This is ROOST. A turkey hunting show hosted by Ben O'Brien and Sam Soholt that's driven to explore the obsession—the craft, the chase, the food, the conservation—and the bird at the center of it all. #FortheBird
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The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories
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Whether you are a seasoned pro or a beginning turkey hunter, The Turkey Hunter Podcast is your show. In this podcast, turkey hunters, like you, will learn to have more turkeys on your hunting property and more successful turkey hunts. Your hosts, Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington, will teach you this through tips and interviews with turkey hunting pros, wildlife management experts, and entertaining turkey hunting stories from his years of turkey hunting around the country. Some of the top ...
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Learning never ends. That's why we created the Wild About Turkey Hunting Podcast. We want you to discover more about the skills and tactics that can help you yield more success in the field. We'll dive into practical applications from the turkey woods! Our pursuit of the wild turkey is much like that of God — we should never cease to refine our focus, share our knowledge, and allow our minds to grow. The Wild About Turkey Hunting Podcast helps you discover the skills and tactics that can hel ...
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524 - The South Carolina Super Slam with Bubba Ross
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1:26:31The 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…
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523 - To All The Turkeys I've Missed Before
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1:15:10To 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 …
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522 - Are There Really Fewer Turkey Hunters with Dr. Will Gulsby and Dr. Marcus Lashley
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1:28:49Are 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…
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521 - How Harvest Statistics are Calculated with Roger Shields
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1:29:47How 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 …
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520 - Hit the Ground Crawling - A Turkey Hunt
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1:08:58Hit 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 recou…
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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…
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S4 E13: A Finale with Mike the Engineer
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1:16:01Ben and Sam are joined by Mike the Engineer to review the highs and lows from this season and set the stage for 2026. Enjoy!بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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518 - Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Darrin Dawkins
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1:25:49Hunting 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 imitati…
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517 - Hunting Osceola Turkeys from 2025 Unicoi Callmakers Show
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1:42:18Hunting 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 p…
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S4 E12: A Beautiful Place to Get Whooped - Wisconsin Edition with Chef Jesse Griffiths
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1:18:27Ben is joined by chef and author Jesse Griffiths for a recap of a wild and frustrating turkey hunt in the Driftless region of Wisconsin.بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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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…
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S4 E11: Soholt's Redemption and the Backyard Birds
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1:26:23Ben and Sam finish their Western Turkey Tour in Montana with a pile of stories you don't want to miss!بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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S4 E10: A Beautiful Place to Get Whooped
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1:04:02Ben and Sam are still rolling on their Western Turkey Tour and Wyoming is on the docket. This didn’t go as planned. Not even close. Enjoy the stories!بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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Ben and Sam are still rolling on their Western Turkey Tour and Montana is up next. The results? An epic camping spot and a tag filled. Enjoy the stories!بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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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.بقلم Andy Gagliano
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S4 E8: Tagged Out in North Dakota
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1:15:36Ben and Sam are off on their Western Turkey Tour and North Dakota is their first stop. One hell of a camp was had by all. Enjoy the stories!بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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S4 E7: A Halftime Show with The Hunting Public’s Nick Andrews
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50:09Ben and Sam are joined by their good buddy Nick Andrews for a Half Season Spectacular. A few turkey stories and some excitement for the Western season openers.بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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S4 E6: Overcoming Cancer for the Royal Slam with Dr. Chris Jenkins
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1:09:21Ben and Sam are joined by their good buddy and avid turkey hunter Dr. Chris Jenkins for a truly special story of overcoming cancer and affirming values in the turkey woods.بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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Though most of the time turkey hunting can be frustrating—spending all morning in the woods, not seeing any birds, and hearing little or no gobbling—there are also moments when you can be overwhelmingly blessed with a multitude of birds present and sounding off in your hunting area. When life gives you turkeys it can be both a hardship and a deligh…
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S4 E5: Texas Youth Hunt: A Letter to Our Children
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42:15Ben and Sam reflect on lifelong memories made and passing down the gift of turkey hunting.بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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514 - Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Patrick Wightman
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1:07:03Hunting 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 …
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S4 E4: Texas Youth Hunt: A Young O'Brien’s First Bird(s)
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1:13:24Ben and Sam are joined by 8-year-old James for a father/son hunt that this ROOST crew will never forget.بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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S4 E3: An Ode to Overlanding: Turkey Tours and Camping Gear
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56:40The boys both have new trucks and they’re kitting them out for the Western Turkey Tour this year. Learn about how they’re getting organized and what gear they’re looking to buy.بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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513 - Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Cameron and Andy
