Saving the Lost VHS Archives of Turkey Hunting | 100% WILD Podcast Ep. 468

Saving the Lost VHS Archives of Turkey Hunting | 100% WILD Podcast Ep. 468

From The 100% Wild Podcast by Drury Outdoors

April 9, 2026 · 1h 0m

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This episode discusses the preservation of wild turkey hunting's history through the digitization of VHS archives.

Saving the Lost VHS Archives of Turkey Hunting | 100% WILD Podcast Ep. 468 In this nostalgic episode of the 100% WILD Podcast, Matt Drury and Tim Kjellesvik sit down with Paul Campbell, co-founder of the Wild Turkey Archive, to discuss the vital mission of preserving wild turkey hunting's rich culture and history. Paul details the urgent race to digitize thousands of degrading VHS tapes and films before they are lost to time, ensuring the stories of legends like Fox Hayes, Tom Kelly, and Dick Kirby remain available for future generations. We explore the massive digital library, which features everything from black-and-white silent films from the 1920s to iconic master tapes from the early days of Drury Outdoors. The conversation dives deep into the evolution of outdoor media, contrasting today's fast-paced social media clips with the slow-burn, two-hour feature films that defined the 80s and 90s. Paul sharing the technical struggles of the "OGs" who lugged 80-pound shoulder-mounted cameras into the woods and navigated the grueling world of linear tape editing. From finding ancient turkey calls in excavation pits to the "edgy" marketing that built the modern hunting industry, this…

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