Ep. 449: This Country Life - Will’s Turkey for Today and My Turkey for Tomorrow
Bear Grease
MeatEater
4.9 • 7.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Turkey season is still in vogue as Brent relates a story from one of his family members in Arkansas. Then he’ll wind up his recent trip to Alabama with a tale of some good folks doing some good things in conservation. Gather up and let’s give it a listen.
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| 0:33.7 | Welcome to this country life. |
| 0:36.0 | I'm your host, Brent Reeves. From coon hunting to trotlining and just general country living. |
| 0:41.6 | I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences and life lessons. |
| 0:46.3 | This country life is presented by Case Knives from the Storemore Studio on Meat Eat Eater's Podcast Network, |
| 0:54.0 | bringing you the best outdoor podcasts that |
| 0:56.4 | airways have to offer all right friends grab a chair or drop that tailgate i've got some |
| 1:02.8 | stories to share will's turkey for today and my turkey for tomorrow i got a couple of recent stories from this turkey season |
| 1:16.2 | both were successful in different ways it is truly my favorite time of the year and i can't wait |
| 1:23.8 | to tell you all about it. So get easy. Let's get started. |
| 1:34.5 | I hope y'all like turkey stories because we're still telling them. |
| 1:37.9 | Ain't going to be telling them for a few more episodes. |
| 1:41.3 | This first one is from Wilton Tim Reeves Jr. We call him Will or Wilbur, |
| 1:48.3 | but he is my nephew and my brother Tim's youngest son, along with being his namesake, |
| 1:54.4 | and a reasonable facsimile of his father as well. Will and his wife Rachel lived near |
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