The Spring Legion Podcast

We hop on the line to shoot the bull with our buddy Cade Trickey, a jack of all trades and a fool for anything outdoors. Cade gets it, when it comes to the values of the outdoor lifestyle and together, he, Chase, and Sills swap some memorable hunting stories you'll definitely want to hear.

In this episode:  

• The stories behind old hunting pictures.  
• Chase shoots the first turkey in Mississippi.. maybe.  
• Sills reflects on his first turkey.  
• Cade's wild turkey obsession.  
• Cade's story in the photography realm.  
• A three-legged birddog who's as good as any.  

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We catch up with our buddy Jordan Blissett of The Speak The Language Podcast for a quick sit-down at the Raymond Office to shoot the bull and talk a little hunting. No set objective, just a good ol' round table discussion about what's on our minds as we head into the fall hunting seasons.  

In this episode:  

• A little food plot planting.  
• Deer hunting preparations.  
• Hunting Pronghorn out west.  
• River bottom gobbling turkeys.  
• Steppin' on snakes.  
• More rambling about various hunting stories.  

Our Open Season Countdown, brought to you by Open Season Properties: 169 Days til March 15th.   

In the market for buying or selling land? 
Give us a call, text, or email, and we'll be glad to help!   

Hunter Farrior - Realtor, Open Season Properties: 
(769) 798-2355 
[email protected] 
@hunter.farrior 
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Austin Sills - Realtor, Open Season Properties: 
(601) 672-9113 
[email protected] 
@sills_springlegion   

Jordan Blissett - Realtor, Open Season Properties:
@JordanBlissett

New Greenleaf and Original Bottomland Hoodies are now available at Spring Legion! 

Be sure to snag a new Mossy Oak Rope Hat while you're at it!

Make sure to subscribe to our podcast, YouTube, and social platforms to catch all kinds of live content until Turkey Season 2023! 

Follow us on Social Media: 
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More may be found at springlegion.com 

Thank you all for listening and Rolling Thunder Game Calls & Lite Boots for making this podcast possible! 

We want to give a huge THANK YOU  to everybody who takes the time to leave us a good review on here. It means more than you know and we appreciate every single one of them!

LINK: Save 10% on your next North Mountain Gear Leafy Jacket with code LEGION26 at northmountaingear.com

LINK: SAVE 10% on the new 2026 Line of Turkey Hunting Gear at springlegion.com with code POD10

Follow us on Instagram:
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We'd like to thank the following sponsors for making this podcast possible:

• North Mountain Gear
• Mossy Oak
• Apex Ammunition
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As seen on Theo Vonn and The TikTok Clogger, chances are you're familiar with the golden marketing stunts trending from our special guest, Brooks Tinsley, today. The outdoor boot game has officially changed, and we have the man himself on the line to tell us how Lite Boots has taken the duck, deer, and turkey hunting world by storm in the past year or so.  

In this episode:  

• A wild goose chase in Arkansas.  
• Behind the technology of the lightest boot on the market.  
• Have Lite Boots created Crocs but for hunting?  
• Why Chase won't go back turkey hunting in Texas.  
• A few turkey hunting stories to get us through the off months.  
• How not to hop off a boat..

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• Taking woodsmanship to a whole new level.  
• Applying the attention to detail needed from bow hunting wild turkeys.  
• Why setup is crucial in the woods.  
• Bow setup and other fine details.  
• Decoys vs. no decoys while bow hunting.  

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• Mossy Oak
• Apex Ammunition
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Where do your dollars actually go if you're a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation? Well, this week's episode answers exactly that and so much more as we hop on the line with the NWTF their self.

In this episode:  

• How does NWTF help private land owners with prescribed burning?  
• Small-scale habitat management practices for the summer and fall.  
• How to improve your property for better turkey numbers.  
• Regrowing native grasses, cover, and food for all wildlife.  
• Insight into future and ongoing projects of the NWTF.  

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Thank you all for listening as well as Rolling Thunder Game Calls  and Lite Boots for making this podcast possible!  

LINK: Save 10% on your next North Mountain Gear Leafy Jacket with code LEGION26 at northmountaingear.com

LINK: SAVE 10% on the new 2026 Line of Turkey Hunting Gear at springlegion.com with code POD10

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We'd like to thank the following sponsors for making this podcast possible:

• North Mountain Gear
• Mossy Oak
• Apex Ammunition
• Vortex Optics

A lot of value in this episode! We hop on the phone to better our woodsmanship with the wildlife plant guru himself, Mr. Dudley Phelps of Mossy Oak Gamekeepers and Nativ Nurseries, learning all about which plants, trees, and bugs wild turkeys tend to gravitate towards and how we can both identify them and better habitat for future turkeys

In this episode:  

• Which oak trees do turkeys like best, and where are they?  
• How to keep turkeys on your side of the property line.  
• Why insects are key to a turkey's diet and where to find the right bugs.  
• The backstory of Dudley's time with Mossy Oak.  
• How to find both turkey and deer habitat using plant identifiers.  
• How to better wild turkey and deer habitat for the future.  

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Make sure to subscribe to our podcast, YouTube, and social platforms to catch all kinds of live content until spring turkey season 2023! 

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Thank you all for listening as well as Rolling Thunder Game Calls  and Lite Boots for making this podcast possible!  

LINK: Save 10% on your next North Mountain Gear Leafy Jacket with code LEGION26 at northmountaingear.com

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We'd like to thank the following sponsors for making this podcast possible:

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Recorded live at the TFT annual round-table discussion, we sit down with Chase Grubbs and Pete Daugherty of Turkeys for Tomorrow, as well as Adam Butler from the MDWFP, to reflect on what turkey hunters might need to know about the current wild turkey situation. 

