784 - 84 Years Old, 65+ Years of Turkey Hunting...The Life of Crawford Bush

About this episode

Crawford Bush shares his extensive experience and insights from over 65 years of turkey hunting.

84 years old. 68 years chasing turkeys. Crawford Bush grew up in a different era of hunting—before leases, before technology, before modern tactics. In this conversation, he shares what he’s learned from a lifetime in the woods, the mistakes that taught him the most, and why many hunters today are making things harder than they need to. In this episode: - How Crawford got started turkey hunting nearly 70 years ago - What hunting was like before modern gear, decoys, and mapping apps - The biggest mistakes he made early (and what they taught him) - Why patience matters more than calling ability - How often you should actually call to a gobbler - What most hunters today get wrong about turkey hunting - The difference between old-school and modern tactics - Why knowing your woods is more important than anything else - How turkeys behave differently than most hunters think - Lessons from hunting public vs private land over the decades - Stories from a lifetime of chasing gobblers Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Get a discount on your Poncho Outdoors shirts here - https://linkly.link/2bfPZ Grab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Maxwell, Jacob Myers

Guest: Crawford Bush

Topics covered

• turkey hunting
• hunting tactics
• outdoor experiences
• hunting history
• patience in hunting
• public vs private land

Keywords

• turkey hunting
• hunting mistakes
• old-school tactics
• modern hunting gear
• patience in hunting
• public land hunting
• gobbler calling

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