Explore every episode of the podcast The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories
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| 493 - They Mark My Steps with Michael T Simpson | 19 Sep 2024 | 01:21:33 | |
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! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on merch, and other great perks by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80 | |||
| 492 - The Story of a Bonafide Swamp Gobbler | 05 Sep 2024 | 00:43:47 | |
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. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on merch, and other great perks by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80 | |||
| 484 - Pheasants Forever - 2 Turkey Hunts | 09 May 2024 | 01:02:06 | |
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. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on merch, and other great perks by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80 | |||
| 394 - Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Andy Cantrell | 26 May 2022 | 01:07:23 | |
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 | 19 May 2022 | 00:46:41 | |
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. Listen in! | |||
| 392 - Talking Turkeys and LIfe with The Critter Gitter | 12 May 2022 | 01:08:39 | |
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 | 05 May 2022 | 01:15:41 | |
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!
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| 390 - 2022 Mid Season Check In | 28 Apr 2022 | 00:47:05 | |
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 | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:54:48 | |
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.
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| 388 - Raising Money for Wild Turkey Research with Daniel Haas | 14 Apr 2022 | 01:09:07 | |
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 | 08 Apr 2022 | 00:41:27 | |
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.
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| 386 - A Hunt - Scott McDonald Marks Off a New State | 31 Mar 2022 | 01:18:54 | |
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 | 24 Mar 2022 | 01:22:42 | |
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! | |||
| 483 - 2024 Mid Season Update | 02 May 2024 | 01:08:28 | |
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. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on merch, and other great perks by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80
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| 384 - Hanging at the Hunting Camp with Chubbs Part 2 | 17 Mar 2022 | 01:37:18 | |
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. Listen in! | |||
| 383 - Hanging with Chubbs at the Hunting Camp | 10 Mar 2022 | 01:11:13 | |
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.
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| 382 - Playing the Game with Andy Cantrell | 03 Mar 2022 | 01:27:27 | |
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 | 24 Feb 2022 | 01:15:16 | |
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 | 17 Feb 2022 | 01:00:31 | |
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 | 10 Feb 2022 | 01:45:17 | |
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 | 03 Feb 2022 | 01:08:42 | |
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. Listen in! | |||
| 377 - How Turkey Hunters Hunt with Alaina Gerrits and Bret Collier | 27 Jan 2022 | 01:19:29 | |
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 | 20 Jan 2022 | 01:42:28 | |
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 | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:59:21 | |
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. | |||
| 482 - Hunting Western Turkeys - The Beau Brooks Seminar from the 2024 NWTF Convention | 25 Apr 2024 | 01:21:36 | |
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. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on merch, and other great perks by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80 | |||
| 374 - A Turkey Hunter, Three Toms, and the Kitchen Sink | 06 Jan 2022 | 01:05:01 | |
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 | 23 Dec 2021 | 00:55:39 | |
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 | 16 Dec 2021 | 00:45:09 | |
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 | 09 Dec 2021 | 01:29:25 | |
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 | 02 Dec 2021 | 00:48:55 | |
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 | 25 Nov 2021 | 00:48:54 | |
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 | 18 Nov 2021 | 01:37:11 | |
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 | 11 Nov 2021 | 00:56:31 | |
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 | 04 Nov 2021 | 00:40:52 | |
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 | 28 Oct 2021 | 01:15:52 | |
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! | |||
| 481 - Results from the TN Delayed Season Start Study | 18 Apr 2024 | 01:41:44 | |
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. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on merch, and other great perks by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80 | |||
| 364 - All Things Turkey with Jim Casada | 21 Oct 2021 | 01:14:25 | |
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 | 14 Oct 2021 | 00:47:04 | |
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. Listen in! | |||
| 362 - The Submarine Turkey with Preston Pittman | 07 Oct 2021 | 01:06:50 | |
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 | 30 Sep 2021 | 00:39:57 | |
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!
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| 360 - What Are Fall Turkeys Doing with Dr. Mike Chamberlain | 23 Sep 2021 | 01:23:23 | |
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 | 16 Sep 2021 | 01:21:38 | |
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 | 09 Sep 2021 | 01:07:07 | |
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 | 02 Sep 2021 | 01:28:25 | |
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 | 26 Aug 2021 | 00:47:36 | |
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 | 19 Aug 2021 | 01:18:39 | |
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. | |||
| 480 - Turkey Talk with Mark Prudhomme | 11 Apr 2024 | 01:01:34 | |
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! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on merch, and other great perks by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80
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| 354 - Wild Turkey Habitat Management with Dr. Grant Woods | 12 Aug 2021 | 01:24:56 | |
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 | 05 Aug 2021 | 00:59:02 | |
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 | 29 Jul 2021 | 01:40:08 | |
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! | |||