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

Apple Orchard Turkey

This week I tell the story, and share the audio of, my first New York state turkey. 

This was a rather odd hunt - at least the first 1/2 of the hunt anyway - but it turned out to be an exceptional hunt when all of the dust settled.

In our first setup we were skirted by 3 toms and several hens who did not come into view for me, but were standing about 5 feet from my buddy Chip.

In our second setup, some hen and jake calling brought this 2 year old turkey close enough for a shot, and my New York tag was filled.

Listen in for some great hunt audio and a pretty entertaining turkey hunting story as well.

The Cow Manure Turkey with Preston Pittman

This week, Preston Pittman joins me to share the unbelievable story of a turkey hunt that took place in a 60 acre cow pasture. 

This story will make you stop and ask yourself if you could do what it takes to kill a wild turkey the way that Preston did this one. 

Preston and I also discuss TSS, whether he thinks turkey hunting will cycle and we will lose some turkey hunters due to poor quality of turkey hunting, and more.

Listen in!

A Turkey Hunting Trip for the Ages with Hunt Audio

This week I highlight my recent annual out of state turkey hunt with my buddies from college where we wreaked havoc on the wild turkeys in New England. I also play audio from one of the hunts that we had on that trip.

On this trip, we visited New York, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire. We had an amazing experience traveling and hunting the beautiful countryside in the northeast.

The wild turkeys were plentiful in the areas we hunted, and we were fortunate enough to have had several exciting hunts.

Listen in and enjoy the experience with us.

Turkey Hunting Trip Planning Time

This week, I have a replay for you where I talk about planning a budget out of state turkey hunting trip.

Now is the time to start planning your trips - at least the bare minimums of what state(s) and dates. From there it is a matter of really nailing down the details of where you are going within those states, where you will stay while hunting, and what you may do with any downtime - like lobster in Maine.

Listen in, and get started planning your 2020 turkey hunting trips.

Hen Fight!!! A West Virginia Turkey Hunt

This week, my buddy Zach Lucas shares with us the story of and audio from an awesome turkey hunt that we were on in West Virginia this past Saturday. 

The hunt had a little bit of everything that we turkey hunters love. There was lots of hen talk, gobbling, strutting, fighting, shooting, and fun all wrapped up into one hunt. 

Listen in as I check off one more state in my quest for 49!

Turkey Science vs Turkey Fiction with Mike Chamberlain

In this week's episode, I have Mike Chamberlain on the show to pick apart some of the propaganda floating around social media about a few of the reasons that turkey hunters attribute the decline to in turkey populations.

We discuss prescribed fire (more specifically, growing season burns), predators, hogs, nest parasites and hosts, the human factor, season lengths, bag limits.

Mike also shares the story of his most recent successful turkey hunt with us.

This is an episode that I'm pretty sure we can all learn a little something about our favorite game bird, the wild turkey.

Listen in!

A Good Ending to a Weird Season

Today, I'm sharing my final hunt of Alabama's 2019 turkey season with you. 

As Colonel Tom Kelly so accurately and eloquently stated in his book, Better on a Rising Tide, “Turkey hunting is a magical, intellectual, tactical exercise conducted out of doors.  It is a personal, contemplative sport, and does not require the production of a dead turkey to be classified as a success.”

I sometimes wonder if we turkey hunters use that line or thought to justify our blunders or lack of success in the woods. But the truth always comes back to my mind soon after having those thoughts. The truth is a successful turkey hunt is what we want it to be.

For me, I crave the interaction with the bird. Knowing that I can cause him to respond with a gobble or drumming or maybe even change his course, even if only briefly.

When I get that interaction with a wild turkey, for me, that is a successful turkey hunt.

Listen in to today's show. It was a very exciting hunt, if only for a very brief period of time. But, it was a hunt that I learned a few things from as well - mainly about the turkeys on my hunting property.

An End Around Turkey Story

This is the story of another catch and release turkey hunt from my 2019 turkey season. Listen in as my buddy, Drew, and I chase after a hard gobbling Eastern on our home turf in Alabama.

You probably will be amazed about the story of the crazy hen that we dealt with for the better part of the morning as well.

It was a great hunt and a pile of fun. I hope you enjoy it.

A Catch and Release Turkey Hunt

This week I share the story and audio of a hunt with no shots fired.

This is a very exciting hunt with 2 new turkey hunters with good gobbling and a pretty interesting twist to it. There is also a challenge issued to you guys listening. After hearing the audio of the hunt, can you tell me what I did wrong during this hunt? If you think you know what I did wrong during the hunt, then shoot me an email. The first person to submit the correct error will receive a Strut Commander maintenance free box call. 

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A Mississippi Turkey Hunting Story

This week I have my buddy Evan Murphy on the show to talk about our successful turkey hunt in Mississippi.

Thanks to Evan for helping me to mark Mississippi off of my list of states that I need to kill a turkey in. We had a great and unique hunt together. 

Listen in!