# 784 - 84 Years Old, 65+ Years of Turkey Hunting...The Life of Crawford Bush

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Podcast: [The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-southern-outdoorsmen-hunting-podcast-559331)
Published: 2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.thesouthernoutdoorsmen.com/podcast/
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Duration seconds: 5414

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84 years old. 68 years chasing turkeys. Crawford Bush grew up in a different era of hunting—before leases, before technology, before modern tactics. In this conversation, he shares what he’s learned from a lifetime in the woods, the mistakes that taught him the most, and why many hunters today are making things harder than they need to. In this episode: - How Crawford got started turkey hunting nearly 70 years ago - What hunting was like before modern gear, decoys, and mapping apps - The biggest mistakes he made early (and what they taught him) - Why patience matters more than calling ability - How often you should actually call to a gobbler - What most hunters today get wrong about turkey hunting - The difference between old-school and modern tactics - Why knowing your woods is more important than anything else - How turkeys behave differently than most hunters think - Lessons from hunting public vs private land over the decades - Stories from a lifetime of chasing gobblers 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…

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