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Steve Rinella references this as 'the great famous Turkey book' and describes it as 'a masterpiece' that no one will ever write a better turkey hunting book than. He discusses specific content from the book where Tom Kelly describes watching gobblers interact with a real hen. Will Primos agrees about the book's significance and comments on Tom Kelly's unique perspective, saying 'nobody's got Tom Kelly's brain.'

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Steve discusses this book about turkeys and turkey hunting behavior, specifically mentioning how the author observed that a Tom wouldn't respond to calling even from real hens, illustrating that sometimes animals simply aren't interested rather than being spooked.

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Described as a 'famous turkey hunt book' that tells stories about turkey hunting. The speaker references a specific story from the book about watching turkeys in the woods where a hen was calling but gobblers didn't respond, illustrating a point about turkey behavior and calling.

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Referenced in a discussion about strange things turkeys eat. The speaker mentions that in Colonel Tom Kelly's 'Tenth Legion,' he talks about watching turkeys eating crayfish from underwater. This is a well-known book about turkey hunting.

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Referenced during a discussion about historical turkey hunting methods. The speaker mentions reading about how 'pop hunters' or 'meat hunters' would bait ditches with corn and shoot multiple turkeys at once. Tom Kelly is referred to as 'Colonel Tom Kelly.' The book is later mistakenly called 'Seventh Legion' but the correct title from the clearer reference is 'Tenth Legion.'

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Ben O'Brien recommends this turkey hunting book, calling Tom Kelly 'the poet lord of turkey hunting.' The book is praised for its description of calling in a turkey and the conversation between hunter and animal. The title's meaning is explained early in the book.

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Referenced as 'the single greatest turkey hunting book ever written by anyone' during a discussion about turkey hunting techniques, shooting positions, and what the speaker calls the 'Kelly factor.' The speaker extensively quotes from the book's techniques chapter about proper positioning and shooting ambidextrously when hunting turkeys.

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Referenced during discussion about turkey diet and behavior. The speaker describes it as 'the greatest turkey hunting book ever' and mentions that Tom Kelly (also called Colonel Tom Kelly) wrote about turkeys eating crawfish/mudbugs in this book. The reference comes up when Guy is discussing his experience seeing a turkey eating crawfish underwater.

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Referenced twice in discussion of fall turkey hunting strategies. The speaker mentions 'Colonel Tom Kelly discusses this in the tenth Legion' regarding hunting tactics where you disperse a flock and call them back together. Later mentioned again as 'In the tenth Legion he talks about this as well' in the same hunting context.

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Discussed during a conversation about turkey hunting. The speaker describes it as a must-read book about turkey hunters, specifically about a turkey hunter in Alabama from an era when turkeys were scarce. The book is praised as hilarious and contains observations about turkey behavior, including them feeding on crayfish. The speaker references Kelly's views on bush whacking turkeys and calling techniques.