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

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 sem...

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...

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 c...

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 runni...

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 v...

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 brin...

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 customi...

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 th...

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!

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...

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 motorcycle...

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...

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!

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!

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 dogg...

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 seaso...

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!

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 tur...

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 t...

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...

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.

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...

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 turke...

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...

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...