Ep. 720: Beaver Castor Moonshine and Will Primos' Shotguns

Published: 2025-06-23 09:00:00

Steven Rinella talks with Will Primos, Ryan Callaghan, Cory Calkins, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics Discussed: Taking a swig of pickled castor; turkey strategy and the turkey you can't seem to kill; how you keep fish nice; sharp breasted vs. round breasted; etiquette on tipping hunting and fishing guides; Will Primos' Purdey shotguns are up for auction to benefit conservation; Will's organization, Steward Link ; and more.

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Referenced Books

Tenth Legion

by Tom Kelly

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.'

Referenced at 00:21:27