Turkey Hunting Primer with Mark Hall
02/09/23 • 46 min
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Remember the episode of Schitt's Creek where they take David turkey hunting? I think I'm more prepared than he was, but perhaps not.
This episode is about me getting ready to hunt wild turkey for the first time in my life. I have next to no idea what calls I need or how to use them, and that's just the bare minimum of what I need to know.
It's about time I had Mark Hall on my show, and the timing is perfect as I begin to get ready for April 15, the opening day of the Merriam's Turkey season in BC. Mark is the host of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast and has been pursuing these birds in the hills around his home for more than two decades. He also offers a masterclass on hunting turkeys in the ponderosa pine ridges of southern BC. That course is available here. Mark's knowledge of turkey biology and behaviour, and how to put them on his table, is matched only by his enthusiasm.
The two of us will be hiking a pre-dawn rocky mountain ridge on opening day, shock-calling for roosted turkeys, and I simply cannot wait. There is much to prepare and this episode goes a long way to help with that task.
Part two of this episode will come out on Monday, Feb 13, 2023. Big announcement coming up shortly on a new way to reward subscribers with free Food Afield gear! Support the Food Afield Podcast, become a member subscriber today!
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Thank you to our listeners, especially. We love to see that the Food Afield Podcast is resonating with folks who wish us success and want to contribute to our growth. Sharing the show by word-of-mouth and leaving reviews are crucial to the show's sustainability. Thanks again!
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Something new! We've launched a YouTube channel... "John Schneider's Wild Life". Follow along as John transitions to living aboard a sailboat on the Pacific Coast, living a self-sustainable lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and foraging for wild food.
Please be sure to check us out on Instagram. If we've earned it, give us a follow and share the account with your friends and family.
Another great way to access more of our content is at the website. There are some great how-to articles along with recipes and gear reviews revolving around traditional bowhunting, back-country camping, fly fishing, and other wild food adventures.
Wild food ingredients and how to collect them. Thanks for all of your support!
Subscribe to the Traditional Bowhunter Magazine and when you are at the checkout, place the code "foodafield" for a bonus edition of the magazine.
Remember the episode of Schitt's Creek where they take David turkey hunting? I think I'm more prepared than he was, but perhaps not.
This episode is about me getting ready to hunt wild turkey for the first time in my life. I have next to no idea what calls I need or how to use them, and that's just the bare minimum of what I need to know.
It's about time I had Mark Hall on my show, and the timing is perfect as I begin to get ready for April 15, the opening day of the Merriam's Turkey season in BC. Mark is the host of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast and has been pursuing these birds in the hills around his home for more than two decades. He also offers a masterclass on hunting turkeys in the ponderosa pine ridges of southern BC. That course is available here. Mark's knowledge of turkey biology and behaviour, and how to put them on his table, is matched only by his enthusiasm.
The two of us will be hiking a pre-dawn rocky mountain ridge on opening day, shock-calling for roosted turkeys, and I simply cannot wait. There is much to prepare and this episode goes a long way to help with that task.
Part two of this episode will come out on Monday, Feb 13, 2023. Big announcement coming up shortly on a new way to reward subscribers with free Food Afield gear! Support the Food Afield Podcast, become a member subscriber today!
Mentioned in this episode:
Credits
Thank you to our listeners, especially. We love to see that the Food Afield Podcast is resonating with folks who wish us success and want to contribute to our growth. Sharing the show by word-of-mouth and leaving reviews are crucial to the show's sustainability. Thanks again!
Listen and Share on Goodpods!
A great tool for finding the podcasts that your friends listen to. A true social media app for podcast listeners. Cool!
Something new! We've launched a YouTube channel... "John Schneider's Wild Life". Follow along as John transitions to living aboard a sailboat on the Pacific Coast, living a self-sustainable lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and foraging for wild food.
Please be sure to check us out on Instagram. If we've earned it, give us a follow and share the account with your friends and family.
Another great way to access more of our content is at the website. There are some great how-to articles along with recipes and gear reviews revolving around traditional bowhunting, back-country camping, fly fishing, and other wild food adventures.
