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

491 - Piping Hot Turkey Soup

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Illinois now permits 410 shotguns for turkey hunting, making it easier for kids and hunters with shoulder injuries to participate.

The roll call starts in Alabama. When the Turkey Hunting Hall of Fame comes up, the conversation settles into an easy camp chair rhythm, where one name pulls the next one into view. Eddie Salter gets his moment. Tom Kelly does too, with a nod to his book, an old appearance on the show, and the Mossy Oak documentary for anyone who somehow missed him. From there, the list opens up. Len Dent Boykin is remembered as the first female president of the NWTF, and Doug Max is tied to getting permission to start this whole thing. Ben Rogers Lee does not need much setup. The hosts treat him like familiar ground, the sort of turkey hunting name this audience probably already knows. Fred T. Stempson gets more room. Andy and Cameron mention the Alabama public land that carries his name, then talk through his work bringing neighboring landowners together around turkey habitat. That is where the segment gets a little more useful than a simple plaque reading. The praise is about land, access, habitat, and long stretches of conservation work, not only big names on a wall. Billy McCoy closes out the honored group. He is described as a guide with a famous lodge, someone who took celebrities hunting and won the Grand National Calling Championship in 1989. The mood stays warm without turning shiny. Andy and Cameron sound like they are placing people inside turkey hunting memory, one story at a time. They return to the living inductees near the end. Kelly coming back up as an early guest gives the segment a bit of show history, along with the feeling that he ought to come around again. After the Hall of Fame talk, the episode closes with thanks, a reminder that listeners have choices, and the usual invitation to keep following for more turkey tips and tactics.

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A practical turkey-hunting conversation that moves from calling and cooking to the Alabama Turkey Hunting Hall of Fame.

The segment keeps its focus on turkey calling tips, bird behavior, cooking advice, and wildlife management, then settles into the Alabama Turkey Hunting Hall of Fame and the hunters honored there. Tom Kelly, Eddie Salter, Len Dent Boykin, Fred T.

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For a turkey talk that starts at the skillet and ends in the hall of fame.

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