In this episode:  

• A first look at this past spring's survey results, which might surprise you.  
  • Interesting questions include:
  • Do you use decoys?  
  • Did you harvest a turkey by reaping or fanning?  
  • How far are you willing to shoot a turkey?  
  • Would you harvest a bearded hen?  
  • Would you harvest a jake?  
  • Which states are most hunted?  
  • What do you think is causing problems with turkey hunting?  
  • + much more.  
• Is their correlation between preferred hunting tactics and personal limitations?  
• What can we be doing to help answer some of these questions concerning wild turkeys?  
• Insight on a potential ground-breaking study beginning in the coming months, tracking turkeys using droppings and feathers.  

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Make sure to subscribe to our podcast, YouTube, and social platforms to catch all kinds of live content until spring turkey season 2023! 

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More may be found at springlegion.com 

Thank you all for listening as well as Rolling Thunder Game Calls  and Lite Boots for making this podcast possible!  

LINK: Save 10% on your next North Mountain Gear Leafy Jacket with code LEGION26 at northmountaingear.com

LINK: SAVE 10% on the new 2026 Line of Turkey Hunting Gear at springlegion.com with code POD10

Follow us on Instagram:
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We'd like to thank the following sponsors for making this podcast possible:

• North Mountain Gear
• Mossy Oak
• Apex Ammunition
• Vortex Optics

Host Hunter Farrior hops on with HOWL for Wildlife - an organization that helps hunters contact legislators in either support or opposition to laws that impact conservation, hunting opportunity, or wildlife in general.  

In this episode:  

• How the anti-hunters work and how we can stop them.  
• How to effectively contact legislators and take action.  
• The RETURN Act and Pittman-Robertson Act Explained.  
• What we can do as turkey hunters to protect the outdoors as we know it.  

Click Here to snag a new Greenleaf Rope Hat while supplies last! 

Learn more on the Spring Legion Conservation Portal tab in our homepage drop-down menu!  Click Here to check it out. 

Make sure to subscribe to our podcast, YouTube, and social platforms to catch all kinds of live content until spring turkey season 2023! 

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More may be found at springlegion.com 

Thank you all for listening as well as Rolling Thunder Game Calls  and Lite Boots for making this podcast possible!  

LINK: Save 10% on your next North Mountain Gear Leafy Jacket with code LEGION26 at northmountaingear.com

LINK: SAVE 10% on the new 2026 Line of Turkey Hunting Gear at springlegion.com with code POD10

Follow us on Instagram:
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@hunter.farrior
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We'd like to thank the following sponsors for making this podcast possible:

• North Mountain Gear
• Mossy Oak
• Apex Ammunition
• Vortex Optics

Host Hunter Farrior turns things over to your new hosts Chase Farrior and Austin Sills, discussing what folks can expect during the months of turkey season withdrawals. Conservation, understanding, and knowledge will remain a priority throughout our off-season and we look forward to broadcasting what we learn to turkey hunters nationwide.  

In this episode:  

• The rundown on what to expect this off-season.  
• TFT's results on poult survival study - and why it's not good news.  
• An untold Michigan turkey hunting story for the road.  
• Why setup is so crucial in turkey hunting.  

Click Here to snag a new Greenleaf Rope Hat while supplies last! 

Learn more on the Spring Legion Conservation Portal tab in our homepage drop-down menu!  Click Here to check it out. 

Make sure to subscribe to our podcast, YouTube, and social platforms to catch all kinds of live content until spring turkey season 2023! 

Follow us on Social Media:  
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More may be found at springlegion.com 

Thank you all for listening as well as Rolling Thunder Game Calls  and Lite Boots for making this podcast possible!  

LINK: Save 10% on your next North Mountain Gear Leafy Jacket with code LEGION26 at northmountaingear.com

LINK: SAVE 10% on the new 2026 Line of Turkey Hunting Gear at springlegion.com with code POD10

Follow us on Instagram:
@springlegion
@hunter.farrior
@chasefarrior

We'd like to thank the following sponsors for making this podcast possible:

• North Mountain Gear
• Mossy Oak
• Apex Ammunition
• Vortex Optics

Our good buddy Gary Stanton, member of Muscadine Bloodline and avid turkey hunter, hops on a phone call with host Hunter Farrior to carry on with their usual post-turkey hunt conversation -- except this time, we press record. Gary and Hunter have quite the stories to tell as they are finishing up the 2022 season out west!

In this episode:  

• Hunter's battle with a stubborn Kansas Eastern.  
• Gary's first Montana Merriams.  
• Reflecting on an amazing spring.  
• Gary's near-death experience with an Idaho moose.  
• Public Land woes across the new states.  
• Hunting turkeys in the rain.  

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New Bottomland/Khaki Meshback Hats and Vintage Tees are now available at Spring Legion! 

2022's Edition of our "Not Subject to Change" Series is now live for Spring '22! 
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Make sure to subscribe to our podcast, YouTube, and social platforms to catch all kinds of live content throughout the remainder of Spring Turkey Season 2022! 

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Thank you all for listening and Rolling Thunder Game Calls for making this podcast possible!  

LINK: Save 10% on your next North Mountain Gear Leafy Jacket with code LEGION26 at northmountaingear.com

LINK: SAVE 10% on the new 2026 Line of Turkey Hunting Gear at springlegion.com with code POD10

Follow us on Instagram:
@springlegion
@hunter.farrior
@chasefarrior

We'd like to thank the following sponsors for making this podcast possible:

• North Mountain Gear
• Mossy Oak
• Apex Ammunition
• Vortex Optics