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The Spring Legion Podcast
by Spring Legion Turkey Hunting
Welcome to a year-round discussion on the wild turkey and those who hunt them. Hosted by Hunter Farrior, founder of Spring Legion and author of Ballad of a Turkey Hunter, the weekly podcast is geared for all outdoor communities and dives deeper than the usual tactics and calling tips. Holding true to the brand, topics are built upon respecting the heritage and challenges of hunting, with a never-ending appreciation for all that the spring season provides. Enjoy insight from special guests like Dave Owens of Pinhoti Project, Cuz Strickland of Mossy Oak, our friends at NWTF and Muscadine Bloodline, and so many more widely known for their impact in the turkey hunting community, as well as the deer, duck, and waterfowl realm, who exhibit the obsession of which only a real turkey hunter may truly understand. Thanks for listening.
Episodes
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What We Learned From The 2026 Spring Turkey Season | 5 years of Spring Legion
The last gobble hits different. One day you’re chasing that flydown window, and the next you’re standing in the quiet, realizing every spring moment you were going to make has already happened. We sit down for a true last call on the 2026 spring turkey season and talk through what we’re grateful...
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Late Season Gobblers: Hunting Big Hill Country Easterns
Late season gobblers will humble you fast, then reward you when you least expect it. We’re recording from Mississippi during the May chaos, swapping road stories, gear mishaps, and the reality of trying to stay consistent when turkey season has you living out of a truck and chasing the last open...
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Take the Road Trip | Western Gobblers, Wolves, and Fun Hunting
A gobbler is drumming close enough that we’re whispering “be ready”… and somehow the bird still feels invisible. That’s the kind of trip this one is. We’re deep into late-season spring turkey hunting, seasons are winding down in the South, and we decide to head west on a whim with Austin Seals,...
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Hunting New Turkeys in New Places - What Changes and What Stays the Same
We hit the road to stretch the season past Mississippi’s closing day and learn what changes when the turkeys, terrain, and weather are brand new. We trade stories from West Texas and Idaho to show why ethics stay the same and why turkeys still find ways to win. • the bittersweet end of the...
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Talking a Gobbler Out of His Bubble - Hunting Henned Up, Stubborn, Public Land Turkeys
A gobbler that will not budge is not “uncallable” so much as unbeatable from the spot you keep choosing. We get honest about that tonight, swapping two spring turkey hunting stories that start with stubborn birds and end with the kind of small adjustments that actually change outcomes. If you…
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49-State Super Slams with Brooks Henry and Sophie Hooker
We talk with Brooks Henry and Sophie Hooker at the NWTF convention in Nashville about chasing wild turkeys across the country and what it takes to finish a 49-state Super Slam at a young age. We get into the unglamorous parts of travel hunting like budgeting, gear failures, planning routes, and...
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Wild Turkey Archives: Turkey Hunting Culture, History, and All Things Old-School
From Primos' Truth About Hunting Vol. 1 to the original Knight and Hale videos, and all the other "Kings of Spring" era turkey hunting videos in between, we're diving into the real old stuff today with a group of guys who know how to revive the old-school turkey hunter in us all. Listen along for…
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Textbook Roost Hunts: Hunting Creek Bottom Gobblers on the Limb
A gobbler that only talks once can make you question everything you think you know about spring turkey hunting. We’re in Mississippi with our buddy Easton Davis, who’s down from West Virginia, and the contrast hits fast: hotter mornings, thicker woods, flatter ground, and public land turkeys that...
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Trumpet Calls and Georgia Turkey Hunting with Clay Townsend
A turkey call can be a tool, a craft, and a time capsule all at once. From a back room at NWTF, we sit down with Clay Townsend and his son Dawson of Clay Townsend Calls to dig into what it really takes to build handmade turkey calls that hunters trust and judges reward. Clay lays out the...
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A Special Turkey Hunt | Navigating Crowded Public Land Gobblers
This week, the conversation turns personal, as Hunter shares why one particular spring morning matters a little more to his family, hunting on his late son, William's, birthday for the first time, and how grief can resurface years later. Most importantly, how his faith in God and the spring woods...
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A Mississippi Turkey Opener for the Ages - Hunting Gobblers in the Pine Straw Jungle
Opening weekend doesn’t ease you back into turkey season. It shoves you in. We roll into the 2026 Mississippi spring turkey season with pollen in the air, gear scattered from the offseason, and that familiar feeling that we’re already behind the sunrise. Then the woods remind us why we do this…
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Turkey Season Preview: Our Top 5 Goals for Spring 2026
March flips the switch. The maps come out, trucks get loaded, and our heads fill with plans, spots, and what-ifs. We press pause on the chaos to share the five principles that keep our turkey season rooted: faith first, people over tallies, mobility with purpose, a learner’s mindset, and the...
