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

A Hot Bowl of Turkey Soup In this week's episode, I share the story of my recent fishing trip to Guatemala. I also have some turkey soup for you. In the turkey soup this week, I talk about Zinke, OK, VT, NY, NH, IN, MA, WA, MS, OH, and KY. If you live in or nearby one of those states or you hunt public land, then you will want to listen to this week's episode. Listen in!

Turkey Dogging Seminar from 2018 NWTF Convention This week, I have the recording from the turkey dogging seminar from the 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show in Nashville. The seminar is really a panel of turkey doggers talking of their experiences in the woods with their turkey dogs hunting fall turkeys.  Those who are new to the sport of turkey hunting will enjoy learning more about turkey dogging, and those of us who are a little more experienced will enjoy many of the stories from the seminar. Listen in!

Planning a Single Season Grand Slam with Jeff Budz In this week's episode I talk to Jeff Budz, the King of Grand Slams, about taking on the challenge of a single season grand slam. We talk about the challenges, the rewards, the cost, and how to go about accomplishing the goal ourselves without an outfitter, as well as with an outfitter. Listen in to learn more about the challenge of a single season grand slam.

A Conversation with a New Turkey Dogger with Darrell Hall This week, I have listener Darrell Hall on the show to talk to us about little known sport of turkey dogging. Darrell is new to the sport, so I get to pick his brain about the why, when, and how's of how he got into the sport of turkey dogging. The interview is a great one because it is informative, interesting, and entertaining. Listen in!

Fall Turkey Hunting with Bob Fulcher In this week's episode, I interview Bob Fulcher regarding fall turkey hunting.  Bob is a wealth of knowledge about hunting fall turkeys. In this interview I ask him about using decoys in the fall, busting flocks, and hunting turkeys with dogs. We also talk about preferred fall food sources and scouting and identifying turkey sign. Listen in and up your fall turkey hunting success.

Grand National Turkey Calling Champions Panel In this week's episode, I am playing the Grand National Turkey Calling Champions Panel from the 2018 NWTF Convention and Sports Show in Nashville. This is a panel of 7 or 8 of the former Grand National Turkey Calling Champions sharing their knowledge of turkey callers, turkey calling, and turkey hunting. There are some great tips about turkey hunting to be picked up from the end of this week's episode. Imagine getting to pick the brain of a 300+ year old turkey hunter who had traveled all over the country chasing turkeys in the springs and falls. That is basically what you get from these 7 or 8 hunters. Listen in!

A First Turkey Story with Joey and Brody Toone This week I interview Joey Toone and his 10 year old son, Brody. Joey shares the story of the turkey he killed this past spring while hunting with Brody. This was no ordinary turkey! This was Joey's first turkey, and this second year hunter harvested his bird without the help of anyone else (other than his good luck charm, Brody, of course). Listen in to the story of Joey's first turkey!

Replay of One of My Favorite Episodes This week, I have a replay of one of my favorite episodes of 2018 for you guys as I'm on vacation with my family at the beach. Listen in to the replay of one of my hunts from this year that has some great audio clips from a wild turkey gobbler in it.

Alps Outdoorz Long Spur Turkey Vest Review This week I review the Alps Outdoorz Long Spur Turkey Vest that I purchased a couple of months ago.  I rate several aspects like comfort, fit, function, quality of construction, etc on a 10 scale, and I also give my overall rating on this interesting turkey hunting vest. Could this be the best turkey hunting vest for you? Listen in to hear more about the Alps Outdoorz Long Spur Turkey Vest.

My Most Memorable Misses In this week's episode, I relive the hunts of some of my most memorable misses.  I tell the story of the Green Mile turkey miss, where I watched the turkey come 200 yards straight down a road to me. I tell the story of my first miss - that one still breaks my heart! And, I share the story of my miss of one of my mentors - one of the two turkeys that taught me tons of turkey hunting and behavior lessons. Listen in!

