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

2021 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Maker's Show Recap Cameron and I start this week's episode with a huge announcement for all of you listeners. So, be sure to listen closely to the entire episode. After the announcement, I recap the 2021 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Maker's Show in Helen, GA. This show features many of the top custom turkey call makers in the US. Even in a year with a worldwide pandemic, this year's show was no exception.  From great sounding and very affordable calls to great sounding show pieces that should be displayed on the mantle or in a case, this show has turkey calls for all budgets and tastes. In addition to that, you are bound to meet some unforgettable characters, story tellers, and great hunters as well. This is a show every turkey hunter needs to attend at some point. This week, I have interviews with Billy McAllister with Natural Addiction Custom Calls from Georgia. Billy is a very talented up and comer in the call making industry, and he makes a little bit of everything in regards t

The Ocellated Turkey with Tony Caggiano The Ocellated turkey which calls the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico its home is the topic of our show this week. Cameron and I have Tony Caggiano with World Slam Adventures on the show with us to discuss this beautiful trophy and very exciting hunting trip. These birds have spurs in excess of 1.5", and many of them have 2" spurs. They are beautifully colored, and live in some of the thickest jungle you can imagine. This trip is one that you will never forget, and definitely one that is on my bucket list.  Listen in as Tony shares his experiences with hunting the Ocellated turkeys and how you can go to Mexico to hunt this amazing turkey yourself.

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Save the Poults This week, Jay Hembree joins Cameron and me for a great interview. Jay started Panola Brand a couple of years ago where he films his own turkey hunts and chronicles the stories of his turkey hunts with his video camera. We are talking with Jay about his trapping efforts on his property in order to reduce nest predators and #SaveThePoults and  his quest for his super slam. This is a great episode, and Cameron and I are sure you are going to enjoy it. Listen in!

The First Ever Listener Spotlight Episode We have our first ever listener spotlight episode for you guys this week, and it is a good one. Brent Rogers from Iowa joins Cameron and me this week to talk about his vast book, turkey caller, media collections. Brent has spent a great deal of time, money, and effort immersing himself in the sport of turkey hunting. He is just as passionate about collecting turkey hunting memorabilia as he is about turkey hunting. Listen in as Cameron and I chat with Brent.

More Wild Turkey Research Talk with Mike Chamberlain Mike Chamberlain with the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia joins Cameron and me on this week's show. Mike is always a great interview for all of you wild turkey fans. This week we talk about wild turkey trapping, brood surveys, COVID-19, predators, and some of the research projects Dr Chamberlain has going on currently. You are guaranteed to learn a few things any time Mike is on the show. Listen in!

Some Christmas Turkey Soup This week, Cameron and I have some delicious turkey soup for you guys.  We discuss turkey news from West Virginia, New Hampshire, and Ohio. In addition to our state turkey news, we have a story of the only known case of death by wild turkey and the story of a homeless man who wrung the neck of the town wild turkey. This is a very entertaining episode, so listen in!

A Hard Gobbling Tennessee Swamp Gobbler Cameron shares the story and audio from an awesome hunt with 2 of his brothers on their family land in Tennessee this past spring.  This bird gobbled a bunch and did what we all want every wild turkey gobbler to do when we get the opportunity to get in the turkey woods. Listen in and enjoy this week's episode and this hunt!

A Turkey Hunter's Christmas Wish List This week, Cameron and I share our top 5 wish list items for Christmas along with a stocking stuffer item in hopes that Santa is listening to the show. We talk guns, books, clothing, transportation, trail cameras, decoys, and more. Listen in and maybe get a few ideas for what you may want to ask Santa for or even forward this episode to your spouse to pass along some gift ideas.

Turkey Taxidermy with Tanner Burns In this week's episode, Tanner Burns with Full Draw Taxidermy joins Cameron and me to talk about his quest for the Super Slam and wild turkey taxidermy. Tanner has been working on his Super Slam for about 10 years now, and he's very near completing it. His hope is to complete it in the spring of 2021. Tanner also has a taxidermy business, and he has been mounting wild turkeys for about 7 years now. He shares some taxidermy stories with us, and he also shares some tips about wild turkey taxidermy and how to make sure we get a good mount from our taxidermists. This is a great episode that Cameron and I are sure you will enjoy. Listen in!

Talking Turkey with Doc Weddle This week, Cameron and I have the Seinfeld episode for you. You know, the show about nothing?? Actually, this week's show is far from being about nothing. We have Doc Weddle on the show this week, and we are talking about anything and everything wild turkey related. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know more about Doc, and I always enjoy talking turkey. So this week's show is a winner! Listen in!

