03.19.2021 - By National Wildlife Federation Outdoors
Aaron chats with good friend and conservation colleague, Jeremy Romero, of the National Wildlife Federation. We cover spring activities, getting ready for turkey season, shed hunting - tactics, fun, calling, etc. We also talk Jeremy's work, migration corridors, SO 3362, and wildlife connectivity.
Check out some of Jeremy's work here: https://connectedcorridors.com/
Show notes:
3:15 – Jeremy latest outdoors adventures
5:40 – skiing, gearing up for Barbary sheep, and backpacking in Bears Ears
8:39 - gearing up for spring turkey and shed hunting
10:45 – Aaron and Jeremy’s preferred turkey load (*note: Aaron misspoke – the Federal TSS load is an all tungsten load, not a mix of metals)
13: 49 – Jeremy’s adding shotgun turkey hunting to his love of turkey hunting with a bow
15:45 – the three species of turkey in New Mexico
17:49 – seeing Vermillion flycatchers
19:20 – what you should be thinking about right now to get ready for turkey hunting
24:43 – having a good seat while turkey hunting
26:30 – tactics for a western public lands turkey hunters
33:10 – locator calls
38:25 – shed hunting while turkey hunting
44:39 – the “gas tank” concept for wintering ungulates
46:40 – the popularity of shed hunting
51:49 – strategies for finding sheds
56:20 – what’s happening with migration corridors and SO 3362 in the new administration
62:24 - gaps in 3362 that can be filled to address species and entities that were left out
70:50 - forest planning for wildlife and migration corridors
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