appalachian Turkey Dog.

In addition to that, he shares a few hunting stories with us as an example.

If you like to hunt behind dogs and you like to turkey hunt, you will not want to miss this episode. Listen in!

Here is the link for the Rio Grande wild turkey hunt with Cameron and Andy being held in late February of 2024.

www.tinyurl.com/55heeu99

457 - The Man Who Hunted Men with RT Stewart Part 2

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:30:00 -0400

The Man Who Hunted Men

This week, RT Stewart joins Cameron and Andy again to share several stories from his time being an undercover game warden, infiltrating poaching rings, and bringing the poachers to justice.

In this episode, we hear about the trial of the turkey and deer poachers from Operation Redbud as well as stories from bringing duck hunters to justice as well. This is another fascinating, and oftentimes hilarious, episode that you will not want to miss. So, listen in!

Cameron and Andy also share more information about their late winter February Texas Rio hunt raffle for 2024. If you are interested in buying tickets for an opportunity to hunt with Cameron and Andy and to raise money for TFT and the NWTF, then you can buy tickets by going to https://tinyurl.com/55heeu99. You can also buy tickets by scanning the QR Code below.

Buy early and buy often.

456 - The Man Who Hunted Men with RT Stewart - Part 1

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:30:00 -0400

The Man Who Hunted Men with RT Stewart - Part 1

This week, Cameron and Andy present you with part 1 of the fascinating interview with RT Stewart who is a retired conservation officer who went undercover to bust what was at the time the largest poaching ring ever busted.

The bust resulted in 26 convictions of poachers who illegally killed wild turkeys and deer out of season, over the legal bag limit, at night, and just for kicks.

RT was a pioneer in undercover work for the Ohio DNR, and he literally became a member of the community in which these poachers were living and put his own life at risk getting video evidence of these violations in the process.

This is an interview you won't want to miss!

Before the interview though, Cameron and Andy have a huge announcement for all of their friends of the show and for wild turkeys as well. They are raffling off two Rio Grande wild turkey hunts in late February for the opportunity to harvest two wild turkeys for each hunter who wins in the drawing. You'll want to listen in for information on the raffle, and you'll want to buy your raffle tickets early and often. Below is the link where you can purchase your raffle tickets to join Cameron and Andy in South Texas at El Mapache Blanco Ranch to hunt wild turkeys while almost everyone else is sitting at home with the winter doldrums.

https://tinyurl.com/55heeu99

or you can scan this URL code to get to the website to buy tickets.

Proceeds from the raffle will go to benefit The National Wild Turkey Federation and Turkeys for Tomorrow.

455 - The Slam of All Slams with Chip Davis

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:30:00 -0400

The Slam of All Slams

This week, Chip Davis joins Cameron and Andy to talk about completing the slam of all slams. Chip is the second person to complete the Grand Slam, US Super Slam, Royal Slam, World Slam, Canadian Slam, and Mexican Slam.

This process took Chip over 30 years to complete all of the slams, and his last turkey in Canada presented him an absolute fit. Chip shares that story with us as well as the feelings he experienced when he harvested that turkey and completed the slam.

Chip is a great story teller. We think you'll enjoy this show. Listen in!

454 - A Noisy Group of Mountain Merriams

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Check out this week's episode to hear an exciting hunt that Andy and Cameron shared together this past spring out West. Join us in Ponderosa Pine Country as we locate and make a move on a rowdy bunch of Merriams turkeys. After the hunt, stay tuned for one of the greatest recipe's the world has ever seen that was concocted on this trip.

Hope ya'll enjoy reliving a spring memory with your hosts.

453 - Early Fall Turkey Soup

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Early Fall Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and Andy cook up a little turkey soup to help warm you up with the first cool front of the Fall season rolling through most of the country.

Wild turkey news articles from Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas, California, and Tennessee are among the states covered in the articles and press releases in this episode. There are some great wild turkey research projects going on around the country right now that we are hopeful will shed some light on a few of the reasons for wild turkey declines.

Of course, we love to throw in a weird wild turkey story into these soup episodes, so we share one this week of a wild turkey that has been misgendered... by Cameron.

Listen in!

452 - Fall Turkey Hunting with Roger Parks - Part 2

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Fall Turkey Hunting with Roger Parks

This week Cameron and Andy bring part 2 of the Fall Turkey Hunting episode with Roger Parks to you.

Roger shares a little bit about what a typical fall turkey hunting morning looks like for him. The guys talk some spring turkey hunting as well. And, yes, the answer to the million dollar question is... Roger shares his contact information with all of us.

Get your pen and paper ready. Grab the beverage of your choice. And, listen in!

451-1 - Fall Turkey Hunting with Roger Parks - Part 1

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Fall Turkey Hunting with Roger Parks - Part 1

This week, turkey call maker Roger Parks joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about fall turkey hunting, among other things.

Roger makes one of the finest gobbler callers on the market today, and the guys talk about that call for a bit. Of course, there's lots of turkey call talk as well. I don't think it is possible to have a turkey call maker on the show and not talk about turkey calls.

Roger shares a strategy for killing turkeys no matter whether he is hunting in the spring, fall, or winter. He also shares a few calling strategies and tips as well.

This is a great episode with a guest who loves to share his knowledge with others. Maybe the best news of all is that there is more interview to share next week.

Listen in!

450 - The Monkey Off of the Back with Scott McDonald

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:30:00 -0400

The Monkey Off of the Back

We are back!

Today we have Scott McDonald joining us on the show to share a hunt in Tennessee that he enjoyed with Cameron.

This was Scott's third time to hunt in Tennessee. Even though he had some close encounters, he had not been able to mark the state off of his list in his pursuit of his super slam. Cameron offered to help Scott with a hunt to see if they could make it happen in the spring of 2023.

This is a fun episode with Cameron and Scott sharing the hunt with Andy. Listen in to the hunt as there are multiple shots fired and a strange story shared in the show.

449 - A Turkey Hunting Survey with Jay Cantrell

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:30:00 -0400

A Turkey Hunting Survey with Jay Cantrell

This week Jay Cantrell with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about recent public meetings and a survey for South Carolina turkey hunters.

Over the course of the summer, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources held meetings across the state to talk about the declining wild turkey population in SC. These meetings came about because of the concern expressed to the SCDNR by licensed hunters in the state.

As good as the in person meetings were, Jay and the SCDNR felt like they wanted more input from hunters within the state. So, Jay recorded his presentation and posted it on YouTube (click here to watch it). The state also posted their survey online for hunters to take, so that they can get more participation and input on possible solutions from the public.

This is a great show, and Cameron and Andy's hope is that more states will take the initiative to hold similar meetings with their hunters as well as take their presentation and surveys online for all who can to participate and have their voices heard.

Listen in and then take some action if you are interested in trying to turn the population decline around in your own state.

448 - Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Preston Pittman

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Preston Pittman

This week turkey hunting legend Preston Pittman joins Cameron and Andy on the show to recount his 2023 spring turkey season.

The show starts off with some fishing talk because Preston has just arrived home from a great fishing trip off of the gulf coast. After a bit of fishing talk the discussion turns to turkey hunting. A wide array of topics are discussed from call care and storage tips to whether or not to tree call to a roosted tom and everything in between.

This is a great episode that we all can pick up a few tips from to make us better turkey hunters. Listen in!

447 - Mountain Pine Forest Turkey Hunt

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:52:44 -0400

Mountain Pine Forest Turkey Hunt

This week, Cameron and Andy share one of their turkey hunts with us. This hunt took place in the mountains of the western US in the spring of 2023.

Cameron and Andy were together on this hunt, and it turned out to be a good one with some cat and mouse being played. Although there is not a whole lot of gobbling in the early stages of this hunt, patience, persistence, and the right turkey call paid off in the end.

We think you'll enjoy sharing in this hunt with Cameron and Andy in the dog days of summer.

Listen in!

446 - 2023 Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Donald Devereaux Jarrett

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:44:33 -0400

2023 Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Donald Devereaux Jarrett

This week, turkey hunting outfitter, guide, hunter, and author Donald Devereaux Jarrett (DJ) joins Cameron and Andy on the show to recap his 2023 season hunting Merriam's turkeys in South Dakota.

DJ also shares his thoughts on the Merriam's turkey population in the part of South Dakota where he guides turkey hunts after the harsh 2022/2023 winter. DJ has high hopes for the Merriam's turkey population there after having a successful hunting season.

DJ, Cameron, and Andy also talk a little about DJ's book, Compositions of a Sickness, and they share a few laughs as well.

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445 - Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Jeff Budz

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Jeff Budz

This week wild turkey killer extraordinaire and guide, Jeff Budz, joins Cameron and Andy on the show to share how his season went both personally and professionally.

Jeff's passions for the wild turkey and turkey hunting are obvious and show every time he speaks. Jeff shares his thoughts on the direction of the turkey populations in Florida as well as in the western US after the extreme snowfall and frigid temps they had there this past winter.

Jeff is one who loves to push himself to extremes when it comes to turkey hunting, but he stops shy from telling us what his next big turkey hunting goal is. Maybe Cameron and Andy can get that from him the next time Jeff is on the show.

Jeff is always an entertaining guest who is full of information. Listen in!

444 - 2023 Spring Turkey Season Recap

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:30:00 -0400

2023 Spring Turkey Season Recap

Andy and Cameron are back this week to recap their 2023 spring turkey hunting season.

Both Andy and Cameron share three takeaways from the 2023 season. They discuss some of their experiences in their travels around the country and some of the interesting people they met along the way. Andy shares a story of hens with poults on the same piece of ground as henned up gobblers.

They also share whether or not they achieved all of their season goals that they set for themselves early this year.

You'll want to listen all the way through the end of the show for a big announcement about going to a bi-weekly podcast format through the summer months.

This is a fun show, so be sure to listen in.

443 - Turkey Season Turkey Soup

Thu, 18 May 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Season Turkey Soup

This week, following a week off for a turkey trip, Cameron and Andy share a little turkey soup during turkey season.

Many states are starting to report their harvest and licensing statistics. So, Cameron and Andy share some stats for Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Iowa. Overall, so far, many states are reporting excellent harvest statistics. Are these great harvest statistics due to higher turkey populations this year or due to higher hunter efforts and better weather? Well, it is really hard to tell in so many states because they do not know how many turkey hunters they have turkey hunting. So, these states have no clue as to whether there were more turkey hunters in the woods chasing turkeys or some other factor lead to the increase in harvest statistics.

In addition to the harvest stats, Cameron and Andy share the story of a hunter who was shot by his hunting partner, and how at some point he just realized and accepted the fact that he was going to be shot. This is a wild story with some pretty nasty looking pictures showing the wounds. Check them out online.

And, Andy shares two stories of "hunters" who let the dream of a fresh wild turkey in the freezer get the best of them in New York. Thanks to conservation officers enforcing the law, these two hunters were ticketed and had their turkeys confiscated.

This is a fun episode, so listen in!

442 - Answering Some Listener Questions

Fri, 05 May 2023 16:04:20 -0400

Check out this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast to hear Andy and Cameron discuss some questions that have been recently submitted by listeners.

Your hosts will dive into questions about hunting missed turkeys, eating turkey livers, finding a mentor, and more.

Check it out and as always Thanks for listening.

441 - The 2023 Mossy Oak Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp with Daniel Haas

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:30:00 -0400

The 2023 Mossy Oak Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp

This week, Daniel Haas joins Cameron and Andy to introduce Mossy Oak's 2023 Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp and to share an awesome turkey hunting story with Tom Kelly.

Daniel is the Director of Brand Marketing for Mossy Oak, so he is in the know about what is going on with Mossy Oak and all of their new projects. They've been quite busy over the past 12 months or so with the 2022 Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp, introducing new clothing lines, reintroducing old clothing lines, rolling out the Mr. Fox turkey vest, and the 2023 Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp, just to name a few things they've had on their plate.

Daniel shares some of the history behind the artwork on this year's stamp as well as how much money was raised last year with their first wild turkey conservation stamp and where some of that money is going.

In addition to the wild turkey conservation stamp, Daniel shares with us his very recent turkey hunt with Colonel Tom Kelly. This is a great story, and the entire episode is one you won't want to miss.

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440 - Patience Pays Off

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Patience Pays Off

This week Cameron shares a hunt that is fresh on his mind. The hunt is so fresh it is only a few hours old.

This hunt takes place in a river swamp bottom with a couple of turkeys that Cameron thinks he let walk the day before. This is a great hunt in the respect that not only did patience pay off with Cameron's passing on a shot the day before, but also that he had the patience to sit and wait at his original setup spot while the turkey he set up on before daylight flew down, walked off, paired up with a buddy, and came back into the area Cameron was set up in.

This one is a good hunt to learn from. Listen in!

439 - Turkey Talk with Eddie Salter

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Talk with Eddie Salter

This week, The Turkey Man, Eddie Salter, joins Cameron and Andy on the show to share an update on his season and some of his most memorable hunts.

Eddie talks about being on the TK and Mike videos from the early 1990's, and how much fun he had doing those videos. He also shares the story of how he missed 5 turkeys in one day, and how he also played a part of killing 10 turkeys in one day.

We get to hear how he has dedicated this season to his grandchildren, and how they are having a great season. Even his 4 and a half year old grandson has killed a turkey with him this season.

Eddie is always a great deal of fun to chat with, and this episode does not disappoint. Listen in!

438 - Taking Quality Harvest Pictures with Clayton Worrell

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Taking Quality Harvest Pictures with Clayton Worrell

This week, Clayton Worrell (aka GrizHawk on InstaGram) joins Cameron and Andy to talk about how we can take better quality harvest photos of our turkeys this spring.

Clayton is an amazing wildlife photographer who can capture images of wildlife that convey a feeling or emotion that we think the subject animal could be feeling at that moment in time. His images are truly a work of art.

Clayton shares with us how we should frame our harvest pictures in a way that we can refer back to that photo decades later and remember that hunt and that turkey. He also shares with us the importance of cleaning up our turkey to show respect to the bird and to get the best pictures that we can get to share on social media. These images very often go on social media and convey an image of us and our pastime to non hunters. We should want that image conveyed to be a respectful and powerful one.

This is a great episode, and one you won't want to miss. Listen in!

437 - TFT Update with Chase Grubbs

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:57:59 -0400

437 - TFT Update with Chase Grubbs

Check out this week's episode as Chase Grubbs gives us an update on Turkeys For Tomorrow.

Thanks for tuning in

436 - 2023 Turkey Season Goals and Roosted Was Roasted

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:08:59 -0400

2023 Turkey Season Goals and Roosted Was Roasted

This week your hosts give you a quick update on the first hunt of the year and then share each of their goals for this turkey season. After sharing their goals, Cameron lets us join him on an EPIC hunt under a roost full of Rio Grande gobblers on a 2022 hunt.

Check it out!

435 - Challenging Spring Gobblers with Roger Parks

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 09:37:10 -0400

435 - Challenging Spring Gobblers with Roger Parks

Check out this episode as Andy shares the recording of the Roger Parks seminar from Unicoi this past year. Roger dives into some useful tools for challenging turkeys in the Spring of the year when they may not come running to those hen yelps. This show will be very helpful for spring and fall gobbler hunting and will add another tool into your bag of tricks this Spring.

Check it out and make sure to let Roger know you enjoyed the info!

434 - When Kings Go To Battle with Michael T Simpson

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:30:00 -0400

When Kings Go To Battle with Michael T Simpson

This week, author Michael T Simpson joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about his first book, When Kings Go To Battle.

Michael's book is a relatively new release, and he shares some really fun hunting stories and memories with his readers in this easy read. We also get to learn more about Michael's motivation for writing a book about turkey hunting.

We know that you will enjoy book, and you will find this one a great way to prepare your state of mind for this coming spring.

This is a very fun and entertaining interview with Michael, so listen in!

433 - Turkey Talk with Kenny Mount Part 2

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Talk with Kenny Mount Part 2

This week, Cameron and Andy share part 2 of the interview with Kenny Mount, aka Chubbs. They also share some stories, lots of laughs, and some BS with Kenny as well.

Cameron and Andy riddle Kenny with listener questions that were submitted to Cameron's IG account. Kenny takes the questions in stride and offers quite entertaining and thoughtful answers.

The guys discuss social media and wild turkeys, slings, cigar smoking, hunting small tracts of land, pet peeves while hunting, and several other topics.

This is a very entertaining episode. Listen in!

432 - Turkey Talk with Kenny Mount Pt 1

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Talk with Kenny Mount Pt 1

This week, Kenny Mount, aka Chubbs from the Pinhoti Project, joins Cameron and Andy to talk some turkey.

Kenny is always one of the most listened to guests that we have on the show because of his humor, frankness, honesty, and well thought out views on many topics.

Just like past episodes where Cameron and Andy have interviewed Kenny, this one takes many turns and twists, and there are some great stories as well.

The entire interview with Kenny ran over 2 hours, so Cameron and Andy cut this one into 2 parts. This episode contains part 1 of the interview, so be sure to tune in to next week's show where part 2 of the interview, that contains a great deal of listener Q&A, will be released.

Also, don't forget to DM Andy on Instagram if you will be at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville this week.

Listen in!

431 - The History of Turpin Custom Game Calls with Steve Turpin

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:30:00 -0400

The History of Turpin Custom Game Calls with Steve Turpin

This week, Steve Turpin with Turpin Custom Game Calls joins Cameron and Andy to talk about the history of his great uncle, Tom Turpin, and his great uncle's call company named Turpin Custom Game Calls, which Steve runs today.

Steve shares the audio of an 80 year old box call that his great uncle built and Steve recently acquired. Steve talks about how his great uncle traveled around selling turkey calls and records trying to interest others in the sport of spring and fall turkey hunting.

This is a fascinating show that I'm sure you will enjoy, at least until Steve gets Cameron and Andy off topic with one simple question.

Listen in!

430 - 2023 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Recap Show

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:30:00 -0400

2023 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Recap Show

This week Andy recaps the 2023 Unicoi Custom Callmakers show in Helen, GA from January.

Andy revisits the show and his quest to find the perfect slate call to replace a slate call owned by one of Andy's friends. Andy shares how he failed miserably, and happily, at his goal of not buying a call at the show this year.

He shares audio from the seminars by Roger Parks and Mark Prudhomme. Andy also interviewed several callmakers, including Paul Durham, Darrin Dawkins, and Wendell Lancaster.

Andy also shares the sound files for calls that he got from Mark McPhail, Dan Harris, Dickie Champion, Jeremy Stafford, and Marvin Breedlove.

Listen in to all the great highlights, interviews, and call sound files.

Roger Parks with Custom Series Turkey Calls can be reached at 717-579-0689.

Wendell Lancaster with Wendell's Custom Box Calls can be reached at 864-421-2562.

Dan Harris with Dan's Hancrafted Custom Calls can be reached at 903-278-6244.

Mark McPhail with Wise Old Owl Turkey Calls can be reached at 601-938-5357.

Marvin Breedlove can be reached at 919-332-7603.

Jeremy Stafford with Hen Within Turkey Calls can be reached at 706-270-3291.

429 - Turkey Science with the Turkey Science Podcast Guys

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Wild Turkey Science with the Wild Turkey Science Podcast Guys

Cameron and Andy interview Drs. Will Gulsby and Marcus Lashley in this week's episode. Will and Marcus discuss their new podcast called Wild Turkey Science where they will discuss, you guessed it... the science of the wild turkey.

In this episode, Will and Marcus discuss some of the show topics and guests they have had on already. They inform us that this show will be a great format to use to learn about recent and ongoing studies around the country. Both of these guys are experts in the field of studying the wild turkey, and their guests will be the same. This is sure to be an educational podcast that every diehard turkey hunter will want to listen to, if they want to have more turkeys on their hunting properties.

Also, in this episode, Cameron and Andy get Will and Marcus to discuss trapping predators and some of the studies that are ongoing around the country.

This is an awesome episode, and you will not want to miss it.

Listen in!

428 - 2023 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:30:00 -0400

2023 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

This week, Pete Muller with the NWTF joins Cameron and Andy to give us an update on what is going on at the NWTF and to fill us in on the upcoming 2023 NWTF Convention and Sport Show happening in Nashville in February.

The NWTF has set some lofty goals for 2023 - its 50th year anniversary.

Recruit 75,000 new adult members
Raise $500,000 for wild turkey research
Positively impact 1,000,000 acres
Dedicate $1,000,000 for our Hunting Heritage programs
Raise $5,000,000 to invest in our people and modernize our IT infrastructure
Raise $5,000,000 to build $50,000,000 endowment

These goals cannot be accomplished without the help of people like our listeners donating time and money.

One way we can help the NWTF to achieve those goals is to support the 2023 Convention and Sport Show happening in Nashville. Pete shares a great deal of what is going on at the show this year, and this event is a great opportunity to scratch that turkey itch a couple of months before season starts for most of us.

This is a fantastic episode that you do not want to miss. Listen in!

427 - Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Cameron and Andy

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Cameron and Andy

This week Cameron and Andy close out the Traveling and Turkey Hunting series of episodes while sharing some of their own tips and strategies for traveling to turkey hunt.

They cover camping, driving, and flying to their hunting destinations. Cameron shares a great tip about breaking up a long drive to include a hunt in a state about half way between your home and your ultimate destination. That is a great strategy to break up the monotony of a cross country drive and possibly mark off another state from your list of states needed to complete a super slam.

Andy shares a few tips on flying with your gear to save some of those egregious overweight baggage fees.

This is a great episode to close out this series. Listen in!

426 - Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Ron Jolly

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Ron Jolly

Ron Jolly joins Cameron and Andy this week for the 3rd episode in the series of Traveling and Turkey Hunting.

Ron shares many tips he learned with all of his years of traveling around the country with the Primos team hunting turkeys and other critters. He shares some tips on how he handles traveling with his boots, and what he does to keep himself hydrated while hunting as well. After he shares many tips with us about traveling and turkey hunting, Ron shares several exciting updates about Turkeys For Tomorrow. They have several exciting research projects going on currently, and they have many other big developments coming down the pipe in the near future as well. This is a great episode that you do not want to miss. Listen in!

425 - Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Tanner Burns

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Tanner Burns

This week Tanner Burns joins Cameron and Andy to talk about traveling and turkey hunting. Tanner is the second guest in the new traveling and turkey hunting series.

Tanner flies to turkey hunt a good bit, so they discuss the challenges of flying and turkey hunting. Also, Tanner offers his professional advice as a taxidermist when he touches on traveling with caped out turkeys as well.

This is another great episode in this series. Listen in!

424 - Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Jordan Barnes

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Jordan Barnes

This week, bowhunting whiz Jordan Barnes joins Cameron and Andy in the first episode of the new series on traveling and turkey hunting.

Jordan typically drives to his turkey hunting destinations, so this show centers around camping and hunting. Jordan sleeps in his vehicle most nights on his hunting trips, so he also offers tips on how he stays comfortable while sleeping.

This is a great show with lots of great tips for those who like to turkey hunt and travel.

Listen in!

423 - A Christmas Serving of Turkey Soup

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

A Christmas Serving of Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and Andy serve up a heaping helping of turkey soup for Christmas.

In this week's soup episode, they discuss turkey news from Alabama, Mississippi, Maine, California, Nebraska, and West Virginia.

Listen in!

422 - Another Piney Hills Turkey Hunt

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Another Piney Hills Turkey Hunt

This week, Scott McDonald joins Cameron and Andy on the show to share a turkey hunt he had with Andy in the spring of 2022.

This hunt took place on some thick public ground in a tough southern state, but it turned out to be a productive trip for both Scott and Andy as they doubled on a couple of hard gobbling turkeys right around midday.

These birds came through the thick woods, split up, and eventually got back together about 45 yards in front of Scott and Andy.

It took a lot of patience and trust in their hunting partner to make this hunt a success, but it all paid off as it turned out to be twice as successful as they had hoped.

This is a great hunt that will get you fired up for spring. Listen in!

421 - The 2023 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Show Preview with Mark Sharpe

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

The 2023 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Show Preview with Mark Sharpe

This week, Mark Sharpe joins Cameron and Andy to talk about the upcoming 2023 Unicoi Custom Turkey Callmakers Show held at Unicoi State Park in Georgia. This year the show will be held January 13 and 14 of 2023.

This show features custom turkey call makers displaying and selling their calls as well as seminars by call collectors and call makers as well. This is one of the premier turkey caller shows in the country, and the event is a fantastic time to immerse yourself in turkey hunting with other turkey hunting nuts to prepare for the upcoming spring turkey hunting season.

Listen in, and make plans to attend this show in 2023.

420 - A Waterlogged Turkey

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0400

A Waterlogged Turkey

Cameron shares another turkey hunt with us this week to get us primed and ready to eat some Thanksgiving turkey.

This hunt took place in what is a very common habitat for many of us hunters east of the Mississippi River. This was in a hardwood bottom that, at the time, was flooded. Cameron found some gobbling turkeys in the area. After sloshing through the water to get to them, he setup, called, and soon had his hat blown off by a loud gobbling Eastern wild turkey.

The gobbling in this hunt will get your blood boiling and get you wishing for springtime again.

Listen in!

419 - Wild Turkey Research Updates with Dr. Will Gulsby

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Wild Turkey Updates with Dr. Will Gulsby

Dr. Will Gulsby from Auburn University joins Cameron and Andy on the show to update all of us on the progress and the one year findings on the ongoing studies being conducted at by his department.

We discuss the male wild turkey gonad study and some of the preliminary results there. We also discuss the gobbling chronology study being done within the state of Alabama, and the very interesting early findings from one year of that study.

We also discuss the nesting success study being conducted as well.

This is a must listen episode for the turkey hunting nuts like us.

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418 - Creating Better Brood Habitat with Marcus Lashley Part 2

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Creating Better Brood Habitat with Marcus Lashley Part 2

This week, Cameron and Andy bring the last half of the Marcus Lashley seminar on creating better brood habitat from the Alabama state chapter of the NWTF Field Day from August 2022.

This episode is full of useful information that all of us turkey hunters can use to improve our turkey populations on our hunting properties. This is also a great episode to share with other turkey hunters as well.

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417 - Creating Better Brood Habitat with Dr. Marcus Lashley Part 1

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Creating Better Brood Habitat with Marcus Lashley

This week, Cameron and Andy share part of the Alabama NWTF Field Day seminar where Dr. Marcus Lashley talks about brood habitat.

The general theme of Dr. Lashley's seminar is that as a whole brood habitat is severely lacking across the US. We all already know that having great nesting habitat is essential to having good hatches, but creating great nesting habitat is extremely difficult to do because there is not one particular habitat that hens are likely to nest in.

According to Dr. Lashley better brood habitat is much easier to create because it has several features that are commonly found in the different areas around the US.

This is an excellent presentation, and we have part 1 of 2 for you this week. There is definitely something to be learned by all of us from this week's show and next week's show.

Listen in!

416 - A Heaping Helping of Fall Turkey Soup

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:30:00 -0400

A Heaping Helping of Fall Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and Andy share some wild turkey news.

In this week's episode, Cameron and Andy discuss recent news about an encouraging wild turkey and poult survey in Arkansas, as well as a positive wild turkey and poult report completed in Tennessee.

Also, the NWTF has announced this year's inductees into their Hall of Fame.

Other states featured on this week's turkey soup episode are Maine, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Missouri.

A story of a wild turkey breaking into a home in Ohio may be the story that takes the cake in this week's episode. The story involve the police, a net, and body cameras that captured the whole debacle for our viewing enjoyment.

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415 - A Clucking Mountain Turkey

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

A Clucking Mountain Turkey

Check out this episode to hear the story and audio behind one of Cameron's 2022 turkey hunts. This one is sure to get you fired up about the upcoming spring turkey season. In this hunt he comes across a gobbler that has a strange tactic on his approach. Cameron also shares an update about how his fall turkey season is going at home. Check it out and make sure to send in any ideas for an upcoming series you would like to hear to the hosts.

Thanks For Listening!

414 - Trapping and Predator Control for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Cameron and Andy

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Trapping and Predator Control for Better Wild Turkey Hatches

This week, Cameron and Andy share some of their tips for trapping and predator calling to lower predator populations and have better wild turkey hatches each year.

Cameron shares some statistics from a quail study conducted years ago in the southeast as well as some numbers from his own trap lines.

Andy shares a tip on what not to do while trapping for wild turkey nest predators.

Listen in!

413 - Predator Control for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Geoff Nemnich

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Predator Control for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Geoff Nemnich

This week, Geoff Nemnich with The Last Stand, Coyote Craze, and Eatman's Predator Pro Podcast joins Cameron and Andy to discuss calling in wild turkey predators.

We will learn some predator setup tricks as well as places to locate wild turkey predators. We also discuss the types of calls used to call those predators in and what weapons and ammo to use.

Geoff also shares some predator calling stories as well.

So, if trapping predators is not your game and you want to hunt raccoons, coyotes, bobcats, and foxes by calling them into your setup, then you will definitely not want to miss this week's episode. Geoff is one of the best at calling predators, and Cameron and Andy pick his brain about all things predator calling.

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412 - Trapping for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Chip Davis

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Trapping for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Chip Davis

This week, Chip Davis from Expand a Trap and Trapping Radio joins Cameron and Andy to talk about trapping.

Chip shares stories and statistics about how trapping has changed the dynamics of the turkey population on his hunting property. Chip had a bobcat problem, and after trapping constantly for 3 years, he hardly sees a bobcat on his cameras or in his traps. His wild turkey population has exploded as a benefit of his trapping program.

Listen in to Chip tell the story about how his hunting property has become a wild turkey mecca due to his trapping efforts.

411 - Trapping for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Bill Duke

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Trapping for Better Wild Turkey Hatches

Bill Duke with Duke Traps joins Cameron and Andy this week to discuss trapping predators for better wild turkey hatches.

In this show, Bill shares some of the history of Duke Traps, fur buying around the southeast, and the trap business.

There is some talk of trapping nest predators as well as predators of adult turkeys. This is a very interesting show with a great guest interview.

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410 - Trapping for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Alan Probst

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Trapping for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Alan Probst

This week, Cameron and Andy kick off their series on trapping for better wild turkey hatches. Alan Probst with North American Trapper joins them on the show to discuss trapping nest predators and the predators going after the hens sitting on nests.

Alan shares quite a few tips on how he has success trapping raccoons, skunks, and possums. We talk about the convenience and ease of dog proof traps, setting up traps, and trap maintenance as well.

Alan also shares some tips on trapping for coyotes, bobcats, and foxes during the call as well.

This is a great episode, so listen in!

409 - The Honey Hole Hunt

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:30:00 -0400

The Honey Hole Hunt

This week, Cameron shares another hunt from this past season with us where he killed another turkey from the same ridge that has been good to him over the past several seasons.

This is an early season hunt that took place in some hilly hardwood country with a hard gobbling Eastern wild turkey.

After the hunt, Cameron shares what he thinks was the key to making this hunt a success. This is a good learning opportunity for all of us.

Listen in!

408 - Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Cameron and Andy

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Cameron and Andy

This week, Cameron and Andy wrap up the Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics series while giving some tips and tactics of what works for them during late season.
Among those tips, hunter comfort and covering lots of ground are some of the many tips offered during this episode.

This is a great episode with several tips that may help you kill a few more gobblers next spring.

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407 - Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Harold Knight

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Harold Knight

Turkey hunting industry legend, Harold Knight, joins Cameron and Andy this week as the last guest in the Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics series.

It seems no turkey hunting topic is left untouched in this week's episode as Harold covers everything from predators to his thoughts on moving hunting seasons later in the spring to bag limits. The last topic leads to some discussion on late season turkey hunting tactics as Harold shares a few strategies that have worked for him in the past.

Listen in to this week's episode!

406 - Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Eddie Salter

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Eddie Salter

This week, Eddie Salter joins Cameron and Andy to discuss late season turkey hunting tactics in the latest in the series covering the topic.

Eddie discusses the changes he has seen in the late season in his home state of Alabama, and he talks about some of the changes he has made in how he deals with those changes.

Eddie also talks about calling volume as well as how he likes to slow down during that time of year.

This is a great episode with a turkey hunting legend, and I'm sure we can all pick up a tip or two to make us better late season turkey hunters.

Listen in!

405 - Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Mike Chamberlain

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Mike Chamberlain

This week, Mike Chamberlain joins Cameron and Andy to discuss late season turkey hunting tactics.

Most of you know that Mike is a wild turkey biologist with the University of Georgia, and his students are spearheading quite a few studies on wild turkeys. In addition to his full time job of managing his students and grad students, Mike is a turkey hunter. Most of the podcasts and seminars Mike has been on are purely about the biology of the wild turkey, but this week Mike joins the show to discuss some tactics he uses to hunt wild turkeys during the late season.

Mike's vast knowledge of the bird itself gives him a different take on hunting turkeys during the early, mid, and late parts of the season. Mike definitely does not disappoint during this interview where he drops a couple of tidbits of information that will make us all a little more successful during what can be a tough time of year to kill turkeys.

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404 - A Hot Bowl of Turkey Soup

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:30:00 -0400

A Hot Bowl of Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and Andy have a nice hot bowl of turkey soup for the listeners to help beat the summer heat.

In this episode, we spend a great deal of time talking about wild turkey news in Pennsylvania. We also cover some turkey news from Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Dakota, Maine, and Rhode Island, as well.

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403 - Hunting the Big Flock

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Hunting the Big Flock

Cameron shares one of his hunts from this past spring with us this week. In this hunt, he and his brothers have setup on a big mixed flock of turkeys roosted in a creek bottom next to an ag field.

This hunt is full of amazing turkey talk audio that any hunter can use to practice with. It also has a couple of gunshots and an odd ending to it.

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402 - Woodsmanship with Cameron and Andy

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Woodsmanship with Cameron and Andy

This week, Cameron and Andy wrap up the series on woodsmanship.

Cameron and Andy share their thoughts about what woodsmanship means to them. Several woodsmanship and hunting tips are shared throughout the show. Quite a few stories are shared as well just to give some examples of different techniques that have paid dividends in the past.

Listen in as Cameron and Andy share a slightly different take on woodsmanship.

401 - Woodsmanship with Ray Eye

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Woodsmanship with Ray Eye

This week, Ray Eye joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about woodsmanship.

Ray is a former turkey calling champion, writer, video host and producer, radio show host and producer, and all around great guy. Ray is known for being an amazing story teller, and he does not disappoint on today's show.

Listen in as Ray talks about what woodsmanship means to him and how he uses woodsmanship to kill more turkeys. Ray also talks about some fall turkey hunting and a little turkey hunting history as well.

This is a great episode that you will not want to miss.

400 - Woodsmanship with Jeff Budz

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Woodsmanship with Jeff Budz

This week, the Grand Slam King, Jeff Budz, joins Cameron and Andy on the show for another discussion on the series of woodsmanship.

Jeff has more Grand Slams registered with the NWTF than any other hunter in the country. so who better than to talk about woodsmanship than another great hunter who travels the country hunting turkeys and guiding hunters who want to kill a Grand Slam themselves.

