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  • 237: Turkey Hunting with Billy Yargus and Keith Wahlig
    2026/04/29

    Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper as he sits down with two legendary turkey hunters and callers at the NWTF Convention in Nashville.Yargus won the NWTF Grand National title in 2008, Mid America Open 3 times, U.S. Open, the Missouri State Championship 3 times, 2 World Championship titles in the Two Man Team Challenge, and many other titles since his first calling contest in 1996.

    Knight & Hale Ultimate Hunting Team member and Pro-staffer Keith Wahlig of Villa Ridge, MO., has been turkey calling professionally for more than 30 years. Keith has won and placed in over 100 calling contests across the country, including World friction, U.S. Open, and the Grand Nationals. Keith is an accomplished natural voice gobbling champion, with wins including the Grand Nationals and U.S. Open gobbling champion. Besides taking trophy toms all across the country, he is also an avid bowhunter, taking game from whitetail deer in the Midwest to Black bear in Canada. Keith is a much requested seminar speaker, an active JAKES volunteer, a founding officer of the St. Louis Longbeards, and a recipient of the NWTF President’s award. Keith has made appearances on Knight and Hale’s Ultimate Hunting television show and Summit’s High Places.

    This is a fun show that you will not want to miss.

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    44 分
  • 236: Turkey Hunting with Keith Wahlig
    2026/04/22

    Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and long time friend Keith Wahlig as they reminisce about turkey hunts past. Keith also covers turkey hunting history. You’ll hear names like Ray Eye, Walter Parrott and others. Additionally, Keith, a champion caller, gives some fine lessons on calling that are sure to help you in the spring turkey woods.

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    46 分
  • 235: Bird Dog Training with Fleming Farm and Kennels
    2026/04/15

    Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper, owner of Fleming Farm and Kennels, Cliff Fleming, and avid bird hunters Pitts Lesense and Josh Hagar. The foursome, among others, enjoyed a terrific day of bird dog training on the farm. Several breeds were handled including, Irish Setters, English Setters, German Shorthair Pointers, brittainies and an ancient breed called Bracco Italiano. Victra, Hagar’s dog stole everyone’s heart with her sweet disposition and unusual gait which made her appear to run on air. It’s a fun-loving episode that you will want to hear, especially if you are a lover of bird dogs and bird hunting. We are certain you feel the same as Ernst Hemingway. He said, “the last bird you shoot on the wing is as fun as the first.”

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    46 分
  • 234: Wildlife Imitator Ralph Duren and Land Agent zach Howell
    2026/04/08

    Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper on your favorite social media platform as he interviews Wildlife Imitator Ralph Duren and new Arkansas Land Agent Zach Howell. It’s a good time talking about the NWTF Convention in Nashville, Ralph’s career with the Missouri Department of Conservation as a trapper and wildlife imitator (he can make 130 animal sounds with his voice() and Zack’s talented life as a musician, contractor, and land agent for Living the Dream Outdoor Properties. It’s a good time in Nashville!

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    42 分
  • 233: Justin Bruehl, Dr. Chamberlain, Will Rechkemmer, and Chase Seals talk turkey
    2026/04/01

    Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Justin Bruehl, Dr.Chamberlain, from the University of Georgia, Will Rechkemmer, NWTF forester for Missouri, and Chase Seals, the NWTF Forester for Illinois. This is an extraordinary podcast you will not want to miss, especially if you are a turkey hunter or one who loves to manage your land for wildlife. This group represents well over 100 years of experience with forestry, wildlife management, land management and management of wild turkeys. It’s fun, informative and offers up-to-date research results on wild turkeys in the U.S. It’s a podcast you will want to listen to more than once.

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    1 時間 5 分
  • 232: Justin Bruehl and Bric Steward Talk Turkey
    2026/03/25

    Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Justin Bruehl and guest Bric Stewart, of Drury Outdoors, as they live it up talking about their favorite outdoor pursuits: turkey hunting, truly calling, turkey hunting tactics and, of course land management. These guys don’t miss a beat and you are sure to enjoy this entertaining podcast recorded at the National Wild Turkey Federation convention in Nashville, Tennessee. You can find Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast on most social media platforms.

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    51 分
  • 231: Hunting Hawaii with John Sabati/Buck Chasers with Chris Bishop
    2026/03/18

    Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper as he visits with John Sabati of Hawaii. John is the state chapter president of the National Wild Turkey Federation and provides up-to-date turkey hunting information about the islands, covers vacation ideas, and more. In the second segment, Chris Bishop, of Buck Chasers, provides a bird’s eye view of hunting big whitetails in the Land of Lincoln, Illinois. It’s a fun and informative episode of Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast.

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    46 分
  • 230: Turkey with Paul Butski/Turkey Competition with 1st Class Whitetails of Ohio
    2026/03/11

    Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper for a dynamic good time about hunting wild turkeys. In the first segment he interviews GSM pros Sheldon Lovelace and Paul Butski, one of turkey hunting’s greatest legends. In the second segment, Kenny Zuspan, of 1st Class Whitetails of Ohio, reviews his World Turkey Tag Competition. It’s a show you will not want to miss.

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    50 分