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1:07:20Hunting 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 fr…
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S4 E2: Why Turkey Tactics are Different Out West
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54:36Learn about how Ben and Sam change up their tactics based on the terrain, weather and vast amount of public land available to them out West.بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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512 - Turkey Hunting in New Zealand with Dink Watson
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1:28:22Turkey 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 diseas…
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S4 E1: Why We Love Western Turkey Hunting
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48:44From access to cost to the beauty of spring, Sam and Ben wax poetic about why they love turkey hunting out West.بقلم WOODSIDE Media
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Outsmarting Gobblers: Tough Scenarios and Winning Solutions
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20:09If there is anything there is anything that most hunters would agree upon about wild turkeys, it is that they can be stubborn and unpredictable creatures! Any hunter who’s got a few seasons under their vest knows this to be true. Just when you think you’ve got him coming in on a string, he’ll hold his ground—or he’ll go the other way—or he’ll compl…
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511 - Putting Your Best You Forward with Landowners with Dr Jack Schafer
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1:29:57Putting 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 nonver…
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510 - Q&A with Mike Chamberlain and Patrick Wightman at NWTF Convention
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1:05:23Q&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 knowled…
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Creating Lifelong Memories: Turkey Hunting with Kids
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21:25When was your first turkey hunting experience? I’ll likely never forget my first outing. It was 1993, I had just come home from 6th Grade Camp with my school and my dad let me skip the last two days of the school week to go with him and a buddy to West Virginia to turkey hunt for three days. First, I was thrilled that my mom even let me get away wi…
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509 - Better Setups for More Successful Turkey Hunts with Doc Weddle
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1:01:06Better 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 l…
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508 - Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Jeff Budz
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1:29:28Better 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 o…
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Double-Trouble: Turkey Hunting Success with a Partner
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17:38As I look back over the last 30 years of turkey hunting, I realized that more than 60% of the gobblers I saw get knocked down were on hunts shared with someone else. Double teaming gobblers is a deadly effective strategy in the spring woods, and I want to share with you why I think two hunters on a gobbler are better than one. Plus, I’ll give you t…
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507 - Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Cameron and Andy
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55:36Better 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. Buy some merch and great sounding…
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506 - Early Season Tactics with Bret Collier and Nick Bakner
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1:20:53Early 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 t…
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Stay in the Game! Six Fast Shot Setups
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18:10So, tell me if this sounds familiar. Birds are gobbling from the roost in three different directions. The morning sunrise seems to have every tom on fire. All that gobbling holds the promise that it’s going to be a great day. But something doesn’t work out just right with your roost setup. The tom flies down. He answers your best fly down cackle an…
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Hunting Fails: Lessons for Every Turkey Hunter
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18:36Only 30% of hunters in my home state of Ohio were successful in the 2024 spring turkey season. That means that of the 51.5K hunters who purchased a tag, a whopping 36k hunters came up empty at the end of the season. There are 7 common mistakes that make the difference between tag soup or turkey nuggets for dinner. Let’s see if you are guilty of any…
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505 - Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount - Part 2
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1:07:39Early 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 spri…
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504 - Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount - Part 1
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1:09:47Early 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 discu…
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Welcome to the Wild About Turkey Hunting Podcast
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9:08You want to become a better turkey hunter, don’t you? I know I do. I think we all do. I haven’t met anybody who has this entire turkey hunting thing figured out and goes out into the woods and returns successful every. single. time. But I do know several turkey hunters who have boosted their success rate simply because they never stop learning. It’…
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503 - Early Season Tactics with Cameron and Andy
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48:35Early 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 sc…
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502 - 1980’s Trap and Transfer in MS with Benny Herring
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51:041980'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, enjo…
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501 - 2025 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller
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54:522025 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 …
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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 …
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499 - The 2025 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Preview Show with Mark Sharpe
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1:01:58The 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 ye…
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498 - Random Turkey Topics with Jim Casada
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1:05:37Random 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 th…
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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 O…
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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. Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunt…
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495 - Legends of The Spring with Mike Giles
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56:39Legends 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. Liaten in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify stor…
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