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The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

776 - How to Strike Turkeys and Make them Come In | Eddie Salter

The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast

Andrew Maxwell & Jacob Myers

Sports, Wilderness

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

If you can make a gobbler sound off… you’ve got a small window to kill him. In this episode, turkey hunting legend Eddie Salter breaks down what happens after that first gobble — and why most hunters mess it up. We dive deep into: How to strike turkeys and actually get them coming The “15 Minute Rule” that changes everything The biggest mistakes hunters make after a gobble When to call… and when to shut up How to set up so you don’t get busted The exact calls and tactics Eddie uses in real hunts Eddie is a legend, and has spent decades mastering the art of calling turkeys, and this is as practical and real as it gets. Watch this before your next hunt. Y'all stay Southern! 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 here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aK Join Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aR Use the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfm Check out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDI Use code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8 Save 10% on your next Vortex Optics order at eurooptic.com using the Promo Code “southern10” - https://2ly.link/1wyYO Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewear Have you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener success story here - Share Your Story Here Come chat with us on our Thursday Hunter Hangouts! Join our Patreon - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXU NOTE: Not all advertisements run on this show are endorsed by The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast unless an ad is read by one of the hosts.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

So you're going to cover more territory.

0:02.6

So yes, you're going to make more turkeys gobble.

0:05.5

And then when you make them gobble, you're going to kill them within 15 minutes.

0:11.3

Or you're probably not going to kill them.

0:13.2

I got a lot of buddies that I've done bad before.

0:16.5

The good Lord's going to get me because, you know, when I used to have a lot of blood my eyes they said

0:21.2

man I got a turkey I can't kill go with me in the morning okay you get right here and I'd get

0:28.1

and I'd be over here I said if it comes over there you shoot him he comes over here

0:31.4

he comes over here I'm gonna shoot him well nine times out of ten I'm gonna shoot him right

0:34.6

there because I throw the call over that way and I you know I said that bad last time, man. Thank you'all for having me, man. Hey, I got a great response from y'all last year. And, you know, the thing is, I got a lot of, you know, I give out my telephone number. And a lot of, you know, guys that just getting in the turkey hunting

1:27.7

would call me and say, man, I got a question. I've having a problem. So really, to me,

1:33.3

that's, to guys, look, I think y'all, that's what it's all about. If we can help our fellow

1:38.2

turkey hunter be more successful, I'm all about it. Yeah. Well, you did a great job with that last year. The episode last year got a great response. And I was telling you earlier, since we released it, we've been getting comments and questions on calling and scenarios. And we keep referring, we're like, go listen to Eddie's episode from last year. And we got to talk about it this week. We're like, let's see if we can get Eddie back on.

2:01.6

And he called you and you're like, come on down.

2:03.5

Oh, yeah, man.

2:04.4

I'm actually headed to Florida and I think y'all are too. Yep. I'm headed tomorrow. I'm going to be there opening day. And, you know, I do it every year. I've been doing it now for about the last 15 years.

2:15.4

And, well, one thing, it gives you an opportunity to hunt turkeys, you know,

2:19.6

it don't come in here to... for about the last 15 years and one thing it gives you an opportunity to hunt turkeys uh you know

2:19.5

it don't come in here uh to the 20 fift and it gives you an opportunity to get an early early start

2:25.9

and uh you know of course mississippi i just uh i done a little old deal this morning where our extension

2:33.8

agency uh down here along with some of the landowners are going to try to put a little old program together where they invite

2:41.5

to other landowners to come in and learn what they can do for us. Trapping, control burning. You know, what can they do to food source what can they do to

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