Andy Gagliano - Podcast Details

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The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories519 - Summer Turkey SoupSummer Turkey Soup Andy and Cameron discuss concerns about a potentially poor turkey hatch in the Southeast due to rain, the impact of weather on past turkey seasons, and the resilience of turkey populations. They also highlighted the importance of turkey observation surveys and the increasing restrictions and pressure on public land hunting access, referencing Oklahoma's new regulations. They also examined trends in turkey harvest numbers, changes in fall hunting regulations in states like New Jersey and Michigan, unusual coyote behavior during turkey season, predation on turkeys, Mississippi's new wild turkey stamp, hunting accidents and...2025-06-051h 03

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories518 - Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Darrin DawkinsHunting Pressured Turkeys with Darrin Dawkins Andy Gagliano and Cameron introduced Darrin Dawkins, who discussed hunting pressured turkeys, noting increased hunter pressure as a key factor impacting turkey behavior. Darrin Dawkins shared his experiences and observations on changes in South Carolina hunting regulations, the importance of hen imitation and using varied calls like trumpet calls, and aggressive hunting strategies for pressured birds, while Cameron and Darrin contributed insights on regulation changes, hunter behavior, and turkey population trends. Darrin shares some incredible turkey hunting tactics. They also touched on the influence of social media on hunting...2025-05-291h 25

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories516 - 2025 Mid Season Update2025 Mid Season Update Cameron and Andy are back after some unscheduled time off from the podcast. In this episode they explain what has been happening in their worlds that has kept them from posting shows regularly this spring and they share updates about their seasons. Andy's spring season is over now, and Cameron is squeezing in one last hunting trip for the spring. But, what happened between preseason and now? Listen in and find out. Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking...2025-05-151h 02

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories513 - Hunting Pressured Turkeys with Cameron and AndyHunting Pressured Turkeys with Cameron and Andy This week, Cameron and Andy take on the topic of hunting pressured turkeys. They share their approaches to hunting pressured turkeys, and talk about how some private ground is just as pressured as some public ground. They also share some stories of encountering pressured birds and what they learned from those encounters. This is the first of a new series on the topic of hunting pressured turkeys. This is a very informative and fun episode. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter d...2025-03-131h 07

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories512 - Turkey Hunting in New Zealand with Dink WatsonTurkey Hunting in New Zealand with Dink Watson This week, Dink Watson with New Zealand Turkey Adventures joins Cameron and Andy this week to talk about turkey hunting down under. This is an eye opening and fascinating episode that kind of makes you wonder what turkey populations might be like in the US without hunter or predator harvests and diseases. According to Dink, the numbers of wild turkeys in parts of New Zealand is absolutely mind boggling. Cameron and Andy will be traveling to New Zealand to hunt turkeys in early September, and...2025-03-061h 28

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories510 - Q&A with Mike Chamberlain and Patrick Wightman at NWTF ConventionQ&A with Mike Chamberlain and Patrick Wightman at NWTF Convention This week, Cameron and Andy share the Q&A Seminar with Mike Chamberlain and Patrick Wightman from the NWTF Convention in Nashville last week while they are in South Texas enjoying turkey camp with the raffle winners. This is a great episode with Mike and Patrick sharing their knowledge based on many studies completed from around the US. The questions from the audience range from topics like habitat to setting bag limits and season dates to predation. You are sure to pick...2025-02-201h 05

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories509 - Better Setups for More Successful Turkey Hunts with Doc WeddleBetter 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. ...2025-02-131h 01

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories508 - Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Jeff BudzBetter 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! Buy some merch and great s...2025-02-061h 29

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories507 - Better Setups for Successful Turkey Hunts with Cameron and AndyBetter 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. Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on merch, and other gr...2025-01-3055 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories506 - Early Season Tactics with Bret Collier and Nick BaknerEarly 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 w...2025-01-241h 20

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories505 - Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount - Part 2Early 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. Listen in! Here is the link t...2025-01-161h 07

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories504 - Early Season Tactics with Kenny Mount - Part 1Early 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. 2025-01-091h 09

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories503 - Early Season Tactics with Cameron and AndyEarly 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...2025-01-0248 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories502 - 1980’s Trap and Transfer in MS with Benny Herring1980'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...2024-12-1951 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories501 - 2025 NWTF Convention and Sport Show Preview with Pete Muller2025 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...2024-12-1254 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories500 - Podcast and Wild Turkey TalkPodcast 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.co...2024-12-0554 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories499 - The 2025 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Preview Show with Mark SharpeThe 2025 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Preview Show with Mark Sharpe This week, Mark Sharpe joins Cameron and Andy again to talk about the upcoming 2025 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show. There are some changes to the show for 2025, and Mark covers those changes with us and gives us a little preview as to who some of the new participants to this years show are. This week's show is a good one that you will not want to miss. Listen in! Here is the link to this year's hunt raffle to benefit the NWTF a...2024-11-281h 01

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories498 - Random Turkey Topics with Jim CasadaRandom Turkey Topics with Jim Casada This week, Jim Casada joins Cameron and Andy to talk about all things turkey. This conversation has a heavy lean towards talking about some of the personalities that Jim has had the pleasure of hunting with over his many years of writing for Turkeys and Turkey Hunting magazine as well as for his various books that he has written. Jim is an amazing story teller and a great writer with a wonderful way of expressing his thoughts. This is easily one of our favorite interviews, and we t...2024-11-211h 05