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Sleazy of Pinhoti Project | Old-School Turkey Hunting and Most Memorable Hunt
We sit down with Eric “Sleazy” Warlick of The Pinhoti Project to trace his path from a young turkey hunter in North Carolina to a 49-state Super Slam, built on old-school mentors, truck camping, and a working man’s calendar. Along the way we talk family hunts, small travel hacks, and the kind of...
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Road Trip Hunting Tips with "Curl" from The Hunting Public / Turkey Van Tour
Today, Chase sits down with Roy "Curl" Holdford to unpack all that he's learned in his lengthy turkey hunting travels, and how a leap of faith reshaped his seasons, his budget, and his career—from a THP internship to a full-time role at Outdoor Life. We get into the nuts and bolts of a roaming...
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Inside 21 South: Cameras, Travel, and Turkey Hunting Passion
We sit down with Toby Dean Smith and Taylor Boland from Mississippi's 21 South crew at this week's NWTF Convention and Sports Show to talk filming turkeys with discipline, long road trips, and building a vest that fits the most active of turkey hunters. We trade hard-won lessons on gear…
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BONUS Episode: Untold Turkey Stories from Seasons Past
We stack booth 607 with spring bundles, then shift into pure story mode with Seals: a youth hunt that ends in laughter, all-day chess with a Kansas gobbler, a heavy Missouri bird, and quiet lessons from boss hens and foggy Florida mornings. The thread is simple—stay patient, hunt the bird in…
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How Variety In Turkey Calls Changes The Hunt
We load for Nashville, share where to find us at NWTF, and dig into why call variety matters more than pride when birds get tight-lipped. From terrain-based call swaps to landmark setups, we explain the small shifts that turn silence into gobbles. • core call kit and when to expand it • terrain,...
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Listening For Turkeys: Pre-season vs Hunting - When, How, and Where to Scout with Your Ears
The first gobble of the year flips a switch. We dive into the craft of listening for turkeys—how we build efficient morning routes from the road, pick vantage points near water and open ground, and use sound to sketch a map long before we ever touch a call. If February is the month of…
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Successful Turkey Hunt Setups: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
We return to the original studio and lay out a field-tested guide to turkey setups, from the pretty spots that fail to the ugly positions that kill. We share how to read gobbles, time your moves, and build options with terrain, shade, and smart angles. • gear updates, NWTF booth location, and a...
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Scouting and Finding Turkeys: E-Scouting to Boots on the Ground
From scouting topo maps to a few secret spots for finding fresh turkey tracks, we focus on how to actually find spring turkeys—starting at water-shaped roost sites, moving through midday strut zones, and using sign the right way—while sharing honest lessons from our past wins and dry spells. We...
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Silent Gobblers: How To Scout, Find, and Hunt Quiet Turkeys
Today, we share a field-first plan for finding and hunting tight-lipped turkeys, from reading low-pressure mornings to using terrain, water edges and smart setups that make a silent gobbler move. We talk patience, locator calls and how to avoid educating birds before the best weather window. •...
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Turkey Vests: From Old Faithfuls to Making Our Own in 2026
Introducing the new Spring Legion Turkey Vest for Spring 2026, we reflect on the vests we've worn over the years and a few stories that came with them. First signs of spring are back—birds waking up, weeds popping, and that itch to get your vest dialed. We’ve been obsessed with building a turkey...
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Turkeys Given and Taken Away: The Best and Worst Luck We've Ever Experienced + Hunter Goes Deer Hunting
We begin this episode with the irony of trading Black Friday greed for Christmas giving, then carry that theme into the turkey woods with stories where the hunt gives… and where it yanks the rug out from beneath us. From a rattled-in one-horn buck to a public land gobbler, we unpack patience…
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Repeat Encounters in the Turkey Woods: 3 Hunts, Same Tree
Three years with your back against the same tree can teach you more than a stack of tags, or perhaps it only further proves there are no certainties in turkey hunting. In this episode, we unpack three seasons centered on the same setup and why gobblers kept working that ground in eerily similar...