Jeff shares tips on how woodsmanship carries over into our everyday lives from the people we encounter while we are working or even they are working as they can provide valuable information about where to find turkeys.

Listen in as Jeff shares lots of information that will help improve our woodsmanship skills as well as just make us better overall turkey hunters.

399 - Woodsmanship with Doc Weddle

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Woodsmanship with Doc Weddle

This week, Doc Weddle joins Cameron and Andy in the first episode in their Woodsmanship series of shows.

Doc shares some things that come to mind for him when he thinks of woodsmanship, and he shares how he uses some of those woodsmanship tactics to help him kill more turkeys each year.

This should be a very interesting and educational series of episodes and our first guest does not disappoint.

Listen in!

398 - A Piney Woods Turkey Hunt

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:30:00 -0400

A Piney Woods Turkey Hunt

This week Andy shares the story of his second successful turkey hunt from the 2022 season. This hunt marked another state off of Andy's list and left him with needing 7 states to finish his super slam.

This hunt took place on some public ground in some beautifully managed piney woods. Listen in as Andy calls in 2 good gobbling turkeys.

397 - Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Cameron and Andy

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Cameron and Andy

This week, Cameron and Andy tackle the topic Hunting Henned Up Gobblers in the last episode of that series.

Cameron and Andy both share some great tips that they have learned on their own in their travels around the country, and they share some tips that they have learned from listening to industry pros talk about the topic.

Listen in!

396 - Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Brian Lovett

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Brian Lovett

This week, Cameron and Andy are joined by Brian Lovett for another week in the Henned Up Gobbler series of episodes.

Brian is the author of several turkey hunting books and more turkey hunting magazine articles than we can count. Through the years, Brian has had the pleasure of turkey hunting with some of the biggest names in the hunting industry, and he has lots of tricks up his sleeve.

Listen in to this week's episode to learn some of those tricks and help yourself have a little more success early next spring when hunting henned up gobblers.

395 - Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Donald Devereaux Jarrett

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Donald Devereaux Jarrett

This week, author and guide, Donald Devereaux Jarrett, joins Cameron and Andy on the show to give his strategies for hunting henned up gobblers. This is part 2 of our Hunting Henned Up Gobblers series where we have different hunters on the show to discuss the exact same topic.

Donald shares his strategies for hunting henned up Easterns and Merriams wild turkeys as well. There are some great takeaways from this interview that I think will help us all to have more success during early season hunts.

Listen in!

394 - Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Andy Cantrell

Thu, 26 May 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Andy Cantrell

Andy and Cameron are joined by Andy Cantrell this week to talk about some strategies he uses to hunt henned up gobblers.

This is the first episode in our new series of episodes where we will discuss the exact same topic with different guests from different parts of the country. This week Andy Cantrell, author and certified turkey killer, join Cameron and Andy on the show to discuss how to hunt henned up gobblers.

Listen in to learn some new strategies for hunting henned up gobblers - both public and private.

393 - A Hardwood Hills Turkey Hunt

Thu, 19 May 2022 10:30:00 -0400

A Hardwod Hills Turkey Hunt

This week Cameron shares one of his 2022 spring turkey hunts with us. This is a hunt that took place pretty early in the spring out of state in the hardwood hills.

Cameron was nearing the end of the time he allotted for himself to hunt that particular morning, and he struck a tom while running and gunning. With a little strategy he was able to seal the deal and put some meat in the freezer.

Also, in this episode, Cameron shares a story of his Osceola hunt this spring that involved a gun malfunction. You've gotta hear this.

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392 - Talking Turkeys and LIfe with The Critter Gitter

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Talking Turkeys and Life with The Critter Gitter

This week, Cameron and Andy have Braedan Henagar, aka The Critter Gitter, on the show to talk about turkeys and turkey hunting.

Braedan is a 16 year old young man who lives in Ohio and is absolutely gung ho on all types of hunting. Braedan's favorite animal to hunt is, of course, wild turkeys. He has lots of other hobbies like riding 4 wheelers and collecting reptiles as well.

Braedan and his parents also started a non-profit whose cause is to educate others on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and to find a cure. The cause is near and dear to Braedan and his parents because Braedan has Duchenne. If any of you want to learn more about Braedan's non-profit and Duchenne, you can go to his website by clicking here - http://braedansbridge.squarespace.com/ or by going to Facebook and searching Braedan's Bridge - https://www.facebook.com/braedansbridge/

Listen in to hear us chat with one of the coolest kids around.

391 - Tube Calls and Trumpets from 2022 NWTF Convention

Thu, 05 May 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Tube Calls and Trumpets from 2022 NWTF Convention

This week, Cameron and Andy play the recording from the Tube Calls and Trumpets seminar at the 2022 NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville that took place in February.

Our friends, Harold Knight and Mark Prudhomme, led this seminar that was primarily about tube calls and trumpet calls, of course. But, there are so many amazing tips about calling and hunting given by these two guys that this is an episode you will not want to miss.

Listen in!

390 - 2022 Mid Season Check In

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:30:00 -0400

2022 Mid Season Check In

This week, Cameron and Andy share some stories about their 2022 turkey seasons and some laughs as well.

So far, the 2022 turkey seasons for Cameron and Andy have been drastically different. While Cameron has enjoyed a good bit of success on some out of state trips as well as his in-state hunts, Andy has been struggling at home and experiencing some success out of state.

Listen in this week, and enjoy the show!

389 - Trapping Seminar with Alan Probst from 2022 NWTF Convention

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Trapping Seminar with Alan Probst from 2022 NWTF Convention

This week, Cameron and Andy have the trapping seminar from the 2022 NWTF Convention for you guys.

Not only is there some great tips on trapping, but there are some great statistics too. Listen in and improve your trapping success.

388 - Raising Money for Wild Turkey Research with Daniel Haas

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Raising Money for Wild Turkey Research

This week, Daniel Haas with Mossy Oak joins Cameron and Andy to discuss Mossy Oak's new Wild Turkey Research Stamp.

Proceeds from this good looking stamp will go towards funding wild turkey research projects across the US with Dr. Mike Chamberlain and Dr. Marcus Lashley helping to pick the projects to be funded.

Listen in to this week's show and learn more about the Wild Turkey Stamp and use this link to buy one or one hundred of them.

https://www.mossyoak.com/wild-turkey-stamp

387 - Turkey Season Turkey Soup and More

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:36:42 -0400

387 - Turkey Season Turkey Soup and More

Check out this week's episode as Andy and Cameron finally get together on the phone mid turkey season. In this episode we discuss many different topics from all over the USA in regard to turkeys and turkey hunting. We also share some listener audio that was submitted to us this past week. We even revisit a prior turkey soup story by checking on the Bearded Bandit of Oakland's rose garden - Gerald The Turkey.

Listen In!

386 - A Hunt - Scott McDonald Marks Off a New State

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Scott McDonald Marks Off a New State

This week, our friend and fellow turkey hunting addict, Scott McDonald, joins Cameron and Andy to share a hunt he had last season in a state he needed to continue his quest to finish the US Super Slam.

This is a very cool hunt with a very vocal and hard gobbling wild turkey. After the hunt, Scott learned he was not the only person who showed up at this piece of property that morning to hunt this turkey.

Listen in to this awesome hunt.

385 - Trumpets and Turkey Talk with Mark Prudhomme

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Trumpets and Turkey Talk with Mark Prudhomme

This week, Cameron has Daddy Duty, so we have a very special co-host on the show, Ms. Josie Weddington. Cameron, Andy, and Josie are joined on the show by World Champion and Grand National Champion caller Mark Prudhomme.

Mark is not only a champion turkey caller, but he is also a champion duck, goose, predator, and owl caller (as well as some other critters). Mark shares some of how and why he got into competition calling.

Mark also shares a few tips about trumpet calling as well. He can play a trumpet call well enough to fool 90% of the hunters in the woods into thinking he is a real hen. Mark is a great turkey call maker in addition to a champion turkey caller.

This is a great episode, and we are sure you are going to enjoy it. Listen in!

384 - Hanging at the Hunting Camp with Chubbs Part 2

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Hanging at the Hunting Camp with Chubbs Part 2

This week, Cameron and Andy have the second part of the interview with Kenny Mount with a killer bonus turkey hunting story for you.

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383 - Hanging with Chubbs at the Hunting Camp

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Hanging with Chubbs at the Hunting Camp

This week, Kenny Mount, aka Chubbs, joins Cameron and Andy on the show for what is another great interview.

Listen in as the guys talk about all things turkey - exercising before season, the changing landscape of turkey season openings, late season turkey habits, southeastern states changing seasons to adjust for neighboring states who have done the same, and the need for turkey stamps or tags.

382 - Playing the Game with Andy Cantrell

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Playing the Game with Andy Cantrell

This week, Andy Cantrell joins Cameron and Andy to talk about turkey hunting and his 2 books, Paying Your Dues and Playing the Game.

Andy Cantrell is an author from Mississippi who comes from a turkey hunting family in the eastern part of the state. His father is a retired game warden and has taken Andy turkey hunting since he was a small boy. Andy learned a lot about the sport from his dad, his dad's friends, and the old Mississippi wild turkeys themselves.

Listen in to this week's show to learn a little more about Andy Cantrell and to learn about a special offer that Andy has on his books for the listeners to this show.

381 - The History of The Truth with Will Primos

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0400

The History of the Truth with Will Primos

This week, Will Primos joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about the history of The Truth video series.

Primos The Truth turkey hunting videos were the old school YouTube videos of today where hunters could get a little education on turkey hunting while watching old gobblers getting smacked. Those old school videos feature a lot of personalities that are very popular in the hunting industry today.

If you can ever find some of the old The Truth series of videos by Primos, then you owe it to yourself to watch them.

Join Will as he takes a little walk down memory lane to talk about the history of The Truth. Listen in!

380 - A Flash Hunt on Steroids

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0400

A Flash Hunt on Steroids

This week, Andy shares a hunt with us from this past turkey season that went from low to high in a matter of a few minutes.

This hunt resulted in 3 shots fired, 2 turkeys tagged, and a wild turkey show full of testosterone and insanity afterwards.

Listen in to this hunt where if you listen close enough you can hear the angels sing from the church at the hilltop overlooking the field where all of this madness went down.

379 - A Quick Chat with Denny Gulvas

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0400

A Quick Chat with Denny Gulvas

This week, World Champion Turkey Caller, Denny Gulvas joins Cameron and Andy to talk turkey talk.

Not only is Denny an award winning turkey caller, but he is a student of wild turkeys and their conversations. Denny does not believe wild turkeys call just to call to locate each other or alert each other to danger. He believes there is much more to the calling of wild turkeys.

In this interview Denny shares his thoughts about how turkeys communicate as well as a little clip of one of his "hunts." I use the word hunt loosely because Denny only hunts with a camera and microphone. He has amassed hundreds of hours of video and audio of wild turkeys, and he is a master of the language of turkeys.

This is an episode you will want to listen to multiple times.

Listen in!

378 - An Unbelievable Bow Hunt

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0400

An Unbelievable Bow Hunt

This week, Cameron shares a turkey hunt where he "guided" a friend on a bowhunt.

If you like hard gobbling Eastern wild turkeys, then this is a hunt you will love to listen to. This bird gobbles well on the roost and all the way into Cameron and Mr. Hewitt's setup. This hunt will get you fired up for turkey season, if you are not already there.

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377 - How Turkey Hunters Hunt with Alaina Gerrits and Bret Collier

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:30:00 -0400

How Turkey Hunters Hunt with Alaina Gerrits and Bret Collier

This week, biologists Alaina Gerrits in Wisconsin and Bret Collier in Louisiana join Cameron and Andy to discuss a study that shows us how turkey hunters hunt. This study took place over 5 years where turkey hunters were asked to carry a GPS tracking device with them while they hunted turkeys. There is some fascinating information garnered by the research study. Truthfully, the findings of the study are not terribly surprising.

We do also learn how wild turkeys react to the hunters who are tracked during the study.

Listen in as we discuss how turkey hunters hunt and how the turkeys they are hunting react to our actions.

376 - Recap of the 2022 Unicoi Custom Turkey Callmakers Show

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Recap of the 2022 Unicoi Custom Turkey Callmakers Show

This week, Andy shares with Cameron the stories from this year's Unicoi Custom Turkey Callmakers Show in Georgia.

Andy made away with some amazing sounding turkey calls by Dan Harris, Lamar Williams, and Mark McPhail. He also got some great audio from the call collector's seminar held on Friday night and some awesome interviews with Will Dutton, Anthony Ellis, and Mark McPhail.

You deer hunters are going to get a little listen to the deer call that Andy got from Brian Lawter as well.

You can tell from Andy's voice that he is still pretty fired up about the show.

Listen in!

375 - 2022 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:30:00 -0400

2022 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Pete Muller with the NWTF joins Cameron and Andy this week to discuss the upcoming NWTF Convention and Sport Show held in February at the Opryland Resort in Nashville, TN.

The biggest turkey hunting sport show is back live and in person this year at the Opryland, and it is sure to be a great time.

There are a couple of changes in store for attendees this year due to COVID and other issues, so be sure to listen in.

374 - A Turkey Hunter, Three Toms, and the Kitchen Sink

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:30:00 -0400

A Turkey Hunter, Three Toms, and the Kitchen Sink

Join Andy and Cameron as Cameron shares an exciting hunt from this past turkey season.

Cameron sees these turkeys in a field on some private ground, and he worked pretty hard to get these toms away from a hen. Despite the weather not cooperating and the fact that these birds were hanging out on private ground, Cameron stuck it out and put a tag on one of these birds.

When all of the cards are stacked against you sometimes you just have to throw the kitchen sink at a turkey to have success. That is what Cameron did on this hunt.

Listen in!

373 - Some Christmas Turkey Soup

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Some Christmas Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and Andy share some turkey soup with stories covering South Carolina, Wisconsin, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida, Maryland, and several other states.

The good news is that the stories covered are not all bad news. Listen in to catch up on the goings on in the world of the wild turkey and turkey hunting and hopefully have a laugh or two.

372 - A Turkey Hunt That Almost Didn‘t Make the Show

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:30:00 -0400

A Turkey Hunt That Almost Didn't Make the Show

This week, Andy shares the turkey hunt that almost didn't make the show with us. This successful hunt was almost not a successful hunt, but luckily for Andy all of the stars aligned.

Listen in as Andy shares this cool hunt with a very up close gobble with us.

371 - Disturbances for Wild Turkeys with Marcus Lashley

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Disturbances for Wild Turkeys with Marcus Lashley

This week, ecologist, turkey hunter, and all around great guy, Marcus Lashley joins Cameron and Andy to talk about creating disturbances for wild turkeys.

Land clearing, creating fields, establishing warm season grass habitat, and fires are just a few of the topics discussed in this week's episode.

This is an episode you won't want to miss. If you want more turkeys on your property, you can have more turkeys by creating better habitat for turkeys.

Listen in!

370 - The Story of a Tricky Old Gobbler

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0400

The Story of a Tricky Old Gobbler

This week Cameron takes us along on a live hunt where he tricked a trickster of a turkey this past season. This episode is full of gobbling and action and is sure to get you fired up for the upcoming Spring turkey season. This live audio and hunt may have some useful information and add a trick to your bag for spring 2022. Enjoy!

369 - The 2022 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show Preview

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The 2022 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show Preview

This week Mark Sharpe joins Cameron and Andy on the show to discuss the upcoming 2022 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show in Helen, GA to be held in January 2022.

The Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show is one of the biggest and best turkey call makers shows in the entire country each year. The 2022 show is sure to be no different, and it is a show that no die hard turkey hunter should miss.

Listen to this week's show for all of the show details, and be sure to come to the show this coming January. You will not be disappointed.

368 - Turkey Hunting Tactics and Stories with Larry Proffitt

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting Tactics and Stories with Larry Proffitt

This week, author, turkey call collector, and turkey hunting fanatic, Larry Proffitt, joins Cameron and Andy on the show.

Larry is a great guy and an amazing story teller who will keep you hanging on his every word during the show. Larry shares some Fall gobbler hunting tips and some spring tips that we can all use as well.

Listen in to all around great guy and turkey killing machine, Larry Proffitt.

367 - Books, TFT, and Wild Turkeys with Ron Jolly

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Books, Turkeys for Tomorrow, and Wild Turkeys with Ron Jolly

This week Cameron and Andy are joined by videographer, author, co-founder of Turkeys for Tomorrow, and all around turkey killer, Ron Jolly.

Ron brings us an update on the happenings with Turkeys for Tomorrow as well as how we can help them. We talk about turkey killing, and we discuss the possibility of another Ron Jolly book in the future.

Listen in!

366 - An Outrageous Turkey Hunt

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:30:00 -0400

An Outrageous Turkey Hunt

This week Andy shares one of his spring hunts with us. The day this hunt took place the weather was horrible. The wind was howling, and the temperature was just above freezing.

Once the turkey hunt heated up, the cold went away. And the turkey that Andy's hunting partner, Chip, killed tried to climb into their laps. Chip basically had to kill this turkey in self defense.

Listen in!

365 - Bowhunting Turkeys and Other Tips with Jordan Barnes

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Bowhunting Turkeys and Other Tips with Jordan Barnes

This week Jordan Barnes with Close Proximity joins Cameron and Andy on the show.

Jordan is in the process of trying to complete a US Super Slam with a bow and no blind. He is on the show today to share some tips about bowhunting turkeys, and we also are able to get some good information about retrieving wounded turkeys as well, which is something we can all use help with.

This is a great interview with a super nice guy. Listen in!

364 - All Things Turkey with Jim Casada

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400

All Things Turkey with Jim Casada

This week, Cameron and Andy interview author and turkey hunting historian and collector Jim Casada.

Jim talks about some of his favorite turkey hunting books - both old and new, and he shares his thoughts about some of the self-published books being released today. He also shares his opinions of how turkey hunting has transformed over the years to all of the advantages that we modern day turkey hunters have in our favor.

This is a very entertaining interview with an all around great guy. Listen in.

363 - The Story of a Unique Swamp Turkey

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Story of a Unique Swamp Turkey

This week, Cameron shares the story of a hunt from this past spring where he kills a very unique looking swamp turkey.

This is a great story and some great audio as well.

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362 - The Submarine Turkey with Preston Pittman

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Submarine Turkey with Preston Pittman

This week, Preston Pittman joins Cameron and Andy to share an update on his 2021 spring turkey hunting season. He also shares a hilarious turkey hunting story of The Submarine Turkey in true Preston Pittman form.

After all of that we talk to him about his involvement with Turkeys for Tomorrow and his upcoming induction into the NWTF Turkey Hunting Hall of Fame.

There is also a special guest who pops in on the call as well. This is a great episode that will surely make you chuckle.

Listen in!

361 - A Puerto Rican Double

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400

A Puerto Rican Double

This week, Cameron and Andy share the story and audio of Andy and Chip's, Puerto Rican double.

This was one of the quickest hunts that Andy had this past season, and it needed to be. With just 30 minutes to go before legal hunting hours were going to end, 2 longbeards were spotted in a field that no one had permission to hunt.

So, Chip and Andy had to get permission from the landowner, get in the woods, and call these two birds within gun range in about a half hour.

Listen in!

360 - What Are Fall Turkeys Doing with Dr. Mike Chamberlain

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400

What Are Fall Turkeys Doing with Dr. Mike Chamberlain

Dr. Mike Chamberlain joins Cameron and Andy again this week.

Cameron picks Mike's brain about what wild turkeys are doing this time of year in hopes the additional knowledge will help him to be able to locate some wild turkeys to hunt this fall. There is talk about fall food sources and why turkeys start to turn away from food sources that are higher in protein, but require more effort to obtain.

Mike shoots down (in a nice way, of course) Andy's theory about how early summer family flocks transition into late summer and then fall.

We also get to hear a good bit about Mike's African safari with his son during this summer along with several other interesting topics.

Listen in!

359 - The Slowest Rapid Fire Q&A

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Slowest Rapid Fire Q&A

This week Cameron and Andy run through the 30 Rapid Fire Q&A questions with each other with a little twist to the strategy of the contest. The strategy in this week's show is to answer the question and take some time to explain the answers to the questions.

There are some great stories shared, a few hunting tips, and some info about Cameron and Andy that you may not have known already.

This is a fun episode, and we hope that you enjoy it. Listen in!

358 - The Alaskan Two Bucket Turkey

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Alaskan Two Bucket Turkey

This week Cameron shares the story of the Alaskan Two Bucket Turkey with us.

This hunt took place this past spring in "Alaska." Unlike most of the other hunting stories and audio that Cameron and Andy share with you guys on the show, the Alaskan Two Bucket Turkey is not actually the star of this week's episode.

Listen in to some great audio and a very good story as well.

357 - The Gobbling Puerto Rican Clear Cut Turkey

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Gobbling Puerto Rican Clear Cut Turkey

This week, Andy shares the story of most vocal wild turkey gobbler in the entire territory of Puerto Rico and how he was able to harvest the bird.

This turkey gobbled at least 125 times that morning before meeting the business end of Andy's sweet little 20 something while he strutted and drummed in a clear cut for well over an hour.

This is the type of turkey that we all would love to meet every single morning we step foot into the woods. Listen in to the story and the audio of the hunt of this awesome turkey and for the trick that led to his demise.

356 - August Turkey Soup

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

August Turkey Soup

A lot of time has passed since Cameron and Andy have done a turkey soup episode where they read and discuss some recent wild turkey news articles. But wait no more. This week Cameron and Andy discuss a good bit of wild turkey news from states like Ohio and Maine.

Cameron and Andy also discuss some encouraging turkey news about nesting success from trapping predators as well.

Listen in!

355 - Wild Turkey Research Studies Past and Future with Will Gulsby

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Wild Turkey Research Studies Past and Future with Will Gulsby

This week Dr. Will Gulsby with Auburn University joins Cameron and Andy on the show. Will shares some of the very surprising findings from a study regarding nest predation with us. Will shares information on how the study was set up and the data gathered.

Will also shares with us the details on a couple of interesting studies that will begin with the 2022 spring turkey hunting season. These 2 studies were funded in part by a fund raising campaign by The Hunting Public and by Turkeys for Tomorrow.

One of those two studies will need participation from turkey hunters in the state of Alabama. If you would like to help in shaping the future of our wild turkey populations in the future, then you may want to participate in this study.

Listen in for some of the details on how you can help.

354 - Wild Turkey Habitat Management with Dr. Grant Woods

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Wild Turkey Habitat Management with Dr. Grant Woods

Cameron and Andy have an incredible episode for you this week with Dr. Grant Woods from Growing Deer TV.

Despite Grant being a whitetail deer biologist, he has an incredible amount of knowledge about wild turkeys and wild turkey habitat management.

Grant, Andy and Cameron discuss how Grant took his property that he calls The Proving Grounds from having 1 gobbling turkey on it his first year of owning the property to a point where he now has one of the premier turkey properties in his state.

They also discuss some additional things that we hunters and land managers can do to improve our turkey habitat and our turkey population as well.

I do not think there is an episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast where so many different topics that can benefit wild turkeys has been discussed. Listen in!

353 - The Story of Andy's First Puerto Rican Turkey of 2021

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Story of Andy's First Puerto Rican Turkey of 2021

This week Cameron and Andy relive and replay the hunt where Andy killed his first wild turkey of the 2021 spring season in Puerto Rico.

This is a unique hunt for Andy because he showed a lot of patience in not busting into the woods after a gobbling turkey. He instead waited for the turkey to come to him.

This is a pretty cool story and a pretty cool hunt. Listen in!

352 - The Rise in Nonresident Turkey Hunting License Sales

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Rise in Nonresident Turkey Hunting License Sales

This week, Cameron and Andy have a data nerd on the show to talk about nonresident wild turkey hunting license sales and the effect that YouTubers and social media influencers have on them.

We discuss how some states are paying social media influencers to come to their state to hunt turkeys in order to promote turkey hunting in the state and boost hunting license sales. These payments are being made to influencers at the same time these states are fighting to turnaround population declines by cutting season lengths and bag limits.

Yes, these states are paying others to promote hunting turkeys in the state at the same time they are limiting opportunities because the population of turkeys is declining. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!

Our guest data nerd shares actual numbers with us regarding the incredible rise in out of state license sales in states all across the country.

What should states do to combat this increase in sales and wild turkey harvests? Are there ways that states could cut back the number of out of state license sales for wild turkeys without limiting opportunities for resident hunters to harvest turkeys?

We would love to hear your opinions and thoughts, so leave us a comment on our social media pages.

But, first, listen in!

351 - TSS Discussion and Other Turkey Talk

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:30:00 -0400

TSS Discussion and Other Turkey Talk

Cameron and Andy discuss TSS (Tungsten Super Shot) on this week's episode and a few other topics.

There are so many disputes on social media about whether or not TSS shotgun shells should be banned for hunting wild turkeys or not. Cameron and Andy have a friendly discussion about TSS shotgun shells for turkey hunting. Cameron basically says that he would like to see some studies done where eliminating TSS, decoys, fanning, etc from the sport of turkey hunting would enable states to leave their bag limits and season lengths untouched. Andy is of the opinion that eliminating tools like TSS is too little and much too late. Cameron and Andy both are of the opinion that, at the very least, season start dates need to be pushed back later in the year to allow turkeys more time to breed undisturbed.

There is also some discussion about other turkey hunting topics as well as mention of the state of Arizona hiring a social media influencer to come to the state to showcase Coues Deer hunting in the state and then 3 to 5 years later shutting down the Coues Deer hunting season because the deer had received too much pressure. The question was brought up about whether or not this type of activity is going on in the turkey hunting world as well. Cameron and Andy are both of the opinion that if social media influencers are being paid to turkey hunt public land in a certain state while the state is reducing bag limits and shortening season lengths at the same time then this type of advertising by the states doing so need to be stopped immediately. Do you wonder if your state is doing the same?

Listen in!

350 - Cameron's First 2021 Wild Turkey

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Cameron's First 2021 Wild Turkey

Man, it is great to hear a turkey gobble in the dead of summer!

This week Cameron shares his first successful wild turkey hunt of the 2021 season with us.

This is another hunt that took place in Alaska (according to Cameron), and the audio from this hunt is incredible. There are several gobbling turkeys in this area he is hunting in, and the particular turkey that Cameron killed came in gobbling and drumming.

Yes, you can actually hear this turkey drumming as he approaches Cameron's gun barrel if you listen with headphones or earbuds.

Listen in and enjoy this week's show.

349 - More Musings with Chubbs

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:30:00 -0400

More Musings with Chubbs

Kenny Mount, aka Chubbs from the Pinhoti Project, joins Cameron and Andy on this week's episode.

The conversation starts out talking about the effects of social media on turkey hunting, and it just took off from there. There are a multitude of topics covered in this interview with Kenny, and many of the thoughts and statements shared are, at times, quite contradictory.

The talk gets deep and personal in this episode, and Cameron and I think you'll find it a very interesting interview.

Listen in to this week's episode, now including the "Lost 20 minutes of Chubbs" audio.

348 - An Intense Wild Turkey Hunt in Alaska

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:30:00 -0400

An Intense Wild Turkey Hunt in Alaska

This week, Cameron shares an awesome turkey hunt with us with lots of gobbling from several Toms. In fact, the hunting was so good in that particular spot that Cameron is hushmouthed about the state that this hunt took place in.

Cameron says the wild turkey hunt happened in Alaska, but Andy has his doubts about that.

Listen in to this audio from a great hunt from the 2020 turkey hunting season... in "Alaska".

347 - Thoughts of a Competitive Turkey Caller with Hunter Lemoine

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Thoughts of a Competitive Turkey Caller with Hunter Lemoine

This week Cameron and Andy are joined by Hunter Lemoine.

Hunter is a Louisiana state turkey calling champion and all around turkey hunting machine. Hunter also heads up the state calling championship competition, and Cameron gives him a little grief over that.

Cameron also gets Hunter to share his thoughts about the wild turkey population in Louisiana.

Listen in as there are lots of laughs shared in this episode.

346 - Possible Progress in Arkansas with Jeremy Wood

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Possible Progress in Arkansas with Jeremy Wood

This week, Jeremy Wood, the Wild Turkey Program Coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Department, joins Andy and Cameron on the show.

Jeremy and other biologists proposed some fairly drastic changes to the state of Arkansas a couple of years ago, and he got tremendous buy-in from the turkey hunters in the state who care enough about their turkey population to see if these changes will work.

Jeremy talks about some of those changes to regulations and season dates as well as some of the results of their research. Jeremy also speaks about some of the habitat improvement projects going on in the state that are beneficial to wild turkeys.

Listen in to this week's show to see if Jeremy touches on something that you think may work to help increase the wild turkey population in your own state.

345 - Checking In With Doc

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Checking In With Doc

This week Cameron and Andy have Doc Weddle on the show to talk a little bit about how his 2021 turkey hunting season went.

We talk about his pursuit of his 4th and 5th US Super Slams and what states he thinks does the best job managing wild turkeys. We also have him share a story of one of his most enjoyable turkey hunts from this past season.

Listen in!

344 - 2021 Turkey Season Recap

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 10:30:00 -0400

2021 Turkey Season Recap

This week, Cameron and Andy relive their 2021 turkey seasons and share their experiences from their end of season out of state hunts.

Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin are just a few of the states that were visited this season, and they are all states talked about in this week's episode.

Listen in and ride along with Cameron and Andy as they relive their 2021 turkey seasons.

343 - The Great Turkey Fanning Debate

Thu, 27 May 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Great Turkey Fanning Debate

This week, Cameron and Andy take sides on the great fanning debate going on in the sport of turkey hunting.

Fanning is, and likely will be for a long time, a controversial topic, and one many people feel strongly about. As many states begin to outlaw fanning, this is a topic that will be discussed and debated between our conservation advisory boards and legislators as well. So, this is something that we as hunters need to be ready to have intelligent and cordial discussions about. Listen in as Cameron and Andy debate different sides of the topic without name calling or cussing.

342 - Traveling and Turkey Hunting

Thu, 20 May 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Traveling and Turkey Hunting

Cameron and Andy share some tips about traveling for turkey hunting that they learned over the years.

Tips given in this episode include coffee drinking, boot wearing, boot drying, electronic device charging, sleeping bags, star ID's, traveling light, and several other great tips.

Cameron also shares some camping tips that will come in handy as well.

Listen in!

341 - The Story of the Disappearing Arkansas Turkey

Thu, 13 May 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Story of the Disappearing Arkansas Turkey

This week, Cameron joins the show from his turkey hunting road trip, and he and Andy share the story of Andy's 2020 Arkansas turkey hunt.

This is a wild hunt with some awesome audio, if you like gobbling wild turkeys, that is.

Listen in to the story of the disappearing Arkansas turkey.

340 - Some Turkey Season Turkey Soup

Thu, 06 May 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Some Turkey Season Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron shares a little about his upcoming turkey hunting trip, and Andy shares some info about his recently ended turkey hunting trip.

Cameron and Andy also share some turkey hunting news stories as well. Ohio, New York, Virginia, Tennessee, and Illinois are all featured in the turkey soup portion of this week's episode.

Listen in!

339 - 2021 Mid Season Recap

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:30:00 -0400

2021 Mid Season Recap

This week, Cameron and Andy discuss how their turkey hunting seasons are progressing thus far as well as a few things they have learned or relearned along the way.

In addition to that, there is some huge news shared by the Weddington household that everyone will be excited to hear.

Listen in to this week's show for some lively discussion about turkey hunting and wild turkeys.

338 - Black Death Strikes in Minnesota

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Black Death Strikes in Minnesota

This week, Cameron and I share day 2 part 2 of my hunt in Minnesota with my buddy, Chip.

This is a great hunt with a hard gobbling Minnesota Eastern wild turkey who was playing hard to get.

Listen in!

337 - A Deafeningly Silent Minnesota Turkey Hunt

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:30:00 -0400

A Deafeningly Silent Minnesota Turkey Hunt

This week, Cameron and I share my 2020 Minnesota turkey hunt with you.

Chip, Yankee John, and I hunted there in the spring of 2020 to try to get those 2 guys each a bird in the state.

When you stumble across a public land bird that wants to play ball, that is usually all it takes to make a trip like that an amazing one. Chip and I found one this particular morning. He gobbled hard. He gobbled a lot. He was lonely, and he loved a southern accent.

There was just one problem with this hunt. One big problem.

Listen in and enjoy this week's great episode.

336 - Our Hearing and Our Enjoyment and Success While Turkey Hunting with Bill Dickinson

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Hearing Them Helps with Killing Them with Bill Dickinson

This week, Cameron and I have Bill Dickinson with Tetra Hearing on the show with us to talk about Tetra's push to educate us on hearing loss and how we can help to protect our hearing so that it will last for years to come.

In this interview Bill discusses the correlation between hearing loss and dementia and Alzheimer's. We also discuss how hearing loss has been left out of the overall health awareness initiative that has been pushed for the past several decades.

We talk about how Tetra's products can help those of us with hearing loss to hear turkeys better while we are hunting. And, how Tetra can help us to prevent further hearing loss while we are hunting.

Listen in!

335 - Ballad of a Young Turkey Hunting Book Author with Hunter Farrior

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Ballad of a Young Turkey Hunting Book Author with Hunter Farrior

This week, Cameron and I have the author of a new turkey hunting book on the show with us. Hunter Farrior wrote the book entitled Ballad of a Turkey Hunter while he was sick with COVID around Christmas this past year.

Hunter shares a few stories from his book with us, and we just talk turkeys, in general.

Despite being written in a short amount of time, the book is very well written, and it is one you will want to add to your bookshelf.

Listen in and pick up your copy of Hunter's new book.

334 - Early Season Tactics with Eddie Salter

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Early Season Tactics with Eddie Salter

Eddie Salter joins me and Cameron this week to discuss some early season turkey hunting tactics.

Early season can be a difficult time to be in the turkey hunting woods for all of us. Dealing with henned up toms can present us with many mornings and entire days with very little gobbling. Toms that don't gobble can be hard to locate and hunt.

Listen in to get some great advice and tips from The Turkey Man himself!

333 - Great Stories, Positive Attitudes, and Box Calls with Tim Murdock

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Great Stories, Positive Attitudes, and Box Calls with Tim Murdock

This week, Tim Murdock from West Virginia joins Cameron and me on the show to share his story along with a few turkey hunting stories as well.

Tim turkey hunted for many years before completely losing his eyesight after having 2 different and rare eye diseases. Tim thought his days of turkey hunting were over until some fellow turkey hunters devoted time and resources to helping Tim to not only get back into turkey hunting, but actually kill a couple more turkeys.

Listen in to Tim's inspirational story, a couple of awesome turkey hunting stories, and then his amazing box calling tips that he shares with us at the end of the interview.

This is sure to be one of your favorite episodes. I know it is definitely one of mine!