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories497 - Pre Thanksgiving Turkey SoupPre-Thanksgiving Turkey Soup This week, Cameron and Andy share some delicious fall turkey soup with you. Among the states discussed are Maine, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota. Cameron even shares a story with us about the recent bust of some lowlife scammers in Florida who were selling hunts for farm turkeys as Osceola turkey hunts. This is an interesting episode. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon g...2024-11-1448 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories496 - April Fools!April Fools! This week Andy shares one of his hunts from this past spring with us. This is a hunt that took place in his home state of Alabama on, you guessed it, April Fools Day. Listen in as Andy shares the details on this hunt with some turkey vocalizations we don't often hear in the spring time. Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on m...2024-11-0732 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories495 - Legends of The Spring with Mike GilesLegends of The Spring with Mike Giles Mike Giles joins Cameron and Andy this week to discuss his new book, Legends of The Spring, Masters of The Call. Mike shares several stories from the book, and we get to learn a little about Mike as well. Liaten in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on merch, and other great perks by clicking here: http...2024-10-2356 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories494 - Fall Turkey Hunting and Turkey Dogging with Gratten HeplerFall Turkey Hunting and Turkey Dogging with Gratten Hepler This week, turkey dogger, Gratten Hepler, joins Cameron and Andy to talk about fall turkey hunting with a turkey dog. Gratten turkey hunts in the Fall with a Brittany Spaniel. He shares lots of stories about fall hunting with his dog on the show. Gratten also shares some tips that can be used during the Fall whether you hunt with a turkey dog or not. Gratten also talks about how and why he thinks hunting turkeys in the Fall has changed. In addition to...2024-10-171h 22

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories493 - They Mark My Steps with Michael T SimpsonThey Mark My Steps with Michael T Simpson This week, Michael T Simpson joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk a little about his new book, They Mark My Steps. Michael shares a number of stories with us in this episode. He shares the story of the tornado that hit his house in northeast Mississippi not long after the release of his first book. He talks about the emotions of his first turkey hunts soon after the turkey hunt. Michael also talks about an exciting hunt in Texas with his wife...2024-09-191h 21

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories492 - The Story of a Bonafide Swamp GobblerThe Story of a Bonafide Swamp Gobbler This week Cameron and Andy share one of Andy's hunts from the 2024 spring turkey season to help deal with the fact that spring turkey season is still over 6 months away for most of the US. In this hunt, Andy encounters high water and gobbling turkeys on a piece of property that he had never set foot on before. This was an interesting hunt, that like most of our hunts, involved several decisions that could have turned this hunt into a non-event. The story is a good one, and...2024-09-0543 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories491 - Piping Hot Turkey SoupPiping Hot Turkey Soup This week, Cameron and Andy share some interesting articles and commentary with a bowl of turkey soup in the hottest month of summer for most of the country. In this episode, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and Illinois turkeys and turkey hunters are in the news and discussed at length. With topics covered like fall turkey season bag limits and dates, harvest numbers, summer and fall turkey surveys, and even inaugural Hall of Fame inductees are all discussed. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey H...2024-08-2254 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories490 - Turkey Talk with Billy YargusTurkey Talk with Billy Yargus This week, almost first time guest and 2 time Grand National Calling Champion, Billy Yargus joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk all things turkey. Billy talks about how he got into hunting, and shares some fond memories of his hunting mentor. He also shares the story of how he got into competitive turkey calling and some insight into some of the competition that he faced during those days. Of course, we get a few turkey hunting tips from Billy along the way as well. Billy currently i...2024-08-081h 11

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories490 - The Final Results from the 2024 Raffle Hunt with Mark HatfieldThe Final Results from the 2024 Raffle Hunt with Mark Hatfield In late 2023 and early 2024, The Turkey Hunter Podcast raffled a turkey hunt for two lucky hunters in South TX to join Cameron and Andy for a late winter hunt. Over two thousand tickets were sold during the raffle period, and Del Ghia and Jason "Justin" Barnes won the hunts. A great time was had by all and new friendships were formed during the hunts. Best of all, funds were raised to be donated to the NWTF and TFT. Both the NWTF and TFT received donations o...2024-07-251h 15

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories489 - The NRCS and Wild Turkey Habitat Management with Mike HansbroughThe NRCS and Wild Turkey Habitat Management with Mike Hansbrough This week, Mike Hansbrough, who is the Area Resource Biologist in West Tennessee for the NRCS, joins Cameron and Andy today to discuss the role the NRCS can play in habitat management on private property. Mike discusses a few of the programs, such as CRP, EQIP, and CSP that are available to help private landowners manage their properties for targeted wildlife species. These programs not only help to provide a management plan for a landowners property, but they can provide needed dollars to help offset...2024-07-111h 17

