The Turkey Hunter Podcast With Andy Gagliano | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, And Stories

2023 Spring Turkey Season Recap Andy and Cameron are back this week to recap their 2023 spring turkey hunting season.  Both Andy and Cameron share three takeaways from the 2023 season. They discuss some of their experiences in their travels around the country and some of the interesting people they met along the way. Andy shares a story of hens with poults on the same piece of ground as henned up gobblers. They also share whether or not they achieved all of their season goals that they set for themselves early this year. You'll want to listen all the way through the end of the show for a big announcement about going to a bi-weekly podcast format through the summer months. This is a fun show, so be sure to listen in.

Turkey Season Turkey Soup This week, following a week off for a turkey trip, Cameron and Andy share a little turkey soup during turkey season. Many states are starting to report their harvest and licensing statistics. So, Cameron and Andy share some stats for Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Iowa. Overall, so far, many states are reporting excellent harvest statistics. Are these great harvest statistics due to higher turkey populations this year or due to higher hunter efforts and better weather? Well, it is really hard to tell in so many states because they do not know how many turkey hunters they have turkey hunting. So, these states have no clue as to whether there were more turkey hunters in the woods chasing turkeys or some other factor lead to the increase in harvest statistics. In addition to the harvest stats, Cameron and Andy share the story of a hunter who was shot by his hunting partner, and how at some point he just realized and accepted the fact that he was going to b

Check out this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast to hear Andy and Cameron discuss some questions that have been recently submitted by listeners.    Your hosts will dive into questions about hunting missed turkeys, eating turkey livers, finding a mentor, and more.    Check it out and as always Thanks for listening. 

The 2023 Mossy Oak Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp This week, Daniel Haas joins Cameron and Andy to introduce Mossy Oak's 2023 Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp and to share an awesome turkey hunting story with Tom Kelly. Daniel is the Director of Brand Marketing for Mossy Oak, so he is in the know about what is going on with Mossy Oak and all of their new projects. They've been quite busy over the past 12 months or so with the 2022 Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp, introducing new clothing lines, reintroducing old clothing lines, rolling out the Mr. Fox turkey vest, and the 2023 Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp, just to name a few things they've had on their plate. Daniel shares some of the history behind the artwork on this year's stamp as well as how much money was raised last year with their first wild turkey conservation stamp and where some of that money is going. In addition to the wild turkey conservation stamp, Daniel shares with us his very recent turkey hunt with Colonel Tom Kelly. This is a great story, a

Patience Pays Off This week Cameron shares a hunt that is fresh on his mind. The hunt is so fresh it is only a few hours old. This hunt takes place in a river swamp bottom with a couple of turkeys that Cameron thinks he let walk the day before. This is a great hunt in the respect that not only did patience pay off with Cameron's passing on a shot the day before, but also that he had the patience to sit and wait at his original setup spot while the turkey he set up on before daylight flew down, walked off, paired up with a buddy, and came back into the area Cameron was set up in. This one is a good hunt to learn from. Listen in!

Turkey Talk with Eddie Salter This week, The Turkey Man, Eddie Salter, joins Cameron and Andy on the show to share an update on his season and some of his most memorable hunts. Eddie talks about being on the TK and Mike videos from the early 1990's, and how much fun he had doing those videos. He also shares the story of how he missed 5 turkeys in one day, and how he also played a part of killing 10 turkeys in one day. We get to hear how he has dedicated this season to his grandchildren, and how they are having a great season. Even his 4 and a half year old grandson has killed a turkey with him this season. Eddie is always a great deal of fun to chat with, and this episode does not disappoint. Listen in!

