Turkey Week | The MeatEater Podcast

Topics discussed: It's Turkey Week at MeatEater; how Dave is deaf as shit; Clay's high school art drawing, Machine Gun Hog; being a turkey decoy purist; DSD's Mating Hen decoy as a stable plane; the Jake Strutter decoy and the ten steps to strutting; Phelps and Clay rip on calls to trick the Merlin App; owl hoot competitions; calls to illicit a shock gobble; the ins and outs, and challenges and pride of "Made in America"; the nicest duffle bag ever made by man, according to Steve, by Paul Lewis of FHF; the Apex Belt as all you'll need in the turkey woods; and more.
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[@cortcalkins4400]

I'm in the Army and work at a hospital near D.C. I overheard two nurses talking about how she would have missed some patient info if the other nurse wouldn't have taken a second look at the record. I stopped and said "a fresh set of eyes finds more beans," and they both agreed without a second thought.

[@PowderBlueThunder]

Hahahhaha

[@sarjeant503]

hahaha the best part is the outtro song! I had to rewind it and play it 3 times!

[@samsmith7150]

Song at the end is a HIT!!!

[@barrymaddox7747]

My turkey hunting buddy is a state trooper. We meet up a couple hours before day break. He drives his squad car and to locate birds he hits his siren for a couple seconds and the Toms all shock gobble. Works every time

[@D_A_D_]

Tax dollars working for you I guess!

[@joshpurkiss3965]

The outro song was freaking hilarious!!! Best part of the show today. "Sniff out acorns like they are cocaine"

[@jakewarren704]

The beat at the end actually GOBBLES bro

[@nikorolfness1327]

the song at the end had me laughing pretty hard

[@fredoananamos1652]

Clay, congrats on becoming Steve’s official ball washer with this episode.

[@MOTO_DADS]

Man I watched and followed everything you you said to do and got my first gobbler opening morning few days ago. Thanks man 👍

[@nicholastobe2216]

Love the turkey episodes. And anything with Clay and Jason is more fun.

[@JesseFelker]

Got my dogs flipping out 😂

[@justsnuggle]

Steve excellent question for the basic generic hunter and generic turkey setup. Thank you for thinking of us generic guys just trying to get it done when we can.

[@rcrist2498]

Putting all my money on Warb from the Hunting Public crew for the shock gobbling contest

[@jackgreenstalk777]

I was thinking the same. Anyone who doubts a good owl calls ability to get a gobble has not watched aaron warb of the hunting public. That dude is a locating machine. Hell of a turkey hunter

[@zacharysmith2166]

Great episode. Love Clay and Steve combo

[@ChasinStuds]

The umbrella fan full strutt gobbler is the best. Multiple gobblers have attacked me

[@MrFishfighter]

Love me some turkey week 🙌

[@jaredsypnieski2589]

love the outro song lol

[@lisaannaallen6283]

callie morris has the very best live mount decoys and i've never seen a turkey not come in to one

[@ltdannichols]

Speaking from experience, a real fan matters greatly

[@NothingIsBetterThanButter]

Who the hell creates these songs?????!!!! Love it! Haha

[@parkerschaaf]

love all ur vids keep up the good work

[@jesseknox9322]

1:53:55 for the best rap track of all time

[@warrior5890]

Where can I find that song at the end? It was hilarious and awesome

[@Bringyourquivertotheriver]

Clay kind of put Steve in his place on the shock gobble convo. He should do that more often. The truth about owl hooters, buddy. Let 'em know.

[@Sundog0811]

In his place as the boss? So clay made steve the boss after having the shock gobble convo? Thats insane. I guess they go by a different set of rules in the hunting world. Im anxious to see what steve did to make clay promote him to boss

[@Bringyourquivertotheriver]

@@Sundog0811 Are you asking yourself questions and answering them in the same paragraph? In his place, as in, cut him down a few pegs. This isnt a business meeting, their respective titles mean absolutely nothing in a spirited debate about hunting. Power distance is irrelevant to someone who stands on fact and can argue their points. I think you possess the mindset of a peasant pauper, afraid to speak up for themselves before editing a few words first!!

[@Sundog0811]

@@Bringyourquivertotheriver wut

[@Bringyourquivertotheriver]

@@Sundog0811 you've been told, boy. Try to keep up. Reach out with any questions.

[@andrew5689]

​@@Bringyourquivertotheriver 😂😂😂😂 gadamn.

[@Bull3tBikes]

I feel so bad for Dave, he was looking around the room as if he could barely hear anybody :(

[@clifsant9266]

1:16:11 as an electrician that is currently working on a Air Force Base for the core of engineers. Everything that we install has to be made in the US we were recently told that one of the very few companies that makes conduit bodies in the US is no longer making those in the US, and there is definitely a noticeable quality deficiency in the US made product. The US state steals is definitely better quality then the info is crap but the workmanship is not here.

[@Barkeep000]

That was by far one of the best music exit yet! Someone edit only the song and send me the link!

[@jayfranklin14]

Great pod but the closing credits stole the show!!!! Need that on iTunes, etc!

[@unintendedpurposes]

How can i download the song at the end!?

[@unintendedpurposes]

When can we download this song? And whats the name and artist?

[@vincentstraub9895]

Dude, someone sign whoever wrote that song!

[@jacobcampbell1548]

Clay is the only reason i didnt fall asleep during this pod.

[@lisaannaallen6283]

a air horn is still a good locater

[@crazyflylady1728]

How do I find that song at the end? Omg it's amazing!!!

[@quackiller12]

i need a link to the turkey rap song at the end

[@danorris5235]

Somebody tell me how to get these songs they keep playing! I can't figure this stuff out to save my life.