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories488 - A Mexican Showdown on a Turkey Hunt488 - A Mexican Showdown on a Turkey Hunt This week Parrey Cremeans joins Cameron and Andy to share the story of a Gould's turkey hunt that didn't quite end up the way that was expected. After hunting for several days in the mountains of the Sierra Madres for the beautiful Gould's turkey hunt, Parrey and his group were robbed at gunpoint by members of a Mexican drug cartel while on their way back to the airport to catch their flights home. Listen in to the story! Buy some merch and great s...2024-06-2749 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories487 - Turkey Tips from the Window to the Walls with Chris WallsTurkey Tips from the Window to the Walls with Chris Walls This week, champion turkey caller, Chris Walls, joins Cameron and Andy on the show for the first time. Chris is a winner of the Gobbling competition and finished second several times in the Grand Nationals in Nashville. He also knows a thing or two about wild turkeys and turkey hunting. Cameron and Andy managed to pull some tips out of him during the interview. In addition to several tips, Chris shares how his turkey hunting strategy has had to change over the c...2024-06-131h 18

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories486 - 2024 The Misses2024 The Misses This week, Cameron and Andy talk about some of their missed shots from their 2024 turkey seasons. The missed shots are always humbling and are a great source of thousands of questions we ask of ourselves. There are really just a handful of reasons as to why we miss most of the shots that we miss. Cameron and Andy discuss some of those reasons during the show, and they play some of the hunt audio from a couple of their misses as well. Listen in to this week's episode, and if you...2024-05-301h 35

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories485 - 2024 Turkey Hunting Goals Successes and Failures2024 Turkey Hunting Goals - Successes and Failures This week, Cameron and Andy talk about their 2024 pre-season goals and whether or not they accomplished those goals. They discuss their failures and a few of the things they learned from those failures. They also discussed how those failures do not define them or their turkey season. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ Join our Patreon group and get additional content, discounts on me...2024-05-161h 03

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories483 - 2024 Mid Season Update2024 Mid Season Update This week Cameron and Andy share an update on how their 2024 turkey seasons have been going so far. There have been quite a few turkeys that have been taken so far this year. You'll hear a little about that as well as what both Andy and Cameron have learned during the season and what the highlights of their seasons have been so far. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify store by clicking here: https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/2024-05-021h 08

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories482 - Hunting Western Turkeys - The Beau Brooks Seminar from the 2024 NWTF ConventionBeau Brooks Seminar from the 2024 NWTF Convention This week, Cameron and Andy replay the seminar about hunting western wild turkeys that Beau Brooks put on at the NWTF convention in Nashville. This is a very informative seminar that I feel like everyone can learn a little something from, especially those of us east of the Mississippi River. Beau is a phenomenal caller and natural voice caller, and the presentation is very entertaining as well. Listen in! Buy some merch and great sounding The Turkey Hunter diaphragm turkey calls from our Shopify...2024-04-251h 21

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories481 - Results from the TN Delayed Season Start StudyResults from the TN Delayed Season Start Study This week, Dr. Craig Harper and Dr. David Beuhler with the University of Tennessee join Cameron and Andy on the show to discuss their recommendations from their 7 year study regarding the effects of delaying the start of turkey seasons and the potential for increase in poult recruitment. The results of the study showed that moving the start of hunting season to later in the year did not greatly affect the initiation of nesting or the start of incubation for wild turkey hens. Drs Buehler and Harper share...2024-04-181h 41

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories480 - Turkey Talk with Mark PrudhommeTurkey Talk with Mark Prudhomme This week, Cameron and Andy are joined by World Champion Caller of All Critters, Mark Prudhomme. Mark has won just about every type of calling contest known to man. He is a student of the talk of wild turkeys, and he is always willing to share information with us on this show. Mark talks about being on the stage at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville to introduce the 2024 Grand National Calling Champion, Matt Van Cise. We also discuss how today's technology has helped to improve success rates in the...2024-04-111h 01

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories479 - The Sweet Voice of the Wild Turkey with Denny Gulvas - Part 2The Sweet Voice of the Wild Turkey with Denny Gulvas - Part 2 This week, Cameron and Andy bring you part 2 of the interview with Denny Gulvas. In this episode, we discuss in much more detail about certain similarities in the characteristics of hen yelps and turkey talk. Denny also gives some tips on things to listen for in hen yelps and how he believes a gobbler can remember the voices of the hens in his flock. Denny also discusses how to run his turkey calls and talks about an exercise that he uses t...2024-04-041h 13

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories478 - The Sweet Voice of the Wild Turkey with Denny GulvasThe Sweet Voice of the Wild Turkey with Denny Gulvas This week, Denny Gulvas joins Cameron and Andy on the show. Denny has devoted the latter years of his life to videoing the wild turkey and studying their language. There likely is not anyone more expert on the voice of the wild turkey than Denny. We discuss not only the calls of the wild turkey, but practically everything else about the bird that fascinates us turkey hunters. This is a great episode, and it is one of two. Get your pen and paper, a...2024-03-281h 22

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories477 - Wild Turkeys and Bluegrass with Winky HicksWild Turkeys and Bluegrass with Winky Hicks This week, the very talented turkey call and musical instrument maker Winky Hicks join Cameron and Andy on the show. Winky is never at a loss for a one liner or a great sounding turkey call. This show covers the gamut from talking turkeys to how Winky got into making turkey calls to bluegrass and some of the great artists that Winky has encountered over the years. We even talk Winky into doing a little picking for us. This is a very entertaining show. Listen in!2024-03-211h 26