Taking Quality Harvest Pictures with Clayton Worrell This week, Clayton Worrell (aka GrizHawk on InstaGram) joins Cameron and Andy to talk about how we can take better quality harvest photos of our turkeys this spring.  Clayton is an amazing wildlife photographer who can capture images of wildlife that convey a feeling or emotion that we think the subject animal could be feeling at that moment in time. His images are truly a work of art. Clayton shares with us how we should frame our harvest pictures in a way that we can refer back to that photo decades later and remember that hunt and that turkey. He also shares with us the importance of cleaning up our turkey to show respect to the bird and to get the best pictures that we can get to share on social media. These images very often go on social media and convey an image of us and our pastime to non hunters. We should want that image conveyed to be a respectful and powerful one. This is a great episode, and one you won't want to miss. Listen in!

437 - TFT Update with Chase Grubbs   Check out this week's episode as Chase Grubbs gives us an update on Turkeys For Tomorrow.    Thanks for tuning in

2023 Turkey Season Goals and Roosted Was Roasted   This week your hosts give you a quick update on the first hunt of the year and then share each of their goals for this turkey season. After sharing their goals, Cameron lets us join him on an EPIC hunt under a roost full of Rio Grande gobblers on a 2022 hunt.    Check it out!

435 - Challenging Spring Gobblers with Roger Parks   Check out this episode as Andy shares the recording of the Roger Parks seminar from Unicoi this past year. Roger dives into some useful tools for challenging turkeys in the Spring of the year when they may not come running to those hen yelps. This show will be very helpful for spring and fall gobbler hunting and will add another tool into your bag of tricks this Spring.   Check it out and make sure to let Roger know you enjoyed the info!

When Kings Go To Battle with Michael T Simpson This week, author Michael T Simpson joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about his first book, When Kings Go To Battle. Michael's book is a relatively new release, and he shares some really fun hunting stories and memories with his readers in this easy read. We also get to learn more about Michael's motivation for writing a book about turkey hunting. We know that you will enjoy book, and you will find this one a great way to prepare your state of mind for this coming spring. This is a very fun and entertaining interview with Michael, so listen in!

Turkey Talk with Kenny Mount Part 2 This week, Cameron and Andy share part 2 of the interview with Kenny Mount, aka Chubbs. They also share some stories, lots of laughs, and some BS with Kenny as well.  Cameron and Andy riddle Kenny with listener questions that were submitted to Cameron's IG account. Kenny takes the questions in stride and offers quite entertaining and thoughtful answers.  The guys discuss social media and wild turkeys, slings, cigar smoking, hunting small tracts of land, pet peeves while hunting, and several other topics. This is a very entertaining episode. Listen in!

Turkey Talk with Kenny Mount Pt 1 This week, Kenny Mount, aka Chubbs from the Pinhoti Project, joins Cameron and Andy to talk some turkey. Kenny is always one of the most listened to guests that we have on the show because of his humor, frankness, honesty, and well thought out views on many topics.  Just like past episodes where Cameron and Andy have interviewed Kenny, this one takes many turns and twists, and there are some great stories as well. The entire interview with Kenny ran over 2 hours, so Cameron and Andy cut this one into 2 parts. This episode contains part 1 of the interview, so be sure to tune in to next week's show where part 2 of the interview, that contains a great deal of listener Q&A, will be released. Also, don't forget to DM Andy on Instagram if you will be at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville this week. Listen in!

The History of Turpin Custom Game Calls with Steve Turpin This week, Steve Turpin with Turpin Custom Game Calls joins Cameron and Andy to talk about the history of his great uncle, Tom Turpin, and his great uncle's call company named Turpin Custom Game Calls, which Steve runs today. Steve shares the audio of an 80 year old box call that his great uncle built and Steve recently acquired. Steve talks about how his great uncle traveled around selling turkey calls and records trying to interest others in the sport of spring and fall turkey hunting.  This is a fascinating show that I'm sure you will enjoy, at least until Steve gets Cameron and Andy off topic with one simple question. Listen in!