[@kyleshpak9286]

3d printing the zipper pull might solve the problem.

[@charlesremy]

what is the outdo song called??!!!

[@TRRuss]

I need ❗️FHF Gear❗️to make a field hip quiver for archery!!!

[@brycejones1166]

They are, go to 1:41:03

[@TRRuss]

@@brycejones1166 I made that comment very premature. I still haven’t watched it all. Thank you though. Happy to hear it lol

[@brycejones1166]

@@TRRuss😂😂 it happens, i saw something about it on instagram, it looks really nice!

[@Dahl_Outdoors]

Reaping/Fanning banned in Wisconsin. I looked up the 2023/24 regs and couldn't find this. Is this accurate?

[@bryanrahn9499]

I don’t think so. I have to imagine I would have heard about it. It should be banned though.

[@coats3727]

Outtro outdid all of the show, jive turkeys

[@buck19]

You wont route a pot call into the table

[@lisaannaallen6283]

steve infin you want the best turkey hunt you know,get with guy zuck and go to kansas with ralph he'll know who

[@jacobventura3468]

Got a question. Live here in california, my dad went to bass pro shop to buy my little brother (age 15) a shotgun for his first year of hunting. The guy behind the counter told my dad he couldnt buy my little brother a shotgun and that it is a crime to buy a gun for another person. I understand that law for another adult, not for your minor child. But how is it you could hunt as a teenager and bass pro shop wont sell your parents a gun?

[@pajiad191]

He was misinformed. A father to son transfer or a son to father transfer (Mother too) is exempt from straw buyer restrictions. Next time tell the Bass pro Guy nothing just fill out the paperwork and take your shotgun..... he aint your friend.

[@jacobventura3468]

My dad was wanting my brother to hold to to see how the fit was which I haven't seen an issue with before.

[@pajiad191]

@@jacobventura3468 Yes brother thats totally legal, it is even legal to let a friend who is not related borrow a firearm for hunting purposes. My only advice is to buy your firearms from a local Mom n Pop (or as close to it as possible) gun store that serves the community youre local to. Bass pro is a fun experience and great for fishing but I encourage others to purchase their firearms from a local dealer for many reasons which I wont list here.

[@limonc77]

Wait...Bo knows meat eater? He's been on the show???

[@FederalPacificEh]

Oh yeah! Good episode.

[@robertlinton5966]

When the guests are companies Meateater has acquired, the podcast turns into a long sales pitch. To each his own but prefer the episodes with an interesting outside guest.

[@benredacted8468]

If you've bought a mechanical advantage from a corporation (call, decoys ect.) The poetry is somewhat lost. Before you compare spinners and fly fishers or bows and rifles. The art is in the effort. I know quite a few bow hunters that won't hunt in the rain😂

[@doneime875]

The manufacturing "system" if you will is designed around global economy. It's difficult to manufacture everything in the US because regulations make it impossible. It's super frustrating.

[@glenj.loftus8697]

This show is nothing but an advertisement for decoy co

[@underdogoutdoors]

Biggest mistake is calling too much.

[@TheLikkinBranchRanch]

Especially on Osceolas. We have so many predators here that the turks are really quiet on the ground.

[@woodsmn8047]

most fly fishermen piss me off if they have that attitude that if you don't fly fish you ain't shit ... I hate that attitude...! the reason they feel that way is cuz they don't know much about spinfishing they think all there is to it is chuck a lure into the water an that's it an it's all about the full creel in the shortest time possible then they want to make it illeagle for me to fish my favorite spot because it's now flyfishing only

[@danorris5235]

Flyfishing elitism is one of the most hilarious things to me. I grew up bait fishing, changed over to lure fishing, and then got into fly fishing. Now I use all three depending on where I am and what I'm going for. It makes the fly guys seriously enraged when you're "doing it all wrong with no respect for the art" as you're out-fishing them. It's pointless trying to explain concepts like depth and speed to some of those guys. They won't believe any of it until they watch it happen, and then half will claim that it's some violation of fly fishing ethics because your manner of casting wasn't flashy and smooth or you stripped it in like a barbarian. I even had one guy flip out on me because I was fishing where he was fifteen minutes prior and kept the legal ones. I asked him if he was there to harvest some food or just playing, "touch the fish," and he absolutely lost it. Dude seriously thought it was wholly unethical to fish 40yds from him in a place he already passed up and actually eat the fish instead of harassing them for personal enjoyment. Being half my size and twice my age didn't shy him away from threatening to fight me for "ruining the art." 🤣

[@flat8301]

Meateater credibility of being for the “Everyman” is dwindling every week. For sure trying to sugarcoat it is a giveaway while trying to play it off. It’s really not that difficult to keep producing jobs here. The investment unstitching is where he justified cheap FOREIGN LABOR because you know.. it’s the only way 😞

[@Sundog0811]

Clearly,.none of these people have ever actually been hunting. Looks like a bunch of keyboard warriors.

[@brian2591]

The DSD dudes are so boring. Good move sitting Clay next to them to try and liven it up.

[@chrisgates8662]

Great podcast. Would have been better without Clay. Was nothing until Meateater, now rides Steve's coat tail. Most egotistical person on there besides Cal.

[@stevenboyd6560]

Pretty tough weekend was it?

[@chrisgates8662]

@@stevenboyd6560 yes, thank you for asking

[@rustyshackleford8149]

Why the fuck do you people feel the need to say shit like this? Who the fuck are you? If you don't like the way someone is, then fine, but you don't need to type up these passive aggressive asshole comments for everyone else to see.

[@D.o.a]

Great comments would have been better without Chris commenting how egotistical.

[@chrisgates8662]

@@D.o.a I'm sorry, it won't happen again.