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories476 - Get Off of My Lawn with Kenny Mount - Part 2Get Off of My Lawn with Kenny Mount - Part 2 Join us for part 2 of the interview with Kenny Mount this week. Kenny, Cameron, and Andy really sound like 3 grumpy old men sitting around the local gas station at 5 AM complaining about the youngsters in the neighborhood. Maybe it is part jealousy on Kenny's and Andy's part because they didn't have all of the amazing tools that today's younger hunters have when it comes to turkey hunting. Kenny brings it again this week, and you'll really enjoy this episode of turkey talk with Ke...2024-03-141h 03

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories475 - Get Off of My Lawn with Kenny Mount - Part 1Get Off of My Lawn - Part 1 HE'S BAAAACCCCKKKKKK! This week, Cameron and Andy have part 1 of their most recent interview with Kenny Mount, aka Chubbs. Kenny is always an entertaining guest to have on the show, and this episode is no different. Not only is there a great deal of turkey talk and laughs, but we even get to discuss banana pudding and nilla wafers. We all get down a few rabbit holes in this interview, but that is part of what makes Kenny's interviews so fun and popular. Listen...2024-03-071h 13

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories474 - A Hodge Podge of Turkey Talk with Chad ClaycombA Hodge Podge of Turkey Talk with Chad Claycomb This week, Chad Claycomb with Claycomb Outdoors joins Cameron and Andy to talk about a hodge podge of turkey topics. Chad hunts mountain turkeys a fair amount, so we discuss the challenges of hunting in the mountains. We also talk to him about traveling and hunting and competition calling. Chad is a great guy, and this is a great interview that I think we all can learn a little from. Listen in! To check out Chad's pro tip of the week, become a...2024-02-291h 25

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories473 - Talking with a Turkey Calling Champion with Matt Van CiseTalking with a Turkey Calling Champion with Matt Van Cise This week, Matt Van Cise joins Cameron and Andy on the show for a full interview for the first time ever. Be sure to catch the Rapid Fire Q&A. We actually discuss more turkey hunting than we do competitive turkey calling. Matt tells us what he listens to for his inspiration while practicing his turkey calling. Matt delves into the differences between competition calling and calling while hunting. His description of the difference is pretty interesting. This is a great ep...2024-02-221h 16

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories472 - Tube Calling with Mark Prudhomme and Harold KnightTube Calling with Mark Prudhomme and Harold Knight This week Cameron and Andy share the Tube Calling seminar that Harold Knight and Mark Prudhomme put on at the 2024 Unicoi Turkey Callmakers Show in Helen, GA in January. This show features two turkey calling legends and some great tips about how each of them uses the very versatile tube call while turkey hunting. From impersonating male and female wild turkey calls to making shock calls to induce a gobble, a tube call can do it all (and as both of these guys can display, a tube...2024-02-151h 27

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories471 - All Things Wild Turkey with Dr. Grant WoodsAll Things Wild Turkey with Dr. Grant Woods In this week's episode, Dr. Grant Woods joins Cameron and Andy to discuss all things wild turkey. We talked about how the frigid temps experienced a few weeks ago might affect the young and old turkeys. And, we talked about how we can sometimes do more harm than good when we begin a supplemental feeding program for wildlife and introduce foods to them that they are not used to eating at that time. Grant also shares how small tract landowners can best manage those tracts for wild t...2024-02-071h 10

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories470 - 2024 Unicoi Recap Show2024 Unicoi Recap Show This week, Andy shares the audio of the interviews from this year's Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Maker's Show held in January of 2024 at Unicoi State Park outside of Helen, GA. This call maker's show features some of the best custom call makers in the country, and it is an amazing place to go and put your hands on hundreds of turkey calls and learn from the call makers themselves. It is also a place to pick up some great artwork, books, turkey call cases and turkey totes, and knives, as well. For...2024-02-012h 02

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories469 - TFT and Turkey Talk with Jason LupardusTFT and Turkey Talk with Jason Lupardus This week, Jason Lupardus, Director of Business Operations and Partnerships for Turkeys for Tomorrow, joins Cameron and Andy on the show. Jason shares some information about some of the studies that TFT have going on. TFT is creating chapters around the country as well, and Jason shares some information about those chapters. This is a great episode, listen in! Buy some The Turkey Hunting Podcast, visit https://theturkeyhunterpodcast.myshopify.com/ To support the show and have access to the Pro Tip of...2024-01-251h 16

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories466 - Podcast Rebrand and Important Announcements for 2024Podcast Rebrand and Important Announcements for 2024 This week, Cameron and Andy launch the rebrand of The Turkey Hunter Podcast to celebrate the start of their 10th year of the podcast. We discuss the origins and final copy of our new The Turkey Hunter Podcast logo that was designed by Clayton Worrell, @grizhawk on Instagram. Clayton is an amazing photographer and artist, and he was the artist who put the edginess and awesomeness into our new logo. Cameron and Andy couldn't be more pleased with the way the new logo turned out. In fact, the new...2024-01-0449 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories465 - A Little Alabama Afternoon DelightA Little Alabama Afternoon Delight This week, Andy shares the audio from an afternoon hunt in his home state of Alabama. Although this turkey did not gobble a great deal, he showed just enough interest in Andy to keep Andy's interest in him. Sometimes the old longbeards just don't gobble a whole lot, but they eat just as good as the two year olds. If you hang in there with them for a long enough time, they might just break and come to your setup. That is exactly what this old bird did. This is...2023-12-2857 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories464 - Christmas Turkey SoupChristmas Turkey Soup This week, Cameron and Andy discuss wild turkey news from around the US (and the world), in what we call a "turkey soup" episode because it contains a little bit of everything. States discussed in this soup episode are Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and West Virginia (with a little exploding fried turkey). Listen in to this week's episode and do not forget to buy some raffle tickets for your chance to win a Rio Grande wild turkey hunt in south Texas with Cameron and Andy in February...2023-12-2153 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories460 - The History of the Wild Turkey with Brent RogersThe History of the Wild Turkey with Brent Rogers This week, Brent Rogers joins Cameron and Andy to discuss the history of the wild turkey in America. We talk about the role of the wild turkey in the lives of settlers of the US, the decline of wild turkeys due to subsistence before and during the Great Depression, relocation, restocking, and the boom of turkey populations. This is a fun episode with lots of discussion of historical accounts of wild turkey in America. Listen in! Don't forget to get your raffle tickets this...2023-11-231h 29

