Ep. 435: Turkey Stories - Getting Shot, Attacked by Bobcats, and Flintlocks
Bear Grease
MeatEater
4.9 • 7.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, it’s Turkey Stories time! We’ve gathered a lineup of hunters from Arkansas, Alabama, Virginia, and Mississippi, both young and old, connected by a love of spring turkey hunting. You’ll hear about a University of Arkansas student on her first solo hunt, a hunter who survived being shot in the back, bobcats crashing the scene at the worst possible time, a woman in pursuit of a Turkey World Slam with a flintlock shotgun and more. Plus, insight from turkey biologist Mike Chamberlain and voices shaped by a lifetime in the woods. If you love turkey hunting or just plain old good stories, don’t miss this one.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Hey, if you're in or around Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and you live for hunting season, |
| 0:09.2 | you need to swing by the meat eater store in Milwaukee. |
| 0:13.0 | We're stocked wall to wall with the gear we actually use in the field. |
| 0:17.2 | First Light, FHF gear, Phelps game calls, and more. |
| 0:21.5 | You'll find us at the corners of Brookfield. |
| 0:24.8 | Whether you're gearing up for the season, dialing in a setup, or just want to talk |
| 0:28.5 | shop with people who love to hunt, this is your place. |
| 0:32.5 | That's the Meat Eater Store, Milwaukee, at the corners of Brookfield. |
| 0:37.6 | Stop in, get dialed, and get after it. |
| 0:43.0 | So we come to Covenant County Hospital in a hurry, |
| 0:47.4 | and got him in there, pulled his clothes off, |
| 0:52.7 | shot whatever were on that tile floor. |
| 0:58.1 | How would you like to hear some turkey stories from Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and even old Mexico? |
| 1:06.9 | Well, my friends, if you said yes to that, you are in luck. |
| 1:12.3 | This is our annual Turkey Stories episode. We've rounded up some of the best, most unique stories that we could find from a |
| 1:18.7 | completely unique set of homo sapiens, both old and young, both men and women, but what they |
| 1:25.3 | have in common is a love for spring mornings and wild turkeys. |
| 1:30.3 | I've said this before, but you can learn a lot just from listening to stories. |
| 1:35.7 | Today we're going to hear from college sophomore Holly Newkirk on her first solo turkey hunt. |
| 1:41.3 | It's good. |
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