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

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

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

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

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. 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 Listen in!

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! 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

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! 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

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! 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

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! Buy some turkey calls and merchandise by going to our Shopify store here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80

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! To check out Chad's pro tip of the week, become a Patreon subscriber by clicking here and signing up... https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80 To buy some podcast merchandise sporting our new logo or some of our new diaphragm calls, click here to visit our shopify store... https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/

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!

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! Support the show on Patreon and get some additional content here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80 Buy some podcast swag here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/

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! Buy some podcast swag here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Support the show and get access to additional content here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80

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 Support the show and get additional content here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80 Support the show by purchasing some podcast swag here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/

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! Buy some The Turkey Hunting Podcast, visit https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ To support the show and have access to the Pro Tip of the Week, visit and subscribe at patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80

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! Don't forget to get your The Turkey Hunter Podcast swag and join our Patreon group for more exclusive content and other additional benefits. The Turkey Hunter Podcast swag store: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Our Patreon group: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80

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! Don't forget to listen to Walter's pro tips on our Patreon page by clicking the link below to join Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80 Check out our new merch store on Shopify by clicking the link below and wear our new logo to show the world that you are a fan of the show. https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/

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! To buy some Turkey Hunter Podcast swag, click here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ To become a member of the Boss Gobbler group on Patreon, click here: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurkeyHunterPodcast80/membership 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!

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

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!

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