We are a little over a week into the Mississippi turkey season but it feels like we have been hunting for a month. We have been far from short on action so we have a pile of stories to tell. Dave Owens' hunt on the Mississippi River, struggling to find gobbles, turkeys acting like its winter, Jordan's wife's first Mississippi Gobbler, and Lake going round and round with public land gobbler in a pine thicket. This episode has it all. Check it out. 

Dave Owens is a turkey hunter, a turkey call maker, owner of the popular brand and Youtube channel, the Pinhoti Project, and also the winner of the 2025 grand national turkey calling contest. 

To watch Dave's hunting videos click here: 

https://www.youtube.com/@pinhotiproject 

One undeniable fact in the current culture of turkey hunting is the popularity, or lack there of, in hunting on public land. Now, Jordan and I would never dare to claim expertise in this subject, but we have spent an awful lot of time kick around out there in the government woods. In this episode we take a look at some quick and practical tricks we have learned, as well as some very important topics on public land etiquette and how we think they should be handled. As always, this spring episode is capped with a turkey hunting story. Check it out! 

Gary Simons has been a dear friend of mine for a long, long time. The first place we met was at the church that I grew up in when I was just a kid. He was my sunday school teacher for a time, and he was also someone that also had a reputation for being a good turkey hunter, and also someone who was alway willing to take a kid hunting. In this conversation, Mr. Gary has a couple of turkey hunting stories lined up for us, and trust me, you'll want to listen to all of them! Check it out! 

If you can't find turkeys, you can't hurt turkeys. It's a plain and simple fact. In this episode we dive into different tactics, strategies, and methods we have used to consistently find and locate turkeys in the early parts of the season. Opening day will be here before you know it, so dive into this subject with us and prepare for an awesome spring! Check it out! 

Here at the STL Podcast we are fans of spring turkey stories of all kinds, and believe me, we have heard a lot of them. However, today's story told by our friend, Robert Aiken, is without any doubt one of the most bizarre turkey stories we have heard anyone tell. You have probably heard of grizzly bear charges and buffalo charges- but I bet you have never heard of a turkey charge. Check it out!

Spring turkey season can put a strain on any relationship. That is just a fact of life. With turkey season coming soon, we thought it best to get our wives, Jessi and Lacey, to sit down with us and answer a question that has plagued humanity for decades. How do you be a turkey hunter's wife?

All jokes aside, we wanted to dive in and figure out what spring turkey season means from our wives' perspectives. What are some things that would be helpful to know if you are taking your wife or girlfriend for the first time, and a whole lot more. 

and of course, be sure to stick around for the turkey stories at the end. Check it out!

Surprise! From now through spring we will be releasing bonus episodes featuring turkeys stories with real hunt audio. These stories will be told by us and several of our friends. This first one comes from the spring of 2021 in the midst of Montana and Idaho road trip. Check it out! 

Keith Polk has been a registered forester and believer in prescribed fire to benefit wild turkeys, other wildlife, and hunting quality for years now. In this conversation, we dive into understanding the uses of fire and forest management on properties big and small and the practical uses they have for landowners and/or hunters. We learn some basic fire terminology, the importance in fire safety, and a few AWESOME turkey stories with live turkey audio to go with it! Check it out!!

Adam Butler has been a wildlife biologist at the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks focused on wild turkeys since 2008. He has been the wild turkey program coordinator for the state since 2018. In his duration spent in these roles he spent vast amounts of time in the field, researching and studying wild turkeys. He's seen a lot, he's learned a lot, he's watched research change and update. We will make a bet with you that you can't go through this entire episode without learning at least one fun-fact you were unaware of! He also gives us some very interesting insight to how conservation is funded. Check it out!