The First Gen Hunter Podcast
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Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Welcome to Turkey Week! This week we continue the conversation with Roy Holdford and it is all about turkeys! We hear more about the Turkey Van Tour (TVT), Roy's experiences with different subspecies of turkeys, and get a detailed breakdown of his hunt this Spring to South Florida where he worked his tail off for an Osceola! Be sure to check out the hunt on Roy's YouTube channel (link below)! Thank you for tuning in!-CalebLinks:Instagram: @royholdfordRoy's YouTube ChannelThe hunt we discuss this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1k3DfUQffo
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Old Barn Taxidermy Instagram: @oldbarntaxidermyMy personal instagram: @calebleedrakeThe Backwoods Instagram: @backwoods_bulletin
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Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Passionate for the wild turkey is one way to describe Jason Heathcoe. Noel and Lance tackle a broad range of topics this week with the SmallTown Hunting Properties land man and television producer. We get in to shifting turkey seasons, turkey hunting “rules”, past hunts, and plans for the future. It’s a dandy on this week’s episode of Strut Revival!
Follow Jason: @jasonheathcoe
Follow Noel: @Noel Gandy
Follow Lance: @no_insta_lance
Follow Kent: @first.gen.hunter
The Hunting Heritage Podcast: @huntingheritagepodcast
Facebook:
Jason- facebook.com/jasonheathcoe
and
facebook.com/heathcoewithsmalltown
Noel- facebook.com/gandyoutdoors
Lance- facebook.com/lance.cornelius.3
The Hunting Heritage Podcast: www.facebook.com/thehuntingheritagepodcast
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Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Thomas MLsna is one of the most thoughtful people I have met in the hunting community. He constantly hones his process for not only how he approaches hunting giant whitetail bucks, but he also is constantly tweaking how he manages whitetail hunting properties for himself and his clients to maximize the amount of ecological benefit for his local ecosystems. As a result of his holistic approach he has had incredible success on his own hunting properties, and he has helped transform many of his clients' farms to some of healthiest ecosystems in their regions.
Other topics we discuss:
-Do trail cameras give off high frequency noise that spook deer?
-What is "halfitat"
-Planting invasive species for better hunting opportunities
-Management chores you can do right now
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Follow Thomas: @the_untamed_ambition and @whitetail_ambition
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Follow Alex: @east2westhunts_alex
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Follow Caleb: @calebleedrake
Follow Noel: @noelgandy
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Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
This week we are joined by special guest Roy "Curl" Holdford, he is a full-time outdoors videographer, with his very own Turkey Van Tour on YouTube, he was an intern with The Hunting Public, and is an all around a great person & woodsman. We get into some great topics about his hunting roots with both deer & turkeys, and his time spent with The Hunting Public. I hope you enjoy this episode, tune in next week for part 2!-CalebLinks:Instagram: @royholdfordYouTube: Curl Hunts: Turkey Van Tour
Take Your Skull and Cape to Old Barn Taxidermy**
Old Barn Taxidermy Instagram: @oldbarntaxidermyMy personal instagram: @calebleedrakeThe Backwoods Instagram: @backwoods_bulletin
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Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Logan Cooke isn’t just a Pro Bowl NFL player; he’s a hunting and conservation machine as well. Join Noel Gandy and Lance Cornelius as they visit with Logan about his recent success in Hawaii, his plans for the Mississippi turkey season, and a whole lot more on this week’s episode of the Strut Revival!
Instagram:
@logancooke9
YouTube:
Off Days- with Logan Cooke
@offdays-withlogancooke4103
Follow Noel: @Noel Gandy
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Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Alex Gruin of the East 2 West Hunts Podcast invited me onto his show discuss some changes being made to their draw system. It's an eye opening conversation that will change how Colorado is hunted going forward.
Check out Alex's Podcast!
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Follow Caleb: @calebleedrake
Follow Noel: @noelgandy
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Fox River Socks
Gunskins
Tipton Gun Cleaning Accessories
Outdoor Edge
Kuiu Tactical Hunting Apparel
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
This week we hear an update on how the shed season is going, including some unique shed hunting experiences shared between neighbors. Then we switch gears and discuss some outdoors news from overseas, the Western & North woods of the US. Stay tuned for part 1 with a special guest next week that will lead into the upcoming turkey week on the First Gen Hunter podcast network!Have a blessed week!-Caleb
Take Your Skull and Cape to Old Barn Taxidermy**
Old Barn Taxidermy Instagram: @oldbarntaxidermyMy personal instagram: @calebleedrakeThe Backwoods Instagram: @backwoods_bulletin
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Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Upland bird hunting is one of the most exciting ways to hunt. Constant movement, dogs pointing and flushing, and quick shot opportunities that demand the best out of reflexive wingshooters. Ryan Lynton of Southern Indiana joins the show to talk about his journey as a hunter and how he has settled into upland bird hunting as his preferred species. Tune in to hear about Ryan's story following his Brittany named Creek.
Topics discussed:
-Brittanys
-Indiana hunting opportunities
-Learning to hunt
-Quail, Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse & Pheasant hunting
-Conservation of upland habitat
-Having a conservation mindset
Follow Ryan: @followthedog_outdoors
Read Ryan's Writing
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Follow Alex: @east2westhunts_alex
Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts
Follow Caleb: @calebleedrake
Follow Noel: @noelgandy
Support First Gen Hunter by shopping at the following partners:
East2West Hunts Use promo code: firstgen10 = 10% off any purchase
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360 Sportsmen Use discount code: FIRSTGEN15
Camofire
Black Ovis
AlienGear Holsters
FORLOH
Fox River Socks
Gunskins
Tipton Gun Cleaning Accessories
Outdoor Edge
Kuiu Tactical Hunting Apparel
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
The hunting Community is something special! We can all see this firsthand at events like the Iowa Deer Classic and I encourage you all to go to these types of events. We talk about this in today's episode, as well as the dense topic of bears - attack stories, what is the best defense strategy, and conservation/learning about the species. Ultimately, creativity and collective efforts are what move us forward the most and that is what we hope you get out of this week's episode!Have a blessed week!
Take Your Skull and Cape to Old Barn Taxidermy**
Old Barn Taxidermy Instagram: @oldbarntaxidermyMy personal instagram: @calebleedrakeThe Backwoods Instagram: @backwoods_bulletin
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-Caleb
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Ever dream about hunting Alaska? Yeah, me too. Most of us consider going there for the moose, musk ox and caribou, but Alaska is also a premier destination for hunting predators. All of the biggest and baddest animals on our continent are found in Alaska and my guest Louis Creviston hunts them all.
In this episode we discuss the following topics:
-Close calls in the Alaskan interior
-Bear attacks and charges
-Bigfoot and paranormal occurrences deep in the Alaskan interior
-Wolf trapping and hide value
-Color phase black bears
Follow Louis: @louis.creviston
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Follow Alex: @east2westhunts_alex
Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts
Follow Caleb: @calebleedrake
Follow Noel: @noelgandy
Support First Gen Hunter by shopping at the following partners:
East2West Hunts Use promo code: firstgen10 = 10% off any purchase
Old Barn Taxidermy Tell Them The First Gen Hunter Podcast Sent You!
My Medic use discount code firstgen15 at checkout to save 15%
TideWe Use discount code: firstgen15 at checkout to save 15%
Optics Planet Use discount code: fgh5 at checkout to save 5%
360 Sportsmen Use discount code: FIRSTGEN15
Camofire
Black Ovis
AlienGear Holsters
FORLOH
Fox River Socks
Gunskins
Tipton Gun Cleaning Accessories
Outdoor Edge
Kuiu Tactical Hunting Apparel