Wild food ingredients and how to collect them. Thanks for all of your support!
Subscribe to the Traditional Bowhunter Magazine and when you are at the checkout, place the code "foodafield" for a bonus edition of the magazine.
Previous Episode
Hunting Highlights From Season Four
A few of the best bits from the hunting episodes of season four.
We start off with a father/son grouse hunting trip into both the boreal forest and familiar farmland around our home. The hunting was tough, but whenever that occurs, it presents an opportunity for some good hunting stories by Dad. Stories of good dogs and near-miss hunting accidents.
From the grouse brush, we head down into the grasslands of the Canadian prairies. We're still focused on birds, but this time you get to listen in as Kevin successfully stalks a flock of Sandhill Cranes in a field! Spot and stalk crane on the menu as a unique wild food ingredient!
After the bird hunting is over, Kevin and I find ourselves back in the wolf-willows and scrub brush of that same prairie landscape. We are after mule deer now. Join me and my pounding heart as the biggest muley buck of my life makes a critical mistake on morning one of our hunt, and then Kevin connects with his target animal, a doe.
Wild food ingredients and how to acquire them!
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Credits
Thank you to our listeners, especially. We love to see that the Food Afield Podcast is resonating with folks who wish us success and want to contribute to our growth. Sharing the show by word-of-mouth and leaving reviews are crucial to the show's sustainability. Thanks again!
Something new! We've launched a YouTube channel... "John Schneider's Wild Life". Follow along as John transitions to living aboard a sailboat on the Pacific Coast, living a self-sustainable lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and foraging for wild food.
Please be sure to check us out on Instagram. If we've earned it, give us a follow and share the account with your friends and family.
Another great way to access more of our content is at the website. There are some great how-to articles along with recipes and gear reviews revolving around traditional bowhunting, back-country camping, fly fishing, and other wild food adventures.
Wild food ingredients and how to collect them. Thanks for all of your support!
Subscribe to the Traditional Bowhunter Magazine and when you are at the checkout, place the code "foodafield" for a bonus edition of the magazine.
Next Episode
Mark Hall's Turkey Talk Part Two
The second half of the turkey hunt primer with Mark Hall. Mark is the creator of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast and a few others. Please be sure to check out his shows on the Hunter Conservationist website.
Mark has been hunting wild turkeys near his home in southern BC for the past twenty years and loves to share his knowledge. He also offers a Turkey Hunting masterclass that is comprehensive enough to get you started chasing these magnificent birds. That class is available here.
In this episode, Mark discusses some of the hunting tools we can use and how to set them up. Patterning shotguns is something that should be done more often than it is by most of us. What are the appropriate turkey loads for the different shotguns?
We also chat about some of the hunting situations and setups that Mark and Curtis have employed over the years and how we might set up in an attempt to record the audio for the actual hunt episode in April. There are a couple of fun hunting stories in this episode.
Finally, we chat about some of the ways to enjoy eating wild turkey...and the dangerous companions we might encounter during the hunt. Welcome to the Food Afield Podcast, a hunting and fishing wild food journey!
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Listen and Share on Goodpods!
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Credits
Thank you to our listeners, especially. We love to see that the Food Afield Podcast is resonating with folks who wish us success and want to contribute to our growth. Sharing the show by word-of-mouth and leaving reviews are crucial to the show's sustainability. Thanks again!
Something new! We've launched a YouTube channel... "John Schneider's Wild Life". Follow along as John transitions to living aboard a sailboat on the Pacific Coast, living a self-sustainable lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and foraging for wild food.
Please be sure to check us out on Instagram. If we've earned it, give us a follow and share the account with your friends and family.
Another great way to access more of our content is at the website. There are some great how-to articles along with recipes and gear reviews revolving around traditional bowhunting, back-country camping, fly fishing, and other wild food adventures.
Wild food ingredients and how to collect them. Thanks for all of your support!
Subscribe to the Traditional Bowhunter Magazine and when you are at the checkout, place the code "foodafield" for a bonus edition of the magazine.
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