Home At Last Is The Hunter with Chip Gross This week Chip Gross joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about his book, Home At Last Is The Hunter. Chip is a former Wildlife Officer with the state of Ohio, and he is also the author of the book Poachers Were My Prey that is about RT Stewart's undercover Wildlife Officer work. (RT Stewart was on the show a few weeks ago talking about some of his undercover operations.) Chip shares some stories about how he came to write the book about RT,...

The 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...

A 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 for a...

Turkey 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 miss this...

The 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...

The 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...

The Slam of All Slams This week, Chip Davis joins Cameron and Andy to talk about completing the slam of all slams. Chip is the second person to complete the Grand Slam, US Super Slam, Royal Slam, World Slam, Canadian Slam, and Mexican Slam.  This process took Chip over 30 years to complete all of the slams, and his last turkey in Canada presented him an absolute fit. Chip shares that story with us as well as the feelings he experienced when he harvested that turkey and completed the...

Check out this week's episode to hear an exciting hunt that Andy and Cameron shared together this past spring out West. Join us in Ponderosa Pine Country as we locate and make a move on a rowdy bunch of Merriams turkeys. After the hunt, stay tuned for one of the greatest recipe's the world has ever seen that was concocted on this trip.  Hope ya'll enjoy reliving a spring memory with your hosts. 

Early Fall Turkey Soup This week, Cameron and Andy cook up a little turkey soup to help warm you up with the first cool front of the Fall season rolling through most of the country. Wild turkey news articles from Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas, California, and Tennessee are among the states covered in the articles and press releases in this episode. There are some great wild turkey research projects going on around the country right now that we are hopeful will shed some light on a few of the reasons...

Fall Turkey Hunting with Roger Parks This week Cameron and Andy bring part 2 of the Fall Turkey Hunting episode with Roger Parks to you.  Roger shares a little bit about what a typical fall turkey hunting morning looks like for him. The guys talk some spring turkey hunting as well. And, yes, the answer to the million dollar question is... Roger shares his contact information with all of us.  Get your pen and paper ready. Grab the beverage of your choice. And, listen in!

Fall Turkey Hunting with Roger Parks - Part 1  This week, turkey call maker Roger Parks joins Cameron and Andy on the show to talk about fall turkey hunting, among other things. Roger makes one of the finest gobbler callers on the market today, and the guys talk about that call for a bit. Of course, there's lots of turkey call talk as well. I don't think it is possible to have a turkey call maker on the show and not talk about turkey calls. Roger shares a strategy for killing turkeys no...

The Monkey Off of the Back We are back! Today we have Scott McDonald joining us on the show to share a hunt in Tennessee that he enjoyed with Cameron.  This was Scott's third time to hunt in Tennessee. Even though he had some close encounters, he had not been able to mark the state off of his list in his pursuit of his super slam. Cameron offered to help Scott with a hunt to see if they could make it happen in the spring of 2023. This is a fun episode with Cameron and Scott sharing the hunt...

A 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...

Season Recap and Turkey Talk with Preston Pittman This week turkey hunting legend Preston Pittman joins Cameron and Andy on the show to recount his 2023 spring turkey season. The show starts off with some fishing talk because Preston has just arrived home from a great fishing trip off of the gulf coast. After a bit of fishing talk the discussion turns to turkey hunting. A wide array of topics are discussed from call care and storage tips to whether or not to tree call to a roosted tom and...

Mountain 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 with...

2023 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...

Season 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...

2023 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...

Turkey 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...

Check out this week's episode of The Turkey Hunter Podcast to hear Andy and Cameron discuss some questions that have been recently submitted by listeners.    Your hosts will dive into questions about hunting missed turkeys, eating turkey livers, finding a mentor, and more.    Check it out and as always Thanks for listening. 

The 2023 Mossy Oak Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp This week, Daniel Haas joins Cameron and Andy to introduce Mossy Oak's 2023 Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp and to share an awesome turkey hunting story with Tom Kelly. Daniel is the Director of Brand Marketing for Mossy Oak, so he is in the know about what is going on with Mossy Oak and all of their new projects. They've been quite busy over the past 12 months or so with the 2022 Wild Turkey Conservation Stamp, introducing new clothing lines,...

Patience Pays Off This week Cameron shares a hunt that is fresh on his mind. The hunt is so fresh it is only a few hours old. This hunt takes place in a river swamp bottom with a couple of turkeys that Cameron thinks he let walk the day before. This is a great hunt in the respect that not only did patience pay off with Cameron's passing on a shot the day before, but also that he had the patience to sit and wait at his original setup spot while the turkey he set up on before daylight flew...

Turkey Talk with Eddie Salter This week, The Turkey Man, Eddie Salter, joins Cameron and Andy on the show to share an update on his season and some of his most memorable hunts. Eddie talks about being on the TK and Mike videos from the early 1990's, and how much fun he had doing those videos. He also shares the story of how he missed 5 turkeys in one day, and how he also played a part of killing 10 turkeys in one day. We get to hear how he has dedicated this season to his grandchildren, and...

Taking Quality Harvest Pictures with Clayton Worrell This week, Clayton Worrell (aka GrizHawk on InstaGram) joins Cameron and Andy to talk about how we can take better quality harvest photos of our turkeys this spring.  Clayton is an amazing wildlife photographer who can capture images of wildlife that convey a feeling or emotion that we think the subject animal could be feeling at that moment in time. His images are truly a work of art. Clayton shares with us how we should frame our harvest...

437 - TFT Update with Chase Grubbs   Check out this week's episode as Chase Grubbs gives us an update on Turkeys For Tomorrow.    Thanks for tuning in