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Drumming Turkeys: A Series of Old Hunting Stories
On this episode, hosts Hunter Farrior and Chase Farrior are talking about a few good drumming turkeys from the back corners of their minds. From a high school before‑class bird that taught Chase his first lesson in throwing soft yelps over a terrain roll, to the heaviest Alabama gobbler we’ve…
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Maximizing Chances in the Turkey Woods + One Wild Delta Deer Hunt
Today, we're talking about Chase's big Delta buck, and taking a deep dive on smarter spring turkey hunting tactics. We unpack first chances, second chances, midday loafing, sign-reading, terrain, and the confidence to walk away and win tomorrow. In this episode: • cold front, new gear and a busy...
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Turning Mistakes into Woodsmanship: Top Lessons from Turkey Season
Ever have a gobbler prove your first instinct right while you sit in the wrong spot? That’s the thread running through this one: trust the high seat when the terrain says high, let the bird lay the first card, and don’t let a cutoff clock rush you into a bad setup. We start with the good…
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Best Turkey Hunting Stories of Spring: Our "Why" and Close Gobblers
Year SIX of turkey hunting tips and stories has arrived with a warehouse full of spring 2026 gear and a head full of stories that matter more than numbers. We pulled the curtain back on how Spring Legion grew from spare bedrooms to stacked pallets, why we obsessed over simplifying designs, and…
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Traveling Turkey Hunting: Tips, Essentials, Advice, and Hard-Earned Wisdom
We unpack our essential knowledge for traveling turkey hunters, sharing hard-won wisdom about what to pack, what regulations to be aware of, and how to maximize success in unfamiliar territories. • Weather is crucial – chase good conditions rather than sticking to rigid travel schedules • Noon...
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Slick Southeastern Gobblers - Hunting Turkeys in Various Conditions
We've officially hit the halfway point of the 2025 spring turkey season, and the changes in weather and turkey behavior are becoming more apparent as the foliage thickens and temperatures rise. • Chase's hunt in East Georgia yielded success after walking 23 miles in three days through challenging...
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Eastern Turkeys: Dr. Chamberlain - Roosting, Breeding, and Behavior Tendencies
What makes the Eastern Wild Turkey America's most challenging gamebird? Join Hunter Farrior of Spring Legion, Dr. Mike Chamberlain (@wildturkeydoc), and Matt from the National Wild Turkey Federation as they dive deep into the mysterious world of Eastern Wild Turkeys from their Kentucky turkey…
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Gary Stanton - Scouting Foreign Terrain & Turkey Hunting Trips, Successful Strategies for Multi-Day Hunts
This week, Hunter Farrior welcomes his good friend Gary Stanton (of country music duo Muscadine Bloodline) to share their recent adventure pursuing turkeys in completely new territory. What begins as a loosely planned expedition with minimal local knowledge turns into a masterclass in…
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Adjusting Setups and Being Where Turkeys Want to Be
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...
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Tight Lipped Gobblers: Navigating the Challenges of Early Season
Hunter and Chase Farrior dive into week two of the 2025 turkey season with stories from the Mississippi woods, discussing strategies for hunting "henned-up" gobblers that are challenging to call in. • Gobblers are particularly challenging this season, often going silent once they fly down from…
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Turkey Season Opener 2025: How’d it go?
We miss Mississippi's opening day due to severe tornadic weather but make up for it with an action-packed day two in the spring turkey woods. Safety first becomes our motto when dangerous storms threaten our hunting area, forcing us to exercise patience despite the nine- • Observe an extremely...
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What's in Our Turkey Vest? A Detailed Breakdown of Calls, Gear, and Other Hunting Essentials
The excitement of turkey season is finally here, causing anticipation and nervous energy as the hosts prepare for their favorite time of year. • Spring Legion updates on new apparel including Full Foliage patterns available for pre-order Tuesday 3/11/25 • Original Bottomland duffel bags finally...
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The “What If” Factor of Turkey Season and an Untold Misadventure
Buckle up for an exhilarating ride through our latest podcast episode where turkey hunting tales take center stage! Join us as we share our personal stories of both success and lessons learned while navigating the thrilling, yet unpredictable realm of turkey season. With tales that range from...
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What is Woodsmanship? Our Top 10 Tips for Turkey Hunting (BONUS EPISODE)
This episode reveals the core concept of "woodsmanship" in turkey hunting, emphasizing that knowledge and awareness of turkey behavior, terrain, and strategic positioning significantly improve hunting success. Listeners discover essential rules of thumb for effective turkey hunting, including...
