49-State Super Slams with Brooks Henry and Sophie Hooker

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Brooks Henry and Sophie Hooker about their experiences and challenges in completing a 49-state Super Slam for wild turkeys.

We talk with Brooks Henry and Sophie Hooker at the NWTF convention in Nashville about chasing wild turkeys across the country and what it takes to finish a 49-state Super Slam at a young age. We get into the unglamorous parts of travel hunting like budgeting, gear failures, planning routes, and learning when to move on to a bird that is actually ready. • finishing the 49-state Super Slam in Utah and how that final swing came together • skipping high school graduation to hunt South...

People in this episode

Guests: Brooks Henry, Sophie Hooker

Topics covered

• wild turkey hunting
• 49-state Super Slam
• travel hunting
• budgeting
• gear failures
• planning routes

Keywords

• wild turkeys
• hunting
• Super Slam
• travel
• budgeting
• gear
• planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NWTF

Places: Utah, Nashville

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