332 - Social Media and Turkey Hunting with The Bayside Legion

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Social Media and Turkey Hunting with The Bayside Legion

Bonce Stanley and Derek Anderson with The Bayside Legion join Cameron and me this week to talk about turkey hunting and social media. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of turkey hunting and us turkey hunters that comes out from us on social media.

We also get to hear a little about The Bayside Legion and Bonce and Derek share how to find more of their videos so we can follow along with their hunts.

Listen in to this week's episode and then catch Bonce and Derek whacking some turkeys in their videos on YouTube and Instagram.

331 - A Utah Turkey Hunt

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:30:00 -0400

A Utah Turkey Hunt

This week Cameron and I have a long episode for you.

First we share some of the experiences of our Utah turkey hunt and our thoughts about our harvests. This was a fun trip where we both learned a great deal about winter hunts and got to see some amazingly beautiful countryside and meet more great people.

We also get to introduce our new sponsor to you guys. Cullen Lord with Real Cajun Market joins Cameron and me to tell us a little about his company, how he got into cooking and sausage making, his products, and how we can order some of his delicious sausages. Cullen makes some great smoked sausages with some very unique flavor combinations that you will definitely not find in your local supermarket and will definitely love.

Real Cajun Market orders can be made by calling them at 678-471-1150. Call them today and order some of their sausages to be shipped directly to your door.

330 - Turkeys for Tomorrow with Ron Jolly

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0400

Turkeys for Tomorrow with Ron Jolly

This week, Cameron and I interview author, videographer, turkey hunting addict, and all around nice guy, Ron Jolly.

Ron joins us to tell us more about the new nonprofit that he and several others started called Turkeys for Tomorrow. Ron tells us how the idea for this new nonprofit came about as well as what their mission is.

Turkeys for Tomorrow is a much different organization than other nonprofits dedicated to the wild turkey, and Ron shares some of those differences with us in this week's show.

Listen in as our friend, Ron Jolly, tells us more about how we can have more turkeys for tomorrow.

329 - Talking Turkey with Dave Owens

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Talking Turkey with Dave Owens

This week, Cameron and I are joined by Dave Owens with The Pinhoti Project.

We talk about everything turkey related from trapping to setting bag limits to setting season dates. And, we get a little insight into what Dave's 2021 spring turkey season looks like.

This is a great episode, and I know that you guys will enjoy this one.

Listen in!

328 - A Minnesota Turkey Hunt

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:30:00 -0400

A Minnesota Turkey Hunt

This week, Cameron shares his awesome Minnesota turkey hunt with us from the spring of 2020. This was a bit of an impulse trip for Cameron as he could not stand me sending him pictures of dead turkeys from my trip to the midwest with Yankee John and Chip. After getting several of those pictures, he decided he needed to load up and make the short 11 hour drive to Minnesota to chase some hard gobbling Easterns.

I think he is pretty glad he made that decision.

Listen in to this great episode with Cameron's hunt audio and story of his Minnesota wild turkey.

327 - Talking Turkey with Kenny Mount aka Chubbs

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Talking Turkey with Kenny Mount aka Chubbs

Kenny Mount joins Cameron and me on this week's episode where I think we talked about everything turkey and turkey hunting related that one person can think of.

This is a great episode with lots of different topics covered and a few laughs mixed in as well. Listen in and enjoy the show!

326 - 2021 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:30:00 -0400

2021 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Pete Muller with the NWTF joins Cameron and me this week to discuss the 2021 NWTF Convention and Sport Show to be held online this year.

Normally the sport show is held at the Opryland Resort in Nashville TN each year, but this year the show will be held virtually due to COVID. This is something new that the NWTF is trying out and hopefully this will go well for them.

Pete shares with us some information as to how this year's show will work and who some of the special guests are. Listen in and hear about the revamped convention and sport show. And then, get online for the virtual show this year.

325 - 2021 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show Recap

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:30:00 -0400

2021 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Maker's Show Recap

Cameron and I start this week's episode with a huge announcement for all of you listeners. So, be sure to listen closely to the entire episode.

After the announcement, I recap the 2021 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Maker's Show in Helen, GA. This show features many of the top custom turkey call makers in the US. Even in a year with a worldwide pandemic, this year's show was no exception.

From great sounding and very affordable calls to great sounding show pieces that should be displayed on the mantle or in a case, this show has turkey calls for all budgets and tastes. In addition to that, you are bound to meet some unforgettable characters, story tellers, and great hunters as well. This is a show every turkey hunter needs to attend at some point.

This week, I have interviews with Billy McAllister with Natural Addiction Custom Calls from Georgia. Billy is a very talented up and comer in the call making industry, and he makes a little bit of everything in regards to turkey calls. Billy can be reached at 912-547-1794 and he has a Facebook page where you can see and hear some of his calls at https://www.facebook.com/macdaddycustomcalls.

I also interview Shawn Irish who is a turkey call collector, and he and I discuss some of the collectible calls he has and how someone who is interested in getting into call collecting can learn more information and get started. Shawn can be reached at aawildlifesirish@yahoo.com if you want to learn more or get his opinion on the value of an old call.

Last, but not least, I interviewed Brian Lawter with Deadly Attraction Game Calls about custom crow calls. Brian is a phenomenal call maker who makes not only crow calls, but also deer calls, and turkey calls. In this interview we talk about some of the advantages of owning a custom call, and we get to hear him run his crow call. Brian can be reached at 828-980-1226 if you want to pick up one of the awesome calls that Brian makes. He also has a website at http://deadlyattractiongamecalls.com/.

Listen in to this week's show, and learn a little bit more about some of these call makers and collectors as well as the annual Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Maker's Show.

Billy McAllister - Natural Addiction Custom Calls - 912-547-1794

Shawn Irish - Call Collector - aawildlifesirish@yahoo.com

Brian Lawter - Deadly Attraction Calls - 828-980-1226

324 - The Ocellated Turkey with Tony Caggiano

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:30:00 -0400

The Ocellated Turkey with Tony Caggiano

The Ocellated turkey which calls the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico its home is the topic of our show this week. Cameron and I have Tony Caggiano with World Slam Adventures on the show with us to discuss this beautiful trophy and very exciting hunting trip.

These birds have spurs in excess of 1.5", and many of them have 2" spurs. They are beautifully colored, and live in some of the thickest jungle you can imagine. This trip is one that you will never forget, and definitely one that is on my bucket list.

Listen in as Tony shares his experiences with hunting the Ocellated turkeys and how you can go to Mexico to hunt this amazing turkey yourself.

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323P - Save the Poults with Jay Hembree

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Save the Poults

This week, Jay Hembree joins Cameron and me for a great interview. Jay started Panola Brand a couple of years ago where he films his own turkey hunts and chronicles the stories of his turkey hunts with his video camera.

We are talking with Jay about his trapping efforts on his property in order to reduce nest predators and #SaveThePoults and his quest for his super slam.

This is a great episode, and Cameron and I are sure you are going to enjoy it. Listen in!

322P - The First Ever Listener Spotlight Episode with Brent Rogers

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:30:00 -0400

The First Ever Listener Spotlight Episode

We have our first ever listener spotlight episode for you guys this week, and it is a good one. Brent Rogers from Iowa joins Cameron and me this week to talk about his vast book, turkey caller, media collections.

Brent has spent a great deal of time, money, and effort immersing himself in the sport of turkey hunting. He is just as passionate about collecting turkey hunting memorabilia as he is about turkey hunting.

Listen in as Cameron and I chat with Brent.

321P - More Wild Turkey Research Talk with Mike Chamberlain

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:30:00 -0400

More Wild Turkey Research Talk with Mike Chamberlain

Mike Chamberlain with the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia joins Cameron and me on this week's show.

Mike is always a great interview for all of you wild turkey fans. This week we talk about wild turkey trapping, brood surveys, COVID-19, predators, and some of the research projects Dr Chamberlain has going on currently.

You are guaranteed to learn a few things any time Mike is on the show. Listen in!

320P - Some Christmas Turkey Soup

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Some Christmas Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and I have some delicious turkey soup for you guys.

We discuss turkey news from West Virginia, New Hampshire, and Ohio. In addition to our state turkey news, we have a story of the only known case of death by wild turkey and the story of a homeless man who wrung the neck of the town wild turkey.

This is a very entertaining episode, so listen in!

319P - A Hard Gobbling Tennessee Swamp Gobbler

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:30:00 -0400

A Hard Gobbling Tennessee Swamp Gobbler

Cameron shares the story and audio from an awesome hunt with 2 of his brothers on their family land in Tennessee this past spring.

This bird gobbled a bunch and did what we all want every wild turkey gobbler to do when we get the opportunity to get in the turkey woods.

Listen in and enjoy this week's episode and this hunt!

318P - A Turkey Hunter's Christmas Wish List

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 10:30:00 -0400

A Turkey Hunter's Christmas Wish List

This week, Cameron and I share our top 5 wish list items for Christmas along with a stocking stuffer item in hopes that Santa is listening to the show.

We talk guns, books, clothing, transportation, trail cameras, decoys, and more.

Listen in and maybe get a few ideas for what you may want to ask Santa for or even forward this episode to your spouse to pass along some gift ideas.

317P - Turkey Taxidermy with Tanner Burns

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Taxidermy with Tanner Burns

In this week's episode, Tanner Burns with Full Draw Taxidermy joins Cameron and me to talk about his quest for the Super Slam and wild turkey taxidermy.

Tanner has been working on his Super Slam for about 10 years now, and he's very near completing it. His hope is to complete it in the spring of 2021.

Tanner also has a taxidermy business, and he has been mounting wild turkeys for about 7 years now. He shares some taxidermy stories with us, and he also shares some tips about wild turkey taxidermy and how to make sure we get a good mount from our taxidermists.

This is a great episode that Cameron and I are sure you will enjoy. Listen in!

316P - Talking Turkey with Doc Weddle

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Talking Turkey with Doc Weddle

This week, Cameron and I have the Seinfeld episode for you. You know, the show about nothing??

Actually, this week's show is far from being about nothing. We have Doc Weddle on the show this week, and we are talking about anything and everything wild turkey related.

I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know more about Doc, and I always enjoy talking turkey. So this week's show is a winner!

Listen in!

315P - Late Winter Turkey Hunting with Rob Keck

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Late Winter Turkey Hunting with Rob Keck

Rob Keck with Bass Pro joins Cameron and me this week to talk about late winter turkey hunting.

Rob has hunted killed turkeys in New Zealand, Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, and every state in the US (minus Alaska), and he says the experience of late winter turkey hunting is unmatched.

Imagine flocks of 50 - 100 toms coming in to fighting purrs and strutter decoys and beating your jake decoy into the ground. That is what Rob describes in this show when he is talking about late winter hunts.

Listen in and get your blood pumping for some turkey hunting.

314P - Mark Prudhomme Seminar 2020 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Mark Prudhomme Seminar 2020 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show

This week, Cameron and I share Mark Prudhomme's seminar from the 2020 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show.

Mark is a great call maker, hunter, and story teller. This is a great seminar that will get any turkey hunter fired up and ready to go into the turkey woods.

Listen in!

313P - 2021 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show Preview

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0400

2021 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show Preview

Cameron and I are talking with Mark Sharpe about the 2021 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show this week. The call makers show will be held once again at Unicoi State Park in Helen, GA on January 8th and 9th, 2021.

This is a show that I am especially excited about since the 2021 NWTF Convention and Sport Show is taking place virtually instead of live at the Opryland Hotel.

The Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show is always a great time with extremely talented call makers and great turkey hunters as well. Listen in to learn more about next year's show, and then get your plans made to attend. I know you won't be disappointed.

312P - A Fall Gobbler Turkey Hunt

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:16:03 -0400

Join us this week as we recap a recent fall turkey hunt that Cameron enjoyed this past weekend. In this episode you will get to hear some short clips of Autumn turkeys singing their song as well as the story behind this incredible hunt. You will also be entertained with the story of a life or death situation involving Cameron vs. Snoopy & Clifford. We go into the details of the hunt and recap what made this hunt successful in the fall woods. At the end of the episode, Cameron also shares an interesting and debatable fact that he read regarding wild turkeys. LISTEN IN!

311P - Don't Miss This Episode

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Don't Miss This Episode

In this week's episode, Cameron shares several turkey hunts with us with shots fired in them. The problem is that none of the shots connected with their intended target.

After each hunt, we talk a little about why the misses happened, and what could have been done to prevent the hunters in these hunts from having poked out lips and unfilled turkey tags.

This is a fun episode, and an episode that I think we can all learn or re-learn something from. So, this is definitely an episode you don't want to miss.

Listen in!

310P - Halloween Turkey Soup with a Dash of Fall Turkey Hunting Stories

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Halloween Turkey Soup with a Dash of Fall Turkey Hunting Stories

This week, Cameron shares his fall turkey hunting stories from this past weekend in Missouri with us. This trip resulted in the demise of 2 public land wild turkeys with one story including a unique flock busting technique.

After hearing Cameron's turkey hunting stories, we get into some turkey soup. We talk about Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, and a story about some poachers that will make your jaw drop.

Listen in!

309P - Talking Merriams with Donald Devereaux Jarrett

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Talking Merriam's with Donald Devereaux Jarrett

This week, Donald Devereaux Jarrett (DJ) joins Cameron and me for an interview about Merriam's wild turkeys.

DJ is the author of Compositions of a Sickness, and he also writes articles for Georgia Outdoor News and Alabama Outdoor News.

Though he lives in central Georgia and primarily hunts Eastern wild turkeys, DJ spent several years guiding hunters for Merriam's turkeys in South Dakota. DJ has been with hundreds of hunters while they were chasing Merriam's. And that is exactly what we are talking about with him today.

We also discuss where someone can get a copy of his book, and we share a few stories as well.

This episode is a great one, and you won't want to miss out. So, listen now!

308P - Fall Turkey Hunting with Ray Eye

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Fall Turkey Hunting with Ray Eye

This week, Cameron and I share the interview we did with Ray Eye about fall turkey hunting.

Ray is a veteran in the world of turkey hunting, and his true passion is fall turkey hunting - more specifically fall turkey hunting for gobblers. Ray has given hundreds of seminars around the country, released multiple videos, and has written several books about fall turkey hunting.

We are fortunate enough to have the great entertainer and educator, Ray Eye, on the show with us today. This is one you do not want to miss. So, do yourself a favor, and tune in!

307P - A West Virginia Turkey Hunt

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:30:00 -0400

A West Virginia Turkey Hunt

This week Cameron shares the story and audio of his hunt in West Virginia from the spring 2020 turkey season.

This is a very exciting hunt with lots of gobbling from a few toms surrounded by a big flock of very vocal hens. The audio of this hunt is really good, and it is interesting as well because for some strange reason, Cameron left his recorder and microphone behind with his turkey vest while he made a move on the toms. So, we get to hear his calling and the toms gobbling from a distance. It is as if we were in the woods with Cameron letting him move ahead to low crawl on the turkeys.

There is a great story to go along with this hunt as Cameron shares what happened after the shot.

Listen in to this hunt and enjoy!

306P - Connecting Women to Hunting Seminar from 2020 NWTF Convention

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Connecting Women to Hunting Seminar from 2020 NWTF Convention

This week, Cameron and I share the Connecting Women to Hunting seminar from the NWTF convention this past February in Nashville.

Although there is not much talk about turkey hunting specifically in this seminar. This was an extremely interesting seminar - really, it was a round table discussion - about how to introduce women to the sport of hunting and some of the ways that we can keep them interested.

I learned a great deal during this seminar, and not just about women's perspectives on hunting, but also non-hunters' perspectives of the sport. There was discussion about why so many women are interested in the sport, and the best ways to keep them interested.

Listen in!

304P - Final 2020 Tennessee Turkey Tag

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Final 2020 Tennessee Turkey Tag

This week, Cameron and I play Cameron's the hunt where he fills his 4th and final tag in Tennessee for the 2020 wild turkey hunting season.

This hunt takes Cameron back to the time when he killed his first turkey because that hunt also took place in a swamp in Tennessee. Listen in as Cameron relives this hunt where he kills a monster of a boss tom and takes us along with him.

303P - Spring 2021 Turkey Hunt Planning

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Spring 2021 Turkey Hunt Planning

This week Cameron and I talk fairly in depth about our plans for our spring 2021 out of state turkey hunts.

We talk about several of the states that we plan on hunting in this coming spring and a little about how we picked those states. I have plans to hunt at least 5 states that I haven't killed in, and Cameron has plans to hunt 8 - 10 states that he has not killed in yet.

Half of the fun of these trips is planning the hunts, and we dive into that aspect of the hunt this week. Listen in!

302P - Exercise and Turkey Hunting with Lindsay Persico

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Exercise and Turkey Hunting with Lindsay Persico

This week Cameron and I have exercise and fitness guru Lindsay Persico on the show to talk about how exercise can help us to become better turkey hunters.

We talk about how easily this can be done today without going to a gym and how to best start an exercise routine even if we have not exercised in years. We also discuss what Lindsay's exercise routine looks like and how she manages to get her cardio in. Lindsay helps us build our routine by offering some exercises we can do to get in shape.

After the great interview with Lindsay, Cameron and I talk a little bit about our own workout routines and cardio exercises to get ourselves in tip top shape for chasing turkeys around the country.

Listen in!

301P - A Fan of Alabama Turkey Hunt

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:30:00 -0400

A Fan of Alabama Turkey Hunt

This week, Cameron and I share the story and audio of my second kill in Alabama.

This was a hunt in late April where I fanned in a very long spurred wild turkey on my own property. I've been trying to kill a turkey on that property for the past 3 years or so, and I've come so close but just never could get the goal marked off of my list.

This season, I made it happen while challenging what probably was one of the boss toms in the area.

Listen in to the hunt this week and also to a little extra commentary after we play the hunt.

300P - How Not to Kill More Turkeys with the Primos Gang

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:30:00 -0400

How Not to Kill More Turkeys with the Primos Gang

This week, Cameron and I share the Primos seminar from the 2020 NWTF Convention and Sport Show. The seminar is entitled How Not to Kill More Turkeys.

As usual, Primos puts on a great seminar that is entertaining and informative. Whatever it is the guys at Primos do, you can consider it to be done well. This seminar is no different. Why they even show a video during the seminar of how to kill a turkey without ever firing a shot. It is truly amazing!

Listen in!

299P - This Budz For You

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:30:00 -0400

This Budz For You

This week Cameron and I share an interview with Jeff Budz, with Tag It Worldwide and TSS shotgun shells.

Jeff is somewhat of a regular on the show and a wealth of knowledge as well. We catch up with him while he is on vacation in the vehicle heading north to see his family, and we get him to fill us in on how his season went. We also talk to him about the new shotgun shell manufacturing company that he and a couple of others have started called TSS, which stands for The Super Slam.

Listen in as Jeff shares some turkey hunting knowledge with us this week.

298P - A Steaming Hot Bowl of Summertime Turkey Soup

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:30:00 -0400

A Steaming Hot Bowl of Summertime Turkey Soup

This week, Cameron and I finally prepare some turkey soup for you guys.

Our last turkey soup episode was quite some time ago, and a lot has happened in the world of turkey hunting since then, ie - high COVID wild turkey murder rates, etc.

Listen in this week as Cameron and I talk about numerous topics related to turkey hunting while we cover the news from states like Indiana, New York, Wisconsin, Ohio, Maryland, Maine, Arkansas, and even from our friends north of the border in Canada.

We have a lot of fun in this episode, and I think you will too.

297P - Mentored Hunts with Travis Sumner

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Mentored Hunts with Travis Sumner

This week, Cameron and I have the interview that I conducted with Travis Sumner with the NWTF about mentored hunts.

Travis and I talk about how to put on a mentored hunt, how to find land to hunt, how to find mentors and mentees, how to find gear, which types of hunts make better mentored hunts, and a handful of other topics.

Mentored hunts are a great opportunity for those of us experienced hunters to pass along our heritage and past time to others who may enjoy the sport more than we do.

Listen in!

296P - An Alabama Opening Day Screw Up

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:30:00 -0400

An Alabama Opening Day Screw Up

This week, Cameron and Andy share a turkey hunt from opening day of Alabama's 2020 turkey season. We believe there is just as much to learn, if not more, from a hunt gone wrong as there is from a successful hunt. Today, we have one gone wrong for you.

In this hunt, Andy is joined by his friend, Todd, and Todd's son, Pow. They visit Andy's hunting club in central Alabama, and find a lonely tom a couple of hours after daylight.

Listen in to this week's hunt to hear about their setup and what went wrong during the hunt.

295P - More OnX Maps with Jared Larsen

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:30:00 -0400

More OnX Maps with Jared Larsen

This week, Cameron and I bring you the interview that I did at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville with Jared Larsen with OnX Maps.

OnX is continuing to revolutionize the mobile mapping world with their app, and Jared gives us a little bit more of a deep dive into some of the ways that we can use OnX to help us find new places to hunt and hunt those places more effectively and efficiently.

Listen in!

293P - Talking Turkey with Preston Pittman

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Talking Turkey with Preston Pittman

This week, Cameron and I have Preston Pittman on the show to pick the winner of the first ever The Turkey Hunter Podcast Natural Voice Owl Hooting Contest. And, of course, after a winner was picked a conversation broke out between 3 die hard turkey hunters.

Listen in as we discuss owl hooting, turkey calling, turkey callers, TSS shot, turkey hunting with sub gauges, and some old school turkey hunters. Oh yeah, and we share a few laughs along the way as well.

292P - Government and Wild Turkeys with Joel Pedersen

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Government and Wild Turkeys

There are many different variables that go into whether or not you have a successful season in the woods hunting wild turkeys. Weather, calling skills, woodsmanship, proper setup, knowing when to move and when to sit still are all important factors in determining our success. But, how often do you think about the fact that if we didn't have wild turkeys your turkey hunting season would be a big failure?

Our federal government as well as our state governments are very involved in managing our wild turkey habitat and the populations of turkeys across the country. There really is a lot of time, energy, and money that goes into managing the habitat and population, but did you know that there is also a lot of time, energy, and money that goes into lobbying our elected federal officials to make sure that they understand how important wild turkeys are to our federal lands and those of us who hunt them?

This week, Cameron and I have Joel Pedersen who is the Director of Government Affairs with the NWTF on the show with us to talk about some of the finer points of working with government officials in order to promote the policies that help to promote our wild turkey populations.

Listen in this week to hear all about government and wild turkeys.

291P - 2020 Turkey Season Recap

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:30:00 -0400

2020 Turkey Season Recap

In this week's episode, you can listen to the crying, wailing, and gnashing of teeth about the 2020 spring turkey hunting season ending across the country. After that, we recap our seasons for you and give you a little taste of what is to come in the next few months as we will be sharing a good many of those hunts with you to take you through the off-season.

Listen in this week as Cameron and I take you back on the journey through our spring 2020 turkey hunting season with the highs, lows, great memories, and interesting people we met along the way.

291P - A Texas Rio Bites The Dust

Thu, 28 May 2020 16:29:37 -0400

Lets take a break from all the Eastern Wild Turkey action from the past weeks and head down to Texas as Cameron attempts to knock off the Lone Star State with a desperate Rio Grande. After an unsuccessful day 1 in the Hill Country of Texas, Cameron finds a bird that is willing to play off the roost on Day 2. Listen In!

290P - Cameron's Second Tennessee Turkey

Thu, 21 May 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Cameron's Second Tennessee Turkey

This week, Cameron and I share the audio of the hunt from his second turkey in Tennessee.

This hunt took some maneuvering and woodsmanship skills to be successful. With a good bit of gobbling and some vocal hens, Cameron was able to keep tabs on these turkeys and reposition on them for 3 different hunt setups before he sealed the deal on a nice tom.

Listen in to all of the excitement!

289P - A Textbook Opening Day Tennessee Turkey

Thu, 14 May 2020 10:30:00 -0400

A Textbook Opening Day Tennessee Turkey

This week Cameron and I bring you the audio from Cameron's first Tennessee turkey hunt - his opening day turkey hunt.

Cameron is joined on this small piece of property by his new turkey hunting buddy who has a bit of a surprise calling strategy planned for his own hunt. Cameron did not despair, and he got in tight with this Tom and made something happen.

Listen in to this hunt and a great story as well.

288P - The Bad Luck Streak Is Broken

Thu, 07 May 2020 10:30:00 -0400

The Bad Luck Streak Is Broken

This week while Cameron is on turkey hunting vacation, I take over the show and share with you one of my turkey hunts from this season.

This was a great hunt with a lot of gobbling by two Alabama turkeys. This hunt includes 4 moves, 5 different setup spots, 2 busted heads, a shotgun blast, and a lot of reflection and gratitude.

It was a very fun hunt. Listen in!

287P - Another Georgia Public Land Turkey Hunt

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Another Georgia Public Land Turkey Hunt

This week, Cameron and I share an early season hunt on public land in Georgia where we try to get my friend and fellow Super Slam chaser, Chip, a Georgia turkey.

After being all around a flock of turkeys for the majority of the morning, the hunt got pretty hairy right around midday. There was a missed opportunity, some whisper yelling, and some frustration in this hunt.

It really is a good one, and I'm sure you don't want to miss it. Listen in!

286P - How COVID-19 May Affect Our Wild Turkeys

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:30:00 -0400

How COVID-19 May Affect Our Wild Turkeys

This week, Cameron and I have Drs. Bret Collier and Mike Chamberlain on the show to talk about the possible impact of COVID-19 on our wild turkey population across the country.

Hunter numbers and wild turkey harvest numbers are increasing dramatically as millions of Americans are sheltering at home. Will this increase in hunting pressure and harvest of wild turkeys have a negative affect on wild turkey populations for years to come?

What effect will shutting down license sales to out of staters have on turkey populations in those states?

Will our public hunting ground pay the biggest price for COVID-19 government mandated shelter at home orders?

Listen in as Mike and Bret discuss these topics and many others with us this week!

285P - Scott Is On The Board In Mississippi

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:08:42 -0400

This week Scott McDonald joins us to talk about and share his first successful hunt in Mississippi of 2020. We will discuss the story of the hunt and share in the LIVE audio from his day in the woods of Mississippi. We hope you enjoy sitting right there with Scott as he takes on an old monarch gobbler that he has dueled with in days past.

284P - A Georgia Turkey Hunt and COVID-19 Update

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:30:00 -0400

A Georgia Turkey Hunt and COVID-19 Update

This week, Cameron shares his Georgia turkey hunt with us as he marks off another state from his list of states needed to complete his super slam.

This is a really good story of a good hunt, despite Cameron forgetting to turn his recorder on so we could hear the audio of his hunt.

Also, Cameron and I share some news regarding COVID-19 and traveling for turkey hunting this spring.

This is an episode you do not want to miss, especially if you travel to hunt wild turkeys each season.

Listen in!

283P - A Mississippi Opening Weekend Turkey Hunt

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:30:00 -0400

A Mississippi Opening Weekend Turkey Hunt

This week, Cameron and I share his opening weekend hunt in Mississippi from this season.

Cameron went to Mississippi to hunt with his friend Andrew LoCicero, and they had a heckuva hunt. Cameron was able to capture some amazing audio from this hunt that I think all of us turkey hunters will really enjoy.

Listen in closely. I think you'll like this one, and there could be some thunder at the end of this hunt.

282P - A Successful Mississippi Youth Turkey Hunt with Scott McDonald

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:30:00 -0400

A Successful Mississippi Youth Turkey Hunt

This week, Cameron and I have Scott McDonald on the show with us to share with us the audio and story of a successful Mississippi youth turkey hunt.

Scott, one of his friends, and his friend's children went out in pursuit of a first turkey for the young hunters on the opening day of Mississippi's youth turkey season.

After setting up the blind, practicing aiming the gun, and some other coaching, Scott was able to get a youngster his first wild turkey.

Listen in to the story and the audio of this awesome turkey hunt.

281P - Cameron's Second Osceola Turkey Hunt

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Cameron's Second Osceola Turkey Hunt

This week, Cameron and I bring you some amazing audio from Cameron's second Osceola turkey hunt on opening day of turkey season in Florida.

We have John Kellum on the phone with us as well so John and Cameron can share their story and experience of their first Osceola hunting trip with us.

John was running the turkey callers and Cameron was manning the shotgun for this week's hunt.

Listen in for a bunch of calling, a bunch of gobbling, and a shotgun blast near the end of the audio. This is a good one!

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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:17:09 -0400

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280P - An Osceola Turkey Hunt

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:30:00 -0400

An Osceola Turkey Hunt

This week, Cameron and I have the audio from the first turkey hunt of the year for you guys.

Cameron is in Florida hunting Osceola turkeys with his friend John, and the two of them have one awesome hunt right off of the roost. This hunt takes place on public land, and after quite a bit of scouting and map studying the two of them find some turkeys on their first day of scouting.

The morning of the first day of hunting Cameron's and John's scouting and hard work payoff with a bird that flies down and comes right on into their setup.

Listen in as Cameron marks off another state on his way to 49.

279P - Turkey Calling Lessons from a Legend with Preston Pittman

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Calling Lessons from a Legend with Preston Pittman

This week Cameron and I have Preston Pittman with Pittman Game Calls on the show to talk all about diaphragm callers.

We discuss the different cuts and which ones are better for certain types of turkey calls. We also get some lessons to go with our education about diaphragm callers from someone who has been making callers for decades.

Listen in for a very entertaining and informative episode from the legend himself, Preston Pittman.

278P - 2020 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Recap

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:30:00 -0400

2020 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Recap

This week, Cameron and I have lots of clips from interviews and seminars from the 2020 NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville.

We have interviews and seminars from a bunch of turkey hunting pros, like Will Primos, Jimmy Primos, Eddie Salter, Harold Knight, Jeff Budz, and representatives from outdoors companies, like OnX, LaCrosse, GoWild, Federal Premium, Apex, and many others.

This a content filled episode that I think you will enjoy.

Listen in!

277P - Grand National Calling Champions Panel from 2019 NWTF Convention

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Grand National Calling Champions Panel from 2019 NWTF Convention

This week, I have a little Throwback Thursday for you guys. No, this is not a repeat episode, but it is the final seminar recorded at the 2019 NWTF Convention and Sport Show.

This is a great seminar where 7 Grand National calling champions share their insights on callers, calling turkeys, and turkey call strategies. This week, you will get to hear from Steve Stoltz, Pat Strawser, Mark Prudhomme, Matt Morrett, Billy Yargus, Chris Parrish, and Mitchell Johnston.

The amazing turkey call competitors share lots of great information and a few stories as well. This is an episode that will have you reaching for your turkey callers to try to imitate the masters of turkey talk.

Listen in!

276P - Turkey Hunting Book & Filming Turkeys with Ron & Tes Jolly

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting Book & Filming Turkeys With Ron & Tes Jolly

In this week's episode we talk to soon-to-be NWTF Hall of Fame inductee Ron Jolly and his wife Tes about his new book release.We also discuss many topics about photographing and videoing wild turkeys. In this episode you will learn many tips and tactics on capturing your interaction with turkeys as well as getting the perfect picture of your harvested bird. Listen in!

275P - Hunting Runners with Scott Ellis

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Hunting Runners with Scott Ellis

In this episode we discuss a situation that happens to many of us while turkey hunting. We all have experienced a bird that gobbles good on the roost, but when he hits the ground, he is always on the move. We call those birds by many names - runners, vagabonds, nomads, circuit riders, etc. These can be some of the most frustrating turkeys to fall in behind, but can also be the most rewarding if you are able to outwit him.

Three-Time Grand National Turkey Calling Champion Scott Ellis joins us this week to give us several tactics and strategies to overcome the "running" gobbler. Also in this episode, Scott shares the subtle art of soft calling, jake/gobbler yelps, and using the kee kee run.

Listen In!

274P - Introducing the New Turkey Hunter Podcast Co-Host

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Introducing the New Turkey Hunter Podcast Co-Host

This week, the new Turkey Hunter Podcast co-host is introduced and interviewed.

We get to know the new co-host a little better and talk about where he is headed this coming spring on his quest for the US Super Slam as well as a little about some of the turkey hunting books that he has read in the recent past.

Oh yeah, and you get to hear the story of how I heard my first gobbles of 2020 and saw my first strutting Toms of the year as well.

Listen in!

273P - The First Turkey Soup Episode of the New Year

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:30:00 -0400

The First Turkey Soup Episode of the New Year

Listen in as I share turkey and turkey hunting news that you need to know this week.

In the news this week is Missouri, Iowa, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Idaho, Wyoming, Minnesota, Tennessee, and probably one or two states that I can't remember right now.

This is the time of year when permit applications open, quota hunt application periods open, and states release their turkey season dates and bag limits.

There really is too much information in this episode to skip it, especially if you plan on a turkey hunting trip out of state.

272P - 2020 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show Interviews

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:31:00 -0400

2020 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show Interviews

This week is all about the 2020 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show in Helen, GA.

I walk you through my weekend at the show, and I run some of the turkey calls that I got while at Unicoi. I also have several interviews for you from some of the vendors at the show like Mark Prudhomme and Larry Proffitt, just to name a couple.

Mark Sharpe and Russell Beard do a phenomenal job putting this show together, and I am pleased to bring a little piece of the show back home to play for you guys on this week's episode.

Listen in!

271P - 2020 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:30:00 -0400

2020 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

This week I have Pete Muller with the NWTF on the show to speak about the upcoming NWTF Convention and Sport Show happening February 13 - February 15, 2020 in Nashville, TN.

Pete shares with us the huge change the NWTF has for this year's show regarding the dates of the show. He also lets us know about the details of the calling contests, the auctions, the dinners, the parties, and much more.

If you plan on attending the 2020 NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville in the next month or so, then you'll want to listen in.

270P - 2020 Goals and Listener Survey

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:30:00 -0400

2020 Goals and Listener Survey

This week I reflect back on my 2019 turkey hunting goals and share my 2020 goals with you. I also share my goals about the podcast with you as well.

My favor this week is to ask for your help giving me feedback on the show by taking the listener survey.

Listen in!

269P - Final 3 Interviews with Nominees for NWTF National Board of Directors

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Final 3 Interviews with Nominees for NWTF National Board of Directors

This week I am bringing you the final 3 interviews with the nominees for the NWTF National Board of Directors.

I interview Mike Evans from Oklahoma, Bryan Perry from North Carolina, and Parks Shackleford from Virginia on the show this week to find out more about them and why they are running for the national board of directors for the NWTF.

Listen in and get your votes in before the January 3, 2020 deadline.

268P - Interviews with 3 NWTF National Board of Directors Nominees

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Interviews with 3 NWTF National Board of Directors Nominees

This week I interview 3 of the nominees for the NWTF National Board of Directors. These 3 gentlemen have the opportunity to help plan out the course for the National Wild Turkey Federation for the next several years.

For those of us who are members of the NWTF, choosing the best board members is crucial to the mission, and success of, the NWTF.

