The Spring Legion Podcast

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 for, what we learned the hard way, and why the best part of turkey hunting still might be the simple question we grew up asking: “Did you hear anything?” 

We also get honest about the road behind Spring Legion: quitting jobs, losing the safety net, watching the business crash and recover, and seeing how a few books and hats turned into a warehouse and a nationwide community. Along the way, we touch on grief, family, and the kind of support that comes from people you’ve never met but somehow feel close to. Faith shows up as a steady thread too, including the reminder that you can’t worry your way into a better outcome and that you still have to “bake the cake” with the ingredients you’ve been given. 

Then we shift back to practical turkey hunting and conservation: weather and hatch talk, broody hens, predator control timing, and the desire to help more people do real habitat management. We close with the stuff that sticks: passing shots you can’t verify, letting a bird drum longer than you “need,” taking kids to the woods, and ending a season on a note you can live with. If you enjoy spring turkey hunting, traditional turkey hunting culture, and real conversations from Mississippi and beyond, hit subscribe, share this with a hunting buddy, and leave a review so more folks can find the show.
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We'd like to thank the following sponsors for making this podcast possible:
North Mountain Gear
Mossy Oak
Apex Ammunition
Vortex Optics

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 states. 

We get honest about fourth quarter turkey hunting: why the woods can feel dead even when birds are there, how gobbling windows shrink as nesting ramps up, and why “loafing” becomes the default mode once the morning fire fades. We also talk about the weird ways sound travels in steep country and mountain hollers, where a gobble can bounce, lie, and pull you into a long hike if you guess wrong. 

From there, the episode turns into story time and lessons learned. Honey breaks down a classic hunt with turkey guru Garrett Sweeney, then dives into one of the most memorable hunts of the year: a long, sweaty chess match that ends with a gobbler drumming and grinding uphill right into range. We also unpack a second-morning moment where the bird gets painfully close but the shot never feels clean and why passing can be the win. 

If you’re chasing late season turkeys, hunting pressured public land, or trying to get better at reading terrain, calling timing, and commitment, this one is for you. Subscribe for the finale run, share this with a turkey hunting buddy, and leave us a review with your toughest late season lesson.
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 following sponsors for making this podcast possible:
North Mountain Gear
Mossy Oak
Apex Ammunition
Vortex Optics

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, Jennings, and Gage for a public land style run through steep country, big timber, creek bottoms, and zero cell service.

We get into the real mechanics of a do-it-yourself western turkey hunt, starting with the unglamorous part: last-minute flight changes to dodge snow, flying with a firearm, TSA slowdowns, runway delays, and the scramble to make a connection that could have cost us half a day. From there the stories turn into pure turkey problem-solving. We break down what it feels like when a tom is clearly there but won’t gobble, won’t show, and seems to drum from thin air, plus the small adjustment that finally flips the switch and gets him talking like he “never heard a call before.”

The mountains deliver their own lessons. We talk about extreme terrain, thick cover, birds that lock into tiny spots and refuse to move, and the safety reality of hunting remote ground without service. Add in predator sign and a late-night “that’s a wolf” moment outside a tiny tent, and you’ll understand why we keep coming back to the same point: don’t force the plan, hunt on the turkey’s clock, and don’t go alone when the country can bite back.

If you’re into spring turkey tactics, calling strategy, western Rio and Merriam style behavior, or just want an honest hunting story with real decisions and real consequences, this one’s for you. Subscribe, share it with a buddy who’s still chasing May gobblers, and leave a review with the strangest “ghost turkey” moment you’ve ever had.
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 following sponsors for making this podcast possible:
North Mountain Gear
Mossy Oak
Apex Ammunition
Vortex Optics

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 Mississippi spring turkey season and the push to travel
• how we approach new states and new subspecies without changing our style
• why turkeys do not live everywhere and how to avoid hunting empty woods
• West Texas glassing and positioning on Rios with fences roads and pressured birds
• a close-range finish that starts with a turkey hearing footsteps in dead grass
• Idaho public land lessons on movement timing weather breaks and staying with birds
• why gobblers try to gain elevation and how a small setup mistake costs you

Y’all be sure to check out the new Late Season May Sale at springlegion.com! Use Checkout Code May20 for 20% off the entire collection of Spring 2026 Turkey Gear. Supply is low.

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 following sponsors for making this podcast possible:
North Mountain Gear
Mossy Oak
Apex Ammunition
Vortex Optics

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 love the chess match side of turkey hunting, this one is for you.

Chase walks through an April roost hunt that happens on almost no sleep and on a hard deadline, where the turning point is not a magical sequence on a call, but a hen’s attitude and the hunters being set up for what follows. Then we jump to a public land turkey hunting grind in Tennessee centered on a property line gobbler living on a safe knob. We talk terrain, sound, and why downhill setups can feel impossible in open woods. A trumpet call gets the most reliable answers, but silence and patience are what finally make the bird do something different.

We also zoom out into bigger takeaways you can use anywhere in the Southeast or beyond: why “you’re not on the wrong turkey, you’re in the wrong spot” is often true, how to think about hung-up gobblers and hen dynamics, and why habitat work like prescribed burning plus predator management can make a noticeable difference over time. If you’re chasing Easterns now and thinking about a western trip later, you’ll hear how we’re planning for that too.

If this helped you think clearer about turkey hunting tactics, subscribe so you do not miss the next round of stories, share it with your hunting buddy, and leave a review with the most stubborn gobbler you have ever dealt with.
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 following sponsors for making this podcast possible:
North Mountain Gear
Mossy Oak
Apex Ammunition
Vortex Optics