The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories

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 episode. Listen in!

Here is the link for the Rio Grande wild turkey hunt with Cameron and Andy being held in late February of 2024.

www.tinyurl.com/55heeu99

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 Cameron and Andy in the dog days of summer.

Listen in!

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 successful hunting season.

DJ, Cameron, and Andy also talk a little about DJ's book, Compositions of a Sickness, and they share a few laughs as well.

Listen in!

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 with Andy. Listen in to the hunt as there are multiple shots fired and a strange story shared in the show.

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 literally became a member of the community in which these poachers were living and put his own life at risk getting video evidence of these violations in the process.

This is an interview you won't want to miss!

Before the interview though, Cameron and Andy have a huge announcement for all of their friends of the show and for wild turkeys as well. They are raffling off two Rio Grande wild turkey hunts in late February for the opportunity to harvest two wild turkeys for each hunter who wins in the drawing. You'll want to listen in for information on the raffle, and you'll want to buy your raffle tickets early and often. Below is the link where you can purchase your raffle tickets to join Cameron and Andy in South Texas at El Mapache Blanco Ranch to hunt wild turkeys while almost everyone else is sitting at home with the winter doldrums.

https://tinyurl.com/55heeu99

or you can scan this URL code to get to the website to buy tickets.

Proceeds from the raffle will go to benefit The National Wild Turkey Federation and Turkeys for Tomorrow.