My first interview is with Joe Judd who is from Shelburne, Massachusetts. My second interview is with Joe Foster from McCammon, Idaho. And, my last interview is with Nelson Estess from Magnolia, Mississippi.

Not only do I ask these guys why they are running for the board of directors, but I twist their arms into sharing a turkey hunting story with us as well.

Listen in!

267P - Bone Collectors Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Bone Collectors Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

This week I am playing the Bone Collectors seminar from the 2019 NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville.

Listen in!

266P - Post Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Post Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

This week, I have another turkey soup episode for you guys.

This is the time of year when spring turkey tag application periods open in some states, and knowing the dates of those application periods is important. So, this week we talk about a couple of those states where the period has opened, or will be opening soon.

This is also the time of year when some states ask for input from hunters about proposed regulation changes regarding season dates and bag limits. If your state government is asking for your input, then by all means you should give it to them.

Some states have already released their harvest statistics for their fall 2019 turkey seasons, and we will talk about the results of some of those seasons.

Listen in!

265P - Jeff Budz Traveling Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Jeff Budz Traveling Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

This week I am playing Jeff Budz seminar on traveling and turkey hunting from the 2019 NWTF Convention in Nashville this past February.

There is lots of great information in this seminar that anyone who travels to turkey hunt or wants to start traveling to turkey hunt can use.

Listen in!

264P - 2020 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show Preview

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:30:00 -0400

2020 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show Preview

This week, I have Mark Sharpe on the show to talk about the upcoming 2020 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show at the Unicoi State Park in Helen, GA. The show will be held January 10 - 11, 2020.

Mark gives us a preview of the show so we will know what to expect when we get there. I can tell you that if the 2020 show is anything like the 2019 show, then it will be one you will not want to miss.

Not only are there custom turkey calls everywhere in the room that you can pick up, run, and purchase to take home with you, but there are hundreds of like-minded turkey hunting fools in the group as well.

This is a show that any die hard turkey hunter needs to attend at least once, and a trip to Unicoi will certainly be worth the time and effort to get there.

Listen in to this week's show, and then come see me in Helen, GA in January of 2020.

263P - More Shotgun Choke Talk with Mike Ponder

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:30:00 -0400

More Shotgun Choke Talk with Mike Ponder

This week I have Mike Ponder with Indian Creek Shooting Systems on the show so I can share with him the results of my time at the range before turkey season started this past spring.

I switched over to an Indian Creek choke for my 12 gauge "Black Death" with TSS shells and improved not only my pattern but my point of impact as well. My pattern density improved by a whopping 50% with the Indian Creek choke.

In my Remington 870 20 gauge with TSS shells, my pattern improved by 15%.

Listen in as I share my results with Mike and get his input on my results.

262P - PreThanksgiving Turkey Soup

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 10:30:00 -0400

PreThanksgiving Turkey Soup

This week, I have some wild turkey news for you.

I have a bunch of news from Pennsylvania, and I have some news from Tennessee, Missouri, Maryland, and West Virginia.

I also share part of an interesting article published on thespokesman.com website about the history of the wild turkey/human relationship, and I let you know how to find the entire article. It is a pretty fascinating read.

I also tell the story about getting my new favorite turkey call in the mail a couple of weeks ago, and I give a shout out to our veterans.

Listen in!

261P - Replay of Winter Turkey Hunting with Rob Keck

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Replay of Winter Turkey Hunting with Rob Keck

This week, I am replaying the interview I did several years ago with Rob Keck about winter turkey hunting.

When I ran into Rob at the ATA show in Louisville, KY, I asked him to come on the show, and I told him I would email him a few topics to choose from for our call. He said he didn't need any topics that he already knew what he wanted to talk about.

That topic he wanted to talk about is late winter turkey hunting, and Rob has some amazing stories about his trips to Kansas for some winter turkey hunts.

Listen in and see if you can pickup some tips that may help you to plan a successful trip for a winter turkey hunt.

260P - Why We Hunt Seminar with Brenda Valentine

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Why We Hunt Seminar with Brenda Valentine

This week, I'm playing the Why We Hunt seminar with Brenda Valentine from the 2019 NWTF Convention in Nashville.

During the seminar Brenda recommends we hunters come up with a one word answer to offer people who ask why we hunt. If you think about it, the question is much harder to answer than it seems to be on the surface.

I also read an article that covers the results of a recent studies about the acceptability of hunting for people. The study sheds some light on answers we can give that more people can relate to when we are asked the question why we hunt.

Listen in!

259P - The Story of a Successful Fall Turkey Hunt

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:30:00 -0400

The Story of a Successful Fall Turkey Hunt

This week, I have Cameron Weddington back on the show with us to share the story of his second fall turkey hunt and first fall harvest.

Cameron killed a very beautiful and very huge gobbler with inch and five-eighths spurs and a ten and a quarter inch beard. In addition to the fact that the turkey he harvested is a monster, Cameron was almost surrounded by 14 different gobblers during this hunt.

Listen in to hear the story of Cameron's first fall turkey and monster wild turkey gobbler.

258P - A Conversation with a First Time Fall Turkey Hunter

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Conversation with a First Time Fall Turkey Hunter

This week, Cameron Weddington joins us to share a story of his recent fall turkey hunt - his first fall turkey hunt.

Cameron describes the action that took place during his hunt along with his first experience with coyote backstraps.

Listen in as we discuss Trichinosis, wild turkeys, coyotes, shotguns, and crossbows.

257P - A Textbook New Hampshire Turkey Hunt

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Textbook New Hampshire Turkey Hunt

This week I'm bringing you my final spring turkey hunt of 2019.

This hunt was a very exciting hunt and really played out just like we play out hunts in our heads over and over before turkey season starts. These turkeys came in to some soft calling not long after flydown, and the flock ran off minus one turkey.

Listen in and enjoy the final spring 2019 turkey hunt.

256P - A Backup Pot of Turkey Soup

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Backup Pot of Turkey Soup

This week a little technical difficulty prevented me from bringing you the final turkey hunt from my big spring trip. So, I had to cook something up for you guys, and that something this week is turkey soup.

States we cover this week include New Hampshire, Missouri, Maine, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, Arizona, and North Carolina. We talk about upcoming fall seasons, fall seasons currently open, applying for permits and tags for spring and fall seasons, record book 5 spurred turkeys, hunting approval ratings, and outlaws.

Listen in!

255P - An Awesome New Hampshire Turkey Hunt

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:30:00 -0400

An Awesome New Hampshire Turkey Hunt

This week I have some really incredible audio from a hunt from this past spring in New Hampshire. This hunt took place on the same piece of property that Chip killed his turkey on earlier, and it is really fun to listen to.

This hunt has lots of hen talk, lots of gobbler talk, and will make you wish you were sitting against a big oak tree right now with a shotgun in your hands.

Listen in and enjoy!

254P - A New Hampshire Turkey Story

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A New Hampshire Turkey Story

This week I have another turkey hunting story for you. This time from New Hampshire as my long time friend Chip tags an odd looking NH turkey our first day there.

Chip's hunt was a strange one, and we turkey hunters just have to take what we can get sometimes.

Listen in as I describe the property we are hunting and the early morning of our first day in the New Hampshire turkey woods.

253P - Matt Morrett's Decoy Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Matt Morrett's Decoy Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

This week I have the decoy seminar from the 2019 NWTF Convention in Nashville that was presented by Matt Morrett.

Matt covers a multitude of topics including decoys (of course), calling, scouting, patterning guns, henned up gobblers, and much more during his hour and 20 plus minute seminar.

Listen in to Matt and learn and laugh a little.

252P - End of Summer Turkey Soup

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:30:00 -0400

End of Summer Turkey Soup

This week we are talking wild turkey news from New Hampshire, Vermont, Virginia, Florida, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Massachusetts.

I share stories of record spring turkey harvests, upcoming fall turkey season openers, hunter input on proposed turkey hunting regulation changes, and there's even a little news of the weird.

Our news of the weird this week includes a proposed 6 month long fall/winter season in southern Idaho and a story of wild turkeys terrorizing a senior community in Florida.

Listen in!

251P - A Vermont Turkey Hunt

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Vermont Turkey Hunt

This week, I'm sharing my Vermont turkey hunt with you.

This hunt was a great deal tougher than my hunt in Maine. These Vermont turkeys had been pressured a fair amount, and they acted a good bit like an Alabama wild turkey.

This ended up being a great hunt with plenty of highs and lows and turkey encounters.

Listen in and learn about one new tool that I've added to my turkey hunting gear that helped make a difference with my Vermont turkey.

250P - A Timely Replay of the Habitat Management Interview with Grant Woods

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Timely Replay of the Habitat Management Interview with Grant Woods

This week I have a replay of the Habitat Management Interview with Grant Woods just in time as many of you guys prepare to plant food plots to get ready for deer and fall turkey seasons. This interview has quite a few food plot tips in it as well as general tips on how to manage our hunting properties for wild turkeys.

Listen in as Grant shares his knowledge and experience with us in hopes that we can make our properties be wild turkey meccas.

249P - An Interview with a New Turkey Hunter with Judy Camuso

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:30:00 -0400

An Interview with a New Turkey Hunter with Judy Camuso

This week, I have an awesome interview with Judy Camuso who is the Commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for the state of Maine.

Judy is actually new to the sport of hunting, and her reason for participating in the sport came from her want to include more organic sources of animal protein in her diet.

I speak with her about her first successful turkey hunt, her entry into the sport of hunting, her previous vegetarian lifestyle, and of course her work.

Listen in to this week's interview with Judy to learn a few more talking points that can help us convince those who may be curious about hunting to venture out into the woods with us this coming fall, winter, and spring.

248P - The Future of Hunting Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:30:00 -0400

The Future of Hunting Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

This week I'm playing the recording of The Future of Hunting Seminar put on by Cuz Strickland, Jimmy Primos, Matt Morrett, Fred Zink, and Jeremiah Dowdy from the 2019 NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville.

There is much discussion of the decrease in the number of licensed hunters in this country and ways that we hunters can bring more people into the sport so that it will continue to thrive.

Listen in, put on your thinking caps to find a way that we can get new hunters involved, and take action.

247P - Mainely Turkeys

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Mainely Turkeys

This week, I'm sharing my hunt from Maine with you guys.

This is a pretty strange hunt in regards to where it took place and how it went down.

Listen in as Chip and I mark another state off of our list of states needed to complete our Super Slams.

246P - Scott Ellis Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Scott Ellis Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

This week, I am sharing the seminar from the Scott Ellis Seminar called "Setting the Mood" from the 2019 NWTF Convention in Nashville, TN.

In this seminar, Scott discusses how he approaches calling scenarios from starting off soft and subtle to moving towards a more vocal, aggressive, and demanding calling style. Scott also discusses an alternative to how we call to henned up toms.

We also get to hear some calling examples during Scott's presentation, and a lengthy question and answer session.

Listen in.

245P - A Giant New York Wild Turkey

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Giant New York Wild Turkey

This week, I share the story of my 2nd New York wild turkey hunt.

We spotted this turkey with some hens and jakes in a hay field on a hillside. After relocating we found ourselves set up about 75 yards from the turkey with the guide float calling behind us using jake and hen calling.

This was an interesting hunt with a huge double bearded turkey on the ground after the shot.

Listen in and enjoy!

244P - Happy Birthday Merica Turkey Soup

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Happy Birthday Merica Turkey Soup

This week, I bring us all up to date on turkey and turkey hunting news, and I chat with Steve Stoltz about his 2019 spring turkey hunting season.

Mississippi, Alabama, Idaho, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina are some of the states in this week's turkey soup.

Listen in!

243P - Phillip Vanderpool Q&A Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Phillip Vanderpool Q&A Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

This week I have the Phillip Vanderpool seminar from the 2019 NWTF Convention in Nashville, TN. Phillip filled in on very short notice for Ray Eye during the convention due to Ray's leaving the show to tend to an emergency at home.

Due to the short notice that Phillip had to fill in, he did not have his usual video presentation so he hosted a Q&A seminar with questions coming from the audience.

Listen in as Phillip covers hunting from blinds, bowhunting turkeys, fall turkey hunting, decoys, mid day hunting, and many other topics.

242P - Early Summer Turkey Soup

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Early Summer Turkey Soup

This week I try to catch us all up on some turkey hunting news - after what, in retrospect, sounds like a little bit of a rant.

In this week's news is Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Rhode Island, Ohio, Arkansas, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Nebraska, and Wisconsin turkey hunting harvest results and announcements of brood surveys being conducted.

I also make mention of truly custom turkey calls made by Primos and turkey socks designed by yours truly - yep, turkey socks.

Listen in!

241P - Apple Orchard Turkey

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Apple Orchard Turkey

This week I tell the story, and share the audio of, my first New York state turkey.

This was a rather odd hunt - at least the first 1/2 of the hunt anyway - but it turned out to be an exceptional hunt when all of the dust settled.

In our first setup we were skirted by 3 toms and several hens who did not come into view for me, but were standing about 5 feet from my buddy Chip.

In our second setup, some hen and jake calling brought this 2 year old turkey close enough for a shot, and my New York tag was filled.

Listen in for some great hunt audio and a pretty entertaining turkey hunting story as well.

240P - The Cow Manure Turkey with Preston Pittman

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:30:00 -0400

The Cow Manure Turkey with Preston Pittman

This week, Preston Pittman joins me to share the unbelievable story of a turkey hunt that took place in a 60 acre cow pasture.

This story will make you stop and ask yourself if you could do what it takes to kill a wild turkey the way that Preston did this one.

Preston and I also discuss TSS, whether he thinks turkey hunting will cycle and we will lose some turkey hunters due to poor quality of turkey hunting, and more.

Listen in!

239P - A Turkey Hunting Trip for the Ages with Hunt Audio

Thu, 30 May 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Turkey Hunting Trip for the Ages with Hunt Audio

This week I highlight my recent annual out of state turkey hunt with my buddies from college where we wreaked havoc on the wild turkeys in New England. I also play audio from one of the hunts that we had on that trip.

On this trip, we visited New York, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire. We had an amazing experience traveling and hunting the beautiful countryside in the northeast.

The wild turkeys were plentiful in the areas we hunted, and we were fortunate enough to have had several exciting hunts.

Listen in and enjoy the experience with us.

238P - Turkey Hunting Trip Planning Time

Thu, 23 May 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting Trip Planning Time

This week, I have a replay for you where I talk about planning a budget out of state turkey hunting trip.

Now is the time to start planning your trips - at least the bare minimums of what state(s) and dates. From there it is a matter of really nailing down the details of where you are going within those states, where you will stay while hunting, and what you may do with any downtime - like lobster in Maine.

Listen in, and get started planning your 2020 turkey hunting trips.

237P - Hen Fight!!! A West Virginia Turkey Hunt

Thu, 16 May 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Hen Fight!!! A West Virginia Turkey Hunt

This week, my buddy Zach Lucas shares with us the story of and audio from an awesome turkey hunt that we were on in West Virginia this past Saturday.

The hunt had a little bit of everything that we turkey hunters love. There was lots of hen talk, gobbling, strutting, fighting, shooting, and fun all wrapped up into one hunt.

Listen in as I check off one more state in my quest for 49!

236P - Turkey Science vs Turkey Fiction with Mike Chamberlain

Thu, 09 May 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Science vs Turkey Fiction with Mike Chamberlain

In this week's episode, I have Mike Chamberlain on the show to pick apart some of the propaganda floating around social media about a few of the reasons that turkey hunters attribute the decline to in turkey populations.

We discuss prescribed fire (more specifically, growing season burns), predators, hogs, nest parasites and hosts, the human factor, season lengths, bag limits.

Mike also shares the story of his most recent successful turkey hunt with us.

This is an episode that I'm pretty sure we can all learn a little something about our favorite game bird, the wild turkey.

Listen in!

235P - A Good Ending to a Weird Season

Thu, 02 May 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Good Ending to a Weird Season

Today, I'm sharing my final hunt of Alabama's 2019 turkey season with you.

As Colonel Tom Kelly so accurately and eloquently stated in his book, Better on a Rising Tide, “Turkey hunting is a magical, intellectual, tactical exercise conducted out of doors. It is a personal, contemplative sport, and does not require the production of a dead turkey to be classified as a success.”

I sometimes wonder if we turkey hunters use that line or thought to justify our blunders or lack of success in the woods. But the truth always comes back to my mind soon after having those thoughts. The truth is a successful turkey hunt is what we want it to be.

For me, I crave the interaction with the bird. Knowing that I can cause him to respond with a gobble or drumming or maybe even change his course, even if only briefly.

When I get that interaction with a wild turkey, for me, that is a successful turkey hunt.

Listen in to today's show. It was a very exciting hunt, if only for a very brief period of time. But, it was a hunt that I learned a few things from as well - mainly about the turkeys on my hunting property.

234P - An End Around Turkey Story

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:30:00 -0400

An End Around Turkey Story

This is the story of another catch and release turkey hunt from my 2019 turkey season. Listen in as my buddy, Drew, and I chase after a hard gobbling Eastern on our home turf in Alabama.

You probably will be amazed about the story of the crazy hen that we dealt with for the better part of the morning as well.

It was a great hunt and a pile of fun. I hope you enjoy it.

233P - A Catch and Release Turkey Hunt

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Catch and Release Turkey Hunt

This week I share the story and audio of a hunt with no shots fired.

This is a very exciting hunt with 2 new turkey hunters with good gobbling and a pretty interesting twist to it. There is also a challenge issued to you guys listening. After hearing the audio of the hunt, can you tell me what I did wrong during this hunt? If you think you know what I did wrong during the hunt, then shoot me an email. The first person to submit the correct error will receive a Strut Commander maintenance free box call.

Listen in.

232P - A Mississippi Turkey Hunting Story

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Mississippi Turkey Hunting Story

This week I have my buddy Evan Murphy on the show to talk about our successful turkey hunt in Mississippi.

Thanks to Evan for helping me to mark Mississippi off of my list of states that I need to kill a turkey in. We had a great and unique hunt together.

Listen in!

231P - Back on the Board in Bama

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Back on the Board in Bama

This week, I have Scott McDonald on the show to share the details of our successful Alabama turkey hunt and to play the audio of that file.

Scott also briefly shares his story of his successful hunt on public land in Georgia and which states he plans to hunt this spring to move closer to completing his Super Slam.

Listen in!

230P - Mississippi Public Land Turkey

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Mississippi Public Land Turkey

This week, I replay a hunt from opening weekend in Mississippi on public land with Cameron Weddington, the former Turkey Hunter podcast intern.

Cameron and I tackled public land in Mississippi on opening weekend of their 2019 turkey season, and we had some very good luck.

In this episode, Cameron and I share the story of the hunt and talk about some things that happened that really stuck out to us as some reasons why the hunt was a success.

Listen in!

229P - Soft Calling with Scott Ellis

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Soft Calling with Scott Ellis

This week, Scott Ellis joins me to talk about soft calling turkeys.

Soft calling is a form of calling we all need to master in order to work turkeys into close range effectively.

In the interview, we talk about calls that are not turkey vocalizations, how to change the mood of a Tom, and different scenarios when we can use soft calling techniques.

For the icing on the cake, Scott shares the story of his most recent turkey hunt with us.

Listen in!

228P - Competition Turkey Calling with Steve Stoltz

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Competition Turkey Calling with Steve Stoltz

This week, Steve Stoltz with Woodhaven Custom Calls joins me on the show to talk about competition turkey calling.

We discuss how someone who is interested in competition calling can get into the sport, and we also discuss the differences in competition calling and calling while hunting.

I ask Steve in the interview who is the tougher judge a 4 year old public land turkey or the human judges on the panel of any given contest.

Steve demonstrates some calling for us and shows us the difference between calling and calling with emotions.

Listen in!

227P - All About Turkey Chokes with Mike Ponder

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 10:30:00 -0400

All About Turkey Chokes with Mike Ponder with Indian Creek Shooting Systems

This week, I have Mike Ponder, one of the founders of Indian Creek Shooting Systems, on the show to chat about shotgun chokes for turkey hunting.

We talk about shotgun chokes in their simplest form, the advantages of an extended choke and a ported choke. We also discuss how chokes help to separate the wad from the shot when a shell is fired which helps to result in a more consistent pattern from the gun.

We cover TSS and how it is revolutionizing the hunting industry in allowing hunters to use lighter sub gauges for turkey hunting compared to the guns we were shooting to achieve the same results 10 years ago.

Listen in and give some thought as to whether or not you are shooting the choke that best suits your hunting style.

226P - 2019 NWTF Convention One Question Interviews with the Pros

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:30:00 -0400

226 - 2019 NWTF Convention One Question Interviews with the Pros

What would your approach be for hunting a henned up Tom if you could not make the boss hen angry enough to want to fight you and bring that Tom with her and right to your gun barrel?

That is our 1 question that we asked many pros while we were at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville this month.

We got some great answers, and I've picked up a new strategy or two to try out myself in the process of interviewing these guys.

This episode has tons of great tips and information from turkey killers like Billy Yargus, Preston Pittman, Steve Stoltz, Jimmy Primos, Eddie Salter, Ernie Calandrelli, Cuz Strickland, Phillip Vanderpool, and Chris Parrish.

Listen in and take some notes because I know you are going to love the information in this episode.

225P - 2019 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Recap

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:30:00 -0400

2019 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Recap

This week I recap my entire weekend at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville, TN.

I have highlights of seminars that I recorded as well as interviews with some of the exhibitors who were at the show with their new turkey hunting products. Jimmy Primos, Cuz Strickland, Matt Morrett, Eddie Salter, Brenda Valentine, Scott Ellis, Michael Waddell, T-Bone, Nick Mundt, and Jeff Budz are just some of the many turkey hunting celebs who are on this week's episode.

This week's show is chocked full of information that you will find entertaining and useful as well. Listen in!

224P - A Trumpet Caller Playing Lesson with Mark Sharpe

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:30:00 -0400

A Trumpet Caller Playing Lesson with Mark Sharpe

So, I'm still trying to be more consistent with my playing of the trumpet caller, and I knew that I needed some help and some pointers about how to improve my calling with it. So, I knew I would be in pretty good hands if I could trick Mark Sharpe into giving me a lesson on running a trumpet caller.

Mark agreed to help me, and we thought that he could also help all of you guys as well. Listen in as Mark gives me some tips that have helped me become more consistent with the trumpet, but I really believe can help us all be better at calling wild turkeys.

223P - Setting Up on a Wild Turkey with Will Primos

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 10:31:00 -0400

Setting Up on a Wild Turkey with Will Primos

This week, I have Will Primos on the show to talk about the very important topic of properly setting up on a wild turkey hunt.

We discuss distance, approach, picking a spot to sit, standing, setting up on a field's edge, decoys, setting up in unfamiliar woods, and many more topics.

Listen in to one of the nicest guys in the hunting industry and see if he knows a thing or two about setting up on a wild turkey hunt that will benefit you this coming spring season.

222P - Dear Turkey Killer - A Rough Draft

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:30:00 -0400

222 - Dear Turkey Killer - A Rough Draft

So, I recently started putting together a list of actions and items that I need to do before, during, and after turkey season - a turkey hunting to do list.

This season, I don't want my usual screw ups to mess up a hunt or two the early part of season like normally happens. So, I put together a list of items and actions that I need to take in order to correct those issues before they ever happen.

The letter is full of turkey hunting tips and reminders of don't do this, do that, don't do this, etc. I read that letter - my turkey hunting To Do and action list - in this week's episode.

Listen in!

221P - Another Turpin Interview from Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Another Turpin Interview from Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show

This week I am playing the interview from the 2019 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show in Helen, GA with Doug Morgan and Richard Hudson.

Doug and Richard are two custom call makers who make the Turpin style box calls. I ask Doug and Richard what makes their calls different, how they got started making these calls, and if they make any other style turkey calls.

Listen in to Doug, Richard, and me talking turkeys, turkey hunting, and Turpin style box calls.

220P - 2019 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show Recap and Interviews

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:30:00 -0400

2019 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show Recap and Interviews

This week I recap the 2019 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show at the Unicoi State Park near Helen, Georgia.

The show lasted 2 days and featured some of the premiere custom turkey call makers in the country. Most of the turkey calls on display and for purchase were not only works of art, but pure turkey as well.

In this episode, I speak a little about the show and I play some of the interviews conducted with some of the call makers and others who had booths at the show, including Mike Giles, Dan Harris, and Russell Beard.

In next week's episode, I'll bring the interview that I conducted with Doug Martin and Richard Hudson.

I also share a little turkey soup in this week's episode.

Listen in and learn more about the 2019 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show and some phenomenal turkey call makers.

219P - Unicoi Turkey Call Maker and NWTF Convention and Sports Shows Previews

Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Unicoi Turkey Call Maker and NWTF Convention and Sports Shows Previews

This week, I speak with Mark Sharpe and Pete Muller on the show.

Turkey call maker, Mark Sharpe joins us to talk about the upcoming Unicoi Turkey Call Maker Show in Helen, GA on January 11 and 12, 2019. This show features some of the best turkey call makers in the country and attendees can speak with the call makers, attend seminars, enjoy a buffet dinner, and submerge themselves in their love for the wild turkeys with many like minded folks.

Pete Muller with the NWTF joins us to talk about the upcoming 2019 NWTF Convention and Sports Show to be held in Nashville, TN from February 13 - February 17, 2019. This show is the main attraction for turkey hunters as there will be hundreds of exhibitors selling and showcasing products ranging from turkey hunts to turkey hunting totes and everything in between. This show also features seminars, parties, auctions, dinners, concerts, and much more.

Listen in to learn more about each of these 2 shows and make plans to be there.

218P - Scouting and CyberScouting Public Land

Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:30:00 -0400

Scouting and CyberScouting Public Land

In this episode, I discuss the topic suggestions presented by Matt Wood about knowing where to start to scout large pieces of public land for wild turkeys and also cyber-scouting large pieces of public land for wild turkeys.

I talk about using Google Earth, GIS, and the OnX app to locate areas that may hold wild turkeys and what to look for using Google Earth and OnX on public lands in a variety of habitats across the country. I also share my personal experiences using OnX on a couple of out of state hunts on public land during the spring of 2018.

Listen in!

217P - 2019 Turkey Season Goals and Turkey Soup Appetizer

Thu, 27 Dec 2018 10:30:00 -0400

2019 Turkey Season Goals and Turkey Soup Appetizer

This week I discuss my goals for my 2019 spring turkey season and for The Turkey Hunter podcast.

Some of these goals carry over from previous years, and I feel like this is the year they get marked off the list.

I also share a little turkey news for you guys as the time for us to apply for permits and limited opportunity hunts is approaching and closing.

Listen in!

216P - Interviews with NWTF Board of Directors Candidates

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Interviews with NWTF Board of Directors Candidates

Today, I have the final 2 interviews for the NWTF Board of Directors Candidates for you.

In this episode is my interview with Don Erbert from Kansas. Don tells us why he is running for the NWTF Board of Directors and why he deserves one of our 3 votes.

I also interview Kent Danjanovich from Utah in this episode. Kent also tells us why he is running for the NTWF Board and why he deserves one of our 3 votes.

Listen in, and use this opportunity to decide which 3 candidates you will vote for. Oh, and by the way, if you are not currently a member of the NWTF, then what are you waiting for? The NWTF is THE organization working to preserve our hunting heritage.

215P - Interview with NWTF Board of Directors Candidate and Some Turkey Soup

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Interview with NWTF Board of Directors Candidate and Some Turkey Soup

This week, I have Shane Alexander who is running for the NWTF Board of Directors on the show to talk about his candidacy. This is a great opportunity to meet Shane and get to know him a little.

We also talk about his reason for wanting to be on the Board of Directors for the NWTF, and I ask him why we should cast one of our 3 votes for him.

After our business talk, I get Shane to share a turkey hunting story with us.

I also serve up a heaping helping of turkey soup as well. We talk about turkey news in Missouri, South Dakota, Oregon, West Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts, Utah, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, and New Brunswick.

Listen in!

214P - 2018 NWTF Board of Directors Candidates Interviews Part 1

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:30:00 -0400

2018 NWTF Board of Directors Candidates Interviews Part 1

This week, I have interviews with 2 of the 6 candidates who are running for the NWTF Board of Directors.

Board members serve 3 year terms, and their role is crucial to the mission of the NWTF. We, as members of the NWTF, owe it to ourselves and the organization to vote for the 3 candidates that we feel are most qualified.

My plan is to bring you interviews with each of the candidates who are running for the board this year.

Listen in and learn more about Sherry Crumley and Robert "Doc" Dettmer and hear a couple of good turkey hunting stories as well.

213P - 3 Random Turkey Hunting Topics

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:30:00 -0400

3 Random Turkey Hunting Topics

This week, I have another episode of Turkey Mulligan Stew for you. This is just a hodge podge of random turkey hunting topics taken from suggestions from you, the listeners.

This week, I talk about turkey shotguns. More specifically, I talk about black shotguns vs camo shotguns, barrel length, and 3" chambers vs 3.5" chambers.

I also discuss modifications and customizations we can make to our turkey hunting decoys. From painting or repainting them to butchering them and making our own modified version of what we want a turkey decoy to look like.

In addition to these topics, I also discuss portable ground blinds for running and gunning turkey hunting. I mention several different manufacturers of these blinds and talk about the pros and cons of them as well.

Listen in!

212P - Budget Friendly Out of State Turkey Hunts

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Budget Friendly Out of State Turkey Hunts

This week, I'm discussing budget friendly out of state turkey hunts. This topic was suggested by Matt Wood some time back, and I hate that I haven't talked about it until now.

We are talking about budget friendly out of state turkey hunts. Mainly, the travel, license, lodging, and food part of those hunts.

Listen in as I offer some suggestions on ways that we can save money when traveling out of state in pursuit of extended turkey hunting seasons, Grand Slams, or Super Slams.

211P - Box Call Magic Seminar with Will Primos from 2018 NWTF Convention

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Box Call Magic Seminar with Will Primos from 2018 NWTF Convention

In this week's episode I have the Box Call Magic seminar from the 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show in Nashville.

This is a very informative seminar put on by Will Primos where he discusses many different box call calling tips and how to care for calls as well.

Listen in!

210P - Turkey Mulligan Stew

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Mulligan Stew

This week, I discuss a couple of show topic suggestions made by longtime listener to the show, Joe Kosalko.

These topics are, by themselves, not long enough to make an entire episode on their own. But, by combining more than one of the topics into one episode, there is plenty to cover in a weekly episode.

So, this week, I'm talking about how to safely and practically circle a Tom that is uncooperative. I also am talking about things that we can do to minimize our presence on the turkeys that we hunt while in the woods.

This is a turkey mulligan stew. Listen in! I hope you enjoy it!

209P - Healthy Heaping of Turkey Soup

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Healthy Heaping of Turkey Soup

This week I have for you another healthy sized helping of turkey soup.

I talk about Pennsylvania's Wild Turkey plan, rifle hunting wild turkeys in South Dakota, a hunting accident that is not really a hunting accident (but it is), Vermont being overrun with wild turkeys, Arkansas' new wild turkey coordinator, turkey season updates, and wild turkeys riding motorcycles.

Listen in!

208P - Dissecting a Wingbone Caller with Mark Sharpe

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Dissecting a Wingbone Caller with Mark Sharpe

In this week's episode, I interview Mark Sharpe about wingbone turkey callers.

Wingbone callers have been around for hundreds of years, and making a wingbone caller is quite easy. Making a great sounding and very realistic wingbone caller is much more difficult.

Mark Sharpe has mastered the art of wingbone turkey caller making. Not only do his callers sound great and realistic, but they are beautiful as well.

In this interview, we talk about what makes a wingbone turkey caller such a great tool to have in our turkey hunting vests, 2 bone and 3 bone callers, hen bones vs gobbler bones, and how to choose good bones to use for making wingbone callers.

Listen in!

207P - Primos Seminar from 2018 NWTF Convention

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Primos Seminar from 2018 NWTF Convention

This week, I am playing the pot call magic seminar with Will Primos from the 2018 NWTF Convention in Nashville.

There is some good information in this seminar for most of us turkey hunters. Will talks about pot calls, pot call maintenance, and calling tips using pot calls as well as some box call talk.

Listen in!

206P - A Hot Bowl of Turkey Soup

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:30:00 -0400

A Hot Bowl of Turkey Soup

In this week's episode, I share the story of my recent fishing trip to Guatemala. I also have some turkey soup for you.

In the turkey soup this week, I talk about Zinke, OK, VT, NY, NH, IN, MA, WA, MS, OH, and KY. If you live in or nearby one of those states or you hunt public land, then you will want to listen to this week's episode.

Listen in!

205P - Turkey Dogging Seminar from 2018 NWTF Convention

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Dogging Seminar from 2018 NWTF Convention

This week, I have the recording from the turkey dogging seminar from the 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show in Nashville.

The seminar is really a panel of turkey doggers talking of their experiences in the woods with their turkey dogs hunting fall turkeys.

Those who are new to the sport of turkey hunting will enjoy learning more about turkey dogging, and those of us who are a little more experienced will enjoy many of the stories from the seminar.

Listen in!

204P - Planning a Single Season Grand Slam with Jeff Budz

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Planning a Single Season Grand Slam with Jeff Budz

In this week's episode I talk to Jeff Budz, the King of Grand Slams, about taking on the challenge of a single season grand slam.

We talk about the challenges, the rewards, the cost, and how to go about accomplishing the goal ourselves without an outfitter, as well as with an outfitter.

Listen in to learn more about the challenge of a single season grand slam.

203P - A Conversation with a New Turkey Dogger with Darrell Hall

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:30:00 -0400

A Conversation with a New Turkey Dogger with Darrell Hall

This week, I have listener Darrell Hall on the show to talk to us about little known sport of turkey dogging.

Darrell is new to the sport, so I get to pick his brain about the why, when, and how's of how he got into the sport of turkey dogging.

The interview is a great one because it is informative, interesting, and entertaining. Listen in!

202P - Fall Turkey Hunting with Bob Fulcher

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Fall Turkey Hunting with Bob Fulcher

In this week's episode, I interview Bob Fulcher regarding fall turkey hunting.

Bob is a wealth of knowledge about hunting fall turkeys. In this interview I ask him about using decoys in the fall, busting flocks, and hunting turkeys with dogs.

We also talk about preferred fall food sources and scouting and identifying turkey sign.

Listen in and up your fall turkey hunting success.

201P - Grand National Turkey Calling Champions Panel

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Grand National Turkey Calling Champions Panel

In this week's episode, I am playing the Grand National Turkey Calling Champions Panel from the 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show in Nashville.

This is a panel of 7 or 8 of the former Grand National Turkey Calling Champions sharing their knowledge of turkey callers, turkey calling, and turkey hunting.

There are some great tips about turkey hunting to be picked up from the end of this week's episode. Imagine getting to pick the brain of a 300+ year old turkey hunter who had traveled all over the country chasing turkeys in the springs and falls. That is basically what you get from these 7 or 8 hunters.

