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Better Setups for More Successful Turkey Hunts with Doc Weddle

This week Doc Weddle joins Cameron and Andy to discuss some of his techniques and strategy in setting up for more successful turkey hunts. 

Doc has completed 5 US Super Slams, and he is arguably one of the best turkey hunters you will ever meet. Cameron and Andy question him on what he looks for in a great setup for a turkey hunt, and Doc provides some great nuggets. 

Like most, Doc believes great setups will help you kill more turkeys than great calling. 

This is a great episode that is full of really good tips and tactics to help you tag more birds this spring. Listen in!

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Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Jeff Budz

This week, Jeff Budz joins Cameron and Andy to discuss how to setup on turkeys to increase your odds of filling a tag. 

Jeff has killed more Grand Slams than anyone has at this point, and he guides hunters as well. So, when it comes to knowing what a good setup looks like, Jeff knows a thing or two.

This is a fun episode as Jeff is in his normal fashion, which is 90 to nothing. Listen in!

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Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Cameron and Andy

This week Cameron and Andy discuss how setting up for your turkey hunts can make all of the difference between eating turkey or eating tag soup. 

Listen in as both Cameron and Andy share some of their secrets setting up for more successful turkey hunts.

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Early Season Tactics with Bret Collier and Nick Bakner

This week, Dr Bret Collier and Dr Nick Bakner join Cameron and Andy to discuss what wild turkeys are doing early season.

Dr. Bakner has extensively tracked the movements of wild turkeys throughout the seasons and in different landscapes across the country. He shares his extensive knowledge of the movements of wild turkeys during hunting seasons, but especially early season. The information that he and Dr. Collier share with us in this interview is fascinating in context and impressive in quantity. 

You do not want to miss this episode. Listen in!

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Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount Part 2

This week, Cameron and Andy have the remainder of the Kenny Mount episode where they do a little deeper dive into early season turkey hunting tactics.

This episode is not without its share of laughs and silliness either, but there are some tactics that will help you to have more success in the early spring turkey woods.

Also, the 2nd annual hunt raffle is on the downhill stretch. Get your tickets by clicking the link below. 

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Here is the link to this year's hunt raffle to benefit the NWTF and TFT. Buy early and buy often! Thank you for supporting these 2 great organizations. https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/2nd-annual-wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

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Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount

This week, Kenny Mount joins Cameron and Andy on the show to discuss early season turkey hunting tactics. We are fortunate enough to get a couple of hours of Kenny's time in this interview, so you are going to hear part 1 of the interview today.

We really are just getting warmed up in this episode, and we discuss trying to balance a little bit of life with turkey hunting during turkey season, corn and deer and turkeys, turkey season start dates, and how important scouting pre-season still is.

This is a fun episode (just like all of Kenny's interviews are), so listen in!

Here is the link to this year's hunt raffle to benefit the NWTF and TFT. Buy early and buy often! Thank you for supporting these 2 great organizations. https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/2nd-annual-wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

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Early Season Tactics with Cameron and Andy

This week, Cameron and Andy kick off episode number one of their first series of episodes on Early Season Tactics.

We talk about the geographical differences between early seasons and subspecies of turkeys across the country and how that should affect your strategies. We also discuss how your pre-season scouting can make or break early season success for you.

One of the several tactics we discuss is how challenging gobblers, depending on where the birds are in their breeding cycle, can be a very good strategy to use on early season toms.

There are several great tips and strategies discussed in this episode, so listen in!

Here is the link to this year's hunt raffle to benefit the NWTF and TFT. Buy early and buy often! Thank you for supporting these 2 great organizations. https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/2nd-annual-wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

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1980's Trap and Transfer in MS with Benny Herring

This week, Benny Herring joins Cameron and Andy on the show. Benny was with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks for 30 plus years. He was deeply involved in trap and transfer efforts in MS during many of those years.

Cameron and Andy talk with Benny about those efforts, enjoy one of the slowest and best Rapid Fire Q&A sessions ever, and talk about turkeys and turkey hunting as well.

Listen in!

Here is the link to this year's hunt raffle to benefit the NWTF and TFT. Buy early and buy often! Thank you for supporting these 2 great organizations. https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/2nd-annual-wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

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2025 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller

Pete Muller joins Cameron and Andy this week to talk about the NWTF's upcoming 2025 Convention and Sport Show.

This coming year the show will be held on February 13 - 15, 2025 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. The show is 3 days of turkey hunting bliss where experienced and new turkey hunters alike can find hot new turkey hunting products or their old favorites as well.

In addition to the convention show floor, there will be countless seminars, banquets, auctions, calling contests, custom call maker contests, opportunities to meet many of the big names in the hunting industry, and make new friends while enjoying the weekend.

Pete talks about many of the great events that will be held during the NWTF's biggest fundraising event each year. This is a very informative episode with some insider tips on getting the most out of your attendance at the show.

Listen in!

Here is the link to this year's hunt raffle to benefit the NWTF and TFT. Buy early and buy often! Thank you for supporting these 2 great organizations. https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/2nd-annual-wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

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Podcast and Wild Turkey Talk

This week, Cameron and Andy celebrate Episode 500 discussing the podcast and wild turkeys.

Cameron and Andy talk about their favorite podcast guests, topics, and tips from over the past 10 years. They also get into a little talk about wild turkeys and their prospects for the future. This is a casual, fun, and laid back episode. 

Listen in!

Here is the link to this year's hunt raffle to benefit the NWTF and TFT. Buy early and buy often! Thank you for supporting these 2 great organizations. https://rafflecreator.com/pages/78793/2nd-annual-wild-turkey-hunt-fundraiser

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