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Public Land Turkey Hunting | Tips Tactics and Hard Earned Wisdom
Is navigating public land hunting as challenging as it seems? Join us as we welcome back the exceptionally skilled, and a good buddy to us, Land Smathers to the Spring Legion Podcast. Known for his deep expertise in public land hunting, particularly turkeys in the Deep South, Land offers a…
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“Patient” Turkey Hunters and One Wild NWTF Convention Recap
What happens when road trip chaos meets the electric energy of a massive convention? Picture this: oversized trailers, unexpected gas station mishaps, and the breathtaking camaraderie of Nashville's NWTF Convention. We recount the behind-the-scenes hilarity and hurdles of our journey from...
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Situational Turkey Hunting | Henned Up Gobblers, Calling to Roosted Turkeys, Locating, and more
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...
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Finding Turkeys to Hunt | Scouting Public and Private Land for Turkey Season
This week, we explore the various strategies we have used to successfully locate wild turkeys in the past on both public lands and private camps. From pre-season scouting techniques and understanding turkey behavior to the importance of water, dirt, sunlight, and other resources and terrain, the...
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Hunting Mean Old Bottomland Turkeys on the Big Black River
Check out the YouTube video of this hunt HERE Hosts Hunter and Chase Farrior tell the story of our latest hunt to be uploaded onto our YouTube channel, which was an entire day spent between the pines and river bottoms of Mississippi. Whether a front row seat to real hen calling and jakes…
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Hunting Turkeys in the Pine Belt with Pro Bowler Logan Cooke
Join us as we chat with our good buddy, Logan Cooke, fresh off his Pro Bowl selection, about his love for hunting turkeys in the southeastern U.S. Logan shares his insights into the complexities and challenges of hunting thicket hopping longbeards, reflecting on the humbling yet rewarding...
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Hung Up Turkeys | Hunting Stubborn Gobblers and How to Prevent Hang-Ups
Ever found yourself stuck in the mud, waiting for a hard gobbling turkey to finally make its move, only to realize it's hung up on the other side of a creek or ditch, or nothing at all? Well, we've been there plenty of times, ourselves, and this episode is packed with all that we've learned while...
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Roosted vs Unroosted Turkeys | A Few Good Stories on Hunting Them
With the holiday season now behind us, it's finally time to prepare for spring turkey hunting season. Join us as we relive of a pair of solo turkey hunts and detail the changes we made in respect to whether or not we had roosted the gobbler at hand the night before. We're also thrilled to bring…
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A Beginner's Perspective | Learning How to Turkey Hunt from Scratch
If you're new to turkey hunting, or just getting started at least, this episode is for you. Today, we sit down with our good buddy Jeremy Morgan, who didn't start hunting turkeys until he was a young adult. He's come a long way since starting from scratch in 2019, but he has plenty of stories in...
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Every Step Matters | Creating Your Best Chance at a Successful Turkey Hunt
99% wont cut it in the turkey woods, and we have a pair of stories that prove exactly why. After letting our guard down for a matter of minutes, and busting a gobbler we’d hunted for half a day, we returned hours later to create our own “best chance” at flipping the script. We detail why we…
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Choosing a Successful Set Up in Turkey Hunting // Where to Be and When to Call
Ever found yourself outsmarted by a turkey? Yeah, me too. Let’s take a journey through the unpredictable wilderness where strategy meets spontaneity. We share gripping stories from the field, revealing how the right setup can make or break a hunt. Discover the art of patience, the thrill of...
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Cold Weather Gobblers - Hunting New Turkeys in Unfamiliar Conditions
Ever wondered how a snowy Mississippi turns into the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable turkey hunt? Join us on a journey through time as we reminisce about those youthful days where snow in the Deep South wasn't just a rarity, but a thrilling challenge we were eager to tackle. Our adventure...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to a year-round discussion on the wild turkey and those who hunt them. Hosted by Hunter Farrior, founder of Spring Legion and author of Ballad of a Turkey Hunter, the weekly podcast is geared for all outdoor communities and dives deeper than the usual tactics and calling tips. Holding true to the brand, topics are built upon respecting the heritage and challenges of hunting, with a never-ending appreciation for all that the spring season provides. Enjoy insight from special guests like Dave Owens of Pinhoti Project, Cuz Strickland of Mossy Oak, our friends at NWTF and Muscadine Bloodline, and so many more widely known for their impact in the turkey hunting community, as well as the deer, duck, and waterfowl realm, who exhibit the obsession of which only a real turkey hunter may truly understand. Thanks for listening.
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