Listen in!

200P - A First Turkey Story with Joey and Brody Toone

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:30:00 -0400

A First Turkey Story with Joey and Brody Toone

This week I interview Joey Toone and his 10 year old son, Brody.

Joey shares the story of the turkey he killed this past spring while hunting with Brody. This was no ordinary turkey! This was Joey's first turkey, and this second year hunter harvested his bird without the help of anyone else (other than his good luck charm, Brody, of course).

Listen in to the story of Joey's first turkey!

199.5P - Replay of One of My Favorite Episodes

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Replay of One of My Favorite Episodes

This week, I have a replay of one of my favorite episodes of 2018 for you guys as I'm on vacation with my family at the beach.

Listen in to the replay of one of my hunts from this year that has some great audio clips from a wild turkey gobbler in it.

199P - Alps Outdoorz Long Spur Turkey Vest Review

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Alps Outdoorz Long Spur Turkey Vest Review

This week I review the Alps Outdoorz Long Spur Turkey Vest that I purchased a couple of months ago.

I rate several aspects like comfort, fit, function, quality of construction, etc on a 10 scale, and I also give my overall rating on this interesting turkey hunting vest.

Could this be the best turkey hunting vest for you?

Listen in to hear more about the Alps Outdoorz Long Spur Turkey Vest.

198P - My Most Memorable Misses

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 10:30:00 -0400

My Most Memorable Misses

In this week's episode, I relive the hunts of some of my most memorable misses.

I tell the story of the Green Mile turkey miss, where I watched the turkey come 200 yards straight down a road to me. I tell the story of my first miss - that one still breaks my heart! And, I share the story of my miss of one of my mentors - one of the two turkeys that taught me tons of turkey hunting and behavior lessons.

Listen in!

197P - More Turkey Soup and an Editorial

Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:30:00 -0400

More Turkey Soup and an Editorial

This week, I found out that the state of Alabama's Conservation Advisory Board made a change to the opening day of the Alabama turkey hunting season for 2019 (and beyond).

I'm not very happy about the change and the lack of information available about the change. Listen in as I share my opinions of the Board's decision and as I offer a few suggestions myself that I feel like would be much more effective management of my favorite natural resource - the wild turkey.

196P - Engaging with Anti Hunters with Blake Alma

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Engaging with Anti Hunters with Blake Alma

This week, I have Blake Alma on the show to chat with us about engaging anti hunters in person and on social media.

Most of the time, hunters are not the ones who are on social media stalking anti hunters. It usually is the other way around.

So, what do you do when an anti hunter finds and comments on that social media post that you've made or confronts you face to face?

That is exactly what Blake Alma and I discuss on this week's episode.

Listen in and hear about some of the ways you can deal with anti hunters who verbally attack you.

195P - Eddie Salter Seminar from 2018 NWTF Convention

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Eddie Salter Seminar from 2018 NWTF Convention

This week, I have some good and some bad for you in this week's episode.

The good first... I have the replay from Eddie Salter's 2018 NWTF convention and sports show seminar cueued up for you this week. Eddie is always entertaining and informative, and I feel like there are some great nuggets to be picked up on during the seminar for even the most experienced turkey hunter.

Now, for the bad... I also have some fairly depressing turkey news for you as well. Turkey populations are down in many parts of the country and some states are cutting the lengths of their hunting seasons in response.

Listen in!

194P - A Little Summertime Turkey Soup

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 10:30:00 -0400

A Little Summertime Turkey Soup

This week I have some turkey soup for you. Here are some topics that are covered in this week's episode... college football (I'm going to apologize in advance for this), wild turkey recipe, turkey harvest numbers for spring of 2018, poult recruitment and wild turkey population surveys, fall 2018 turkey permit application dates, and turkey's gone wild.

Listen in!

193P - Chasing Turkeys Using the OnX App with Dylan Dowson

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Chasing Turkeys Using the OnX App with Dylan Dowson

This week, I interview Dylan Dowson with OnX about the OnX application and feature rich family of maps. We talk about several of the different features that are helpful within the application, like the tracking feature, the ability to share waypoints with friends, and the ability to measure distance; and, we share a few hunting stories as well.

Listen in and hear how the OnX app can help you have more success in the turkey woods this fall and next spring.

192P - NWTF Managing Private Land Seminar

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Managing Private Land Seminar

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter, I am sharing the recording from the NWTF seminar about managing private land. In this seminar, the presenters discussed NRCS management programs, creating nesting and brood rearing habitat, and states leasing private lands using federal money.

Listen in and learn if any of these managment techniques can be used on your hunting property to improve it over time.

191P - Challenging Gobblers with Ray Eye

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Challenging Gobblers with Ray Eye

In this episode, I interview the ever entertaining Ray Eye about challenging gobblers.

Ray talks about using gobbler yelps, jake yelps, and gobbles to challenge a male turkey's spot in the pecking order. We talk about the best times of the spring mating season to try this strategy. And, Ray also discusses how he uses gobbler yelps to pull Toms away from a flock of hens.

Challenging gobblers can sometimes be the only way to kill a stubborn old boss gobbler, and Ray is certainly an expert on the topic. Incorporate some of Ray's strategies into your turkey hunts next season and see if it will work for you.

For those of you who do not know who Ray Eye is, well, here's a little about Ray...

Born to a Missouri Ozarks farm family, Ray Eye has more than 50 years of turkey hunting experience and 30 years in the outdoor industry. He is the lead hunting expert for MidWest Outdoors magazine and a host of MidWest Outdoors Television, on Pursuit Channel, many regional networks, and local stations. He produces and hosts Eyes on the Outdoors, the highest-rated outdoor radio show in the Midwest, on KFNS 590 AM, St. Louis. Ray travels the country giving packed-house seminars featuring video projection loaded with “teaching segments” that bring his brand of turkey hunting to show-goers. He appears regularly on a range of outdoor television shows, and his amazing wild turkey footage has been seen by millions of viewers. He has written numerous books on turkey hunting, the latest being Ray Eye’s Turkey Hunter’s Bible. And he produces a series of “Calling is Everything” instructional DVDs, available at RayEye.com. Honoring his body of work, Ray has been named Missouri Conservation Communicator of the Year, National Wild Turkey Federation Communicator of the Year, and he’s been inducted into the national Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame. Simply put, Ray Eye is synonymous with turkey hunting, and people who want to become better hunters flock to him because he honestly loves teaching what he knows best.

190P - Oregon Turkey Hunt

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Oregon Turkey Hunt

This week, I take you along on my turkey hunt in Oregon. My buddies and I left Idaho, and headed to northeast Oregon on a seat of our pants turkey hunt.

It was a great trip, and we managed to kill turkeys while we were there.

Listen in to this awesome hunt.

189P - Idaho Turkey Hunt

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Idaho Turkey Hunt

This week I share the story of the Idaho turkey hunt from a few weeks ago. Idaho was another state that my hunting buddies and I were able to get marked off of our list of states.

We killed 4 birds in 2 and a half days there. Listen in to hear the stories.

188P - Washington Turkey Hunt

Thu, 31 May 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Washington Turkey Hunt

This week, I take you along on my turkey hunt to Washington.

Just a hint, it is a great hunt. You'll want to come along on this journey with me as I attempt to mark state number 26 off of my list of turkey hunting/killing states.

Listen in!

187P - Minnesota Turkey Hunt

Thu, 24 May 2018 10:30:00 -0400

187P - Minnesota Turkey Hunt

Today, I'm sharing the story of my Minnesota turkey hunt on the show. The hunt was a great experience, and I look forward to the day that I can go back to hunt Minnesota turkeys.

I talk about scouting land from hundreds of miles away, sleeping in a Ford Flex, and gobbling turkeys.

Listen in.

186P - Wisconsin Turkey Hunt

Thu, 17 May 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Wisconsin Turkey Hunt

This week, I take you on my hunt to Wisconsin to try to mark another state off of my list of states needed to complete the Super Slam of Wild Turkeys.

The trip to Wisconsin was a great experience from the start to the end. The trip was full of great people, hospitality, scenery, and hunting.

Listen in to hear all about the amazing trip! On Wisconsin!

185P - Week 7 Recap of 2018 Alabama Turkey Season and Musings

Thu, 10 May 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Week 7 Recap of 2018 Alabama Turkey Season and Musings

This week I recap week 7 of Alabama's 2018 spring turkey season, and I offer some deep thoughts on the season as a whole.

Listen in.

184P - Week 6 Recap of 2018 Alabama Turkey Season

Thu, 03 May 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Week 6 Recap of 2018 Alabama Turkey Season

This week, I recap my hunts from week 6 of the 2018 Alabama (and Mississippi) turkey season.

I'll let the cat out of the bag, there was a male wild turkey spotting and a shot fired. Listen in as I try to finally kill my Alabama turkey and I try to fill a tag in MS.

183P - Turkey Hunting Safety

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting Safety

This week I have a replay of a must listen reminder show about turkey hunting safety. I'm going to touch on the 3 aspects of turkey hunting that are the most dangerous and how we can be more safe.

I also stress that we stop and think before we do something that is even remotely dangerous and ask ourselves, "What is the worst thing that can happen to me if I do _________."

Listen in and be safe out there in the turkey hunting woods.

182P - Week 5 Recap of 2018 Alabama Turkey Season

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Week 5 Recap of 2018 Alabama Spring Turkey Season

This week's show is a recap of week 5 of Alabama's 2018 spring turkey season with a little twist thrown in as Cameron and I took a trip to North Carolina.

I don't want to let the cat out of the bag about what happens in this week's show because the cat has turkey feathers in his mouth this week.

Listen in as Cameron and I talk turkey!

181P - Week 4 Recap of 2018 Alabama Turkey Season

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Week 4 Recap of 2018 Alabama Turkey Season

This week, I recap all of my hunts from week 4 of Alabama's 2018 turkey season. There was some quick heartbeats again this week in the woods chasing turkeys.

Listen in and hear about my hunts from this past week.

180P - Week 3 Recap of Alabama 2018 Turkey Season

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Week 3 Recap of Alabama 2018 Turkey Season

Week 3 presented me with a little bit of action - much more action than week 1 did.

This week's journeys took me to Bibb County, Chilton County, Wilcox County, Perry County, and Dallas County - all in Alabama.

Listen in and enjoy the show.

179F - Week 2 Recap of Alabama 2018 Turkey Season

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:31:00 -0400

Week 2 Recap of Alabama 2018 Turkey Season

We finally have some action in our spring turkey season. Listen in for the story.

179P - Week 2 Recap of Alabama 2018 Turkey Season

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Week 2 Recap of 2018 Alabama Turkey Season

We finally have a little action in a turkey hunt. Listen in!

178P - Week 1 Recap of Alabama 2018 Turkey Season

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Week 1 Recap of Alabama 2018 Turkey Season

This week I recap the happenings from my first week of hunting the 2018 spring turkey hunting season in Alabama.

I also interview Richard Dunkin with Strutt'n 360 mechanical decoy stakes and JR Holly with Dixie Fowl Company to pick and announce the winners of this week's giveaways.

Adam Moser with Federal Premium also joins us to tell us about their new Heavyweight TSS turkey shotgun shells.

Listen in!

177P - Matt Morrett Seminar

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Matt Morrett Seminar

This week I am playing the Matt Morrett seminar from the 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show in Nashville. I also announce the winners of the Dixie Fowl Company and Strutt'n 360 giveaways that we are doing on the show.

Listen in, learn, and hopefully win something as well.

176P - Wild Turkey Records with Karen Cavender

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Wild Turkey Records with Karen Cavender

This week, I have Karen Cavender with the NWTF on the show to talk about the wild turkey records department. Karen is responsible for gathering and verifying all of the wild turkey records and registration forms that come through the NWTF. I ask her why hunters would want to register their birds with the NWTF, the process that we need to take to register our turkeys, and if there are a few turkeys that have been registered that jump out at her as being the most memorable.

I also announce the first winners of the Dixie Fowl Company giveaway and the Strutt'n 360 giveaway on the show. Big congratulations to John Neal Baston and Jason Giavononne for being our first winners.

And, I finally make the big announcement about the project that I have been working on for the past 6 months as I'm doing a soft launch of my new e-learning website called Turkey Hunting University at www.turkeyhuntinguniversity.com. I announce a special coupon code for the listeners of The Turkey Hunter podcast to use to watch some of the turkey hunting courses on the site for a discounted price. I hope that you'll take advantage of that opportunity to up your turkey hunting game by taking a few courses on www.turkeyhuntinguniversity.com.

Listen in for a great interview with Karen and some special information about my new website as well.

175P - Grand National Calling Championship and Turkey Soup

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Grand National Calling Championship and Turkey Soup

This week I have JR Holley with Dixie Fowl Company and Richard Dunkin with Strutt'n 360 on the show to announce a couple of giveaways that we have partnered up on.

JR is giving away 3 products from Dixie Fowl Company over the next 3 weeks, and Richard is giving away 5 Strutt'n 360 mechanical decoy stakes over the next 5 weeks. Be sure you listen in to learn how to register to win some great prizes from Dixie Fowl Company, Strutt'n 360, and The Turkey Hunter podcast.

After we announce the product giveaways I play back some audio clips from the NWTF Grand National Turkey Calling Championship that took place in Nashville, TN on 2/18/18. Listen in to hear some unbelievably good turkey calling.

174P - 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show Recap

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:30:00 -0400

2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show Recap

This week, I share with you some of the highlights of my trip to Nashville for the 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show.

The weekend was filled with turkey hunting seminars, calling contests, an exhibit hall full of vendors selling anything and everything related to turkeys and turkey hunting. I was fortunate enough to be able to record a great deal of content from seminars and calling contests, and I tell you about my days at the show and play some audio clips from those different events I attended.

At the end of the episode, The Turkey Hunter podcast intern Cameron shares his 1 question interviews with some of the pros on the show floor. Needless to say, the pros rarely ever disappoint, and today is not one of those disappointment days.

Listen in!

173P - Mid and Late Season Public Land Strategies with Tony Reynolds

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Mid and Late Season Public Land Strategies with Tony Reynolds

This week, I have Tony Reynolds with Reynolds Custom Calls back on the show with me to talk a little more about turkey hunting public land. This time, however, we are talking about mid and late season public land turkey hunting strategies.

Tony has many years experience turkey hunting public land, so we can gain a great deal of knowledge from Tony on this topic.

I got Tony fired up talking about turkey hunting, and I think he could have talked about the topic all night with us.

Listen in and catch some great turkey hunting tips for mid and late season on public land. The one trick you need to fill a tag may be in this show.

172P - Planning the Wisconsin Turkey Hunting Trip

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:30:00 -0400

In this episode, I take you along with me through the process of planning my spur of the moment turkey hunt to Wisconsin.

I'm going to try to tack on at least one more state on that trip (likely Minnesota) as well. I'm way behind in the process for where I need to be at this point, but mainly because I did not know I was going to be in the area until about 3 weeks ago.

Since I am way behind in the planning process, I have hit some roadblocks in my planning this trip. Listen in and follow along in the planning process. After everything is planned and my boots hit the ground, I'm taking you guys with me on the trip and the hunts from that trip as I'll be recording the entire trip and bringing that to you in an upcoming episode.

171P - The Two Step Turkey

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Today, I am sharing the story of The Two Step Turkey.

This is a story that is pretty crazy and unbelievable. After the story is over, I share my takeaways from that hunt and cover some turkey hunting news as well.

Listen in!

170P - Pre Season Scouting on Public Land with Tony Reynolds

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:30:00 -0400

170P - Pre Season Scouting Public Land with Tony Reynolds

This week I have Tony Reynolds with Reynolds Custom Calls on the phone with me to discuss pre season scouting on public land.

We discuss when we should start scouting for turkeys on public land, how many gobblers we would like to have located before the season starts, and the process of scouting after we have located some birds.

We also get a few public land hunting tips and some great turkey hunting stories from Tony as well. This is an episode you don't want to miss. Listen in!

169P - 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show with Pete Muller

Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:30:00 -0400

This week I have Pete Muller, Public Relations Manager, on the show with me to discuss the upcoming 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show to be held in Nashville, TN again this year.

Pete shares with us some of the very exciting events, auctions, seminars, and contests that will be held during the 3 day event.

Listen in and begin your planning for your time at the show. If you are not planning on attending this year, then you are going to miss out on what is sure to be another record crowd for the show. This show just keeps getting bigger and better every year.

I hope to see you there!

168P - Dealing with Outside Factors When Turkey Hunting

Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:30:00 -0400

Dealing with Outside Factors When Turkey Hunting

In this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter, I talk about some factors that we have no control over when we are turkey hunting - those outside factors.

I talk about how I've dealt with a few in the past, and a few observations I've made over my years of turkey hunting that may help you sometime in the near future.

Listen in!

167P - The Delayed Double - An Unbelievable Story

Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:30:00 -0400

167P - The Delayed Double - An Unbelievable Story

You asked for more stories, and you get more stories.

Today, I'm joined by my good friend, Todd, as we share the story of our very first double. Well, it actually was a delayed double that wasn't really the same hunt. But, the story of that morning is so unbelievable you've got to listen in.

166 P - 2017 Recap and 2018 Planning Session

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:30:00 -0400

2017 Recap and 2018 Planning Session

In this week's episode, we have a 2017 recap and 2018 planning session. We talk about where we have been and what we accomplished in 2017, but more importantly we plan to accomplish in 2018 both in the turkey woods and on The Turkey Hunter podcast.

I also share how you can help me help you be a better turkey hunter. Participate in the 2017 End of Year survey to help me learn a little more about you so I can give you better shows in 2018. Also, I ask you to email your show topic suggestions to me.

Listen in!

165P - Wild Turkeys, Conservation, and Politics with Becky Humphries

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Wild Turkeys, Conservation, and Politics with Becky Humphries

This week, I am joined by Becky Humphries, the CEO of the NWTF, to discuss wild turkeys, conservation, and politics.

In this episode, Becky discusses some pieces of legislation that are currently in the Senate and House of Representatives that will affect conservation efforts on our public lands and our access to those public lands for hunting and fishing.

We also discuss some actions that we hunters and conservationists can take to help protect our interests and our rights to use our public lands.

Becky also shares an amazing turkey hunting story with us and 1 or 2 things that made that hunt a successful one.

Listen in!

164P - The Final NWTF Board of Directors Nominees Interviews

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 10:30:00 -0400

The Final NWTF Board of Directors Nominees Interviews

This week I have interviews with the final 2 nominees for the NWTF Board of Directors.

Bill Lafayette from California is on first to tell us a little about himself, why he is running for the NWTF Board of Directors, and why we should cast one of our 3 votes for him.

Scott Hill from New Jersey is up right after him to do the exact same thing.

Listen in to learn more about these nominees.

163P - More Interviews with NWTF Board of Directors Nominees

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 10:30:00 -0400

More Interviews with NWTF Board of Directors Nominees

This week I have more interviews with the NWTF Board of Directors Nominees for you as I speak with Mike McKernan from South Dakota and Phil Savage from Alabama.

Listen in to learn more about each nominee and to hear the story of their most recent successful turkey hunts.

162P - Talking Turkey with Jeff Budz

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Talking Turkey with Jeff Budz

This week, I have an interview with Jeff Budz with Tag It Worldwide on the show to talk about his spring 2017 turkey season.

Listen in!

161P - Interviews with NWTF Board of Directors Nominees

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Interviews with NWTF Board of Directors Nominees

This week, I interview Greg Sitrick from Arizona and Ronnie Reagin from Georgia about their bid for a seat on the Board of Directors of the NWTF.

Listen in as we learn a little more about each of them, why they want to be on the Board, and why we should cast one of our 3 votes for them.

160P - Becky Humphries on the NWTF Board of Directors Election

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Becky Humphries on the NWTF Board of Directors Election

This week I discuss the current NWTF Board of Directors election with NWTF CEO Becky Humphries. We discuss what the Board does, why it is so important, how many members are on the board at any time, and how the current nominees were nominated to run for the Board of Directors.

Listen in to learn more about the NWTF Board of Directors and how we, the NWTF members, can shape the organization for the future.

159P - A Conversation with a New Turkey Hunter

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:30:00 -0400

A Conversation with a New Turkey Hunter

This week I have a new turkey hunter on the show who has several questions for me.

Justin Beene is new to hunting and turkey hunting as well, and he has lots of really good questions for me. We talk about everything from cows to fences to bourbon when he turns the rapid fire Q&A session around and asks questions of me.

Listen in!

158P - How We Miss Turkeys

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:30:00 -0400

How We Miss Turkeys

This week I share 6 reasons how we miss turkeys when turkey hunting.

It seems so easy. All we have to do is get our shot within a foot of the turkeys head at 40 yards, and one pellet from our shell is surely to hit the mark and down our bird for us. But it doesn't happen sometimes, and we watch in disgust as the turkey we worked so hard to get within gun range of us flies off into another county.

There are some common causes to our missing a shot at a wild turkey, and that is exactly what I'm talking about on today's show.

Listen in!

157P - Some of My Largest Wild Turkeys

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:30:00 -0400

This week I share the story of some of the hunts that resulted in my largest wild turkeys harvested. I also share my takeaways from those hunts as well, in hopes that those takeaways will help some of the listeners become better turkey hunters.

Listen in as I share the story of the turkey that was almost a mounter, Chief Osceola, my first turkey, and the one spurred birthday bird.

156P - Talking Turkey with Chris Parrish

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Talking Turkey with Chris Parrish

This week I have Chris Parrish on the show with me to relive a little of his 2017 spring turkey season. Chris experienced a little of a mid season lull at home in Missouri this spring, even though he had productive mid season trips out of state.

He ended up closing out his Missouri season with a successful hunt on an old bird by paying attention to the patterns of that particular turkey.

Listen in to hear the story of this hunt and to hear how the rest of his season went.

155F - More Turkey Calling Mistakes

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:31:00 -0400

More Turkey Calling Mistakes

This week I cover more turkey calling mistakes that we turkey hunters make in the woods when we are hunting turkeys.

Some of the mistakes covered in this week's episode are a little more obscure than the ones we covered in the first turkey calling mistakes episode, but that doesn't mean that these mistakes are not equally as important to correct as the mistakes that I covered in the first episode.

Listen in as I discuss 4 more turkey calling mistakes and what we can do to correct them.

155P - More Turkey Calling Mistakes

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:30:00 -0400

More Turkey Calling Mistakes

This week I cover more turkey calling mistakes that we turkey hunters make in the woods when we are hunting turkeys.

Listen in as I discuss 4 more turkey calling mistakes and what we can do to correct them.

154P - Packing for an Out of State Turkey Hunt

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Packing for an Out of State Turkey Hunt with Brenda Valentine

Brenda Valentine, The First Lady of Hunting and spokesperson for the NWTF, is a well traveled hunter - not just for turkeys but for all types of game all over the world. In this episode Brenda shares with us how she handles packing for an out of state turkey hunt.

We cover packing our dufflebag, gun case, and even how we can get our wild turkey meat back home with us if we are successful on our hunt.

After having traveled to half way around the world for African safaris, hunting in 24 states in the US, and hunting in Mexico, I still learned something from Brenda in this interview.

Listen in!

153P - Vacation and Important Turkey Hunting Safety Lessons

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:30:00 -0400

We are on vacation this week with a replay of a great interview with Corporal Dave Painter with the Michigan DNR where we are talking about public land hunting etiquette.

This is an interview that I think we can all learn a few lessons from.

Listen in!

152P - Turkey Calling Mistakes

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Calling Mistakes

This week I discuss some of the most common turkey calling mistakes we make when turkey hunting, and I share a few turkey hunting stories along the way as well.

Listen in!

151P - How a Wild Turkey Hen Chooses a Mate with Rich Buchholz

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:30:00 -0400

How a Wild Turkey Hen Chooses a Mate with Dr. Richard Buchholz

This week I have Dr. Richard Buchholz on the show to talk about how a wild turkey hen chooses a mate.

Dr. Buchholz has dedicated his career to studying mating behavior in the wild turkey, and we talk about some of the factors that have been tested in Dr. Buchholz studies and experiments. We also discuss some of his findings as well.

We talk about snood length, caruncles, beards, spurs, coloration, skull cap width, and many other factors that may have to do with why a hen chooses a male turkey to breed with. We discuss that the hen uses those aspects of a gobbler's appearance to determine his healthiness and his ability to pass on good genetics to the hen's offspring.

Listen in and learn a little more about these amazing birds and their mating behaviors with Dr. Buchholz.

150P - Turkey Soup

Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:30:00 -0400

This week, I have a bit of a hodge podge of a show for you - kind of a turkey soup, if you will.

We are discussing scouting for fall wild turkeys, using trail cameras, additional tag buying opportunities in Wisconsin, fall turkey hunting forecasts in Missouri, and money to be invested in Texas by the NWTF Texas state chapter.

149P - Homemade Turkey Callers

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Homemade Turkey Callers

We turkey hunters live and die by our turkey callers. Truth is, we don't really need those callers to be successful while turkey hunting, but those callers do help to increase our odds of success and enjoyment of the sport.

While most commercially sold callers are well worth their money because of the amount of testing and design work done on them, we can make our own turkey callers ourselves very inexpensively and with very common materials. In addition to saving a little money, it is often quite fun to make our own callers and very rewarding to kill a wild turkey using our handmade, homemade caller.

Today, I discuss several homemade turkey callers, which commercially sold caller they most resemble, and where we can learn how to make one ourselves.

Listen in, learn, and get to work making a couple of homemade turkey callers to throw into your turkey vest to use this fall.

148P - Talking Turkey with Preston Pittman

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:30:00 -0400

This week I have clips of audio recorded with Preston Pittman where I pick his brain about certain turkey hunting related topics.

We talk about turkey predators and nest predators, fanning wild turkeys, turkey caliing, cross contamination of steaks, super slams, and a couple of other topics.

This is a hodge podge of turkey hunting material and topics that I think you will really enjoy and learn from as well.

Listen in!

147P - One of My Favorite Episodes

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:30:00 -0400

Join me as I interview Tim Knight and Corey New about bowhunting turkeys without a blind.

A wild turkey’s eyesight is undoubtedly the best of any big game species in North America. They have an uncanny ability to pick out any type of movement or something that is just not right in the woods.

Because of their incredible eyesight, bowhunting turkeys without a blind may seem like it is an impossible feat, but it is not.

As of today’s date, Tim Knight has killed 84 turkeys with a bow and without a blind, and in this episode I pick his brain about how he is so successful doing it.

We talk bow setup, shot placement, camouflage, decoys, and ideal range for a bow shot. In addition, we share some hunting stories, and Tim even shares a recipe or three with us.

This episode is a new one on my favorite episode list because I got so much more out of Tim than I had planned and because I had a great time conducting the interview.

Be sure to listen in to this episode to learn all you can about bowhunting turkeys without a blind, hear some great hunting stories, and laugh along with us as well.

146P - Turkey Hunting Shotgun Modifications Revisited with Laurence Pylinski

Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting Shotgun Modifications Revisited with Laurence Pylinski

In this episode I revisit the topic of turkey hunting shotgun modifications with Laurence Pylinski with Pylinski Arms. Laurence has been a gunsmith for 30 years, and he is very knowledgeable on modifications that can be made to shotguns by turkey hunters that may improve our pattern or accuracy.

Laurence and I discuss porting barrels, the benefits and detriments to porting, and the cost as well. We also discuss backboring shotguns, the benefits of backboring, what to be cautious of when backboring, and the cost of that modification. And, last but not least, Laurence and I talk about lengthening the forcing cones of shotguns, how that can improve our pattern, what to be cautious of when lenthening forcing cones, and the cost of that also.

A couple of these modifications have been widely adopted by gun manufacturers in the manufacturing of their product because they have seen the benefits of having these modifications done to the guns they made in years past. We discuss that as well as any other modifications that may be more worth the money we would invest in these three modifications.

Listen in and leave us a comment about this week's show.

145P - Turkey Hunting Solo

Thu, 03 Aug 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting Solo

Turkey hunting solo can be a rather intimidating thought for newer turkey hunters who are afraid to fail in the turkey woods. Many new hunters will not take to the woods by themselves for fear of frustration of not knowing the sport.

Today, I tackle the subject of turkey hunting solo, and I offer a few helpful hints to newer turkey hunters to hopefully provide a little self confidence before they head to the woods alone.

The main takeaway from today's show is that new turkey hunters should get in the turkey woods, have fun, make smart decisions, embrace mistakes, and learn from those mistakes.

144P - Cooking Wild Turkey with Scott Leysath

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Cooking Wild Turkey with Scott Leysath

This week I'm talking about cooking wild turkey with Scott Leysath, The Sporting Chef.

We discuss how to remove that tough silver sinew that surrounds each wild turkey breast. We talk about brining to enhance the flavor of any bird we want to cook, and how we can season our brine to add even more flavor to our turkeys.

Scott shares some recipes for preparing and cooking wild turkeys that will make your mouth water as well as which herbs and spices seem to always go well with wild turkey.

Scott also tells us the best way to prepare wild turkey thighs so that the meat falls off of the bone and is mouth watering tender after it is cooked. We talk about making stock with the legs, and we also talk about the goodness of bone broth.

143P - Getting Permission to Turkey Hunt Private Land

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Getting Permission to Turkey Hunt Private Land

For those of us who only hunt public land, getting permission to turkey hunt private land can turn our success level around so that we are consistently filling tags each season because private land turkeys are often less pressured than public land wild turkeys are.

The problem with getting access to hunt private land is getting access to hunt private land. Most of us don't know where to start to gain access to some private land hunting honey holds.

That is exactly what we are talking about in this week's episode. I discuss how to find those private land parcels that will most likely give us the best opportunity for success, and I talk about some do's and don'ts when we approach the land owners to ask for access.

Listen in!

142P - Traveling with Your Own Firearm to Turkey Hunt

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Traveling with Your Own Firearm to Turkey Hunt

Traveling and turkey hunting are both very exciting activities by themselves. However, when we combine those two activities into one, there are not many things we do that can rival the fun we can have while enjoying both at the same time.

Traveling with your own firearm to turkey hunt can make our travels a little bit more stressful than say a normal family vacation may be. There are so many rules and regulations of the travel carriers that we need to keep in mind when preparing for our trip as well as the laws and regulations governing firearms put in place by our local and state governments.

In today's episode of The Turkey Hunter, I cover some considerations we need to keep in mind when traveling with your own firearm to turkey hunt.

So, listen in as we talk about firearms and ammunition on planes, trains, and automobiles.

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20150101/guide-to-the-interstate-transportation

https://www.amtrak.com/firearms-in-checked-baggage

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunition

141P - What Makes a Shotgun a Turkey Hunting Shotgun

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:30:00 -0400

What Makes a Shotgun a Turkey Hunting Shotgun

This week, I'm discussing what makes a shotgun a "turkey hunting shotgun."

Any shotgun can kill a turkey when shooting the right shells, at the right point of aim, at a turkey at the proper distance. However, there are certain things that we need to know about guns in order for us to have any sort of success in the turkey woods.

To make any shotgun into a turkey hunting shotgun, there are certain things that we need to look for in a gun that we are going to use for hunting wild turkeys.

1. Bore or Gauge - we want to be sure we are shooting a gun that we can handle. Some gauges are just too heavy and have too much recoil for some shooters.

2. Chamber Length - having the proper chamber length for our gauge and what we intend to hunt with the turkeys is important to ensuring our success when the opportunity arises.

3. Action - the type of the action of the gun may seem insignificant, but shooting a gun with the type of action best suited for real life hunting scenarios is very important.

4. Fit - a gun that fits properly is a gun that will miss less frequently and will result in a much more happy hunting experience.

5. Length of the Barrel - Years ago, the thought process with shotgun barrels was the longer the barrel the better the shot and shotgun. That is not the case today. With today's aggressive choke tubes, a short barrel with the correct choke tube in it will shoot just as well as a long barrel shotgun.

6. Sights - Front bead, front and rear bead, Rifle Sights, holographic sights, and scopes are all sight options for our turkey hunting shotguns.

7. Recoil Pads - a great recoil pad on a turkey hunting shotgun can mean the difference in a lower recoil and fewer pulled shots and more accurate followup shots.

8. Gunsmithed Modifications - Back boring, Lengthening the bore, and porting are modifications that need to be made by a gunsmith to help our guns shoot better. But do those modifications really work that well?

9. Looks - The more camouflage we can make our guns the less chance we have of being seen by a wild turkey.

Listen in to this week's show to hear more about what makes a shotgun a turkey hunting shotgun.

140P - Interviewing a Turkey Hunting Outfitter

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Interviewing a Turkey Hunting Outfitter

This week I interview a turkey hunting outfitter to question him about his services and accommodations.

This past spring, my turkey hunting buddies and I chose to hunt in Idaho and Washington for our 2018 out of state spring turkey hunt. We also decided that hunting with an outfitter is how we need to tackle the states that are so far from home due to time constraints and the fact that we need to kill 8 turkeys in approximately 6 days of hunting.

That is a tall enough task when a turkey hunter has an outfitter who knows where the birds are and what they do during the day, but it is an extremely tough task when trying to accomplish that feat on public land that turkey hunter has never been on before.

So, the process of interviewing outfitters started, and I've recorded one of those initial interviews that I had with an outfitter for today's show.

I don't get too terribly in depth with my questioning at this point in the process because I'm taking a list of about 10 outfitters and trying to weed that down to about 3 or 4 outfitters who will move on to the next round of interviewing.

The next round of interviewing is where I'll dig into more detail about hunting style as well as details about accommodations.

Listen in to this week's interview and see if there is any information you can gleen from it. Also, you will learn how to get my list of 45 questions to ask a turkey hunting outfitter at the end of the episode.

139P - Habitat Management for Wild Turkeys with Grant Woods

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Habitat Management for Wild Turkeys with Grant Woods

This week I discuss habitat management for wild turkeys with Grant Woods with www.GrowingDeer.TV.

Grant is a wildlife biologist who specializes in habitat management planning for landowners around the US. He also hosts a weekly show on his website where he shares some of the management techniques that he uses on his own property, called The Proving Grounds.

Grant's videos are very well produced and put together and chocked full of great information that any turkey hunter can use to improve his/her hunting land - whether that is public hunting land or private ground.

Grant and I discuss what a wild turkey might consider to be the perfect blend of forest land and fields. We also talk about how much of those fields we need to turn into nesting habitat and brood rearing habitat.

We talk a good bit about how prescribed fire can be used to improve our hunting property and how Grant uses it to manage his nesting and brood rearing areas as well.

Finally, we talk about the best forage crops we can plant for our wild turkeys and Grant shares with us his secret about planting amazing food plots without using any fertilizer.

Listen in this week and let Grant help you with habitat management for wild turkeys on your property.

138P - Turkey Hunting Small Parcels

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting Small Parcels

In this week's episode, I discuss a few of the things that I learned turkey hunting small parcels of land this past turkey season.

