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

In this episode, I share 5 random turkey hunting tips that will hopefully help you to save money, stay safe while hunting, and to kill more turkeys.  

You've done everything right on that early morning hunt, and that turkey you've been working steps into range for your 12 Gauge. You get your cheek down on the buttstock of the gun, aim, and slowly squeeze the trigger.  Now what? In today's episode I'm going to discuss what to do after your shot. There are several safety concerns that are addressed in this episode. If you watch lots of hunting tel...

LIsten in to this special alligator hunting episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast where Jeff Gregg shares the story of harvesting what could turn out to be the new record alligator taken on Lake Eufala in Alabama. This gator topped the scales at 920 pounds and measured in at approximately 13' 6". The gator yielded over 200 lbs of meat for Gregg and his hunting partner, Scott Evans.  Enjoy!

In this episode, outdoor writer and photographer, Steve Hickoff, shares some Fall turkey scouting strategies to help us locate turkeys before we venture into the woods with a gun this Fall. We discuss some of the turkey sign that we are looking for in the Fall, some preferred late Fall and early Winter food sources, and typical turkey habitat during that time of year.    

J. Wayne Fears is a well known and well respected outdoors and shooting writer.  In this episode of The Turkey Hunter, J. Wayne shares some of his knowledge of the tranformation of turkey guns over the past decade.  We also talk about common reasons why we miss turkeys and what to look for when patterning your turkey shotgun before season. In addition we get to hear the story of J. Wayne's most re...

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter podcast, I talk turkey hunting gear and being prepared at the drop of a hat.  If you call me and tell me that you know where a gobbling turkey is and that you'll pick me up at the corner gas station in 15 minutes, I'm going to beat you to the gas station by ten minutes. And I won't forget anything that I need. I give a list of all the things that I have in my t...

Turkey hunting is filled with myths that instill magical powers in wild turkeys.  "Turkeys have x-ray vision. Turkeys can do this.  Turkeys can do that.  Turkeys are better than you are. Etc, etc, etc."  These myths get into our heads while we are hunting, and sometimes prevent us from pursuing a bird that we could actually kill if we made an attempt at doing so.   In this episode of The Turkey Hu...

Joe Hutto is a naturalist, artist, and author who imprinted two clutches of wild turkey eggs. Joe wasn't prepared for how this experiment of gaining acceptance into the inside world of wild turkeys would change his life. For two years, Joe spent nearly every daylight hour with this flock of birds, witnessing and documenting their transformation from young hatching poults to full grown adult wild t...

Corey New with Combat in the Wild and The Turkeyologists is on this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast sharing tips on how to take better video footage of our turkey hunts.  With the popularity of video on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, more and more hunters are sharing their hunts with friends and loved ones via social media so that they can enjoy the success as well.  Videoing hunts is also a...

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Bob Eriksen, Regional Wildlife Biologist with the National Wild Turkey Federation, shares with us some tips that we can put to use on our hunting properties to improve the habitat for our turkeys. We discuss prescribed fire, planting crops, improving brood and nesting habitat, wildlife habitat management plans, and cost sharing programs available for l...

JT Byrne's passion for Fall turkey hunting with dogs is apparent in this interview. JT shares with us the history behind the famous Byrne line of Appalachian Turkey Dogs, the benefits of using dogs to turkey hunt in the Fall, and some exciting Fall turkey hunting stories as well - my favorite of which is the story of his dad's last turkey hunt.  Listen in to this week's very entertaining episode a...

In this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Sally Morgan with Morgan's Americana shares her excitement about her husband, Kenny's, new book entitled America, Wild Turkeys, and Mongrel Dogs. Kenny Morgan passed away in 2011 after finishing the manuscript of his second book.  Kenny's vision for this book was for it to be a coffee table book that people would be proud to display in their hom...

