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

2026 End of Season Recap Episode This week, Cameron and Andy recap their 2026 turkey season. Andy discusses the frustrating last 4 weeks of his Alabama season and how he was fortunate enough to have so many opportunities to hunt turkeys and to be in the woods enjoying spring mornings. Cameron discusses a few of his out of state trips, including a great trip with his family in the late season. Addi...

Turkey Call Making with Ricky Padgett In this episode, hosts Andy Gagliano and Cameron Weddington interview Ricky Padgett of Spring Allure Custom Calls to discuss the art and strategy of turkey hunting. The conversation opens with a deep dive into the recent resurgence of trumpet calls, a tool once dismissed as a novelty but now celebrated for its unique, realistic tone. Padgett emphasizes that wh...

Annual Airing of Grievances with Kenny Mount Part 2 The annual airing of grievances with Kenny Mount continues in this week's episode. Kenny never fails to entertain with his deep thoughts and excellent questions. Kenny, Cameron and Andy discuss the problem with a need to publicly show the world that you are good hunter by posting photos of your harvest on social media to garner likes and "attaboy...

Annual Airing of Grievances with Kenny Mount - Part 1 This week, Kenny Mount joins Cameron and Andy on the show for his annual airing of grievances. In part 1 of the interview, the guys talk about a wide range of topics ranging from work getting in the way of turkey hunting, how technology is a mixed blessing when it comes to hunting and work, reduction of hunting opportunities in Florida and othe...

Turkey Call Making and Turkey Talk with Lonzo Trice This week, Lonzo Trice with Lonzo's Custom Calls joins Cameron and Andy on the show to share some of his knowledge with us. Turkey hunting discussion featuring call maker Lonzo Trice covered unpredictable success, call making origins, and hunting pressures and regulations. Hunting Success and Introductions The guys discussed the unpredictable nat...

Turkey Talk with Darrin Dawkins This week, Darrin Dawkins joins Cameron and Andy again on the show, and he does not hold back with sharing his wisdom of the turkey woods. Darrin first shares with us how to best care for our calls so that they will last us a lifetime. He also shares several turkey hunting stories and several tips as well. If you want to purchase a call from Darrin, call him at (803...

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 th...

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 Po...

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 gene...

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...

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...

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 f...

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...

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 en...

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 -...

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 t...

Weeeee'''''rrrrrreeee Baaaaaccccckkkk! 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 huntin...

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 h...

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 acces...

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...

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 indica...

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 mana...

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 st...

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 als...

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...