I own almost 24 acres of land in central Alabama, and I spent several days turkey hunting that parcel this past season in search of a tom. I made several mistakes while hunting this small parcel, and I share those experiences so we can all learn from them.

Turkey hunting small parcels is a topic that was suggested by Tracy Long, a listener to the show.

Listen in to this week's episode!

137P - Protecting Your Public Land Access with Andrew Maxwell

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Protecting Your Public Land Access

This week, I'm interviewing Andrew Maxwell regarding Backcountry Hunters and Anglers.

Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is a non profit organization which seeks to ensure North America's outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands and waters.

Listen in and see if BHA may be an organization that you are interested in supporting.

136P - Turkey Men with Thomas Pero

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Turkey Men with Thomas Pero

In this week's episode, I interview Thomas Pero with Wild River Press about his new book, Turkey Men.

Turkey Men is a book about the men who have accomplished the goal of killing a turkey in all 49 states that have wild turkeys in them.

We learn about Thomas' motivation for writing the book as well as how long it took him to track down the hunters that he interviewed for the book.

We also learn what one common trait that Thomas saw in each of the men that he interviewed that he feels make them so good at what they do.

The interview with Thomas is fun and informative. The book, Turkey Men, is a very well put together piece that I feel like any "died in the wool" turkey hunter will want to read and add to his/her library.

Listen in!

135P - Handling the Disappointment of Turkey Hunting with Robert Kroger

Thu, 25 May 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Handling the Disappointment of Turkey Hunting

We turkey hunters often spend a great deal of time, effort, and money in preparing for turkey season and for turkey hunting trips out of state or out of the country. We spend money on gasoline, groceries, licenses and tags, calls, clothing, guns, shotgun shells, hunting club dues, planting and maintaining food plots, just to name a few expenses.

In doing all of our preparations, we often visualize ourselves and how we will react after we fill a tag with a big tom. These visualizations often turn into expectations, and that is where we can sometimes have the wrong attitude about our successes or failures in the turkey woods.

In this episode, Robbie Kroger shares with us the experience of his recent trip to Mexico to hunt the Ocellated turkey. Robbie went to Mexico almost expecting to harvest a turkey, but what happened after he arrived turned those expectations into frustration.

Listen in as Robbie shares his story of his Ocellated turkey hunt in Mexico, and how he has managed to deal with the outcome of that trip.

134P - Tungsten Super Shot and Wild Turkeys with Nick Charney

Thu, 18 May 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Tungsten Super Shot (TSS) and Wild Turkeys with Nick Charney

This week I interview Nick Charney with Apex Ammunition to discuss Tungsten Super Shot and its performance for hunting turkeys.

I ask Nick what the benefits of Tungsten Super Shot are over basic lead shot and even the other shot options which are more dense than lead when turkey hunting.

I ask if we can use a smaller shot size in TSS than the customary #4, #5, or #6 shot sizes in lead.

We discuss how some states are not allowing lead shot to be used any longer for hunting on any public lands and how TSS overcomes that environmental issue.

We discuss why shooting shorter length shells in TSS can often yield the same, if not better, results than longer (heavier recoiled) lead loads.

We also discuss why shooting a smaller/lighter gauge shotgun with TSS can yield the same, if not better, results than a heavier gauge gun.

We also discuss the availability of Tungsten Super Shot in the United States, and why it costs more than lead shot does.

Listen in and learn why your old lead shotgun shells may be causing you to carry more weight around in the woods and causing you to deal with more recoil when shooting than you really need to.

Resources:

https://apexmunition.com/

https://www.facebook.com/apexammuntion/

133P - 2017 Turkey Hunting Season Recap and Lessons Learned

Thu, 11 May 2017 10:30:00 -0400

2017 Turkey Hunting Season Recap and Lessons Learned

Cameron joins me this week to recap our 2017 turkey hunting seasons and to talk about the lessons we learned and re-learned this season.

We talk about the differences between turkey hunting in Alabama and in other states. We also share the stories of our most exciting hunts from the season.

We discuss our recent turkey hunting trip to North Carolina where Cameron fired a warning shot at a public land turkey.

Listen in as we share some laughs, stories, and some tips as well.

132P - Late Season Turkey Hunting Tips

Thu, 04 May 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Late Season Turkey Hunting Tips

Late season turkey hunting can be difficult at times as toms often find themselves being without female company for long periods of times for the first time in months. Many times we can go days on end without hearing a turkey gobble, and then the next day the turkeys are gobbling to beat the band.

There are some things that we can do to help increase our chances of being successful in filling that last tag or two on a late season tom. Here are some late season turkey hunting tips to help you when the going gets tough.

131P - Turkey Season Questions and Answers

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 10:30:00 -0400

This week I answer several questions from listeners to the show.

From "Help me kill this turkey" to "What does a cluck and purr really mean in turkey talk?" I cover a lot of topics and try to help some of you guys to kill another turkey or two this season.

129P - Etiquette and Safety for Turkey Hunting Public Land

Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Etiquette and Safety for Turkey Hunting Public Land

This week, I speak with Corporal Dave Painter with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources about etiquette and safety for turkey hunting public land.

Corporal Painter has been a conservation officer with the state of Michigan for over 20 years, and he has hands on experience in dealing with lots of hunters on lots of public land and dealing with issues that arise in those situations.

We discuss

1. having other hunters come into the area you are hunting while you are working turkeys and how you should handle that situation.

2. how to handle the situation when you arrive at your public land hunting spot and someone else is in the area.

3. the issues that walk-in hunting areas can present for us as we often don't have vehicles parked in a specific area to let others know we are hunting there.

4. confronting someone who is doing something unethical on public land.

5. confronting someone who is doing something illegal on public land.

6. first hand accounts of situations that have arisen in the past between hunters on public land, and

7. the story of his most recent successful turkey hunt and the one or two things that made that hunt a success.

In addition to the interview with Corporal Painter, I share the lost interview from the NWTF Convention and Sports Show in Nashville from this past February.

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128P - The Struggles of a Turkey Hunter

Thu, 06 Apr 2017 10:30:00 -0400

The Struggles of a Turkey Hunter

This week, I interview a listener, Joe Kosalko, who emailed me to ask for some help in figuring out what is going on with the turkeys where he hunts in New Mexico.

Joe struggles with turkeys that will gobble a few times on the roost, fly down and not say a word for the rest of the day.

We discuss what the possible problems could be and what he can do to overcome those issues and hopefully fill a tag or two this spring.

Joe's season starts April 15, and he's ready to get out into the woods to try his luck with those New Mexico Merriam's turkeys.

127P - Understanding the Body Language of Wild Turkeys with Phillip Vanderpool

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Understanding the Body Language of Wild Turkeys with Phillip Vanderpool

Phillip Vanderpool with The Virtue TV joins me this week to help with understanding the body language of wild turkeys.

Learn the signs of what to look for in a nervous turkey, and how to calm that nervous bird back down.

Learn the signs of what to look for in a bird that is content and is coming to your setup.

Learn what the colors the gobbler displays in his head, neck, and waddles mean and how to interpret what the gobbler's emotions are when those colors change.

126 - Scouting Advice from Turkey Hunting Pros

Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:30:00 -0400

Scouting Advice from Turkey Hunting Pros

This week Cameron and I have some scouting advice from turkey hunting pros for your listening pleasure. In fact, Cameron brings the majority of this week's show to you as I vacation at the beach before turkey season starts.

Cameron interviews Preston Pittman, Chris Parrish, Jimmy Primos, Harold Knight, Eddie Salter, and Tony Reynolds. He asks them 3 questions about scouting public land because Cameron is having difficulty locating turkeys on some of the public land around Birmingham, Alabama.

Listen in and hear what advice some of the turkey hunting pros have to offer Cameron in this week's episode.

125 - Dissecting a Box Call with Bob Fulcher

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:30:00 -0400

Dissecting A Box Call with Bob Fulcher

This week, we are dissecting a box call with Bob Fulcher with Shadetree Callers.

Tune in to learn how the thickness of the walls and bottom of a call affect the sound of the call. We also talk about tuning box calls with a pocket knife, and the difference between a one piece box call and a laminate call. We talk about how the density of the wood affects the sound of a box call and whether or not we want a box call that is made 100% of the same type of wood.

After we talk box calls and listen to the difference in some of the box calls that Bob makes at Shadetree Callers, we get to hear the story of Bob's most recent successful turkey hunt and one or two of the things that made that hunt a success.

Listen in and learn about box calls when we start dissecting a box call.

123 - Early Season Turkey Hunting Strategies with Ernie Calandrelli

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 10:30:00 -0400

Early Season Turkey Hunting Strategies with Ernie Calandrelli

Ernie Calandrelli joins me this week to discuss early season turkey hunting strategies.

Early season in the turkey woods can be a tale of two seasons. The big dominant Toms are busy tending to their harem of hens; and, in doing so, more often than not are unwilling to respond and come into our calling. The subordinate, or satellite Toms, are looking for love in all the wrong places, and they will often run over us to get to that “hen” that they think is begging for attention.

In saying that, for us hunters, early season turkey hunting consists of days that are really good and days that are really bad, with the majority of our days being the latter.

When dealing with early season turkeys, we can do certain things to increase the odds of being successful.

One of those strategies we can try is to mock the boss hen and try to get her angry enough to come into our setup to fight that hen that is trying to tell her and the other turkeys in the area what to do.

Ernie and I discuss that strategy as well as other early season turkey hunting strategies in this week’s episode.

Listen in and be sure to leave a comment to let me know what your favorite, and most successful, early season turkey hunting strategy is.

124 - Interviews with the Pros at the NWTF Convention

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:30:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter, I conduct the 1 question interviews with turkey hunting pros at the NWTF Convention and Sports Show in Nashville.

Hear the 1 thing that increased the turkey hunting success rates around for guys like Preston Pittman, Eddie Salter, Ernie Calandrelli, Ray Eye, Harold Knight, Chris Parrish, Trent Masterson, Matt Morrett, and Jimmy Primos.

I guarantee you will learn something about turkey hunting in this week’s show. Listen in and enjoy.

122 - 2017 NWTF Convention Recap

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:30:00 -0400

2017 NWTF Convention Recap

In this week's episode, I recap the 2017 NWTF Convention and Sports Show that took place in Nashville, TN.

With what is sure to be a record breaking crowd in attendance over the weekend, thousands of people enjoyed seminars, calling contests, and an exhibition hall full of vendor booths selling anything from shotguns to turkey calls to facemasks to cover a turkey hunter's face.

While all of this excitement was going on in the convention and sports show, I was wandering around recruiting people to let me record an interview with them. This interview was one with a twist - it consisted of one question.

The real trick to the one question is that there really was not one answer, and there certainly was not one right answer. I strictly wanted to know "What is the one thing that elevated your success level in the turkey woods from that of being a beginner to where you are consistently killing turkeys year in and year out?"

That is it! That is the one question from the one question interview. I got some really good answers, and I share those with you in this week's episode.

Listen in and enjoy the 2017 NWTF Convention Recap and my one question interviews with attendees of the convention.

121 - Part 2 of Advanced Trapping Sets for Wild Turkey Predators with Trent Masterson

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 16:30:00 -0400

Part 2 of Advanced Trapping Sets for Wild Turkey Predators with Trent Masterson

In this week's episode I continue the conversation with Trent Masterson about some advanced trapping sets for wild turkey predators - adult and poult wild turkey predators mostly.

Coyotes are extremely wary, and they are quick to catch on to trapping in their home area. When they catch on, they get more and more difficult to trap and remove from the area. Trent gives some tips on how we can catch more of those wary coyotes before they catch our nesting hens and vulnerable poults.

Trent also discusses how to catch the best hunters in the woods - bobcats. Their inquisitive nature makes them easier to trap than coyotes, but there are some techniques that we can use to increase our odds of success when seeking these turkey killers.

Foxes are also a predator that will destroy a nest of eggs or catch our poults and nesting hens, and we need to remove as many foxes as we can to help our turkey population too. Trent and I discuss the main differences in coyote trap sets and fox trap sets.

Lastly, we discuss how to dispatch the animals we have in our traps effectively and humanely.

Trent also gives us some information on the National Trapper's Association and how we can get involved with that organization, even if we do not trap since the animal rights groups are coming after trappers as well as hunters.

120 - Advanced Trapping Sets for Wild Turkey Predators with Trent Masterson

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 16:30:00 -0400

Trent Masterson joins me this week to discuss advanced trapping sets for wild turkey predators.

If you want to have more turkeys to observe and hunt on your property, there are 2 main things that you can do to really help to increase your population. One of those is to improve the habitat that the turkeys have. The second activity is to trap predators.

More often than not, those predators that have seen, heard, and smelled other predators caught in traps get wary and hard to catch. That is exactly what we are discussing in this episode - advanced trapping sets for wild turkey predators.

Because this interview with Trent ran almost 2 hours, I've split the interview into 2 parts. In this part of the interview, Trent and I discuss advanced trapping sets for nest predators of wild turkeys, so we talk coons, skunks, and possums.

Listen in as we discuss what we need to know to catch these more wary wild turkey predators.

119 - Pre Season Scouting for Wild Turkeys with Preston Pittman

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:30:00 -0400

Preston Pittman with Pittman Game Calls and Longleaf Camo joins me today to discuss pre season scouting for wild turkeys.

We talk about when we need to start our pre season scouting for wild turkeys, what we need to be looking for when we scout, when we should stop our scouting for turkeys, and some of the most common mistakes we make when scouting.

In addition to learning some tips to scout your hunting property before turkey season starts, we also get to hear some great turkey hunting stories from Preston as well.

118 - What I Carry In My Turkey Hunting Vest

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:30:00 -0400

I received a show suggestion from Friend of the Show, Griff Baute, to do a show on turkey hunting gear, so today I'm sharing with you what I carry in my turkey hunting vest.

I'm going to give you the list of what I keep in my turkey hunting vest 24/7, what I rotate in and out of my turkey hunting vest, and what I need to put in my turkey hunting vest before this season starts.

After listening to the show, send me an email with the 1 thing that you will not go into the turkey woods without being in your vest.

117 - Bowhunting Turkeys without a Blind with Tim Knight

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:30:00 -0400

Join me as I interview Tim Knight and Corey New about bowhunting turkeys without a blind.

A wild turkey's eyesight is undoubtedly the best of any big game species in North America. They have an uncanny ability to pick out any type of movement or something that is just not right in the woods.

Because of their incredible eyesight, bowhunting turkeys without a blind may seem like it is an impossible feat, but it is not.

As of today's date, Tim Knight has killed 84 turkeys with a bow and without a blind, and in this episode I pick his brain about how he is so successful doing it.

We talk bow setup, shot placement, camouflage, decoys, and ideal range for a bow shot. In addition, we share some hunting stories, and Tim even shares a recipe or three with us.

This episode is a new one on my favorite episode list because I got so much more out of Tim than I had planned and because I had a great time conducting the interview.

Be sure to listen in to this episode to learn all you can about bowhunting turkeys without a blind, hear some great hunting stories, and laugh along with us as well.

116 - 2017 NWTF Convention and Sports Show Preview with Pete Muller

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:30:00 -0400

Join Pete Muller, Public Relations Specialist with the National Wild Turkey Federation, and I as we talk about the upcoming NWTF Convention and Sports Show in Nashville.

The NWTF Convention and Sports Show is the premiere turkey hunting and outdoor show held in the Southeast. The show consist of over 600 exhibitors, taxidermy contests, turkey call contests, turkey calling contests, seminars, live auctions, parties, and live entertainment.

This year's show will be held at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville in February, and it truly is an event that you won't want to miss.

Listen in to this week's episode to learn more about the 2017 NWTF Convention and Sports Show.

115 - Where Should I Turkey Hunt?

Thu, 05 Jan 2017 16:30:00 -0400

In this episode, I share a conversation that I had with Josh Pollock, who is a wildlife biologist in Utah, where I discuss turkey populations and my best chance for success on my upcoming hunt there.

I want to be sure I am setting myself and my hunting buddies up for the best chance for success, especially when preparing for a public land hunt. One of the best ways to do that is to ask the people who know the most about the land you'll be hunting where you can find huntable birds.

That is exactly what I do in this week's episode. Early in the conversation with Josh Pollock, I ask what the chances of success are in Southern Utah, and the next thing I know he is telling me exactly where I should start in my search for birds. This type of assistance is exactly what we all are looking for when we are preparing for a public land hunt.

Listen in to hear some of the questions I ask Josh so you can write them down and ask the biologist or game warden who is over your favorite public hunting lands the same questions.

I also briefly discuss the upcoming NWTF Convention and Sports Show and my request for show topic ideas as well as the ongoing listener survey.

114 - Help Me Help You Be a Better Turkey Hunter in 2017

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In this episode, I ask you to help me help you be a better turkey hunter in 2017.

You can help me help you in 2 ways.

First, email me at andy at iamturkeyhunting with one idea or suggestion for a show topic. Your suggestion can be very specific or very general. It doesn't matter. Your suggestion should be what you want or need help with or want to learn more about that will help you to be a better turkey hunter this coming season.

The second favor is to complete a short survey for me. You can access the survey by texting "helpandy" to 44222. Once you do this, you will receive a text asking you to reply with only your email address. After you reply with your email address, you will receive an email from me containing the link to the survey. Answer the quick 10 question survey, and then you are done.

The survey will help me to get to know you better by asking what I can do to help you more and to improve the show as well. Your participation in the survey will be greatly appreciated.

The only other thing I ask of you in this week's episode is to have a safe and happy New Year!

113 - Where Are They Now with Jenna Barron

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:30:00 -0400

This week, I have another followup interview with a guest who has been on the show before.

Jenna Barron joins us to give us an update on how her fall turkey season went and an update on Ms. Jeffrey, her farm turkey who had quite the following on Facebook.

Jenna shares a story on how she was able to acquire access to some private property for turkey hunting and that the opportunity to hunt that property really paid off for her and her husband.

112 - Where Are They Now with Dave Owens

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:30:00 -0400

Some interviews that I do spark quite a few questions by listeners, and I thought that doing follow-up interviews with those same guests would be a great idea.

This week, I have the first follow-up interview for you guys, and it is with Dave Owens who you probably recognize from Episode 053 where we talked about how to choose public land hunting spots.

Dave is back on this week to answer some of the questions you guys have asked me about him and to give us an update on the status of his US Super Slam.

111 - The Osceola Wild Turkey

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:30:00 -0400

Roger Shields with the Florida Fish and Wild Game Conservation Commission is on the show to talk about Osceola wild turkeys.

The Osceola wild turkey is great fun to hunt. Their habitat is some of the harshest in the country, and Osceola's have an amazing ability to disappear into nowhere.

With plenty of public and private land to hunt in Osceola range, there are no shortages of opportunities to harvest an Osceola wild turkey to complete your Grand Slam.

110 - A Gun Safety Reminder Interview

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In this week's episode, an experienced hunter shares the story of his recent hunting accident and shares a gun safety reminder with us.

Most of us, at one time or another, have a lapse of judgement when handling a firearm. Fortunately, most of the time, nothing bad or harmful happens and we often don't even realize what we just got away with because nothing negative happened.

A friend of mine recently shot himself in the hand while hunting because he committed two firearm safety sins on one hunt. Today, he shares the story of how the accident happened as a reminder for us to slow down and think before we make a big mistake when handling guns.

109 - A Turkey Day Special

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 16:30:00 -0400

Happy Thanksgiving!

108 - 3 Quick and Easy Wild Turkey Recipes for Thanksgiving

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In preparation for Thanksgiving dinner, here are 3 quick and easy wild turkey recipes.

First up, we have wild turkey poppers. I think they are called poppers because they are so good they'll make your eyes will pop out of your head.

Second, we have a wild turkey thigh and leg wild rice soup. This soup is delicious and simple to make.

And, last but not least, is wild turkey steaks. This very easy recipe is one of my favorites because it is absolutely delicious.

Listen in and pick a recipe to prepare some wild turkey for your family this Thanksgiving. Even if you don't have enough wild turkey to feed everyone, you can make a great first course or appetizer with 1/2 of a turkey breast.

Also, if you have a favorite wild turkey recipe, please send it to me. I'll try it, of course, but I'll also share it with The Turkey Hunter family as well.

Listen in to this week's episode. I hope you enjoy it, and I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

107 - A Day at the Range With the New Turkey Hunting Shotgun

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In this episode I take you on a little field trip to the shooting range to pattern my new turkey hunting shotgun.

I shoot 3 different chokes and two different shotgun shells through each choke tube to see which choke and shotgun shell patterns the best.

106 - Tricking Out the New Turkey Hunting Shotgun - Part 2

Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:30:00 -0400

My birthday has come and gone, and my new turkey hunting shotgun has been tricked out with all of my birthday gifts from my family members.

I've gotten it ready to take to the range, and I'll be doing that this coming weekend. I'll also be recording that sighting/shooting session for future playback on the show.

In addition to all of this gun talk, I also have more gun talk for you in this week's episode as I answer questions about shotguns from a listener and relative newbie to the sport of turkey hunting.

Listen in!

105 - Think More Like a Turkey to Tag More Turkeys

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:30:00 -0400

Today I have a quick tip for our new turkey hunters, and that is to try to start thinking more like a turkey when hunting.

We can never know what a turkey is thinking with 100% certainty, but I can with 100% certainty tell you that it is related to at least one thing. That one thing is either food/water, shelter/cover, safety, and the need to breed.

If we start out knowing what the turkeys want is that simple, then we can start to pay more attention to our surroundings and the woods that we are hunting in to find more turkeys.

If we can think more like a turkey, then we should be able to find more turkeys. If we can find more turkeys, then we should be able to tag more turkeys.

104 - Tricking Out the New Turkey Hunting Shotgun

Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:30:00 -0400

I recently bought a new shotgun, and I'm now ready to turn that new shotgun into a new turkey hunting shotgun.

There are some very simple and inexpensive modifications that one can make to a shotgun to turn it into a dedicated turkey hunting shotgun.

Some of the modifications I am making to this gun are replacing the wooden stock with a lightweight synthetic stock, adding rifle sights to the barrel, adding spacers to the stock for proper fit, a new recoil pad, sling swivel tube cap, a neoprene sling, and of course a turkey choke.

Listen in as I talk about the upcoming modifications and my reasons for making those mods. This will be an ongoing short term project, and I will be recording follow up episodes to cover new information as I weed through shotgun shell and turkey choke combinations to find the perfect shooting one for this gun.

103 - Merriam's Wild Turkeys with Scott Lerich

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 16:30:00 -0400

Scott Lerich, Regional Biologist with the NWTF, and I discuss Merriam's wild turkeys in this week's episode.

We talk about the extensive travel by the Merriam's turkeys, their vocal nature, where to find them in the fall and spring, and what makes them unique and their own subspecies of wild turkeys.

Listen in and get some tips on where you can find birds in the fall and spring, and hopefully this episode will help you to put a tag on a bird this coming season.

102 - One of My Favorite Turkey Hunting Stories

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:30:00 -0400

A replay of one of my favorite episodes of the show where I have my buddy, John, on the show to tell the story of The Texas Decoy Massacre.

I also have some wild turkey news bites for you as well.

101 - Finding Wild Turkeys in the Fall and Some Turkey Hunting News

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:30:00 -0400

Finding wild turkeys in the fall can be fairly difficult because as turkey flocks get larger for the winter there are fewer flocks of turkeys to locate. Obviously, if you can't find turkeys, then you can't kill turkeys.

So, in this week I talk about finding wild turkeys in the fall by looking for their food sources and water sources as well.

Wild turkeys concentrate primarily on preparing for what can be a long hard winter by eating foods high in protein and fats. These foods can be found in fields and in the woods, and the turkeys know exactly where to locate those food sources.

The key to finding success in the fall turkey woods is for you to know exactly where to locate those food sources as well.

Water can be another great place to locate turkeys in the fall for areas that get little rainfall that time of year. Wild turkeys must have water to survive. When a drought comes along and causes the mud puddles and small ditches and creeks to dry up, the turkeys will start traveling to find water or traveling to find larger water sources that haven't (or won't) go dry.

Also, in this week's episode, I share some turkey hunting news from around the United States. As fall seasons begin in many areas, opportunities to hunt turkeys this fall are extremely plentiful if you are willing to travel to take advantage of them.

I share news on NY, WV, NE, and Ontario, Canada this week.

100 - Wild Turkeys and Party Horns

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 16:30:00 -0400

Episode 100 of The Turkey Hunter podcast is kind of a big deal, so we are doing something a little unique to celebrate.

This week the tables are turned, and Cameron (The Turkey Hunter podcast intern) is interviewing me (The Turkey Hunter podcast host) in this episode.

Listen in as I tackle the Rapid Fire Q&A and answer several other questions that Cameron has written to ask me.

099 - A Turkey Hunting Strategy for Spring and Fall

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:30:00 -0400

This week I'm going to cover a turkey hunting strategy for spring and fall. Try this strategy during both seasons when things aren't quite going your way, and see if this unconventional trick may help you to fill a tag.

098 - 3 More Turkey Hunting Myths Busted

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In this episode, I bust 3 more turkey hunting myths.

1. Turkeys won't go downhill.

2. A spooked turkey equals a ruined hunt.

3. Calling is everything.

Newbie turkey hunters are often turned away from turkey hunting because they feel like there is just too much to the sport to learn and master. They hear us experienced turkey hunters say turkeys won't do this and turkeys don't do that.

The truth of the matter is that turkeys are wild animals and they will do whatever they feel like doing at the time. Let's face it, that is why we turkey hunt to start with.

097 - You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter, I share a quick PSA regarding the Under Armor Hunt and Sarah Bowmar break up.

096 - The Science Behind Setting Turkey Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:30:00 -0400

In this episode, Mike Schiavone with the New York DEC discusses the science behind setting turkey hunting seasons and bag limits.

With turkey populations on the decline in many parts of the country, our state wildlife biologists and game and fish department officials have a difficult task of setting the length of our turkey hunting seasons and setting our bag limits as well. The difficulty comes in when trying to manage the population of the animals and keeping hunters happy as well.

Mike Schiavone is one of the people tasked with that difficult assignment in the state of New York, and he shares the factors that go into setting turkey hunting season length and bag limits.

Mike also shares the reasons he thinks turkey populations are on the decline in many parts of the state of NY, and he leaves us with some opportunities that we hunters can take advantage of to help our game and fish departments better do their jobs.

Listen in and enjoy episode 096 - The Science Behind Setting Turkey Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits.

095 - The Story of and Questions from a Newbie Turkey Hunter

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In this week's episode, I speak with Jenna Barron to hear and answer the story of and questions from a newbie turkey hunter.

Jenna has never hunted before, and she has a burning desire to get into the woods to turkey hunt this fall. I asked Jenna to come on to the show to share her story as to why she wants to start hunting at this point in her life, and to see if I can help to get her a little higher up that learning curve that all of us turkey hunters have experienced in our turkey hunting careers.

Tags: Turkey Hunting, Turkey Hunter, Wild turkeys, turkey hunting Washington, the turkey hunter podcast, fall turkey hunting, beginner turkey hunter

094 - Planning the 2017 Spring Turkey Hunting Trip - Decisions Made

Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:30:00 -0400

After doing a good bit of research and talking to the boys, we have made some decisions about our 2017 spring turkey hunt.

Listen in to this week's episode to learn how we weeded out at least 1 (and possibly 2) state from our very aggressive plan of attacking 4 states in the spring of 2017.

I also discuss the results of the conversations that I had with a couple of the game biologists in 2 of those states as well.

093 - Planning the 2017 Spring Turkey Hunting Trip

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In this week's episode, I let you in on the beginning stages of my planning the 2017 spring turkey hunting trip out of state.

This year, my buddies and I plan on hunting in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona. 4 of us killing a bird in each state will take a great deal of luck and skill as well as a great deal of careful planning before we ever leave home.

Over the next couple of episodes, I'm going to take you through the process of planning next year's hunt with me. From talking to wildlife biologists, park rangers, and NWTF biologists to choosing dates to ironing out the logistics of the hunt, you will get to hear exactly what my buddies and I go through in planning one of the incredible hunts that we do each year.

092 - 6 Tasks To Do Today To Kill More Turkeys This Season

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In today's episode, I list 6 tasks to do today to kill more turkeys this season.

091 - The World Deer and Turkey Expo Interviews

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:30:00 -0400

This week I have a couple of new and exciting products that I want to introduce to you in the World Deer and Turkey Expo interviews that I conducted this past weekend.

In this episode, you will hear of a great new product that I think all of us turkey hunters will want to check out. Phil Bullock with Bunkerhead joins me to discuss the Bunkerhead facemask system. The Bunkerhead system effectively keeps your facemask off of your face by clipping onto the bill of your ball cap. This system is great for those turkey hunters who do not like the feel of a facemask on their noses and faces, but it is also good for those hunters who wear eyeglasses.

I also interview Tom Hurlburt with Knockdown Outdoors about their new smartphone application that acts as a digital signout board for your hunting property. This awesome new app has a text feature built into it that will enable you to text with your hunting buddies through the app as well as weather and wind direction. I highly recommend you download the Knockdown Outdoors app from iTunes and the Google store and test drive this new application that can help to keep you safe while in the woods as well.

Lastly, I put my phone down for 30 seconds while at the show, and Son of the South, Josh Carney, commandeers it. Join Josh as he takes you on an audio tour of The World Deer and Turkey Expo. Also, hear Josh duplicate a seldom heard, rarely seen animal call upon my request. This is a world premiere of a call that Josh has never publicly made before, and you are going to hear it first here on The Turkey Hunter. This one will blow your mind and your speakers, so you may want to turn the volume down a bit towards the end of the interview.

090 - A Replay of Fall Turkey Hunting with Dogs with JT Byrne

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:30:00 -0400

It is time for a one week summer vacation, so this week's show is a "Best Of" replay of one of my favorite episodes.

I have the replay of my interview of Fall Turkey Hunting with Dogs with JT Byrne. I really learned a lot during this interview with JT, and that is why it is one of my favorite interviews.

JT's passion for fall turkey hunting with dogs really comes out in this interview as well. Listen in, and I'm sure you will enjoy the interview as much as I did recording it.

089 - Wild Turkey Diseases with Heather Fenton

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In today's episode, I am discussing wild turkey diseases with Heather Fenton with the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study in Athens, GA.

Dr. Fenton discusses Avian Pox, Blackhead Disease, Lympho Proliferative Disease, Salmonella, and other diseases that affect wild turkeys. We also discuss the symptoms of the diseases, the causes of the diseases, and the mortality rates of turkeys that get the diseases.

In addition, we discuss the likelihood that those diseases can be spread to humans, precautions to take while handling a bird we suspect to be diseased (as well as birds that we are cleaning/processing), what to do if we harvest a bird that we suspect to be diseased.

While there is nothing we, as hunters, can do to cure a bird that is diseased, we can help to do a few things to prevent the further spread of these wild turkey diseases.

One of the ways that we can prevent the spread of diseases in wild turkeys is to avoid artificial feeding of birds. Artificially feeding wild turkeys concentrates birds into smaller areas for longer periods of time and increases the chances that an infected bird will come into contact with a healthy bird and potentially spread the disease within the flock.

The Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study was founded in 1957 by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to determine the cause of widespread die-offs of white-tailed deer.

Before the founding of SCWDS, little was known about diseases or sicknesses in wildlife. Sickness or death among wild animals spawned speculations, accusations, and wild myths. Not long after it was formed, SCWDS began to provide answers to many long-standing questions, and today it has grown to be a multipurpose wildlife disease research and study organization.

088 - Tips for Cooking Wild Turkey on the Grill or Smoker

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:30:00 -0400

Why not add some wild turkey breast to your 4th of July BBQ menu? Here are some tips for cooking wild turkey on the grill or smoker that will help your turkey breast to come our moist and delicious.

Grilling or smoking wild turkey breast often produces a dry, tough, and chewy meal, but it doesn't have to. By following a few of the tips in this week's show, your grilled or smoked wild turkey breast can be moist and delicious.

Today I am talking about trimming fat from your turkey breast, brining wild turkey, cooking and carving wild turkey so that your guests will be fighting over the last piece.

087 - Turkey Reaping with Jeremy McCarty

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:30:00 -0400

Jeremy McCarty joins me this week to talk about reaping wild turkeys. Reaping and fanning wild turkeys have become very popular over the past several years, and Jeremy shares his thoughts about the strategy as well as some safety tips for those hunters who wish to try reaping a wild turkey.

086 - Chasing the Grand Slam with Jeff Budz

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:30:00 -0400

We are chasing the Grand Slam of wild turkeys with Jeff Budz in this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter.

If you are looking to start your first Grand Slam or complete a single season slam, then you can probably pick up a few tips from the man who has 92 of them under his belt.

We are talking hunting Osceola's, Rio Grande's, Merriam's, and Eastern's on public land. We also discuss traveling with firearms and tackling the Grand Slam on unguided hunts.

085 - Summer and Fall Plantings for Wild Turkeys with Scott Bronkema

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In this episode, we are talking about summer and fall plantings for wild turkeys with Scott Bronkema, with Boneyard Seed, LLC.

Ensuring that the wild turkeys on your property have enough food to eat year round, will go a long way to helping to make sure that you have turkeys to hunt during the fall and spring seasons.

Chicory, chufa, peas, clovers, and grains are all great foods for turkeys and will not only help to draw turkeys onto your property but will help to keep them there. Before those seeds and grains are planted, making sure your soil is in ideal condition is critical to the success of your plantings. Another consideration for a great summer or fall food plot is proper fertilization as well.

Scott and I discuss all of the above this week, so please listen in.

084 - We Got Spurred

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:30:00 -0400

In this episode, I'm sharing Episode 02 of my new podcast called Spurred.

Spurred is a narrative hunting podcast where I actually take you along on my turkey hunts from the spring 2016 turkey season. These hunts take place over 5 different states and approximately 50 days. I have audio of 9 different gobblers being shot at, not to mention some hilarious stories and great fun along the way.

To get Spurred, text the word "spurred" to 44222, and I'll send you the information you need in order to subscribe to the show.

I hope you enjoy this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast's preview of Andy Gagliano's new podcast entitled Spurred. Please leave a comment below after listening. I would love to hear your feedback.

083 - 2016 Turkey Season Recap and Takeaways

Thu, 26 May 2016 15:30:00 -0400

Join The Turkey Hunter podcast intern, Cameron, and I as we discuss our 2016 turkey season recap and takeaways.

Cameron and I recap the 2016 spring turkey hunts in Alabama, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. We also discuss our takeaways from the season - what we learned, or relearned, from our hunts throughout the season.

082 - Factors Affecting Gobbling in Wild Turkeys

Thu, 19 May 2016 16:00:00 -0400

In this episode I discuss some of the factors affecting gobbling in wild turkeys with wildlife biologist Derek Colbert.

