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Turkey Call Television brings the best in turkey hunting straight to the comfort of your living room. With a click of the remote, Turkey Call will take you on some the best hunts you'll ever see, featuring California, Florida, Mexico and many other great locations.
Turkey Call is a fast-paced, magazine-style program featuring North America's largest game bird as the star and, starting in 2009, Michael Waddell with his down-home, fun-filled personality as host.
Follow Turkey Call's camera crew as they feature turkey-hunting adventures from all over North America, while providing great tips on turkey calling, custom call collecting and wild-game cooking.
Don't miss Outdoor Channel's most action-packed turkey hunting show — Turkey Call.
About Michael Waddell
In this new role, Waddell will represent the NWTF as host of its television series, Turkey Call, which airs on Outdoor Channel. In addition, Waddell will assume emcee duties at the organization's national convention, which will be held Feb. 19 to 22, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn. Members also will be treated to personal appearances by Waddell at many other NWTF events.
"I love the folks that make up this organization. NWTF is the grassroots of the hunting and conservation culture, period," said Waddell. "And the national convention is my old stomping grounds with the calling contests and meeting all the great people who make up the NWTF and the hunting industry. No other organization celebrates the outdoors like NWTF. These people really understand the value of conservation and hunting as well."
Waddell joined the Realtree staff in 1994 as a cameraman and producer. He moved in front of the camera hunting for Realtree before becoming host of his own show, Realtree Road Trips, a funny, fast-paced, award-winning hunting show that airs on Outdoor Channel. Waddell also is the official celebrity spokesperson for Outdoor Channel and was elected to serve as chair of the National Hunting and Fishing Day 2008.
Waddell grew up hunting and fishing with his father. After graduating from high school, he started competing, and winning, turkey calling contests. He gained recognition as one of the nation's top callers, and in 1993 he won the Realtree Grand America Turkey Calling Contest. Though Waddell is a skilled hunter and caller, it was his humble, country charm that won over America's hunters, anglers and shooters.
"Michael is truly one of us. He's an avid sportsman with a passion for wild turkey hunting," said NWTF CEO George Thornton. "He embodies the spirit of the NWTF as a family man, a conservationist and a person who appreciates his blessings."
Viewers can expect to see Waddell's energy, hunting know-how and terrific sense of humor take Turkey Call television to the next level. As emcee of the NWTF's national convention, he'll make sure attendees get a brand new show in their favorite place, Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville.
Waddell, who originally hails from Booger Bottom, Ga., still makes his home in Georgia. He loves to hunt and spend time with his family, wife Ashley, his three boys, Mason (8), Meyer (4) and Macoy (1) and daddy's little girl, Addie (1)
Upcoming Episodes
Hunter's Specialties in Wyoming
This week on Turkey Call we head to the Diamond 7 Bar Ranch in Alva, Wyo., to hunt Merriam's turkeys. Join ranch hosts Pat and Beth Reilly as they try to take their first birds of the spring season. Later, watch as they welcome David and Carman Forbes, along with Eddie Salter from Hunter's Specialties, as they revisit the ranch after being snowed out last spring.
Snow, Birds & JAKES
Hunt of a Lifetime Join Turkey Call as we follow a couple of young people on the NWTF's Western JAKES hunt of a lifetime! Watch as Russ Roberts, owner of Western Gateway Outfitters, guides 13-year-old Jada Johnson and her father Kevin.
Later, we'll be teaming up with Xtreme JAKES member Greg Hill and his father Scott, NWTF New Jersey State Chapter president. If Wyoming and Montana are known for anything, it's deep snow and big mountains, which made this extraordinary hunt everything but easy.
Hunting Merriam's with Bass Pro
On Turkey Call join Rob Keck as he hunts with John L. Morris of Bass Pro Shops and Colin Reid of Gaylord Entertainment. They're in Montana and Wyoming with the weather wreaking havoc with the birds. See if John L. can overcome some missed shots to bag a Merriam's.
Women and Lowcountry Longbeards
This week on Turkey Call we're hunting in the lowcountry of South Carolina following some Women in the Outdoors members, along with their husbands, at Wappaoolah Plantation. Also on the show, learn how managing your land and planting chufa can help you attract and successfully keep turkeys on your property.
Bartkowski in Okeechobee
On Turkey Call, we're in south Florida hunting Osceolas with Okeechobee Outfitters guide Danny SantAngelo. Watch as Danny guides former NFL quarterback Steve Bartkowski, as he tries to take an Osceola gobbler to complete his Grand Slam. Later we'll be following 13-year-old JAKES member Raymond Masciarella as he tries to take his first Osceola longbeard.
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