The number of women hunting and fishing is growing each year for great reasons. The same reasons why men have been hunting and fishing for years. The outdoors is an awesome place to spend the morning or afternoon, and enjoying the outdoors with a gun or rod and reel in hand makes that morning or afternoon even more awesome. More and more women are picking up on that fact each year, and they are al...

In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Tes Randle Jolly, who is a very well known wildlife and nature photographer, shares information about photographing wild turkeys.  Tes' work has been in numerous magazines, books, websites, and advertisements. Tes shares with us how photographing turkeys can teach us patience and make us better turkey hunters. She also shares with us the one thing that...

Traveling out of state to hunt turkeys can be very exciting and a ton of fun. These out of state trips can be a way to extend your hunting season or increase your bag limit opportunities.  They are also a necessity for completing a Grand Slam. They can, however, also be a lot of stress and be very expensive if the trip is not planned out properly.   In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I...

Even the best turkey hunters odds of success are greatly diminished when hunting in an area that has a low turkey population. In this episode I share some tips that we all can use to increase the nesting success, as well as the brood rearing success, on our hunting properties.

Preston Pittman with Pittman Game Calls shares his knowledge of how to best care for your turkey calls so you can get years of use out of them. Preston tells us how to condition our calls during the season so that they are ready to play while we are hunting, and he also tells us how to store our calls so that they are ready to be put into service next year as well. We also get to hear the story of...

One of the best ways to learn how to have more success while turkey hunting is to learn from the experiences of others, as well as your own.  In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, I share 7 lessons that I feel are worth taking away from my 2015 turkey hunting season. These 7 lessons will not only help you kill more turkeys, but they will help to serve as a reminder as to why we are in the...

Listen in to episode 33, where my Yankee buddy, John, shares the story of The Texas Decoy Massacre. A Texas Rio Grande turkey hunt goes strangely awry during an afternoon turkey hunt in the hot Texas heat. This is quite possibly one of the funniest turkey hunting stories that you will ever hear.   Listen in next week as I recap my out of state trip to Ohio and Indiana as well as my 2015 turkey hun...

In episode 032, Jay Scott with Jay Scott Outdoors is a turkey hunting outfitter who lives in Arizona but guides hunters on Gould's turkey hunts in Mexico. Jay tells us the difference in the Gould's turkeys in the other subspecies of turkeys, the difference in hunting Gould's and the other subspecies, and the challenges of hunting in a foreign country. The Gould's wild turkey is a beautiful turkey...

In Episode 031 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, 7 time Grand National Champion Turkey Caller Chris Parrish with Knight and Hale Game Calls shares his expertise of what specific turkey calls mean to turkeys and when to use those in your calling setups.  Despite what the title of the show implies, Chris shares some 300 level turkey calling tips and information with us experienced hunters as well. Chris...

A short while back on Facebook, I made mention that I was going to interview Eddie Salter for a Q & A style of episode of the show, and I asked if anyone had questions they would like to ask Eddie. Well, several people responded and I have the answers to your questions in this week's episode.  Listen to Eddie share his most recent successful turkey hunt and what made that hunt successful, when he...

In episode 29 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Cuz Strickland with Mossy Oak shares some of his thoughts about the habits and patterns of wild turkeys in the Spring.  In order to have a great deal of success while turkey hunting, knowing your quarry is very important. There are not many animals in the US more "wild" than a wild turkey, so knowing what they are going to do at any given point on any gi...

In episode 028 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Jimmy Primos with Primos Hunting shares tactics for using turkey decoys to improve our odds in the turkey woods this Spring.  Jimmy will give us some early, mid, and late season decoy sets that will bring that big Tom running in to our set up in a fit of jealous rage.  Jimmy also shares stories about using Primos newest turkey decoy to fan (or reap) tur...

Joshua Carney, Son of the South, is a remarkable young man with a remarkable story and a remarkable gift.  Josh was injured in a turkey hunting accident almost 10 years ago.  As a result of his accident he has been given the gift of reproducing animal sounds with his natural voice. In this episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast, Josh shares the story of his accident, and some safety tips that we nee...