This week on the show, Jason's mixed it up and gone solo as he answers your listener questions and discusses planning your elk hunt. From e-scouting and calling to mountain readiness and boot considerations, if you're considering an elk hunt this year, you won't want to miss this! 

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This week on the show, Jason is joined in the field by guest John Weik as they discuss their recent turkey hunt. They discuss separating themselves from other hunters in the area, both in terms of distance and strategy. 

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This week, I'm joined by MeatEater's own Tony Peterson to talk turkey. On this episode, we answer a couple listener questions, talk pressured birds, and dive into turkey calling strategy. Tony is a certified turkey killer, and if you're a turkey hunter, you're not going to want to miss this. 

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Ryan Lampers has spring bear dialed!!! Year after year he finds success in multiple states and these aren’t just run of the mill bears, Ryan targets mature boars.  In this episode Jason wanted to dig into all of Ryan’s spot and stalk bear hunting experience in hopes you can find something that may help you spring bear hunting this year.  They discuss finding bears, how the weather will affect them, time of day to find them and how long to hang out in an area before moving on, amongst a bunch of other topics.

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Jordan Budd grew up as a ranch kid taking advantage of all the great outdoors had to offer. Now, she has her own guiding service and a podcast you might have heard of -- MeatEater's Gear Talk. Today, we're talking turkeys and Jordan's turkey killing gear picks. We cover everything from ground blinds and comfortable seating options to broadheads and red dots. If you're a turkey hunter, you're not going to want to miss this! 

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Eric Braaten is a great turkey caller, great turkey hunter, and has done a lot for turkeys here in Washington. On today’s episode Jason and Eric take a deep dive into  turkey calls. They discuss the materials used and how they affect the tone and pitch of diaphragms, pot calls and box calls. Their discussion then turns to strategy where they talk about hunting small sections of public land, how to utilize private agriculture to your advantage and using a “progressive” calling strategy.

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Today's guest is part human and part owl. James Harrison has been designing and building calls for 14 years and winning calling contests for just as long. His skills don’t end there though, he is as good as they get out in the woods when it comes to killing turkeys. On this episode Jason and James talk about: why you would locate a turkey without turkey calls and which calls to use, what different strategies to use throughout the day and how important good calling is to their success.

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Samong Yang cut his teeth chasing turkeys in the NE corner of Washington.  These high pressured merriams that call the mountains home, provide turkey hunters with all kinds of additional challenges.  On this episode Jason and Samong touch on how much to call to pressured birds, what to do when they hang up, whether to use a decoy or not in the open country and what calls do they each carry.  

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This week on the show, guest host Dirk Durham chats with champion elk caller Jermaine Hodge about Colorado elk hunting and calling tactics for pressured bulls. They discuss realistic vocalizations, finding a hunting partner, and hunting in and around pressure. 

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This week on the show, Jason continues his conversation with Dr. Bronson Strickland as they discuss the ins and outs of hunting big whitetails, no matter where you're getting after them. 

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