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Episode 18: Tagged Out in Florida - Osceolas, Stinging Nettle, and a Six-Hour Turkey Hunt for the Ages Mar 30, 2021

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Hosts Hunter Farrior and Austin Sills are headed back to Mississippi a day early with four Osceola fans on the dash. Being their first experience hunting turkeys in Florida, the two recap how each of the four very different hunts unfolded and how things either did or did not work out in their favor.
In This Episode:

Gobbles - All or Nothing.
Logan Cooke joins a hunt to capture an awesome six-hour battle with a henned up Osceola on film and also helps the fellow Mississippians adapt to the new terrain and subspecies in his new home state.
All three find themselves in a patch of Stinging "Needles" (nettle) with a gobbler in plain sight.

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Episode 17: Still Wingin' It - Turkey Season Edition Mar 24, 2021

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Hosts Hunter Farrior and Austin Sills are in route to chase Osceolas in Florida; but not without getting this week's episode recorded, edited, and uploaded along the way. With an ETA of one hour before shooting light, y'all will just have to excuse the static raindrops and occasional roadside bumper, as the show was recorded in the cab of Sills' truck, somewhere around the Mobile area.
In this Episode:

Sills gets on the board in Mississippi
Way too close on a roosted Eastern
Semi-live Q&A from our Instagram followers
Decoys, solo hunts, calling to hens

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Episode 16: Turkey Hunting in Today's World with Gary Stanton of Muscadine Bloodline Mar 16, 2021

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Our good buddy Gary Stanton makes the trip from Nashville, TN, down to Mississippi to hunt turkeys with hosts Hunter Farrior and Austin Sills again for the second straight year. Gary reflects on his reintroduction into turkey hunting and the wild ride his lifestyle, and the music industry as a whole, has taken within the past year. Gary is a great example of what it means to be obsessed with the pursuit, regardless of prior experience or years spent in the spring woods.
In this Episode:

How Gary met Hunter and Sills on a spontaneous MS turkey hunt last year.
How 2020's canceled live-shows and music tours opened doors for a new passion.
Hunter and Sills each give their opinion on the hot topic concerning changes in bag limits, season dates, and other measures being taken for the sake of wild turkey populations.
The responsibility of turkey hunters and the direction of turkey hunting as we know it.
The inevitable impact of today's culture - how social media, trends, and excess innovation are potentially derailing the heritage of an American pastime.
Are you trying to make turkey hunting easier or to become a better turkey hunter?

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Episode 15: Turkey Hunting Q&A - Patience, TSS, Early Season Mar 09, 2021

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We want to thank y'all for listening in every week and for also providing a few questions for this week's episode, via Instagram story responses. In this episode, Hunter Farrior, Austin Sills, and Chase Farrior all three begin by giving their take on what their shotgun setup looks like. They then dive into when they believe it is crucial to be patient and when to reposition.
Also in this episode:

Austin's thoughts on patterning shotguns
Listening for Turkeys
Hunter's theory on TSS shells
Chase's last call before packing up or repositioning

Episode 14: Boots on the Ground - Scouting, Planning, and Listening for Turkeys Mar 02, 2021

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As gobblers and hens start finding each other throughout the day, we give an update on what we've been up to in preparation for the opening day of turkey season 2021.
Hosts of the episode Hunter Farrior, Austin Sills, and Chase Farrior all three catch up on their yearly preseason regime before the mind-shift fully sets in and turkey season is here before you know it.
In this episode:

Chase begins trapping for nest predators and updates on how the trap-line looks
Hunter finds every briar, vine, and thistle while scouting public land he's never seen
Sills hears the first gobbles of Spring 20121

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Episode 13: Turkey Vest Essentials, Superstitions, and Preparations Feb 22, 2021

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Sills and Chase join Hunter Farrior to thumb through their turkey vests as preparation for the spring turkey season heats up.
In This Episode:

What we carry in our turkey vests
Superstitious must-haves
Update on the south icing over/order fulfillment
An open discussion on turkey hunting boots and calls
Why Hunter remembers vanilla and mouth spray more often than he remembers his gun and shotgun shells

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Episode 12: Turkey Tour Stories with Jordan Blissett Feb 15, 2021

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In this week's episode, Jordan Blissett, of Primos Hunting and host of The Speak The Language Podcast, joins Hunter Farrior and Austin Sills to tell a few stories from the wild turkey season 2020 provided, as well as what's in store for the 2021 turkey season.
In This Episode:

The additional challenges faced while hunting with footage in mind
Hunter forgets to pump a shell in Tennessee
Jordan's extended turkey season and turkey tour
Why Sills is set to become the designated owl-hooter

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Episode 11: Turkey Season Preview with Lake Pickle Feb 08, 2021

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Lake Pickle, of Primos Hunting, joins us for an unconventional episode to say the least. With Lake enduring a two-week quarantine, host Hunter Farrior resorts to Zoom for this week's show. The two catch up on the times as they preview the upcoming 2021 turkey season and reflect on a few seasons from the past.
In this episode:

Lake's #6pointszn fundraiser
Hunter releases the Ballad of a Turkey Hunter book
One really unsuccessful alligator hunt
A roosting turkey meets a power line
Lake's prep for South Florida's Osceola opener
The streaming era transition
Strange Covid symptoms
A reflection on Noxubee and public land hunting

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Episode 10: MS Super Hunt - Youth Weekend for the Disabled Jan 29, 2021

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This week's episode is about the kids - but not just any kids. Toler Robinson, of Southern Outdoors Unlimited, sits down with Hunter Farrior and Austin Sills to give a little info on the Mississippi Super Hunt Non-Profit Organization that we've mentioned on here a time or two. The group also reflects on the importance of youth weekends, and the opportunities in which they provide, nationwide.
Also in this Episode:

Update on Ballad of a Turkey Hunter: Estimated release date is Saturday, February 6th, 2021 (waiting on approval from Amazon).
How to get involved with non-profit organizations in the outdoors.
The impact these disabled children can have on everyone around them.

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As always, we appreciate you listening to The Spring Legion Podcast!

Episode 9: Turkey Temps & Situational Hunting | Answering Listener Questions Jan 15, 2021

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Chase stops by again to join Hunter Farrior and Austin Sills as they answer a few situational questions that have been sent in by the podcast's listeners. The three provide insight into what they would do in the given scenarios with a few real-life examples of what has, and has not, worked for them while turkey hunting in the past.
All three of the guys typically hunt turkeys differently, so this episode really hits both broad and specific lessons learned and rules of thumb as they go down a few rabbit holes reliving hunts from the prior seasons.
The Questions being Answered:

What to do when a gobbler hangs up
What to do when a turkey is answering your calls
What is the focus of your morning setup
How much to call to a roosted turkey

Also in this episode:

Update on Ballad of a Turkey Hunter - fine-tuning the grammar, margins, and cover before aiming to release the book on Amazon by the last week in January.
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What is "Turkey Temp"
New Apparel is on the way and Mossy Oak Original Bottomland Hoodies are back in stock

Roosted, responsive, and stubborn gobblers are all unique situations and need to be handled differently. Let us know what you would do in the given scenarios via Instagram or Facebook!
As always, we appreciate you listening to The Spring Legion Podcast!

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