2023 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Recap Show This week Andy recaps the 2023 Unicoi Custom Callmakers show in Helen, GA from January.  Andy revisits the show and his quest to find the perfect slate call to replace a slate call owned by one of Andy's friends. Andy shares how he failed miserably, and happily, at his goal of not buying a call at the show this year. He shares audio from the seminars by Roger Parks and Mark Prudhomme. Andy also interviewed several callmakers, including Paul Durham, Darrin Dawkins, and Wendell Lancaster.  Andy also shares the sound files for calls that he got from Mark McPhail, Dan Harris, Dickie Champion, Jeremy Stafford, and Marvin Breedlove. Listen in to all the great highlights, interviews, and call sound files. Roger Parks with Custom Series Turkey Calls can be reached at 717-579-0689. Wendell Lancaster with Wendell's Custom Box Calls can be reached at 864-421-2562. Dan Harris with Dan's Hancrafted Custom Calls can be reached at 903-278-6244. Mark McPhail with Wise Old Owl Turkey C

Wild Turkey Science with the Wild Turkey Science Podcast Guys  Cameron and Andy interview Drs. Will Gulsby and Marcus Lashley in this week's episode. Will and Marcus discuss their new podcast called Wild Turkey Science where they will discuss, you guessed it... the science of the wild turkey. In this episode, Will and Marcus discuss some of the show topics and guests they have had on already. They inform us that this show will be a great format to use to learn about recent and ongoing studies around the country. Both of these guys are experts in the field of studying the wild turkey, and their guests will be the same. This is sure to be an educational podcast that every diehard turkey hunter will want to listen to, if they want to have more turkeys on their hunting properties. Also, in this episode, Cameron and Andy get Will and Marcus to discuss trapping predators and some of the studies that are ongoing around the country. This is an awesome episode, and you will not want to miss it.  Listen in!

2023 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller This week, Pete Muller with the NWTF joins Cameron and Andy to give us an update on what is going on at the NWTF and to fill us in on the upcoming 2023 NWTF Convention and Sport Show happening in Nashville in February. The NWTF has set some lofty goals for 2023 - its 50th year anniversary. Recruit 75,000 new adult members Raise $500,000 for wild turkey research Positively impact 1,000,000 acres Dedicate $1,000,000 for our Hunting Heritage programs Raise $5,000,000 to invest in our people and modernize our IT infrastructure Raise $5,000,000 to build $50,000,000 endowment These goals cannot be accomplished without the help of people like our listeners donating time and money.  One way we can help the NWTF to achieve those goals is to support the 2023 Convention and Sport Show happening in Nashville. Pete shares a great deal of what is going on at the show this year, and this event is a great opportunity to scratch that turkey itch a couple of months

Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Cameron and Andy This week Cameron and Andy close out the Traveling and Turkey Hunting series of episodes while sharing some of their own tips and strategies for traveling to turkey hunt. They cover camping, driving, and flying to their hunting destinations. Cameron shares a great tip about breaking up a long drive to include a hunt in a state about half way between your home and your ultimate destination. That is a great strategy to break up the monotony of a cross country drive and possibly mark off another state from your list of states needed to complete a super slam. Andy shares a few tips on flying with your gear to save some of those egregious overweight baggage fees.  This is a great episode to close out this series. Listen in!

Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Ron Jolly Ron Jolly joins Cameron and Andy this week for the 3rd episode in the series of Traveling and Turkey Hunting.  Ron shares many tips he learned with all of his years of traveling around the country with the Primos team hunting turkeys and other critters. He shares some tips on how he handles traveling with his boots, and what he does to keep himself hydrated while hunting as well.    After he shares many tips with us about traveling and turkey hunting, Ron shares several exciting updates about Turkeys For Tomorrow. They have several exciting research projects going on currently, and they have many other big developments coming down the pipe in the near future as well.    This is a great episode that you do not want to miss. Listen in!

Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Tanner Burns This week Tanner Burns joins Cameron and Andy to talk about traveling and turkey hunting. Tanner is the second guest in the new traveling and turkey hunting series. Tanner flies to turkey hunt a good bit, so they discuss the challenges of flying and turkey hunting.  Also, Tanner offers his professional advice as a taxidermist when he touches on traveling with caped out turkeys as well. This is another great episode in this series. Listen in!