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories459 - A Little Afternoon Delight - A HuntA Little Afternoon Delight This week, Cameron and Andy share one of Cameron's hunts from this past Spring season where Cameron was able to mark off another state from his list of states needed to complete his Super Slam. As you can probably tell by the title of the show, this is an afternoon hunt, and we all know those can be fast and furious. This is an exciting hunt with some really good audio and a great story of a great day. Listen in, and don't forget to buy your raffle tickets...2023-11-1657 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories458 - Turkey Dogging with JT ByrneTurkey Dogging with JT Byrne This week, Cameron and Andy have JT Byrne back on the show to talk about the unique form of turkey hunting called turkey dogging. JT explains what turkey dogging is all about and talks about the "breed" of turkey dogs that his dad created several decades ago, which is the Appalachian Turkey Dog. In addition to that, he shares a few hunting stories with us as an example. If you like to hunt behind dogs and you like to turkey hunt, you will not want to mi...2023-11-091h 14

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories457 - The Man Who Hunted Men with RT Stewart Part 2The Man Who Hunted Men This week, RT Stewart joins Cameron and Andy again to share several stories from his time being an undercover game warden, infiltrating poaching rings, and bringing the poachers to justice. In this episode, we hear about the trial of the turkey and deer poachers from Operation Redbud as well as stories from bringing duck hunters to justice as well. This is another fascinating, and oftentimes hilarious, episode that you will not want to miss. So, listen in! Cameron and Andy also share more information about their late winter F...2023-11-021h 12

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories456 - The Man Who Hunted Men with RT Stewart - Part 1The Man Who Hunted Men with RT Stewart - Part 1 This week, Cameron and Andy present you with part 1 of the fascinating interview with RT Stewart who is a retired conservation officer who went undercover to bust what was at the time the largest poaching ring ever busted. The bust resulted in 26 convictions of poachers who illegally killed wild turkeys and deer out of season, over the legal bag limit, at night, and just for kicks. RT was a pioneer in undercover work for the Ohio DNR, and he literally became a member...2023-10-261h 39

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories449 - A Turkey Hunting Survey with Jay CantrellA Turkey Hunting Survey with Jay Cantrell This week Jay Cantrell with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about recent public meetings and a survey for South Carolina turkey hunters. Over the course of the summer, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources held meetings across the state to talk about the declining wild turkey population in SC. These meetings came about because of the concern expressed to the SCDNR by licensed hunters in the state. As good as the in person meetings...2023-08-171h 28

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories447 - Mountain Pine Forest Turkey HuntMountain Pine Forest Turkey Hunt This week, Cameron and Andy share one of their turkey hunts with us. This hunt took place in the mountains of the western US in the spring of 2023. Cameron and Andy were together on this hunt, and it turned out to be a good one with some cat and mouse being played. Although there is not a whole lot of gobbling in the early stages of this hunt, patience, persistence, and the right turkey call paid off in the end. We think you'll enjoy sharing in this hunt...2023-07-221h 20

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories446 - 2023 Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Donald Devereaux Jarrett2023 Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Donald Devereaux Jarrett This week, turkey hunting outfitter, guide, hunter, and author Donald Devereaux Jarrett (DJ) joins Cameron and Andy on the show to recap his 2023 season hunting Merriam's turkeys in South Dakota. DJ also shares his thoughts on the Merriam's turkey population in the part of South Dakota where he guides turkey hunts after the harsh 2022/2023 winter. DJ has high hopes for the Merriam's turkey population there after having a successful hunting season. DJ, Cameron, and Andy also talk a little about DJ's book, Compositions of...2023-07-091h 18

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories445 - Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Jeff BudzSeason Recap and Turkey Talk with Jeff Budz This week wild turkey killer extraordinaire and guide, Jeff Budz, joins Cameron and Andy on the show to share how his season went both personally and professionally. Jeff's passions for the wild turkey and turkey hunting are obvious and show every time he speaks. Jeff shares his thoughts on the direction of the turkey populations in Florida as well as in the western US after the extreme snowfall and frigid temps they had there this past winter. Jeff is one who loves to push himself...2023-06-221h 26

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories444 - 2023 Spring Turkey Season Recap2023 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 w...2023-06-081h 01

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories443 - Turkey Season Turkey SoupTurkey 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...2023-05-1859 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories433 - Turkey Talk with Kenny Mount Part 2Turkey 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 ver...2023-02-231h 28