While getting his Master's Degree at the University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry, Derek Colbert headed up a study to determine how weather, nesting, and hunting pressure affect gobbling in wild turkeys.

During his study, Derek and other volunteers gathered and analyzed over 20,000 hours of audio to determine number of wild turkey gobbles heard at 14 different listening stations on two different pieces of property in Southwest Georgia - one hunted parcel and one non hunted parcel. The goal of this part of a larger overall study was to determine what effects different weather variables played on the amount of gobbling by male wild turkeys and whether the timing of the hunting seasons have a negative effect on the breeding cycle of wild turkeys.

The findings from the study are quite interesting, and further prove the unpredictability of wild turkeys and why they are such an amazing game animal to pursue.

Listen in and enjoy learning more about some factors affecting gobbling in wild turkeys.

081 - Lessons From An Unsuccessful Outfitted Turkey Hunt

Thu, 12 May 2016 18:30:00 -0400

In this week's episode I interview my hunting buddy, Chip, about our unsuccessful outfitted turkey hunt. We discuss a few things that we feel like we did wrong when booking the hunt.

Listen in to learn why we feel like an outfitter who provides lodging helps our success.

080 - Turkey Hunting Q&A with the Turkey Hitman

Thu, 05 May 2016 17:00:00 -0400

Turkey Hunting Q&A with the Turkey Hitman

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter, I answer some of the questions that listeners to the show have asked over the turkey season.

I answer questions about missing turkeys and calling them in later, hunting in West Virginia, roosting turkeys, hunting afternoon turkeys, and calling too much.

079 - Tag Team Turkey Hunting

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:30:00 -0400

This week I discuss tag team turkey hunting, or turkey hunting in pairs. There are certain strategies that hunting with a partner allow you to execute that you can't execute hunting solo.

078 - Turkey Calling Tips and Tactics with Chris Parrish

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:00:00 -0400

Chris Parrish joins us to share some turkey calling tips and tactics.

With turkey season in for the majority of the country, turkey calling is something that we all need to learn more about and practice as much as we can.

Chris tells us how he approaches early season gobblers and mid season gobblers. He also shares some tips to try when running and gunning.

077 - 10 Quick Turkey Hunting Tips

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:47:00 -0400

In this episode, Cameron (The Turkey Hunter intern) and I list our 5 favorite turkey hunting tips from the list of 101 Turkey Hunting Tips that is available to any listener who wants the list by texting "101Tips" to 44222.

The list of tips is a great reminder for us experienced turkey hunters and a great learning tool for those beginner turkey hunters as well.

076 - Shotgun Choke Tubes and Turkey Shotgun Loads with J. Wayne Fears

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:00:00 -0400

Author J. Wayne Fears talks high tech turkey shotgun shells and turkey shotgun chokes in today's episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast.

Wayne and I talk about what the numbers on a box of shotgun shells really tells us, what the constriction of a choke means to us, and different shotgun pellets.

We also talk about how today's high tech turkey loads will require a more open constriction choke than the turkey loads from years past where the tighter a turkey choke is, the better.

075 - Wild Turkeys and the Appalachian Trail

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:58:00 -0400

Brandon Jacob is a turkey hunter from Texas who is on a mission to help restore wild turkeys to eastern Texas.

Brandon is tackling a 5 month long thru hike on the Appalachian Trail. This hike has been on his bucket list for a long period of time, and Brandon decided that now is the time to take on the challenge.

Brandon wanted to do a little more than just hike the trail. He wants to do something to help support his passion and his home state. Brandon has started a Go Fund Me account to raise money for relocation of wild turkeys into east Texas.

Brandon has gotten the Texas Parks and Wildlife Division to match the contributions 3 to 1, so a $5 donation will result in a total of $20 being donated for the restoration of wild turkeys into east Texas.

Listen in as Brandon tells his story of how he wants to complete a lifelong goal and help restore wild turkeys in east Texas.

074 - How Weather Affects Wild Turkeys with Preston Pittman

Fri, 25 Mar 2016 03:27:00 -0400

Preston Pittman with Pittman Game Calls and Long Leaf Camo discusses how weather affects wild turkeys in this week's episode.

Not many of us turkey hunters always have the luxury of hunting only on "blue bird" days - those days where it is sunny and 65 degrees with no wind. For those of us who take turkey hunting trips out of state each year or who live in states that have very short week long seasons, we have to hunt no matter what the weather is.

Wild turkeys will move to different terrain when different weather conditions occur. On days when the weather is bad, we can greatly increase our chances of success by knowing where the turkeys are. Once we know where the turkeys are, all we have to do is figure out how to hunt them.

Of course, we can't guarantee every single turkey will react the same way to certain weather conditions, but we can make predictions off of our past observations.

In this episode, Preston Pittman shares his knowledge of where we can find turkeys during periods of high wind, hot temperatures, snow, or rain. Using this information during turkey season can help us to have more success when bad weather interferes with our turkey hunting.

073 - Dissecting a Diaphragm Turkey Call with Mitchell Johnston

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 05:03:00 -0400

Today, we are dissecting a diaphragm turkey call with Mitchell Johnston from Dead End Game Calls. Mitchell shares with us what goes into a diaphragm, or mouth, call.

Diaphragm turkey calls are a great method for calling turkeys while keeping your hands free. Diaphragm calls do have a couple of downfalls though. Diaphragm turkey calls can be difficult for the beginning user to master, and some users just can't operate a call because the calls in their mouths make them gag.

Despite these downfalls, diaphragm calls are outstanding hunting calls if you purchase the right one and practice with it often.

Mitchell will teach us the difference in sound between a 2, 3, and 4 reed call as well as the different cuts that go into the top reed of a diaphragm turkey call.

072 - Turkey Hunting From a Ground Blind with Keith Beam

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:01:00 -0400

In this episode, Keith Beam, the co-founder of Double Bull Blinds and current owner of Drake's Adventures, shares some tips for turkey hunting from a ground blind.

Keith shares some tips on how to choose the perfect ground blind for our turkey hunting needs. Choosing a blind that is too big for our needs can be an added unnecessary expense, but choosing a blind that is too small can be a hindrance in being able to draw a bow or in accommodating hunting partners.

Keith also shares some tips for setting up a ground blind to make sure that we do not spook an approaching Tom because our blind fabric is too shiny or because the fabric is flapping in the wind.

Keith also shares with us info on how to choose the best location to put a blind so that we can maximize our odds of success.

Lastly, Keith shares the exciting news of his new venture that he calls Drake's Adventures. If you want more information on Drake's Adventures, you can visit www.drakesadventures.com.

071 - Urban Turkey Hunting with Scott Davis

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 22:45:00 -0400

Scott Davis with Urban Hunting TV joins us in this episode to discuss urban turkey hunting.

As development encroaches on wild turkey habitat and wild turkeys expand their range, urban encounters with wild turkeys have become more and more common. It seems that almost daily a new video wild turkey attack video is being posted on YouTube. These attacks are more common because encounters between wild turkeys and humans are more common and the turkeys have lost their fear of humans.

One way to humanely control any wild game population is through hunting. Many municipalities have laws against firing a weapon (gun or bow) within the city limits, and this law prevents many of us from being able to hunt these overgrown populations of wild game.

Some states have laws which override the local laws preventing discharge of a weapon within city limits as long as the person firing the weapon is doing so in an ethical and responsible manner while hunting. The states that have such a law open the opportunity for us to hunt within the boundaries of a municipality in that state and, of course, open the doors for urban turkey hunting.

Scott shares with us how he first got into urban turkey hunting, how he approaches land owners about hunting on their urban properties, and his approach for hunting those properties once he receives permission to hunt.

When urban turkey hunting, care must be taken to prevent a confrontation with neighbors and/or anti-hunters. Scott also shares with us a few tips he has learned over the years to prevent those confrontations from arising. He also shares a few ways he maintains a strong relationship between himself and the property owner so that he has a place to hunt in the future as well.

Listen in to this week's episode to learn everything you can about urban turkey hunting.

070 - Turkey Hunting and Gun Safety

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:34:00 -0400

Blake Morris talks turkey hunting and gun safety when he shares the story of his hunting accident.

Blake was upland bird hunting in Kansas when he inadvertently loaded the wrong shotgun shell in his shotgun. The ensuing shot at a flying bird caused the gun barrel to split open and Blake lost his thumb in the accident.

Blake shares the story and some gun safety tips that we all need to keep in mind whether we are hunting wild turkeys or at the range sighting in our firearms. Most of these tips are things that we have been taught before, but it never hurts to have a reminder in gun safety.

Listen in to this episode to hear the story of Blake's hunting accident, some gun safety tips, and the story of Blake's first turkey hunt after his accident where he tagged a very nice Eastern wild turkey.

069 - Preparing Yourself for Turkey Hunting Season

Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:28:00 -0400

There are several things we can do to improve our odds of success in the turkey woods this spring. We can practice our calling, buy new camo, do some extra scouting, pattern our shotguns and shells, etc.

There is probably one thing that you haven't thought about that you can do to give you a better chance at success. Exercising is one facet of preparation for turkey season that is often overlooked. Being in better shape to hold your shotgun and walk mile after mile with a heavy vest on your shoulders and heavy boots on your feet can often make the difference on filling a tag or not.

I can think of several turkeys that I killed that I would not have killed if I was not in decent physical condition. I can honestly say that exercising during the offseason has made me a better turkey hunter, and I know you can benefit as well.

Listen in to this week's episode as Jon Vogel, personal trainer with Iron Tribe fitness, shares some things that we can do to get in better physical condition to handle those long days of hunting and sitting in those awkward positions while we wait for that gobbling turkey to come into shotgun range.

068 - Winter Turkey Hunting with Rob Keck

Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:27:00 -0400

Rob Keck, the current Director of Conservation with Bass Pro and former CEO of the NWTF, is on today's episode to discuss winter turkey hunting.

Winter turkey hunting is a new concept to me, and from some of the stories that Rob shares with us in this episode it is something that I will be getting more familiar with over the coming months.

Rob shares stories of encountering flocks of turkeys with 400 - 500 turkeys in it with "sub flocks" of up to 150 longbeards in them. Rob challenges these groups of mature Toms in them by making challenge purrs and gobbling. The rest of the story is something you'll just have to hear for yourself.

Rob shares with us some of the states that have winter turkey seasons and how winter turkey hunting can compliment our spring turkey hunting as well.

067 - Bowhunting Wild Turkeys with Lynne Frady

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 15:53:00 -0400

In this episode, Lynne Frady with Team Frady and Mathews bows pro staff shares information with us about bowhunting wild turkeys.

Lynne talks about minimizing movement while drawing the bow, using decoys, the effective bow range for a turkey, broadheads, minimal draw weights, and shot placement.

She shares her thoughts about how crucial shot placement is when bowhunting wild turkeys because the vitals in a turkey are so small. A well placed arrow means the difference between a dead turkey and a wounded turkey that a hunter may not recover.

This is a great episode that I really learned a lot from. Listen in and let us know your thoughts in the comments section after you hear the show.

066 - Turkey Hunting Scenarios with Eddie Salter

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:25:00 -0400

Listen in to this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast as Eddie Salter explains how he would approach 6 different turkey hunting scenarios.

I describe 6 different turkey hunting scenarios that most of us have encountered over the years or we will encounter, and Eddie tells us how he would approach each hunt. Eddie covers decoy setup, calling strategies, setup, and hunting strategies. Basically, you'll be taken on 6 different turkey hunts across the country, and you'll learn how someone with over 40 years turkey hunting experience would approach these hunting scenarios.

This episode of the show along with my 101 Turkey Hunting Tips list will help you to have more success this coming spring. To get my list of tips, just text "101tips" to 44222 and follow the instructions from there. I'll be sure my list of tips gets to you quickly.

065 - 2016 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:32:00 -0400

Pete Muller, Public Relations Specialist with the NWTF, joins us this week to preview the upcoming NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville, TN.

Pete shares with us many of the exciting things we can find at the show including the turkey hunting seminars, turkey calling and owl hooting competitions, hundreds of thousands of square feet of turkey hunting gear and apparel, and some of the featured entertainers who will be performing this year.

Listen in to today's episode, then book your hotel room, and come to Nashville and submerge yourself in everything turkey hunting for a couple of days.

064b - ATA Trade Show Part 2

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 02:55:00 -0400

In part 2 of this episode covering the 2016 ATA Trade Show in Louisville, KY, I interview 6 more company representatives about new turkey hunting products.

I interview Chris Parrish with Knight and Hale Game Calls, and we discuss a new striker and double sided call they have introduced this year.

Eddie Salter with FlexTone tells us about and demonstrates a new call they are rolling out this season.

Matt Morrett chats by with me for a bit about a new turkey decoy that Avian X is offering this year.

I speak with Jimmy Ray Parish with Pennington Seed about plantings that we can do to improve the turkey habitat on our hunting properties. We talk about both annual and perennial plantings that will benefit wild turkeys.

Aaron Keller discusses a new product called the Swagger Bipod that his company is rolling out to market later this year. This is the little bipod that could. This bipod will revolutionize shooting sports for many of us hunters and shooters.

I also speak with Will Downard and Rick Franco with Turkey Fan about their turkey decoying/reaping product that dominated the NWTF Convention at last year's show in Nashville.

Listen in to this episode to learn about some products that can help you to have more success in the turkey woods this spring.

064a - 2016 ATA Trade Show - Part 1

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 04:29:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter, I am coming to you from the ATA trade show in Louisville, KY where I'm bringing you short interviews with companies that are introducing new products to the market.

I interviewed Chris Currah with LaCrosse/Danner, James Moelk and Rick Leasure with High Point Products, Adam Goess with ThermaCell, Josh Silvia with ThermaCell Heated Products, Rick D'Andrea with TORQ, and Keith Beam with Drake's Adventures.

Listen in to these interviews and learn about some great, new products that will be available to you soon.

063 - Life of the Wife of a Turkey Hunting Addict

Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:36:00 -0400

In this episode I discuss some end of year business planning of upcoming episodes and guests, and I interview the wife of a turkey hunting addict.

Tammy Gagliano joins us in this week's episode to chat a little about her first and last turkey hunt, her favorite turkey mount, and her favorite wild turkey meal.

Listen in and enjoy this week's episode.

062b - How to Plan an Out of State Turkey Hunt

Thu, 24 Dec 2015 13:25:00 -0400

In part 2 of Episode 062, I discuss the final steps to planning an out of state turkey hunt.

Research always plays an important role in planning any adventure, especially a hunting adventure. Planning a successful out of state turkey hunt is no different. In fact, once you've booked your out of state turkey hunting trip, the researching should continue so you can be sure you know everything there is to know about the area that you'll be hunting. The time you spend researching your destination will help to ensure that you have a more enjoyable trip while you are there.

Listen in to this week's episode to learn some of the things that you'll want to research while you plan an out of state turkey hunt.

062a - How to Plan an Out of State Turkey Hunt

Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:18:00 -0400

In part 1 of this episode I discuss the steps that one needs to take in order to plan an out of state turkey hunt.

I talk about how to choose where to go and who to speak with to find the best turkey hunting spots within that area.

If you want to plan an out of state turkey trip this coming season, then this episode will give you the information you need to start that process.

061 - Help Wanted

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:45:00 -0400

I need help with a couple of things, and in this week's episode I turn to the listeners for assistance. I also share the story of what I think is one of the funniest turkey hunting stories ever.

Listen in and see if you would like to volunteer to help me test a product that I am working on and see if you happen to know of a college student who would like to work for The Turkey Hunter podcast as a marketing intern.

060 - My Worst Turkey Hunting Blunders

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 02:32:00 -0400

There are so many hunts that I can recall from previous seasons where I'd love to have a Mulligan. But, I learned some great lessons from those botched hunts, and I've done a good job of not repeating those same mistakes over the years.

In this episode, I share a few short stories of my worst turkey hunting blunders from past seasons and what I could have done to prevent those from happening at that time and what I do now to prevent them from happening again.

Listen and learn from my mistakes and feel free to email me that turkey hunting story that still haunts you from time to time.

059 - Helpful Turkey Hunting Websites

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:53:00 -0400

The last episode of the Turkeys and Technology series lists several helpful turkey hunting websites.

These sites have everything that a turkey hunter would want - from networking with other turkey hunters, awesome articles, maps of where the different subspecies of turkeys can be found, and even maps of public lands close to your location.

Be sure to tune in to this week's episode to see if your new favorite turkey hunting website is featured.

058 - Useful Turkey Hunting Gadgets

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:39:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, I share 5 gadgets that some listeners may find useful while turkey hunting.

We turkey hunters use some of these gadgets while we are doing different types of hunting or shooting activities, but they can be quite useful while we are turkey hunting as well.

Listen to this episode and see if any of these gadgets may help you find more success in the turkey hunting woods this coming season.

057 - 7 Apps That Are Useful for Turkey Hunting

Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:46:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I share 7 smart phone applications that I find useful during turkey season.

These apps can help you with scouting and hunting, after the hunt, and in preparing for tomorrow's hunt as well. Some of these apps are general apps that are not specific to turkey hunting, or even hunting in general. But others are developed specifically for us turkey hunters.

Listen in to this week's episode and see if there are some apps that may help you to have a more successful turkey season.

056 - No Regrets Turkey Hunting

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 21:38:00 -0400

This very brief episode is just a gentle reminder to take someone who is near and dear to you in the turkey woods this coming fall or spring season. You may lessen your chances of bringing home a gobbler for the freezer, but you'll gain something that can never be taken away from you or the person you take hunting.

055 - Using Google Earth to Become a Better Turkey Hunter

Fri, 30 Oct 2015 02:03:00 -0400

In this episode, I share some of the ways that I use Google Earth to help me become a better turkey hunter.

Google Earth is an irreplaceable scouting tool. By using your knowledge of wild turkey behavior and studying Google Earth to see how turkeys can use your hunting land for their needs for food, shelter, and water, you can greatly increase your odds of success.

I also like to use Google Earth while I'm hunting to make sure that I don't scare gobbling turkeys and to mark a turkey's last known location if I have to leave one in the woods.

Google Earth can also help you stay safe while turkey hunting when used properly.

Listen in to this episode and see how using Google Earth can help you to become a better turkey hunter.

054b - Dissecting a Pot and Peg Turkey Call

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:09:00 -0400

Pot and peg turkey calls seem like very simple instruments, but there are so many variables that go into making one that affect the sound quality of that call.

This is part 2 of an interview that I did with Adam Prouty of Prouty Game Calls and Brent Rogers, a friend of the show. In this part of the interview, Adam shares with us the functional differences between 1 and 2 piece strikers and he gives us a few weatherproof pot and peg call combinations so we can still make turkey sounds while it is pouring rain. Adam also shares the story of his most recent successful turkey hunt and one or two things that helped to make that hunt a success.

Listen in and enjoy part 2 of Dissecting a Pot and Peg Turkey Call.

054a - Dissecting a Pot and Peg Call

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:02:00 -0400

There are so many different variables that go into making a pot and peg turkey call that affect the sound produced by that call, and many of us turkey hunters do not even give those components a second thought. But there are a few wood and calling surface combinations on the market that sound better than most of the other options.

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, Adam Prouty with Adam Prouty Turkey Calls shares some tips to help us pick the best pot and peg call that we can while we are shopping for new calls. Adam dissects a pot and peg call, how the different components of a call can affect the sound of the calls, pot and calling surface combinations that are consistently great sounding calls, which striker components sound best with which pot calling surfaces.

Be sure to listen next week as Adam shares the functional differences between one and two piece strikers, some great weatherproof call options, and what it is that people do to his calls that make him cringe. Adam also is going to share the story of his most recent successful turkey hunt and the one or two things that made that hunt a success.

053b - How to Choose Public Land for Turkey Hunting

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:38:00 -0400

This is part 2 of episode 53 where I discuss how to pick a piece of public land to hunt turkeys on.

In this part of the interview, Dave Owens shares some interesting tactics about how to hunt public land once you've chosen it, the politics that can sometimes play into hunting public land, and his pet peeve about taking pictures of wild turkey trophies.

053a - How to Choose Public Land for Turkey Hunting

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:00:00 -0400

Dave Owens is a turkey hunter on a mission - a mission to kill a turkey in all 49 states that have turkeys. Dave is tackling this mission hunting primarily public land.

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, I interview Dave about how to choose public land for turkey hunting. Dave shares how he chooses public land, how he chooses spots for hunting on public land, and how he helps to minimize the chances of failure hunting these public lands.

Listen in to learn some great tips on how to choose public land for turkey hunting. I learned a great deal in this interview, and I'm sure you will pick up on a few tips as well.

Be sure to listen in to Part 2 next week.

052 - 3 Unconventional Turkey Hunting Strategies

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 04:00:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I discuss 3 unconventional turkey hunting strategies that you may have never tried. These 3 strategies are a bit unique and are not necessarily strategies that you will want to try every time you go into the turkey woods.

These strategies are designed to get you to think about ways that you can mix up your turkey hunts to counter the unpredictability of wild turkeys.

051 - Using Locator Calls to Locate Turkeys

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:00:00 -0400

If you are going to kill turkeys, then you need to find turkeys. One of the best ways to do that is to use locator calls to help pinpoint the location of a lovesick Tom.

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, I discuss 10 types of locator calls and some tips on how to use those calls to get better response from turkeys.

Listen in as I talk crow calls, owl calls, hawk calls, gobble calls, peacock calls, pileated woodpecker calls, rooster crows, turkey calls, and coyote howlers.

050 - 5 Random Turkey Hunting Tips

Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:20:00 -0400

In this episode, I share 5 random turkey hunting tips that will hopefully help you to save money, stay safe while hunting, and to kill more turkeys.

049 - What to Do After You Shoot a Turkey

Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:39:00 -0400

You've done everything right on that early morning hunt, and that turkey you've been working steps into range for your 12 Gauge. You get your cheek down on the buttstock of the gun, aim, and slowly squeeze the trigger. Now what?

In today's episode I'm going to discuss what to do after your shot. There are several safety concerns that are addressed in this episode. If you watch lots of hunting television shows, then you see lots of hosts of those shows do these things incorrectly.

Hope you enjoy the show, and thanks for tuning in!

Lake Eufala, Alabama Monster Alligator Story with Jeff Gregg

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:31:00 -0400

LIsten in to this special alligator hunting episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast where Jeff Gregg shares the story of harvesting what could turn out to be the new record alligator taken on Lake Eufala in Alabama.

This gator topped the scales at 920 pounds and measured in at approximately 13' 6". The gator yielded over 200 lbs of meat for Gregg and his hunting partner, Scott Evans.

Enjoy!

048 - Scouting for Wild Turkeys in the Fall

Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:30:00 -0400

In this episode, outdoor writer and photographer, Steve Hickoff, shares some Fall turkey scouting strategies to help us locate turkeys before we venture into the woods with a gun this Fall.

We discuss some of the turkey sign that we are looking for in the Fall, some preferred late Fall and early Winter food sources, and typical turkey habitat during that time of year.

047 - Turkey Guns, Patterning, and Hunting with J. Wayne Fears

Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:32:00 -0400

J. Wayne Fears is a well known and well respected outdoors and shooting writer. In this episode of The Turkey Hunter, J. Wayne shares some of his knowledge of the tranformation of turkey guns over the past decade. We also talk about common reasons why we miss turkeys and what to look for when patterning your turkey shotgun before season.

In addition we get to hear the story of J. Wayne's most recent successful turkey hunt.

046 - Turkey Hunting Boy Scout Style

Thu, 13 Aug 2015 20:57:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, I talk turkey hunting gear and being prepared at the drop of a hat.

If you call me and tell me that you know where a gobbling turkey is and that you'll pick me up at the corner gas station in 15 minutes, I'm going to beat you to the gas station by ten minutes. And I won't forget anything that I need.

I give a list of all the things that I have in my turkey hunting container and how I rarely am without any of the essential turkey hunting gear that I need to be successful in the spring woods.

045 - 3 Turkey Hunting Myths Busted

Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:40:00 -0400

Turkey hunting is filled with myths that instill magical powers in wild turkeys. "Turkeys have x-ray vision. Turkeys can do this. Turkeys can do that. Turkeys are better than you are. Etc, etc, etc." These myths get into our heads while we are hunting, and sometimes prevent us from pursuing a bird that we could actually kill if we made an attempt at doing so.

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast I tackle three of these myths that pollute our brains while we are in the turkey woods in hopes that we can put these myths to bed and get on with slaying turkeys.

044 - A Study of the Behavior of Wild Turkeys

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:30:00 -0400

Joe Hutto is a naturalist, artist, and author who imprinted two clutches of wild turkey eggs. Joe wasn't prepared for how this experiment of gaining acceptance into the inside world of wild turkeys would change his life.

For two years, Joe spent nearly every daylight hour with this flock of birds, witnessing and documenting their transformation from young hatching poults to full grown adult wild turkeys. Joe's notes of this transformation were put into book form in Illumination in the Flatwoods.

Several years later, Joe's book was made into a documentary and aired on PBS. The documentary entitled, "My Life as a Turkey" won 3 Emmy's.

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Pocast, Joe shares with us more about his experience raising the turkeys as well as provides us some behind the scenes information about the book and the documentary.

If you want to learn more about the behavior of wild turkeys (and if you are a turkey hunter, then you definitely should be a student of the bird), then you'll want to listen in to this week's episode, buy the book, and watch the documentary.

Here's my affiliate link to the book on Amazon:

Illumination in the Flatwoods: A Season With The Wild Turkey

Here's a link to the documentary on PBS:

My Life as a Turkey

043 - How to Take Quality Video of your Turkey Hunts with Corey New

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:00:00 -0400

Corey New with Combat in the Wild and The Turkeyologists is on this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast sharing tips on how to take better video footage of our turkey hunts.

With the popularity of video on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, more and more hunters are sharing their hunts with friends and loved ones via social media so that they can enjoy the success as well. Videoing hunts is also a great way to extend your season if you live in a state with a short season or low bag limit. If you are going to take the time and put forth the effort to video a hunt and share it with your friends and family, then you should also put forth the effort to take good video.

Listen in as Corey shares with us the 3 Cardinal Sins to avoid while videoing our turkey hunts, and set up tips as well.

042 - Wild Turkey Habitat Management Tips with Bob Eriksen

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 23:10:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Bob Eriksen, Regional Wildlife Biologist with the National Wild Turkey Federation, shares with us some tips that we can put to use on our hunting properties to improve the habitat for our turkeys.

We discuss prescribed fire, planting crops, improving brood and nesting habitat, wildlife habitat management plans, and cost sharing programs available for landowners who would like a plan for their properties.

If you want to hear, see, and kill more wild turkeys, then you need to improve the habitat on your hunting property so that you'll increase the population and your opportunities for harvesting a trophy bird. Bob teaches us a great deal of what we need to know to make those improvements.

041 - Fall Turkey Hunting with Dogs with JT Byrne

Thu, 09 Jul 2015 18:45:00 -0400

JT Byrne's passion for Fall turkey hunting with dogs is apparent in this interview. JT shares with us the history behind the famous Byrne line of Appalachian Turkey Dogs, the benefits of using dogs to turkey hunt in the Fall, and some exciting Fall turkey hunting stories as well - my favorite of which is the story of his dad's last turkey hunt.

Listen in to this week's very entertaining episode about Fall Turkey Hunting with Dogs with JT Byrne. I hope you learn as much as I did and that the interview sparks an interest in trying out the sport if you get the opportunity.

As promised during the interview, the links mentioned towards the end of the show are below:

American Wild Turkey Hunting Dog Association

Byrne Turkey Dogs Facebook Group - This is a closed group, and you'll need to apply to join.

Turkey Trot Acres - Provides guided turkey dog hunts in New York.

040 - America, Wild Turkeys, and Mongrel Dogs with Sally Morgan

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:29:00 -0400

In this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Sally Morgan with Morgan's Americana shares her excitement about her husband, Kenny's, new book entitled America, Wild Turkeys, and Mongrel Dogs.

Kenny Morgan passed away in 2011 after finishing the manuscript of his second book. Kenny's vision for this book was for it to be a coffee table book that people would be proud to display in their homes. After Kenny's passing, Sally took up the project of completing the book in Kenny's honor, and she certainly made Kenny's vision come to life. The book is a coffee table book full of Kenny's turkey hunting stories, amazing photography of nature, wild turkeys, and photos from Kenny's childhood.

Listen in to the interview, and then I'm sure you will want to pick up your copy of the book while there are still some available.

039 - Introducing Women to Turkey Hunting

Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:09:00 -0400

The number of women hunting and fishing is growing each year for great reasons. The same reasons why men have been hunting and fishing for years. The outdoors is an awesome place to spend the morning or afternoon, and enjoying the outdoors with a gun or rod and reel in hand makes that morning or afternoon even more awesome. More and more women are picking up on that fact each year, and they are also enjoying being part of the "Farm to Table" movement that has swept the country over the past several years.

Brenda Valentine, The First Lady of Hunting, shares information with us to help us introduce women, and new hunters, to the sport of turkey hunting. If we take care to introduce others to turkey hunting the right way, we will create turkey hunters for life, and Brenda goes over some of those tips that we can use to introduce others, especially women to the sport that we love so much.

038 - Photographing Wild Turkeys with Tes Jolly

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:23:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Tes Randle Jolly, who is a very well known wildlife and nature photographer, shares information about photographing wild turkeys. Tes' work has been in numerous magazines, books, websites, and advertisements.

Tes shares with us how photographing turkeys can teach us patience and make us better turkey hunters. She also shares with us the one thing that she has learned while turkey hunting that has made her a better turkey hunter, and she shares with us the story of her most recent successful turkey hunt.

If you want to reach out to Tes to purchase her work or to ask her some additional questions, you can find her contact info on www.jollysoutdoorvisions.com. Listen in to Tes and me while we talk turkey, and I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did putting it together.

037 - 6.5 Steps to Planning a Turkey Hunting Trip

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:08:00 -0400

Traveling out of state to hunt turkeys can be very exciting and a ton of fun. These out of state trips can be a way to extend your hunting season or increase your bag limit opportunities. They are also a necessity for completing a Grand Slam. They can, however, also be a lot of stress and be very expensive if the trip is not planned out properly.

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I share 6.5 steps that you will want to follow to plan a turkey hunting trip out of state so you can be sure that you are getting the best experience possible for your investment of money and time.

Click here for the blog post where I share 45 questions to ask a turkey hunting outfitter.

036 - Early Summer Turkey Tips

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 02:48:00 -0400

Even the best turkey hunters odds of success are greatly diminished when hunting in an area that has a low turkey population. In this episode I share some tips that we all can use to increase the nesting success, as well as the brood rearing success, on our hunting properties.

035 - How to Care for Your Turkey Calls with Preston Pittman

Thu, 28 May 2015 15:47:00 -0400

Preston Pittman with Pittman Game Calls shares his knowledge of how to best care for your turkey calls so you can get years of use out of them.

Preston tells us how to condition our calls during the season so that they are ready to play while we are hunting, and he also tells us how to store our calls so that they are ready to be put into service next year as well.

We also get to hear the story of Preston's most recent successful turkey hunt and the one or two keys that made that hunt successful.

034 - 7 Lessons Learned from the 2015 Turkey Season

Thu, 21 May 2015 14:51:00 -0400

One of the best ways to learn how to have more success while turkey hunting is to learn from the experiences of others, as well as your own.

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I share 7 lessons that I feel are worth taking away from my 2015 turkey hunting season. These 7 lessons will not only help you kill more turkeys, but they will help to serve as a reminder as to why we are in the turkey woods in the first place.

033 - The Texas Decoy Massacre

Thu, 14 May 2015 10:00:00 -0400

Listen in to episode 33, where my Yankee buddy, John, shares the story of The Texas Decoy Massacre.

A Texas Rio Grande turkey hunt goes strangely awry during an afternoon turkey hunt in the hot Texas heat. This is quite possibly one of the funniest turkey hunting stories that you will ever hear.

Listen in next week as I recap my out of state trip to Ohio and Indiana as well as my 2015 turkey hunting season on episode 34 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast. In the meantime, enjoy this week's episode, and be sure to forward and share this week's episode if it makes you laugh.

032 - Hunting Gould's Wild Turkeys with Jay Scott

Thu, 07 May 2015 10:00:00 -0400

In episode 032, Jay Scott with Jay Scott Outdoors is a turkey hunting outfitter who lives in Arizona but guides hunters on Gould's turkey hunts in Mexico.

Jay tells us the difference in the Gould's turkeys in the other subspecies of turkeys, the difference in hunting Gould's and the other subspecies, and the challenges of hunting in a foreign country.

The Gould's wild turkey is a beautiful turkey that is a great addition to any trophy room, and the Gould's hunt takes place in some of the most unique and beautiful terrain that you'll ever hunt in.

If you want to complete your Royal Slam with a Gould's turkey, then you definitely will want to listen in to this episode.

Be sure to tune in next week to hear the story of The Texas Decoy Massacre. This is a story that will keep you laughing for the entire episode.

031 - Turkey Calling 101 with Chris Parrish

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:10:00 -0400

In Episode 031 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, 7 time Grand National Champion Turkey Caller Chris Parrish with Knight and Hale Game Calls shares his expertise of what specific turkey calls mean to turkeys and when to use those in your calling setups. Despite what the title of the show implies, Chris shares some 300 level turkey calling tips and information with us experienced hunters as well.

Chris demonstrates clucks, purrs, yelps, cackles, and cutts, and how we hunters can use those calls to bring in more gobblers and fill more turkey tags. Listen in to Chris' tips this episode and keep practicing those turkey calls so that you'll have more success this turkey season.

Next week, Jay Scott will be on the show to discuss turkey hunting the beautiful Gould's turkeys in Mexico. If you want to complete a Royal Slam of turkeys, then you'll have to harvest a Gould's turkey, and Mexico is the place to do it. Tune in next week to learn more about the Gould's subspecies of turkeys and how and where to hunt them.

030 - Question and Answer with Eddie Salter

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:32:00 -0400

A short while back on Facebook, I made mention that I was going to interview Eddie Salter for a Q & A style of episode of the show, and I asked if anyone had questions they would like to ask Eddie.

Well, several people responded and I have the answers to your questions in this week's episode.

Listen to Eddie share his most recent successful turkey hunt and what made that hunt successful, when he would use a gobble call to locate turkeys, and how he likes to be thorough and aggressive with the turkeys he hunts.

Be sure to listen in next week as Chris Parrish shares turkey calling tips with us on Turkey Calling 101. Just a head's up that there is more to the show than beginner turkey calling tips and info. Chris shares a lot of 300 level turkey calling info with us as well.

029 - Habits and Patterns of Wild Turkeys with Cuz Strickland

Fri, 17 Apr 2015 00:08:00 -0400

In episode 29 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Cuz Strickland with Mossy Oak shares some of his thoughts about the habits and patterns of wild turkeys in the Spring.

