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

Bone Collectors Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

This week I am playing the Bone Collectors seminar from the 2019 NWTF Convention and Sport Show in Nashville.

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Post Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

This week, I have another turkey soup episode for you guys. 

This is the time of year when spring turkey tag application periods open in some states, and knowing the dates of those application periods is important. So, this week we talk about a couple of those states where the period has opened, or will be opening soon.

This is also the time of year when some states ask for input from hunters about proposed regulation changes regarding season dates and bag limits. If your state government is asking for your input, then by all means you should give it to them.

Some states have already released their harvest statistics for their fall 2019 turkey seasons, and we will talk about the results of some of those seasons.

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Jeff Budz Traveling Seminar from 2019 NWTF Convention

This week I am playing Jeff Budz seminar on traveling and turkey hunting from the 2019 NWTF Convention in Nashville this past February. 

There is lots of great information in this seminar that anyone who travels to turkey hunt or wants to start traveling to turkey hunt can use. 

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2020 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show Preview

This week, I have Mark Sharpe on the show to talk about the upcoming 2020 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show at the Unicoi State Park in Helen, GA. The show will be held January 10 - 11, 2020.

Mark gives us a preview of the show so we will know what to expect when we get there. I can tell you that if the 2020 show is anything like the 2019 show, then it will be one you will not want to miss.

Not only are there custom turkey calls everywhere in the room that you can pick up, run, and purchase to take home with you, but there are hundreds of like-minded turkey hunting fools in the group as well.

This is a show that any die hard turkey hunter needs to attend at least once, and a trip to Unicoi will certainly be worth the time and effort to get there.

Listen in to this week's show, and then come see me in Helen, GA in January of 2020.

More Shotgun Choke Talk with Mike Ponder

This week I have Mike Ponder with Indian Creek Shooting Systems on the show so I can share with him the results of my time at the range before turkey season started this past spring.

I switched over to an Indian Creek choke for my 12 gauge "Black Death" with TSS shells and improved not only my pattern but my point of impact as well. My pattern density improved by a whopping 50% with the Indian Creek choke.

In my Remington 870 20 gauge with TSS shells, my pattern improved by 15%. 

Listen in as I share my results with Mike and get his input on my results.

PreThanksgiving Turkey Soup

This week, I have some wild turkey news for you.

I have a bunch of news from Pennsylvania, and I have some news from Tennessee, Missouri, Maryland, and West Virginia.

I also share part of an interesting article published on thespokesman.com website about the history of the wild turkey/human relationship, and I let you know how to find the entire article. It is a pretty fascinating read.

I also tell the story about getting my new favorite turkey call in the mail a couple of weeks ago, and I give a shout out to our veterans.

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Replay of Winter Turkey Hunting with Rob Keck

This week, I am replaying the interview I did several years ago with Rob Keck about winter turkey hunting.

When I ran into Rob at the ATA show in Louisville, KY, I asked him to come on the show, and I told him I would email him a few topics to choose from for our call. He said he didn't need any topics that he already knew what he wanted to talk about.

That topic he wanted to talk about is late winter turkey hunting, and Rob has some amazing stories about his trips to Kansas for some winter turkey hunts.

Listen in and see if you can pickup some tips that may help you to plan a successful trip for a winter turkey hunt.

Why We Hunt Seminar with Brenda Valentine

This week, I'm playing the Why We Hunt seminar with Brenda Valentine from the 2019 NWTF Convention in Nashville.

During the seminar Brenda recommends we hunters come up with a one word answer to offer people who ask why we hunt. If you think about it, the question is much harder to answer than it seems to be on the surface.

I also read an article that covers the results of a recent studies about the acceptability of hunting for people. The study sheds some light on answers we can give that more people can relate to when we are asked the question why we hunt.

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The Story of a Successful Fall Turkey Hunt

This week, I have Cameron Weddington back on the show with us to share the story of his second fall turkey hunt and first fall harvest.

Cameron killed a very beautiful and very huge gobbler with inch and five-eighths spurs and a ten and a quarter inch beard. In addition to the fact that the turkey he harvested is a monster, Cameron was almost surrounded by 14 different gobblers during this hunt. 

Listen in to hear the story of Cameron's first fall turkey and monster wild turkey gobbler.

A Conversation with a First Time Fall Turkey Hunter

This week, Cameron Weddington joins us to share a story of his recent fall turkey hunt - his first fall turkey hunt. 

Cameron describes the action that took place during his hunt along with his first experience with coyote backstraps.

Listen in as we discuss Trichinosis, wild turkeys, coyotes, shotguns, and crossbows.