The573 Podcast

On today's episode of the Spur of the Moment Series, Travis, Austin, and I sit down to talk about the573's Oklahoma trip. We discuss:

- Miscommunication

- Escouting turkeys

- Boots on the Ground

- Adversities of Hunting out of State

- Stories of our Success

- Friendships we made

- Austin's Accident

Join us on this episode as we sit down with Austin Oberhaus aka "the Turkey Slayer" for a BS session talking turkeys. We discuss:

- Hunting Idols

- Hunting Turkeys in Missouri

- Austin's Strategies to Increasing the Odds of being Successful

- Missouri's New Bear Season

- Travis' Bear Encounter

- Turkey scenarios

- Turkey calling tactics

On this episode, we bring back Matt Jackson to talk about scouting turkeys for the upcoming season. We discuss:

- When to scout turkeys for the upcoming season

- What methods Matt uses to find turkeys

- Keeping tabs on turkeys

- Ideal locations to find turkeys

- Roosting sites

- Strut zones

- Turkey sign

- Turkey hunting strategy

- The story of Matt's 4 bearded gobbler

On today's episode of the573 podcast, we are joined by JR Lanham, world champion turkey caller. JR talks about some of his strategies for turkey hunting. We discuss:

- About JR

- The importance of set ups

- Hunting the Ozarks

- Aggressive tactics

- Locating a close turkey

- Nesting predators

- JR's line of turkey calls with Rolling Thunder Game Calls

- How to get better at calling to turkeys

Join us on today's episode as we talk about turkey hunting scenarios. We discuss:

- Travis' turkey hunting scenario

- Hunting turkeys in creek bottoms

- Calling to Jakes to bring in Toms

- Calling to Hens to bring in Toms

- Calling turkeys across creeks

- Alabama's turkey hunting changes

Join us on today's episode as Travis and I talk with Ben Diekmann about all things spring! We discuss:

- Shed Hunting

- Spring Habitat Chores

- Threats to our Ecosystem

- History of Missouri's Original Landscape

- Benefits of Prescribed Fire for Turkeys

- Creating Quality Turkey Habitat

- Where to find Mushrooms

On today's episode, we sit down with Mike Ponder, co-owner of Indian Creek Shooting Systems, to talk about patterning your gun. We discuss:

- How Indian Creek was founded
- The importance of patterning your gun
- How to pattern your gun
- Pellet count
- Finding the right combination of ammunition for an effective pattern
- Mike's Turkey Tour
- Indian Creek's Waterfowl Chokes
- How Indian Creek Chokes Work

Join on us on this episode as Travis and I talk winter updates and what's ahead. We discuss:

- Our Habitat Management Projects

- Coyote Hunting

- Turkey Season Plans

- Shed Hunting Report

Join us for this week’s episode with Adam Keith from Land and Legacy. We discuss:

• Preparing for a Land Consultant

• Habitat time wasters

• Native Species

• Non-Native Species

• The importance of Shrubs and Forbes

• Working with a Blank Landscape

• Tools for habitat management

• Best time of the year to practice habitat management

On today’s episode we are joined by Reese Johnson. We discuss:

• When to start shed hunting

• Where to look shed hunting

• Misconceptions of shed season

• Reese’s approach to shed hunting

• The perfect shed hunting day

• Utilizing shed season for deer scouting