Spring Time Good Times - Hunting Sheds, Turkeys, and Great Ideas on Migration and Wildlife Connectivity with Jeremy Romero of the National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation Outdoors

Aaron chats with good friend and conservation colleague, Jeremy Romero, of the National Wildlife Federation. We cover spring activities, getting ready for turkey season, shed hunting - tactics, fun, calling, etc. We also talk Jeremy's work, migration corridors, SO 3362, and wildlife connectivity.

Check out some of Jeremy's work here: https://connectedcorridors.com/

Show notes:

3:15 – Jeremy latest outdoors adventures

5:40 – skiing, gearing up for Barbary sheep, and backpacking in Bears Ears

8:39 - gearing up for spring turkey and shed hunting

10:45 – Aaron and Jeremy’s preferred turkey load (*note: Aaron misspoke – the Federal TSS load is an all tungsten load, not a mix of metals)

13: 49 – Jeremy’s adding shotgun turkey hunting to his love of turkey hunting with a bow

15:45 – the three species of turkey in New Mexico

17:49 – seeing Vermillion flycatchers

19:20 – what you should be thinking about right now to get ready for turkey hunting

24:43 – having a good seat while turkey hunting

26:30 – tactics for a western public lands turkey hunters

33:10 – locator calls

38:25 – shed hunting while turkey hunting

44:39 – the “gas tank” concept for wintering ungulates

46:40 – the popularity of shed hunting

51:49 – strategies for finding sheds

56:20 – what’s happening with migration corridors and SO 3362 in the new administration

62:24 - gaps in 3362 that can be filled to address species and entities that were left out

70:50 - forest planning for wildlife and migration corridors

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