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How to Master Turkey Calling with Beau Brooks

Episode 359 Published 2 years, 2 months ago

Description

Beau Martonik is joined by champion turkey caller and hunter Beau Brooks. Beau is known for fooling just about anything with a mouth call. They discuss growing up in the West, finding the turkey that wants to play your game, mid-day turkeys, what to do when a Tom has hens with him, calling strategies, their top gear for turkey hunting, and much more!

Topics:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:25 - Learning from successful people
00:08:22 - Beau Brooks’ background
00:10:16 - Elk and turkey hunting contrasting
00:17:43 - Beau’s dad Casey Brooks
00:20:44 - Beau Brooks’ passion for calling animals
00:24:46 - Search for the bird that wants to play YOUR game, and timing is everything when calling
00:32:25 - Beau Brooks’ approach to hunting Easterns
00:36:32 - Finding the unpressured birds
00:39:53 - Mid-day turkeys
00:47:19 - Get above em
00:50:43 - What do you do when your tom has hens with him?
00:54:27 - Mouth calls exclusively?
00:59:57 - Calling: getting them on the right day at the right time
01:03:42 - How do you gobble on a mouth call?
01:10:53 - What gear is Beau Brooks using for turkey hunting?
01:14:35 - Tick defense: Sitka Gear Equinox guard
01:18:22 - Seed ticks
01:24:09 - Preferred type of pot call?
01:30:30 - Where to go to learn more from Beau Brooks