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories432 - Turkey Talk with Kenny Mount Pt 1Turkey 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 A...2023-02-161h 08

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories431 - The History of Turpin Custom Game Calls with Steve TurpinThe 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. 2023-02-091h 33

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories430 - 2023 Unicoi Custom Callmakers Recap Show2023 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 sh...2023-02-031h 48

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories429 - Turkey Science with the Turkey Science Podcast GuysWild 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 e...2023-01-261h 26

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories427 - Traveling and Turkey Hunting with Cameron and AndyTraveling 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...2023-01-1254 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories422 - Another Piney Hills Turkey HuntAnother Piney Hills Turkey Hunt This week, Scott McDonald joins Cameron and Andy on the show to share a turkey hunt he had with Andy in the spring of 2022. This hunt took place on some thick public ground in a tough southern state, but it turned out to be a productive trip for both Scott and Andy as they doubled on a couple of hard gobbling turkeys right around midday. These birds came through the thick woods, split up, and eventually got back together about 45 yards in front of Scott and Andy. 2022-12-081h 14

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories416 - A Heaping Helping of Fall Turkey SoupA Heaping Helping of Fall Turkey Soup This week, Cameron and Andy share some wild turkey news. In this week's episode, Cameron and Andy discuss recent news about an encouraging wild turkey and poult survey in Arkansas, as well as a positive wild turkey and poult report completed in Tennessee. Also, the NWTF has announced this year's inductees into their Hall of Fame. Other states featured on this week's turkey soup episode are Maine, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Missouri. A story of a wild turkey breaking into a...2022-10-2746 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories414 - Trapping and Predator Control for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Cameron and AndyTrapping and Predator Control for Better Wild Turkey Hatches This week, Cameron and Andy share some of their tips for trapping and predator calling to lower predator populations and have better wild turkey hatches each year. Cameron shares some statistics from a quail study conducted years ago in the southeast as well as some numbers from his own trap lines. Andy shares a tip on what not to do while trapping for wild turkey nest predators. Listen in! 2022-10-131h 07

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories413 - Predator Control for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Geoff NemnichPredator Control for Better Wild Turkey Hatches with Geoff Nemnich This week, Geoff Nemnich with The Last Stand, Coyote Craze, and Eatman's Predator Pro Podcast joins Cameron and Andy to discuss calling in wild turkey predators. We will learn some predator setup tricks as well as places to locate wild turkey predators. We also discuss the types of calls used to call those predators in and what weapons and ammo to use. Geoff also shares some predator calling stories as well. So, if trapping predators is not your game and you...2022-10-061h 37

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories408 - Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Cameron and AndyLate Season Turkey Hunting Tactics with Cameron and Andy This week, Cameron and Andy wrap up the Late Season Turkey Hunting Tactics series while giving some tips and tactics of what works for them during late season. Among those tips, hunter comfort and covering lots of ground are some of the many tips offered during this episode. This is a great episode with several tips that may help you kill a few more gobblers next spring. Listen in! 2022-09-011h 00

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories402 - Woodsmanship with Cameron and AndyWoodsmanship with Cameron and Andy This week, Cameron and Andy wrap up the series on woodsmanship. Cameron and Andy share their thoughts about what woodsmanship means to them. Several woodsmanship and hunting tips are shared throughout the show. Quite a few stories are shared as well just to give some examples of different techniques that have paid dividends in the past. Listen in as Cameron and Andy share a slightly different take on woodsmanship. 2022-07-211h 09

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories398 - A Piney Woods Turkey HuntA Piney Woods Turkey Hunt This week Andy shares the story of his second successful turkey hunt from the 2022 season. This hunt marked another state off of Andy's list and left him with needing 7 states to finish his super slam. This hunt took place on some public ground in some beautifully managed piney woods. Listen in as Andy calls in 2 good gobbling turkeys. 2022-06-2354 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories397 - Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Cameron and AndyHunting Henned Up Gobblers with Cameron and Andy This week, Cameron and Andy tackle the topic Hunting Henned Up Gobblers in the last episode of that series. Cameron and Andy both share some great tips that they have learned on their own in their travels around the country, and they share some tips that they have learned from listening to industry pros talk about the topic. Listen in! 2022-06-161h 01

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories394 - Hunting Henned Up Gobblers with Andy CantrellHunting Henned Up Gobblers with Andy Cantrell Andy and Cameron are joined by Andy Cantrell this week to talk about some strategies he uses to hunt henned up gobblers. This is the first episode in our new series of episodes where we will discuss the exact same topic with different guests from different parts of the country. This week Andy Cantrell, author and certified turkey killer, join Cameron and Andy on the show to discuss how to hunt henned up gobblers. Listen in to learn some new strategies for hunting henned up gobblers...2022-05-261h 07

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories390 - 2022 Mid Season Check In2022 Mid Season Check In This week, Cameron and Andy share some stories about their 2022 turkey seasons and some laughs as well. So far, the 2022 turkey seasons for Cameron and Andy have been drastically different. While Cameron has enjoyed a good bit of success on some out of state trips as well as his in-state hunts, Andy has been struggling at home and experiencing some success out of state. Listen in this week, and enjoy the show! 2022-04-2847 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories382 - Playing the Game with Andy CantrellPlaying the Game with Andy Cantrell This week, Andy Cantrell joins Cameron and Andy to talk about turkey hunting and his 2 books, Paying Your Dues and Playing the Game. Andy Cantrell is an author from Mississippi who comes from a turkey hunting family in the eastern part of the state. His father is a retired game warden and has taken Andy turkey hunting since he was a small boy. Andy learned a lot about the sport from his dad, his dad's friends, and the old Mississippi wild turkeys themselves. Listen in to this...2022-03-031h 27