Late Winter Turkey Hunting with Rob Keck Rob Keck with Bass Pro joins Cameron and me this week to talk about late winter turkey hunting.  Rob has hunted killed turkeys in New Zealand, Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, and every state in the US (minus Alaska), and he says the experience of late winter turkey hunting is unmatched. Imagine flocks of 50 - 100 toms coming in to fighting purrs and strutter decoys and beating your jake decoy into the ground. That is what Rob describes in this show when he is talking about late winter hunts.  Listen in and get your blood pumping for some turkey hunting.

Mark Prudhomme Seminar 2020 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show This week, Cameron and I share Mark Prudhomme's seminar from the 2020 Unicoi Custom Turkey Call Makers Show. Mark is a great call maker, hunter, and story teller. This is a great seminar that will get any turkey hunter fired up and ready to go into the turkey woods. Listen in!

2021 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show Preview Cameron and I are talking with Mark Sharpe about the 2021 Unicoi Turkey Call Makers Show this week. The call makers show will be held once again at Unicoi State Park in Helen, GA on January 8th and 9th, 2021. This is a show that I am especially excited about since the 2021 NWTF Convention and Sport Show is taking place virtually instead of live at the Opryland Hotel. The Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show is always a great time with extremely talented call makers and great turkey hunters as well. Listen in to learn more about next year's show, and then get your plans made to attend. I know you won't be disappointed.

Join us this week as we recap a recent fall turkey hunt that Cameron enjoyed this past weekend. In this episode you will get to hear some short clips of Autumn turkeys singing their song as well as the story behind this incredible hunt. You will also be entertained with the story of a life or death situation involving Cameron vs. Snoopy & Clifford. We go into the details of the hunt and recap what made this hunt successful in the fall woods. At the end of the episode, Cameron also shares an interesting and debatable fact that he read regarding wild turkeys. LISTEN IN!

Don't Miss This Episode In this week's episode, Cameron shares several turkey hunts with us with shots fired in them. The problem is that none of the shots connected with their intended target. After each hunt, we talk a little about why the misses happened, and what could have been done to prevent the hunters in these hunts from having poked out lips and unfilled turkey tags. This is a fun episode, and an episode that I think we can all learn or re-learn something from. So, this is definitely an episode you don't want to miss. Listen in!

Halloween Turkey Soup with a Dash of Fall Turkey Hunting Stories This week, Cameron shares his fall turkey hunting stories from this past weekend in Missouri with us. This trip resulted in the demise of 2 public land wild turkeys with one story including a unique flock busting technique. After hearing Cameron's turkey hunting stories, we get into some turkey soup. We talk about Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, and a story about some poachers that will make your jaw drop. Listen in!

Talking Merriam's with Donald Devereaux Jarrett This week, Donald Devereaux Jarrett (DJ) joins Cameron and me for an interview about Merriam's wild turkeys. DJ is the author of Compositions of a Sickness, and he also writes articles for Georgia Outdoor News and Alabama Outdoor News. Though he lives in central Georgia and primarily hunts Eastern wild turkeys, DJ spent several years guiding hunters for Merriam's turkeys in South Dakota. DJ has been with hundreds of hunters while they were chasing Merriam's. And that is exactly what we are talking about with him today. We also discuss where someone can get a copy of his book, and we share a few stories as well. This episode is a great one, and you won't want to miss out. So, listen now!

Fall Turkey Hunting with Ray Eye This week, Cameron and I share the interview we did with Ray Eye about fall turkey hunting.  Ray is a veteran in the world of turkey hunting, and his true passion is fall turkey hunting - more specifically fall turkey hunting for gobblers. Ray has given hundreds of seminars around the country, released multiple videos, and has written several books about fall turkey hunting. We are fortunate enough to have the great entertainer and educator, Ray Eye, on the show with us today. This is one you do not want to miss. So, do yourself a favor, and tune in!

A West Virginia Turkey Hunt This week Cameron shares the story and audio of his hunt in West Virginia from the spring 2020 turkey season. This is a very exciting hunt with lots of gobbling from a few toms surrounded by a big flock of very vocal hens. The audio of this hunt is really good, and it is interesting as well because for some strange reason, Cameron left his recorder and microphone behind with his turkey vest while he made a move on the toms. So, we get to hear his calling and the toms gobbling from a distance. It is as if we were in the woods with Cameron letting him move ahead to low crawl on the turkeys. There is a great story to go along with this hunt as Cameron shares what happened after the shot. Listen in to this hunt and enjoy!