Brent Rogers is a wild turkey hunter, historian, author, podcast guest, collector and more. And, he was the recent recipient of the NWTF Tom Kelly Communicator of the Year Award at the 2026 Convention and Sport Show for his communication effort that share the organization's mission to conserve the wild turkey and preserve our hunting heritage.

On this episode of the Turkey Call All Access Podcast, the NWTF's Pete Muller sits down with Rogers to talk about him receiving this honor at convention and hosting a seminar with members of the Primos Hunting focused on old turkey calls.

Rogers is also currently celebrating the publication of his co-authored book, "The Origin and Evolution of Turkey Calls," which tells the story of the people, places and methods of early turkey call making. Muller and Rogers discuss a few of the notable stories that readers can expect.