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories376 - Recap of the 2022 Unicoi Custom Turkey Callmakers ShowRecap of the 2022 Unicoi Custom Turkey Callmakers Show This week, Andy shares with Cameron the stories from this year's Unicoi Custom Turkey Callmakers Show in Georgia. Andy made away with some amazing sounding turkey calls by Dan Harris, Lamar Williams, and Mark McPhail. He also got some great audio from the call collector's seminar held on Friday night and some awesome interviews with Will Dutton, Anthony Ellis, and Mark McPhail. You deer hunters are going to get a little listen to the deer call that Andy got from Brian Lawter as well. ...2022-01-201h 42

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories372 - A Turkey Hunt That Almost Didn‘t Make the ShowA Turkey Hunt That Almost Didn't Make the Show This week, Andy shares the turkey hunt that almost didn't make the show with us. This successful hunt was almost not a successful hunt, but luckily for Andy all of the stars aligned. Listen in as Andy shares this cool hunt with a very up close gobble with us. 2021-12-1645 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories366 - An Outrageous Turkey HuntAn Outrageous Turkey Hunt This week Andy shares one of his spring hunts with us. The day this hunt took place the weather was horrible. The wind was howling, and the temperature was just above freezing. Once the turkey hunt heated up, the cold went away. And the turkey that Andy's hunting partner, Chip, killed tried to climb into their laps. Chip basically had to kill this turkey in self defense. Listen in! 2021-11-0440 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories361 - A Puerto Rican DoubleA Puerto Rican Double This week, Cameron and Andy share the story and audio of Andy and Chip's, Puerto Rican double. This was one of the quickest hunts that Andy had this past season, and it needed to be. With just 30 minutes to go before legal hunting hours were going to end, 2 longbeards were spotted in a field that no one had permission to hunt. So, Chip and Andy had to get permission from the landowner, get in the woods, and call these two birds within gun range in about a half hour.2021-09-3039 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories360 - What Are Fall Turkeys Doing with Dr. Mike ChamberlainWhat Are Fall Turkeys Doing with Dr. Mike Chamberlain Dr. Mike Chamberlain joins Cameron and Andy again this week. Cameron picks Mike's brain about what wild turkeys are doing this time of year in hopes the additional knowledge will help him to be able to locate some wild turkeys to hunt this fall. There is talk about fall food sources and why turkeys start to turn away from food sources that are higher in protein, but require more effort to obtain. Mike shoots down (in a nice way, of course) Andy's theory about h...2021-09-231h 23

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories359 - The Slowest Rapid Fire Q&AThe Slowest Rapid Fire Q&A This week Cameron and Andy run through the 30 Rapid Fire Q&A questions with each other with a little twist to the strategy of the contest. The strategy in this week's show is to answer the question and take some time to explain the answers to the questions. There are some great stories shared, a few hunting tips, and some info about Cameron and Andy that you may not have known already. This is a fun episode, and we hope that you enjoy it. Listen in! 2021-09-161h 21

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories357 - The Gobbling Puerto Rican Clear Cut TurkeyThe Gobbling Puerto Rican Clear Cut Turkey This week, Andy shares the story of most vocal wild turkey gobbler in the entire territory of Puerto Rico and how he was able to harvest the bird. This turkey gobbled at least 125 times that morning before meeting the business end of Andy's sweet little 20 something while he strutted and drummed in a clear cut for well over an hour. This is the type of turkey that we all would love to meet every single morning we step foot into the woods. Listen in to the s...2021-09-021h 28

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories356 - August Turkey SoupAugust Turkey Soup A lot of time has passed since Cameron and Andy have done a turkey soup episode where they read and discuss some recent wild turkey news articles. But wait no more. This week Cameron and Andy discuss a good bit of wild turkey news from states like Ohio and Maine. Cameron and Andy also discuss some encouraging turkey news about nesting success from trapping predators as well. Listen in! 2021-08-2647 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories354 - Wild Turkey Habitat Management with Dr. Grant WoodsWild Turkey Habitat Management with Dr. Grant Woods Cameron and Andy have an incredible episode for you this week with Dr. Grant Woods from Growing Deer TV. Despite Grant being a whitetail deer biologist, he has an incredible amount of knowledge about wild turkeys and wild turkey habitat management. Grant, Andy and Cameron discuss how Grant took his property that he calls The Proving Grounds from having 1 gobbling turkey on it his first year of owning the property to a point where he now has one of the premier turkey properties in his...2021-08-121h 24

