Jake's Turkey Hunt

Steve Rinella talks with Craig Harper, Jason Phelps, and Seth Morris. 

Topics include: Tree stand accidents; season delays; the special little tree cuts and our Line One turkey call; managing habitat for hunting; the launch of The Element's "Buck Truck" series; MeatEater and Jani's new gear giveaway; Chat GPT's anti-hunting bias; the various turkey slams; tasing turkeys; when your uncle claims your deer as his own; adaptive resource management; long spurs and selectivity; when the the objective is the quality of the herd; the debate over early vs. later season; initiating the nest and when multiple hens lay in the same spot; being on the curve and turkey reintroduction; historic highs; the need to define "wildlife" and managing with specificity; the edge and the interior; being where they wanna go; and more. 

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