More Turkey Soup and an Editorial This week, I found out that the state of Alabama's Conservation Advisory Board made a change to the opening day of the Alabama turkey hunting season for 2019 (and beyond).  I'm not very happy about the change and the lack of information available about the change. Listen in as I share my opinions of the Board's decision and as I offer a few suggestions myself that I feel like would be much more effective management of my favorite natural resource - the wild turkey.  

Engaging with Anti Hunters with Blake Alma This week, I have Blake Alma on the show to chat with us about engaging anti hunters in person and on social media.  Most of the time, hunters are not the ones who are on social media stalking anti hunters. It usually is the other way around.  So, what do you do when an anti hunter finds and comments on that social media post that you've made or confronts you face to face? That is exactly what Blake Alma and I discuss on this week's episode.  Listen in and hear about some of the ways you can deal with anti hunters who verbally attack you.

Eddie Salter Seminar from 2018 NWTF Convention This week, I have some good and some bad for you in this week's episode. The good first... I have the replay from Eddie Salter's 2018 NWTF convention and sports show seminar cueued up for you this week.  Eddie is always entertaining and informative, and I feel like there are some great nuggets to be picked up on during the seminar for even the most experienced turkey hunter. Now, for the bad... I also have some fairly depressing turkey news for you as well. Turkey populations are down in many parts of the country and some states are cutting the lengths of their hunting seasons in response. Listen in!

A Little Summertime Turkey Soup This week I have some turkey soup for you. Here are some topics that are covered in this week's episode... college football (I'm going to apologize in advance for this), wild turkey recipe, turkey harvest numbers for spring of 2018, poult recruitment and wild turkey population surveys, fall 2018 turkey permit application dates, and turkey's gone wild. Listen in!

Chasing Turkeys Using the OnX App with Dylan Dowson This week, I interview Dylan Dowson with OnX about the OnX application and feature rich family of maps. We talk about several of the different features that are helpful within the application, like the tracking feature, the ability to share waypoints with friends, and the ability to measure distance; and, we share a few hunting stories as well. Listen in and hear how the OnX app can help you have more success in the turkey woods this fall and next spring.

Managing Private Land Seminar In this episode of The Turkey Hunter, I am sharing the recording from the NWTF seminar about managing private land. In this seminar, the presenters discussed NRCS management programs, creating nesting and brood rearing habitat, and states leasing private lands using federal money. Listen in and learn if any of these managment techniques can be used on your hunting property to improve it over time.   

Challenging Gobblers with Ray Eye In this episode, I interview the ever entertaining Ray Eye about challenging gobblers. Ray talks about using gobbler yelps, jake yelps, and gobbles to challenge a male turkey's spot in the pecking order. We talk about the best times of the spring mating season to try this strategy. And, Ray also discusses how he uses gobbler yelps to pull Toms away from a flock of hens. Challenging gobblers can sometimes be the only way to kill a stubborn old boss gobbler, and Ray is certainly an expert on the topic. Incorporate some of Ray's strategies into your turkey hunts next season and see if it will work for you. For those of you who do not know who Ray Eye is, well, here's a little about Ray... Born to a Missouri Ozarks farm family, Ray Eye has more than 50 years of turkey hunting experience and 30 years in the outdoor industry. He is the lead hunting expert for MidWest Outdoors magazine and a host of MidWest Outdoors Television, on Pursuit Channel, many regional networks, and local s

Oregon Turkey Hunt This week, I take you along on my turkey hunt in Oregon. My buddies and I left Idaho, and headed to northeast Oregon on a seat of our pants turkey hunt.  It was a great trip, and we managed to kill turkeys while we were there. Listen in to this awesome hunt.

Idaho Turkey Hunt This week I share the story of the Idaho turkey hunt from a few weeks ago. Idaho was another state that my hunting buddies and I were able to get marked off of our list of states. We killed 4 birds in 2 and a half days there. Listen in to hear the stories.

Washington Turkey Hunt This week, I take you along on my turkey hunt to Washington.  Just a hint, it is a great hunt. You'll want to come along on this journey with me as I attempt to mark state number 26 off of my list of turkey hunting/killing states. Listen in!