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories353 - The Story of Andy's First Puerto Rican Turkey of 2021The Story of Andy's First Puerto Rican Turkey of 2021 This week Cameron and Andy relive and replay the hunt where Andy killed his first wild turkey of the 2021 spring season in Puerto Rico. This is a unique hunt for Andy because he showed a lot of patience in not busting into the woods after a gobbling turkey. He instead waited for the turkey to come to him. This is a pretty cool story and a pretty cool hunt. Listen in! 2021-08-0559 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories351 - TSS Discussion and Other Turkey TalkTSS Discussion and Other Turkey Talk Cameron and Andy discuss TSS (Tungsten Super Shot) on this week's episode and a few other topics. There are so many disputes on social media about whether or not TSS shotgun shells should be banned for hunting wild turkeys or not. Cameron and Andy have a friendly discussion about TSS shotgun shells for turkey hunting. Cameron basically says that he would like to see some studies done where eliminating TSS, decoys, fanning, etc from the sport of turkey hunting would enable states to leave their bag limits and season...2021-07-221h 20

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories344 - 2021 Turkey Season Recap2021 Turkey Season Recap This week, Cameron and Andy relive their 2021 turkey seasons and share their experiences from their end of season out of state hunts. Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin are just a few of the states that were visited this season, and they are all states talked about in this week's episode. Listen in and ride along with Cameron and Andy as they relive their 2021 turkey seasons. 2021-06-051h 10

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories343 - The Great Turkey Fanning DebateThe Great Turkey Fanning Debate This week, Cameron and Andy take sides on the great fanning debate going on in the sport of turkey hunting. Fanning is, and likely will be for a long time, a controversial topic, and one many people feel strongly about. As many states begin to outlaw fanning, this is a topic that will be discussed and debated between our conservation advisory boards and legislators as well. So, this is something that we as hunters need to be ready to have intelligent and cordial discussions about. Listen in as Cameron and Andy debate d...2021-05-271h 12

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories341 - The Story of the Disappearing Arkansas TurkeyThe Story of the Disappearing Arkansas Turkey This week, Cameron joins the show from his turkey hunting road trip, and he and Andy share the story of Andy's 2020 Arkansas turkey hunt. This is a wild hunt with some awesome audio, if you like gobbling wild turkeys, that is. Listen in to the story of the disappearing Arkansas turkey. 2021-05-1347 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories340 - Some Turkey Season Turkey SoupSome Turkey Season Turkey Soup This week, Cameron shares a little about his upcoming turkey hunting trip, and Andy shares some info about his recently ended turkey hunting trip. Cameron and Andy also share some turkey hunting news stories as well. Ohio, New York, Virginia, Tennessee, and Illinois are all featured in the turkey soup portion of this week's episode. Listen in! 2021-05-0651 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories296P - An Alabama Opening Day Screw UpAn Alabama Opening Day Screw Up This week, Cameron and Andy share a turkey hunt from opening day of Alabama's 2020 turkey season. We believe there is just as much to learn, if not more, from a hunt gone wrong as there is from a successful hunt. Today, we have one gone wrong for you. In this hunt, Andy is joined by his friend, Todd, and Todd's son, Pow. They visit Andy's hunting club in central Alabama, and find a lonely tom a couple of hours after daylight. Listen in to this week's hunt...2020-07-021h 06

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories129P - Etiquette and Safety for Turkey Hunting Public LandEtiquette and Safety for Turkey Hunting Public Land This week, I speak with Corporal Dave Painter with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources about etiquette and safety for turkey hunting public land. Corporal Painter has been a conservation officer with the state of Michigan for over 20 years, and he has hands on experience in dealing with lots of hunters on lots of public land and dealing with issues that arise in those situations. We discuss 1. having other hunters come into the area you are hunting while you are working turkeys and...2017-04-1354 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories084 - We Got SpurredIn this episode, I'm sharing Episode 02 of my new podcast called Spurred. Spurred is a narrative hunting podcast where I actually take you along on my turkey hunts from the spring 2016 turkey season. These hunts take place over 5 different states and approximately 50 days. I have audio of 9 different gobblers being shot at, not to mention some hilarious stories and great fun along the way. To get Spurred, text the word "spurred" to 44222, and I'll send you the information you need in order to subscribe to the show. I hope you enjoy this week's ep...2016-06-021h 19

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories063 - Life of the Wife of a Turkey Hunting AddictIn this episode I discuss some end of year business planning of upcoming episodes and guests, and I interview the wife of a turkey hunting addict. Tammy Gagliano joins us in this week's episode to chat a little about her first and last turkey hunt, her favorite turkey mount, and her favorite wild turkey meal. Listen in and enjoy this week's episode. 2016-01-0126 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and StoriesEpisode 003 Part 1: Interview with Tom KellyPart 1 of Episode 3 of The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano. In this episode, I interview Colonel Tom Kelly, author of numerous turkey hunting books including Tenth Legion. Colonel Kelly shares how he was introduced to turkey hunting, what turkey hunting was like in the 1930's and 1940's, his thoughts on wild turkey habitat, and tattoos. 2014-04-2224 min

The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories001: Introduction to The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy GaglianoAndy Gagliano introduces himself and explains his passion for turkey hunting. The Turkey Hunter Podcast is hosted by Andy Gagliano. In this episode, your host Andy Gagliano introduces himself and explains his passion for turkey hunting and his school of hard knocks method for learning the sport. Go to http://www.iamturkeyhunting.com to subscribe to receive our newsletter in which we will share with you turkey hunting tips, strategies, and tactics as well as special interviews with turkey hunting pros, experts, and industry insiders. Also, don't forget to like our facebook fan p...2014-04-1009 min