Turkey Call All Access

Turkey Call All Access

A digital campfire where the host and guests discuss topics of the day, conservation efforts, tips and techniques to better your experiences afield, and share our member's stories. Turkey Call All Access is the Official Podcast of the Nation Wild Turkey Federation.

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September 29, 2026 • 67 mins

It's been two spring wild turkey seasons since Wild Turkey Lab, The NWTF, Ducks Unlimited, UTEP and Low Country Gamebird Foundation launched wildturkeyDNA — a collaborative project designed to initially uncover the genetics behind unique plumage variations in harvested wild turkeys. And, it has been a little more than a year since the first results were shared on social media accounts from birds submitted through hunter-harve...

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Research Continues toExpand What We K...

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While many hunters believe that turkeys were meant to be solely hunted with shotguns, hunters are picking up bowhunting for turkeys to experience something new and challenging. From having to draw birds especially close, to limiting movements while drawing back on the bow, archery for turkeys can surely test your skills as a hunter.

At the NWTF's Convention and Sport Show, we sat down with Bill Vanderheyden, founder of Iron Will Ou...

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February 25, 2026 • 47 mins

Brent Rogers is a wild turkey hunter, historian, author, podcast guest, collector and more. And, he was the recent recipient of the NWTF Tom Kelly Communicator of the Year Award at the 2026 Convention and Sport Show for his communication effort that share the organization's mission to conserve the wild turkey and preserve our hunting heritage. 

On this episode of the Turkey Call All Ac...

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Realtree and the National Wild Turkey Federation recently announced a landmark partnership with Realtree supporting the NWTF's Habitat for the Hatch initiative in the Southeast. Now, during the NWTF's 50th Convention and Sport Show, Realtree is celebrating it's 40th anniversary. 

During the final day of the annual gathering of the NWTF flock in Nashville, the NWTF's Pete Muller and newly hired NWTF National Director of Wild Tu...

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When founder Toxey Haas launched Mossy Oak in 1986, he did so because he wanted to have a better way to hide from wildlife. Now 40 years and dozens of camo patterns later, Mossy Oak has helped countless hunters make memories through their adventures afield. 

The NWTF's Pete Muller sits down with Mossy Oak's President and first official employee Bill Sugg and Director of Marketing Daniel Haas to talk the early years, the import...

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As the daughter of Colonel Tom Kelly, the poet laureate of the turkey woods, Laura Bates is no stranger to the world of turkey hunting and the impact her father's books have had on so many hunters who take to the woods each spring. 

With the upcoming launch of the Tenth Legion: Bootleg Revival edition, set for release at the 2026 NWTF Convention and Sport Show, Bates joins the NWTF's Jesse Warner to talk the history of Tenth L...

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January 9, 2026 • 74 mins

With the NWTF Photography Contest, sponsored by Tactacam, currently open for submissions at https://your.nwtf.org/photo_contest/ (call for entries closes on January 10, 2026), wildlife and lifestyle photography are on our minds. 

The NWTF's Jesse Warner continues conversations about wildlife photography by sitting down with Zack McQueen. You may have seen McQueen's work in the NWTF's photo contest, Wyoming Wildlife's Calendar ...

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With the NWTF Photography Contest, sponsored by Tactacam, currently open for submissions at https://your.nwtf.org/photo_contest/ (call for entries closes on January 10, 2026), wildlife and lifestyle photography are on our minds. 

On the episode, the NWTF's Jesse Warner sits down with talented photographer Clayton Worrell of Cedar Bluff, Iowa. They talk the origin of his photography studio name — Grizhawkins or Grizhawk, ...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes a conversation with the authors and presenters from the following papers included in the "New and Emerging Tools" session:

"Investigating diel patterns of predation events i...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes a conversation with the presenter from the following paper included in the "Tools to Estimate Survival" session:

"Evaluating camera survey methods for estimating wild turkey...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with the authors from the following papers included in the "Human Dimensions and Hunting" session:

"Hunting impacts male wild turkey movement and resource sele...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes a conversation with the author from the following paper included in the "Population Dynamics - A Regional Look Around the USA" session:

"Comparing nesting rate and space use...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with authors or presenters from papers included in the "Habitat Selection" session:

"Effects of temperature and precipitation on wild turkey brood survival in ...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with authors or presenters from papers included in the "Habitat Selection" session:

"Multi-scale evaluation of eastern wild turkey nest site selection and nest...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with authors or presenters from papers included in the "Disease Ecology and Predation" session:

"Influence of lymphoproliferative disease virus on behaviors of...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with authors or presenters from papers included in the "Wild Turkey Genetics" session:

"Role of kinship in sociality of female eastern wild turkeys" — Ch...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with authors or presenters from papers included in the "Status, Brood Survey and Hen Survival" session:

"Status and Distribution of Wild Turkeys in the United ...

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As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes summary talks from the "Welcome & Introductory Remarks" session that included Eric Kurzejeski's "Wild Turkey Research: A Look Back" and Dr. Bret Collier's "Wild Turkey R...

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It is an exciting time in the NWTF Education and Outreach arena, especially as we continue to grow our programs. 

The NWTF's vision has always been to unite a nation through the power of the outdoors, and through talking with NWTF education and outreach staff, one can see how far we've come. 

To celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day for 2025, we sat down with Mandy Harling, National Director of Education & Outrea...

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