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

Scott Davis with Urban Hunting TV joins us in this episode to discuss urban turkey hunting. As development encroaches on wild turkey habitat and wild turkeys expand their range, urban encounters with wild turkeys have become more and more common. It seems that almost daily a new video wild turkey attack video is being posted on YouTube. These attacks are more common because encounters between wild...

Blake Morris talks turkey hunting and gun safety when he shares the story of his hunting accident. Blake was upland bird hunting in Kansas when he inadvertently loaded the wrong shotgun shell in his shotgun. The ensuing shot at a flying bird caused the gun barrel to split open and Blake lost his thumb in the accident. Blake shares the story and some gun safety tips that we all need to keep in mind...

There are several things we can do to improve our odds of success in the turkey woods this spring. We can practice our calling, buy new camo, do some extra scouting, pattern our shotguns and shells, etc.  There is probably one thing that you haven't thought about that you can do to give you a better chance at success.  Exercising is one facet of preparation for turkey season that is often overlook...

Rob Keck, the current Director of Conservation with Bass Pro and former CEO of the NWTF, is on today's episode to discuss winter turkey hunting. Winter turkey hunting is a new concept to me, and from some of the stories that Rob shares with us in this episode it is something that I will be getting more familiar with over the coming months. Rob shares stories of encountering flocks of turkeys with...

In this episode, Lynne Frady with Team Frady and Mathews bows pro staff shares information with us about bowhunting wild turkeys. Lynne talks about minimizing movement while drawing the bow, using decoys, the effective bow range for a turkey, broadheads, minimal draw weights, and shot placement. She shares her thoughts about how crucial shot placement is when bowhunting wild turkeys because the vi...

Listen in to this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast as Eddie Salter explains how he would approach 6 different turkey hunting scenarios. I describe 6 different turkey hunting scenarios that most of us have encountered over the years or we will encounter, and Eddie tells us how he would approach each hunt.  Eddie covers decoy setup, calling strategies, setup, and hunting strategies.  Basi...

Pete Muller, Public Relations Specialist with the NWTF, joins us this week to preview the upcoming NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville, TN. Pete shares with us many of the exciting things we can find at the show including the turkey hunting seminars, turkey calling and owl hooting competitions, hundreds of thousands of square feet of turkey hunting gear and apparel, and some of the feature...

In part 2 of this episode covering the 2016 ATA Trade Show in Louisville, KY, I interview 6 more company representatives about new turkey hunting products. I interview Chris Parrish with Knight and Hale Game Calls, and we discuss a new striker and double sided call they have introduced this year. Eddie Salter with FlexTone tells us about and demonstrates a new call they are rolling out this season...

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter, I am coming to you from the ATA trade show in Louisville, KY where I'm bringing you short interviews with companies that are introducing new products to the market. I interviewed Chris Currah with LaCrosse/Danner, James Moelk and Rick Leasure with High Point Products, Adam Goess with ThermaCell, Josh Silvia with ThermaCell Heated Products, Rick D'Andrea with T...

In this episode I discuss some end of year business planning of upcoming episodes and guests, and I interview the wife of a turkey hunting addict. Tammy Gagliano joins us in this week's episode to chat a little about her first and last turkey hunt, her favorite turkey mount, and her favorite wild turkey meal. Listen in and enjoy this week's episode.

In part 2 of Episode 062, I discuss the final steps to planning an out of state turkey hunt. Research always plays an important role in planning any adventure, especially a hunting adventure.  Planning a successful out of state turkey hunt is no different. In fact, once you've booked your out of state turkey hunting trip, the researching should continue so you can be sure you know everything there...

In part 1 of this episode I discuss the steps that one needs to take in order to plan an out of state turkey hunt. I talk about how to choose where to go and who to speak with to find the best turkey hunting spots within that area. If you want to plan an out of state turkey trip this coming season, then this episode will give you the information you need to start that process.

I need help with a couple of things, and in this week's episode I turn to the listeners for assistance.  I also share the story of what I think is one of the funniest turkey hunting stories ever. Listen in and see if you would like to volunteer to help me test a product that I am working on and see if you happen to know of a college student who would like to work for The Turkey Hunter podcast as a...

There are so many hunts that I can recall from previous seasons where I'd love to have a Mulligan. But, I learned some great lessons from those botched hunts, and I've done a good job of not repeating those same mistakes over the years. In this episode, I share a few short stories of my worst turkey hunting blunders from past seasons and what I could have done to prevent those from happening at th...

The last episode of the Turkeys and Technology series lists several helpful turkey hunting websites.  These sites have everything that a turkey hunter would want - from networking with other turkey hunters, awesome articles, maps of where the different subspecies of turkeys can be found, and even maps of public lands close to your location. Be sure to tune in to this week's episode to see if your...

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, I share 5 gadgets that some listeners may find useful while turkey hunting.  We turkey hunters use some of these gadgets while we are doing different types of hunting or shooting activities, but they can be quite useful while we are turkey hunting as well. Listen to this episode and see if any of these gadgets may help you find more success in the turk...

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I share 7 smart phone applications that I find useful during turkey season. These apps can help you with scouting and hunting, after the hunt, and in preparing for tomorrow's hunt as well. Some of these apps are general apps that are not specific to turkey hunting, or even hunting in general. But others are developed specifically for us turkey hunters....

This very brief episode is just a gentle reminder to take someone who is near and dear to you in the turkey woods this coming fall or spring season. You may lessen your chances of bringing home a gobbler for the freezer, but you'll gain something that can never be taken away from you or the person you take hunting.

In this episode, I share some of the ways that I use Google Earth to help me become a better turkey hunter. Google Earth is an irreplaceable scouting tool. By using your knowledge of wild turkey behavior and studying Google Earth to see how turkeys can use your hunting land for their needs for food, shelter, and water, you can greatly increase your odds of success.  I also like to use Google Earth...

Pot and peg turkey calls seem like very simple instruments, but there are so many variables that go into making one that affect the sound quality of that call. This is part 2 of an interview that I did with Adam Prouty of Prouty Game Calls and Brent Rogers, a friend of the show. In this part of the interview, Adam shares with us the functional differences between 1 and 2 piece strikers and he give...

There are so many different variables that go into making a pot and peg turkey call that affect the sound produced by that call, and many of us turkey hunters do not even give those components a second thought. But there are a few wood and calling surface combinations on the market that sound better than most of the other options. In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, Adam Prouty with Adam...

This is part 2 of episode 53 where I discuss how to pick a piece of public land to hunt turkeys on. In this part of the interview, Dave Owens shares some interesting tactics about how to hunt public land once you've chosen it, the politics that can sometimes play into hunting public land, and his pet peeve about taking pictures of wild turkey trophies.  

Dave Owens is a turkey hunter on a mission - a mission to kill a turkey in all 49 states that have turkeys. Dave is tackling this mission hunting primarily public land.  In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, I interview Dave about how to choose public land for turkey hunting. Dave shares how he chooses public land, how he chooses spots for hunting on public land, and how he helps to minimi...

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I discuss 3 unconventional turkey hunting strategies that you may have never tried.  These 3 strategies are a bit unique and are not necessarily strategies that you will want to try every time you go into the turkey woods. These strategies are designed to get you to think about ways that you can mix up your turkey hunts to counter the unpredictability...

If you are going to kill turkeys, then you need to find turkeys. One of the best ways to do that is to use locator calls to help pinpoint the location of a lovesick Tom.  In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, I discuss 10 types of locator calls and some tips on how to use those calls to get better response from turkeys. Listen in as I talk crow calls, owl calls, hawk calls, gobble calls, p...