In order to have a great deal of success while turkey hunting, knowing your quarry is very important. There are not many animals in the US more "wild" than a wild turkey, so knowing what they are going to do at any given point on any given day is nearly impossible. With that being said, wild turkeys do have a few habits and patterns that we hunters can use to help fill a tag with a delicious wild turkey.

Cuz shares some early, mid, and late season habits and patterns that we can use to help us have more success while turkey hunting this Spring.

Also in this episode, Chris Parrish with Knight and Hale Game Calls helps to answer a question asked by Chris Morris in this week's "Ask the Turkey Hunter" segment.

Be sure to tune in next week, when I have a question and answer session with The Turkey Man, Eddie Salter.

028 - Using Turkey Decoys with Jimmy Primos

Thu, 09 Apr 2015 23:50:00 -0400

In episode 028 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Jimmy Primos with Primos Hunting shares tactics for using turkey decoys to improve our odds in the turkey woods this Spring.

Jimmy will give us some early, mid, and late season decoy sets that will bring that big Tom running in to our set up in a fit of jealous rage. Jimmy also shares stories about using Primos newest turkey decoy to fan (or reap) turkeys this past Spring in Nebraska.

Enjoy this week's episode with Jimmy Primos, COO of Primos Hunting, and be sure to tune in next week when I interview Ronnie "Cuz" Strickland with Mossy Oak to discuss the habits and patterns of wild turkeys.

027 - Turkey Hunting Safety Tips with Josh Carney

Thu, 02 Apr 2015 10:30:00 -0400

Joshua Carney, Son of the South, is a remarkable young man with a remarkable story and a remarkable gift. Josh was injured in a turkey hunting accident almost 10 years ago. As a result of his accident he has been given the gift of reproducing animal sounds with his natural voice.

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Josh shares the story of his accident, and some safety tips that we need to be mindful of while we are in the turkey woods this spring.

Also, I answer the question of what to do with a flopping, but not yet dead, turkey in the new Ask the Turkey Hunter segment of the show.

Enjoy listening to the interview with Josh Carney, and be sure to tune in next week for Episode 028 - Proper Decoy Setups with Jimmy Primos.

026c - Introducing Youths to Turkey Hunting with Southern Boyz Outdoors

Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:42:00 -0400

In part 3 of episode 26 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Introducing Kids to Turkey Hunting, Kinion Bankston and Leon Stilley with Southern Boyz Outdoors discuss whether or not we should allow the kids we are mentoring in the Spring woods to shoot a jake or not.

Also, we get to hear the 13 time state turkey gobbling champion, Leon Stilley, do his wild turkey gobble. He's pretty darn good, by the way.

Kinion tells us how Southern Boyz Outdoors got started and what they are working on right now.

Be sure to listen in to the whole episode and to also tune in next week when I interview Josh Carney, Son of the South, about turkey hunting safety.

026b - Introducing Youths to Turkey Hunting with Southern Boyz Outdoors

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:18:00 -0400

In part 2 of episode 26, Leon Stilley and Kinion Bankston with Southern Boyz Outdoors share some more tips on how to best introduce kids to the sport of turkey hunting and how we can keep kids interested in the sport of turkey hunting for years to come.

Listen in as Leon and Kinion share what they believe is the best style of turkey hunting to introduce a young child to and what style is best to keep kids interested for years to come. They also tell us how we can keep kids interested in hunting as they are growing up, how we can tell our kids about the dangers of the turkey hunting woods without scaring them so much that they won't want to hunt. We'll learn their thoughts on what gauge gun we should start kids with, and when we should think about introducing our kids to the big bad 12 gauge with magnum 3.5" turkey loads.

Be sure to tune in next week as we'll learn Kinion's and Leon's thoughts about letting a young hunter shoot a jake. We'll also get to learn more about Southern Boyz Outdoors and how we can get in touch with Kinion and Leon.

026a - Introducing Youths to Turkey Hunting with Southern Boyz Outdoors

Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:22:00 -0400

In part 1 of episode 26, Kinion Bankston and Leon Stilley with Southern Boyz Outdoors discuss the topic of introducing kids to turkey hunting.

Listen in as Leon and Kinion tell us a little about themselves and how they got into turkey hunting. They also answer the question of why hunting and, more specifically, turkey hunting can be beneficial for children to learn. They share their thoughts about the best age to introduce a child to turkey hunting and a good age to let children turkey hunt on their own.

Be sure to tune in to next week's episode when Leon and Kinion will share their thoughts about the best style of turkey hunting to introduce kids to and which style can keep kids interested longer. They also touch on the subject of how we can keep kids interested in the sport of hunting, and they discuss the best way to approach kids about the dangers of the spring woods.

025b: Hunting Lockjawed Gobblers with Korby Taylor

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:33:00 -0400

In part 2 of Episode 025, Korby Taylor, host of the Wild Game Hunting Podcast, shares his calling strategies for gobblers who just aren't talking and giving away their location. Korby also shares the story of his most memorable turkey hunt. It is a great turkey hunting story that involves his favorite hunting buddy and three longbeards.

I also share some exciting news for those of you who want to hunt turkeys out of state but may not have the funds to hire a guide or hunt private land. I've released my new ebook that will literally take you from not knowing where to start to plan a hunt out of state to sitting with your back against a tree surrounded by gobbling turkeys in North Dakota and/or South Dakota. Be sure to listen in to that part of the episode, and also be sure to check out the website where you can purchase the book that will show you how to plan a great DIY Merriam's turkey hunt.

Be sure to tune in to next week's episode where Kinion Bankston and Leon Tilley from Southern Boyz Outdoors and I discuss how to get, and keep, kids interested in turkey hunting.

025a: Hunting Lockjawed Gobblers with Korby Taylor

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:00:00 -0400

In part 1 of episode 025, Korby Taylor, host of the Wild Game Hunting Podcast, shares his secrets for success hunting lockjawed gobblers.

Lockjawed gobblers are those turkeys that do not gobble, and they can make for a very tough hunt. A gobbling turkey makes our lives easier by giving away his location each and every time he gobbles. If a turkey is not gobbling, then he can hide from us much the same way most other game animals do and make us resort to hunting him the same way we have to hunt those other animals - sitting and waiting.

Korby tells us how he got into turkey hunting, what a lockjawed gobbler is, why some turkeys get silent, strategies to help us fill a lockjawed gobbler tag, and calling strategies for those quiet birds.

Be sure to listen to part 2 of episode 25 next week, when Korby shares the story of his most memorable turkey hunt with us. Korby is an excellent storyteller, and I'm sure you'll enjoy that part of the episode.

024: A Turkey Hunter Gives Back in a Big Way

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:24:00 -0400

A brief summary of this episode

Build Your Own Turkey Calls with Jimi Lee of Brookside Game Calls

Sun, 15 Feb 2015 22:17:00 -0400

What could be more exciting and satisfying than calling in and killing a monster wild turkey with a turkey call that you made yourself?

Jimi Lee discusses the wide range of products and supplies that Brookside Game Calls sells to its customers who want to build their own turkey calls.

Josh Carney - Son of the South Is a Turkey Hunting Machine

Sat, 14 Feb 2015 14:43:00 -0400

Josh Carney, Son of the South, shares his turkey hunting schedule with us for this Spring as well as shows us his amazing talent. Awesome guy!

Keep an eye out for him in an hour long interview on The Turkey Hunter Podcast coming soon!

Bobby Pinson with The World Turkey Hunting Championship

Sat, 14 Feb 2015 14:23:00 -0400

Bobby Pinson with the World Turkey Hunting Championship tells us how the World Turkey Hunting Championship works. There are a lot of great turkey callers around this country, but being a great turkey caller does not necessarily put meat in your freezer. The World Turkey Hunting Championship has hunters putting their money where their mouthcall is.

023b: Booking an Outfitted Turkey Hunt with Jerick Henley

Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:29:00 -0400

In part 2 of episode 23, Jerick Henley with Chain Ranch Outfitters shares the story of his most recent successful turkey hunt, 3 things we must do before booking our next outfitted turkey hunt, and how much we should tip our guides and camp cooks.

This is information you must know before you plan your next turkey hunting adventure.

Also, as an added bonus for the listeners to this episode, I share how you can get my list of 45 questions that I use when interviewing outfitters for my turkey hunts. The list of questions is a great starting point when interviewing outfitters, and those questions can really help to shed light on exactly what you can expect when you arrive in camp after booking your hunt.

023a - Booking an Outfitted Turkey Hunt with Jerick Henley

Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:14:00 -0400

In episode 023, Jerick Henley with Chain Ranch Outfitters in Kansas and Oklahoma shares tips and tricks to have the most satisfaction with outfitted turkey hunts.

Most of us do not have the luxury of traveling the country on all expenses paid turkey hunting adventures for the two and a half months of turkey season, but we still want to occasionally go on an out of state turkey hunt to attempt to complete our Grand Slam or just to look at some different trees and turkeys. Hunting public land is not always the best option to maximize the opportunities available with time that we can allot towards a "turkey vacation."

Booking an outfitted turkey hunt can often give us the best opportunity to harvest a wild turkey on a short trip to unfamiliar lands since the hunting is typically done on private, often less pressured, lands with someone who knows the habits and patterns of the birds residing on that property.

The problem that most of us have when booking outfitted turkey hunts is that we don't know the best way to book that hunt, and we sometimes end up with an unsatisfactory result from our trip. Either we have an unfilled tag, have to sleep in the back seat of our truck, or show up to hunt with an outfitter who has skipped town with our money.

These issues can be avoided by doing your due diligence and following some simple steps, and Jerick helps us with that in this episode.

Be sure to tune in to part 2 of episode 23 next week as Jerick will tell us the best time and best way to approach an outfitter who is not living up to your expectations, how much to tip the camp cook, and how much to tip your guide.

022: 2015 NWTF Convention and Sports Show Preview with Karen Lee

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:00:00 -0400

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In episode 022, Karen Lee, who is Vice President of Communications with the NWTF, gives us a preview of the 2015 NWTF Convention and Sports Show that will take place February 13 - 15 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort.

The NWTF believes this year's show will be their biggest and best ever, and by looking at the event billing it certainly appears that it will be.

Karen tells us all about the calling contests, taxidermy contests, call making competitions, the exhibitors, the seminars, autograph sessions with pros and celebrities, and tons of activities for the kids as well.

Tune in to this week's episode to learn why you can't afford to miss the convention and sports show this year and also to hear Karen and I practicing our team owl hooting/gobbling competition routine. It is quite funny.

021c: Hunting Field Turkeys with Jay Scott

Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:00:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Jay Scott shares a very cool story of a turkey hunting outing where he was not the only hunter who was hunting the turkeys. The turkeys' reaction to the other hunter is fascinating and completely different than I would have thought.

Listen in as Jay tells the story of turkeys vs bobcat in this week's episode. Also, listen in to the very end of the show where I premiere a new segment of The Turkey Hunter Podcast called, "Fun with Editing" where I do just that. I have fun playing with some of the audio snippets from the show with my audio editing software. I hope you enjoy the show and the new segment.

Thanks for listening!

021b: Hunting Field Turkeys with Jay Scott

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:29:00 -0400

In part 2 of Episode 021, Jay Scott with The Big Buck Registry's Big Buck Podcast shares with us some of his field turkey hunting stories and strategies as well.

Hunting field turkeys can be quite different than hunting turkeys that are hanging out in the woods. Actually, most of the time, they are the same exact turkeys. They just have dual personalities - a woods personality and a field personality, and we have to keep those differences in mind when we are chasing turkeys this spring.

Listen to Jay and Andy share stories about calling turkeys across creeks, Jay's most recent successful turkey hunt, the advantages of hunting on Wednesday's, and his thoughts about using decoys, and the importance of knowing when to move on a turkey.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy part 2 of Episode 021 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast - Hunting Field Turkeys with Jay Scott

021a - Hunting Field Turkeys with Jay Scott

Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:00:00 -0400

Field turkeys and woods turkeys are generally the same exact turkeys, but turkeys do not act the same when they are in fields as they do when they are in the woods. Therefore, we cannot use the same hunting strategies on turkeys that are in fields as we do with turkeys that are in the woods.

Jay Scott, with the Big Buck Registry's Big Buck Podcast, shares many different field turkey tactics with us in this episode. In part 1 of the episode, Jay tells us the awesome and funny story of how he got into turkey hunting, and how patience is a must have virtue while we are hunting fields.

Be sure to listen to this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast and become a better field turkey hunter this spring.

020b - The Breeding Cycle of Hens with Bob Eriksen with the NWTF

Fri, 02 Jan 2015 01:10:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Bob Eriksen, who is a wildlife biologist with the NWTF, shares his knowledge of the breeding cycle of wild turkey hens and gobblers.

Bob tells us what activities that we need to avoid on our properties while hens are nesting. Many times, land owners and managers can destroy nests and even kill hens who are sitting on those nests by doing certain things when hens are nesting. Oftentimes, hens that have their nests destroyed will renest, but that is not always successful for them.

He also shares the actions that we can take on our properties to improve nesting success. Hens can nest almost anywhere; however, some habitats are better for nesting than others. We, as land managers and owners, can perform certain management techniques that can actually enhance the nesting habitat. Logging, burning, and other techniques can help improve the numbers of turkeys on our properties.

Bob shares his knowledge of what makes certain habitats more suitable for brood rearing success. Bunch grasses and native warm season grasses are wonderful areas for hens to ensure that her hens have enough food to eat and cover for protection from predators.

Listen in to all of the very informative details of my interview with Bob Eriksen with the NWTF, and learn more about the breeding cycle of wild turkeys so you can be the best turkey hunter you can be.

020a - The Breeding Cycle of Hens with Bob Eriksen of the NWTF

Fri, 26 Dec 2014 03:33:00 -0400

Bob Eriksen has been a wildlife biologist with the NWTF for the past 13 years. Bob has participated in many studies on wild turkeys over those years, and he has gained a tremendous amount of knowledge of the bird that he now spends his days studying.

In part 1of Episode 020, Bob helps us understand the breeding cycle of hens so we can learn more about the Spring habits of the wild turkey. Here are some of the things you'll learn when you tune in to this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast:

1. How many eggs the average hen lays each day and each season.

2. How much the peak season varies from north to south.

3. What factor gets hens in the mood to mate.

4. Why jakes tend to group up with other jakes at the end of the season.

5. How much more likely a mature hen is to nest successfully than a juvenile.

6. Ideal nesting habitat.

7. When hens will start sitting on nests full time.

8. Why a hen only needs to be bred once to lay a clutch of 10 - 12 eggs.

9. How long it takes a hen to start laying eggs after she is bred.

10. What a "determinate nester" is.

Be sure to tune in to part 2 of Episode 020 next week when Bob will share more great information about the breeding cycle of wild turkey hens with us.

Missouri Monster Turkey Story

Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:12:00 -0400

Turkey hunter, John Rowell, recounts the story of killing a once in a lifetime wild turkey in Missouri.

John tells the story of what starts out to be a tough hunt because of retaliation against his hunting party by the outfitter that John paid to hunt in Missouri. The owner mistakenly associated John with a hunter who had been to his operation in previous years and had killed more turkeys than he was allotted on the unguided hunts. After that unethical "hunter" cleared the situation up with the outfitter and let him know that John and his group should not be punished because of his actions in years past, the outfitter opened up more ranches to John and his group, but time was against John at that point who had one day remaining on his out of state hunt.

On the last morning of the hunt, John heard shots from all around the ranch he was hunting as his hunting partners were filling their tags, but John was not having any luck. It looked like John was going to go home empty handed until a gobbling bird entered John's radar screen.

The hunt was on, but the bird was not playing fair. John took control of the situation and made the most of the opportunity he was given.

Listen in as John describes what happened next and take a look at the picture to see how John's patience was rewarded by the Turkey gods.

018 - 8 Keys to a Proper Turkey Hunting Set Up

Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:12:00 -0400

I venture to say that 80% of whether you are going to be successful on your next turkey hunt depends on where you sit down to call that turkey to you. You would never charge through the woods at a gobbling turkey in an attempt to kill him, and setting up in the wrong location can have the exact same end result... a light walk back to the pickup truck.

Several factors need to be considered before your hunting spot is selected. Sometimes we have plenty of time to choose where we want to sit and other times we have mere seconds to make that decision. The sun, ants, water, the openness of the woods, creeks, valleys, roads, etc are all factors that we turkey hunters have to give thought to before we sit down to call to a turkey.

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I share with you 8 keys to a proper turkey hunting set up. You'll also hear short stories about how fire ants darn near ruined a hunt for me and how the sun did ruin a hunt for a friend of mine.

Sit back and enjoy this short episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast and hopefully you'll think about these 8 keys to a proper turkey hunting set up the next time you are in the turkey woods trying to fill your tag and your freezer.

017: The Whiskey Turkey

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 03:45:00 -0400

This is the story of the Whiskey Turkey, who was a turkey that absolutely haunted my good friend Eric for an entire season. This turkey was a wise old bird, and always seemed to out maneuver and out think Eric. Eric was possessed by this bird to the point where he was skipping work to go after him. Finally, one day, Eric devised a plan to kill the Whiskey Turkey. The plan was executed on a weekend when I happened to be hunting with Eric, and the plan was executed perfectly... well, almost perfectly.

There was one kink in the plan that neither Eric, or I, accounted for prior to venturing out into the woods that morning. That was a kink in our armor, not the Whiskey Turkey's armor.

Listen in and laugh along as Eric tells the story of the Whiskey Turkey.

016c: 3 Strategies for Afternoon Turkey Hunting

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 04:08:00 -0400

In Episode 016c: 3 Strategies for Afternoon Turkey Hunting, I discuss the sit and wait method of afternoon turkey hunting.

For many diehard turkey hunters sitting still in one spot waiting on a longbeard to happen by can be shear torture. I know this to be true because I'm one of those hunters who hates to sit still for a turkey. Setting up in the right spot can increase your odds of success tenfold.

In this episode, I share some likely places where turkeys hang out in the afternoons as well as some tips on what to do when you find that spot where the turkeys like to loaf around.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

016b: 3 Strategies for Afternoon Turkey Hunting

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:56:00 -0400

The spot and stalk method of turkey hunting can be a very effective method for filling a turkey tag while hunting in the afternoon. In the afternoons, turkeys can often be spotted in crop or fallow fields, food plots, and openings in the timber from hilltops, roads, or just slipping up to the edge of a field. Once spotted, the next step is to put together a plan of approach for that turkey.

There are certain tips that can help you to be successful in these situations, like using the wind to your advantage, getting ahead of the turkeys, and adjusting your calling strategies to the situation, that can help you to be more successful. I cover these tips in this episode so that you can have more success in the turkey woods this Spring.

I hope you enjoy part 2 of Episode 016. Please tune in next week for part 3 of Episode 016, where I will discuss another effective method of killing a turkey in the afternoon which is to sit and wait.

016a: 3 Strategies for Afternoon Turkey Hunting

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:23:00 -0400

In Episode 016a, I share the first of 3 strategies for filling a turkey tag while hunting in the afternoons.

Hunting turkeys in the afternoon can often provide an exciting, productive hunt. Many times, a gobbler is alone and looking for company during the latter part of the day before he heads back to roost. If you can find that lonely, normally quiet, gobbler and get him interested, you'll have a pretty decent chance of eating turkey for dinner instead of the tag soup that you had for lunch that day. Of course, all of this depends on whether or not afternoon hunting in your state is legal as there are still several states that do not allow turkey hunting in the afternoons.

The first strategy that I'm going to share with you is the Run n Gun. The Run n Gun strategy for an afternoon hunt is slightly different than it is for a morning hunt where you can afford to be a bit more aggressive since gobblers are more responsive in the mornings. Afternoon Run n Gun hunting typically involves covering a lot of ground in order to find a responsive bird. If you don't have a lot of ground available to cover for an afternoon Run n Gun, then you'll want to slow down and do a good deal more looking and listening and walking and calling than running and gunning.

Listen in for some great turkey hunting tips to help you have a little more success with your afternoon Run n Gun hunt. Thanks for listening and be sure to tune in next week when I share with you strategies #2 and #3.

015: Sighting In Your Turkey Shotgun

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 05:34:00 -0400

Here is a simple tip to help you sight in your turkey shotgun before turkey season starts in your neck of the woods so you can be sure not to wound a bird due to a poor shooting gun.

014b: Fall Turkey Hunting Tips with Steve Hickoff

Thu, 30 Oct 2014 05:10:00 -0400

Steve Hickoff is an author of several books and too many magazine articles to count. Steve hunts turkeys 8 to 9 months out of each year, and he particularly enjoys taking his turkey dogs out into the Fall turkey woods in pursuit of a great hunt after a successful turkey flock bust.

In this episode, Steve Hickoff, shares Fall turkey hunting tips with us so that we can have more successful turkey hunts. Steve shares his thoughts on using decoys in the Fall, what to do if you get a bad bust on a flock of Fall wild turkeys, and his most recent successful turkey hunt and the one or two keys for success to that hunt.

If you want more Fall turkey hunting tips, then please purchase a copy of Steve's book titled, Fall and Winter Turkey Hunter's Handbook. The book can be found on Amazon.

014a: Fall Turkey Hunting Tips with Steve Hickoff

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:37:00 -0400

In this part of the episode, outdoor writer and author, Steve Hickoff, shares his passion for Fall turkey hunting. Steve also shares how he was introduced to the sport, information about turkey dogging, his thoughts as to why Fall turkey hunting is not as popular as Spring turkey hunting, and some tips for having more success in the Fall turkey woods.

Steve is an excellent turkey hunter who spends months each year traveling the country hunting wild turkeys. Be sure to listen in and use some of these Fall turkey hunting tips to help put that fresh wild turkey on your Thanksgiving table.

013: Another Hilarious Turkey Hunting Story

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 04:13:00 -0400

A very good friend of mine, Todd, shares a hilarious turkey hunting story of a hunt he took his nephew, Ethan, on this past spring. Ethan was fortunate enough to have taken a bird on this particular day. The events leading up to the hunt are just as exciting as most other turkey hunts we have all been on, but the events after the trigger was squeezed make this story quite entertaining.

For those of you who have young children or grandchildren who hunt, fish, and enjoy the outdoors with you, you will thoroughly enjoy this turkey hunting story. Hunts like this one are the ones that hook kids on our favorite sport forever.

Listen along as Todd takes you on another hilarious turkey hunting trip with the story of Ethan's 2014 turkey.

012: Tips for Hunting Early Morning Gobblers

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 05:20:00 -0400

Here are 5 tips to help you have more success hunting those roosted wild turkey gobblers.

Remember... Roosted Ain't Roasted! But these tips can help to even the odds a bit in your favor. Learn mistakes to avoid as well while hunting those early morning wild turkeys and put these tips to good use to maximize your chances of filling your turkey tags this season.

011: A Funny Turkey Hunting Story - Old Man Haney's Turkey

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 05:58:00 -0400

This is the funniest turkey hunting story I've ever had the pleasure to be a part of. The story begins with two friends attempting to play a practical joke on a third friend. These two friends devised a plan to guarantee the third friend his first turkey on an early morning Spring hunt in west Alabama. The practical joke turned out to be even more of a practical joke when an unsuspecting 4th person enters the story and steals the show.

The main characters of the story are:

1. Tom "Old Man" Haney, Sr. - The father of the president of the hunting club where the story takes place. An older gentleman at the time, who was just one of the greatest people you would have ever met. A long time turkey hunter, and a good one at that.

2. George Boohaker - A brand new turkey hunter who had not killed a turkey at the time this story took place. George was to be the butt of an elaborate practical joke where he was guaranteed to kill a turkey.

3. Chip Hughes - George's best friend and roommate of Brian Pearson. One of the co-conspirators of the entire practical joke to be played on George.

4. Brian Pearson - Roommate of Chip Hughes. Also a co-conspirator of the entire practical joke gone wild.

Listen in as Chip Hughes and George Boohaker share the story of Old Man Haney's Turkey.

010: Tricks for Hunting Wild Turkeys on Windy Days

Thu, 25 Sep 2014 06:10:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I share 7 tricks for turkey hunting on windy days.

009: Using outdoormash.com To Have More Successful Turkey Hunts

Thu, 18 Sep 2014 04:29:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Jay Salmon the founder of www.outdoormash.com shares with us his reason for starting the website, features of the website, and how the site can benefit us turkey hunters. Jay also shares his most recent successful wild turkey hunting story with us.

www.outdoormash.com is a new website that has many features and lots of information that most outdoors people will enjoy and use. From classified ads of your gently used outdoors products to the "Facebook" of the outdoors world to information about the tides in your area, www.outdoormash.com has you covered. So, whether you ride horses, ATV's, snow mobiles, or mountain bikes, shoot guns or bows, hunt or fish, www.outdoormash.com has the information that you'll want to know.

So, listen to this episode of the podcast and then head over to www.outdoormash.com to check them out. Also, after listening, please don't forget to email me to let me know your thoughts about an upcoming episode with a land manager to discuss improving freshly select cut or clear cut land for wild turkeys.

008c: Cooking Wild Turkey with Scott Leysath - The Sporting Chef

Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:53:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Scott Leysath shares with us tips for cooking wild turkey to perfection. Scott, the host of The Sporting Chef television show on The Sportsman Channel, shares with us his favorite side dishes and adult beverages to serve with wild turkey, discuss the locavore trend that is sweeping the country currently, and he shares the story of his most recent successful wild turkey hunt.

If you have some wild turkey in your freezer that you need to cook soon, then head over to Scott's website for some free wild turkey recipes. Also, don't forget to pick up a copy of Scott's venison cookbook on Amazon. After you try a few of his recipes, you won't be disappointed.

Enjoy this week's episode, and be sure to tune in next week when I interview Jay Salmon with OutdoorMash.com. Jay's website has a ton of useful information on it, and he is going to tell us how his site can benefit us turkey hunters.

008b: Cooking Wild Turkey with Scott Leysath - The Sporting Chef

Fri, 05 Sep 2014 00:09:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Scott Leysath shares with us tips for cooking wild turkey to perfection. Scott, the host of The Sporting Chef television show on The Sportsman Channel, shares recipes for cooking wild turkey, the ideal internal temperature of your wild turkey to ensure that it is cooked properly, and how to prepare your wild turkey for cooking or freezing.

Enjoy this week's episode, and be sure to tune in next week where Scott will share with us his favorite side dishes and adult beverages to serve with wild turkey, discuss the locavore trend that is sweeping the country currently, share the story of his most recent successful wild turkey hunt.

008a: Cooking Wild Turkey with Scott Leysath - The Sporting Chef

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 04:39:00 -0400

Cooking Wild Turkey with Scott Leysath, The Sporting Chef. Wild turkey recipes.

007c: Turkey Hunting Public Land with Harold Knight

Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:06:00 -0400

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I interview Harold Knight with Knight and Hale Game Calls and "Ultimate Hunting" television. Harold grew up hunting what is now known as the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is located in Northwestern Tennessee and Southwestern Kentucky between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Harold killed his first wild turkey on Land Between the Lakes at the age of 16 and instantly became a hunting legend in the area.

Harold became a legend in the hunting world when he and partner, David Hale, started Knight and Hale Game Calls and grew it to be the largest game call company in the industry. To say Harold knows turkey hunting would be like saying Santa Claus knows Christmas. Harold has over 50 years of turkey hunting experience, and he has matched wits with numerous public hunting land gobblers.

Harold shares scouting tips, calling tips, safety tips, set up tips for having more success while hunting public land. Harold also shares some great turkey hunting stories with us as well.

Please tune in next week for part 1 of Episode 8 where I interview Scott Leysath, The Sporting Chef. Scott is going to share some cooking tips and recipes for that delicious wild turkey you have in your freezer from last season.

007b: Turkey Hunting Public Land with Harold Knight

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:27:00 -0400

Harold shares scouting tips, calling tips, safety tips, set up tips for having more success while hunting public land. Harold also shares some great turkey hunting stories with us as well.

Please tune in next week for part 3 of Episode 7 where Harold will share additional tips and strategies for filling turkey tags on public hunting land.

007a: Turkey Hunting Public Land with Harold Knight

Wed, 06 Aug 2014 03:47:00 -0400

Harold shares scouting tips, calling tips, safety tips, set up tips for having more success while hunting public land. Harold also shares some great turkey hunting stories with us as well.

Please tune in next week for part 2 of Episode 7 where Harold will share additional tips and strategies for filling turkey tags on public hunting land.

006-3: Trapping Wild Turkey Predators with Trent Masterson

Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:31:00 -0400

In this episode, Trent Masterson, who is very involved with the National Trapper's Association, shares with us how to increase the wild turkey population on our hunting property by trapping nest predators and poult and adult predators. Trent is a professional trapper who has years of experience trapping animals for removal from farms and ranches as well as trapping for the fur market. Trent discusses the best baits to use and the best places to set traps for the different types of predators. Trent shares with us some of the tips and tricks he uses when he is hired to trap wild turkey predators on ranches.

If you are interested in hiring Trent to trap predators on your property, Trent can be reached via email at trent_masterson@hotmail.com.

Be sure to look out for upcoming episodes on hunting public lands and how to cook that wild turkey that is in your freezer.

006-2: Trapping Wild Turkey Predators with Trent Masterson

Fri, 18 Jul 2014 04:08:00 -0400

If you are interested in hiring Trent to trap predators on your property, Trent can be reached via email at trent_masterson@hotmail.com.

Be sure to tune in to Part 3 of Episode 006 next week, when Trent will share with us how to dispatch a trapped animal, what to do if a non-target animal is trapped, and trends in the fur market.

006-1: Trapping Wild Turkey Predators with Trent Masterson

Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:05:00 -0400

In this episode, Trent Masterson, who is very involved with the National Trapper's Association, shares with us how to increase the wild turkey population on our hunting property by trapping nest predators and poult and adult predators. Trent is a professional trapper who has years of experience trapping animals for removal from farms and ranches as well as trapping for the fur market. Trent discusses the different types of traps we can use for trapping coyotes, bobcats, foxes, skunks, possums, and raccoons, as well as the advantages of each type of trap. Trent tells us how he first got started trapping, and he shares with us some of the tips and tricks he uses when he is hired to trap wild turkey predators on ranches.

If you are interested in hiring Trent to trap predators on your property, Trent can be reached via email at trent_masterson@hotmail.com.

Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of Episode 006, next week when Trent will share with us tips on the best time of the year to trap for predators, the best time of day to set your traps, and scent control.

005 Part 3: Interview with Harry Whitehead at Gunner's Taxidermy

Thu, 03 Jul 2014 03:38:00 -0400

In this episode of The The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Harry Whitehead with Gunner's Taxidermy in Lexington, KY teaches us how to prepare our trophy Tom turkeys for taxidermy from the instant you pull the trigger until you deliver the bird to the taxidermist. Whether you are mounting a turkey of each subspecies for your Royal Slam or just having the trophy mounted from your first kill, Harry offers tips to help you help your taxidermist deliver the best wild turkey mount possible to you. Harry describes the best way to skin a turkey for taxidermy and still put the meat in your freezer as well as the proper way to prepare your tail fan for a mount.

This episode is packed with tons of useful information that you can definitely implement during turkey season to be sure your trophy wild turkey is preserved for years of enjoyment while reflecting back on your hunt.

Please be sure to come back for Episode 006 next week. I look forward to seeing you then.

005: Part 2 - Interview with Harry Whitehead

Thu, 19 Jun 2014 02:58:00 -0400

Please be sure to come back for Part 3 of Episode 005 next week. I look forward to seeing you then.

005: Part 1 - Turkey Taxidermy with Harry Whitehead at Gunner's Taxidermy

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:17:00 -0400

Please be sure to come back for Part 2 of Episode 005 next week. I look forward to seeing you then.

004: Gobbling At Gobblers

Wed, 21 May 2014 23:10:00 -0400

In this episode, I share with you the three times, or situations, when you can use a box call, gobble tube, or "Haint" type of call to fill your turkey tag. I also share with you stories of times when I sucessfully used these calls myself in those exact situations.

I also share with you the Cliff's Notes version of my 2014 turkey season as well as my annual turkey hunting trip out of state in my quest to kill a turkey in each of the 49 states that have wild turkeys.

Photo courtesy of:

Carly Lesser and Art Drauglis

Episode 3 Part 3 - An Interview with Tom Kelly

Mon, 05 May 2014 16:00:00 -0400

This is part 3 of an interview with Tom Kelly. In this episode, Colonel Kelly shares his one piece of advice for new turkey hunters, the best turkey hunter he knew and why, his go to turkey call, the story of his first turkey harvest, and the story of his last successful turkey hunt.

Episode 003 Part 2: An Interview with Tom Kelly

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:00:00 -0400

This is part 2 of an interview with Tom Kelly. In this episode, Colonel Kelly shares his thoughts of why the turkey population has rebounded so well over the past 40 years and his motivation for writing the Tenth Legion.

Episode 003 Part 1: Interview with Tom Kelly

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:41:00 -0400

Part 1 of Episode 3 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano. In this episode, I interview Colonel Tom Kelly, author of numerous turkey hunting books including Tenth Legion. Colonel Kelly shares how he was introduced to turkey hunting, what turkey hunting was like in the 1930's and 1940's, his thoughts on wild turkey habitat, and tattoos.

002b: 6 Strategies for Henned Up Gobblers

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:17:00 -0400

In Episode 2 Part B of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Andy shares the last 3 of 6 strategies to help you have more success when hunting henned up gobblers.

There is not much more aggravating than getting to a turkey gobbling on the roost before daylight, sitting in the ideal set up, and then hearing a flock of hens with the gobbler. Gobblers with hens are notorious for being stubborn, shut mouthed, and practically deaf, blind, and dumb to anything else around them in the world. Hunting henned up gobblers can be so frustrating at times that many hunters want to give up on the sport of turkey hunting altogether. Sometimes, I can't say I blame them.

Well, here are the final 3 of 6 proven strategies to help you fill a tag and your freezer with a henned up gobbler. If you like the tips in this podcast, please go to my turkey hunting website and subscribe to my newsletter to receive more tips, tactics, and strategies to help you have more success this turkey season. Also, please follow me on Twitter by clicking here and like my facebook fan page by clicking here.

002a: 6 Strategies for Henned Up Gobblers

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:16:00 -0400

In Episode 2 Part A of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Andy shares the first 3 of 6 strategies to help you have more success when hunting henned up gobblers.

Well, here are the first of 6 proven strategies to help you fill a tag and your freezer with a henned up gobbler. If you like the tips in this podcast, please go to my turkey hunting website and subscribe to my newsletter to receive more tips, tactics, and strategies to help you have more success this turkey season. Also, please follow me on Twitter by clicking here and like my facebook fan page by clicking here.

001: Introduction to The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:45:00 -0400

Andy Gagliano introduces himself and explains his passion for turkey hunting.

The Turkey Hunter Podcast is hosted by Andy Gagliano.

In this episode, your host Andy Gagliano introduces himself and explains his passion for turkey hunting and his school of hard knocks method for learning the sport.

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