Tyler Farr, Tim Harris & Turkey Season Stories

Host Alex Rutledge and Mike "Redbone" Crase is joined by country music recording artist Tyler Farr and Kentucky turkey hunter & butcher chef Tim Harris for a jam-packed episode straight from the Ozarks. They cover a tough spring turkey season in Missouri, a wild story about getting permission to hunt an elderly woman's farm — and killing a 24.5-pound gobbler within 15 minutes — plus NFL takes, local high school sports, and an upcoming benefit concert in Van Buren. Tyler shares stories about Luke Bryan's hunting habits, his Buck Commander ownership, and a classic 20-year-old memory of missing a turkey in front of Alex. Tim and Tyler also trade their best wild turkey recipes, from classic pan-fried to pickle-juice marinated strips. A true American roots conversation about faith, hunting, food, and friendship.

Chapter Markers:

• Intro & Spring Turkey Season Report
• Current Events: NFL, Local Sports & Cardinals Talk
• Upcoming Events: Whole Kids Outreach Benefit & Mae Estes
• Segment 2: Tim Harris – The Butcher Chef from Kentucky
• Tim's Hunt at Alex's Camp – 3 Days in Missouri
• The Permission Hunt: Elderly Lady's Farm & the Big Gobbler
• Segment 3: Tyler Farr – Turkey Hunting & Buck Commander
• Tyler on Luke Bryan, Buck Commander & Tennessee Hunting
• Segment 4: Old Memories – Tyler's First Turkey Hunt with Alex
• Wild Turkey Recipes: Fried, Smoked & Pickle Juice Method
• Show Wrap-Up & Closing Prayer

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Transcript

 'Cause all I ever wanted was to be in the outdoors industry and, you know, uh, singing and hunting was the only thing I was ever good at, and that was great. But they like, we, as far as turkey hunting goes, I just kind of go to, um, Luke Bryan will not let me, uh, turkey on his property 'cause he knows I'm- ... a way better, better turkey hunter than him. He said he would, and then he, I go to call him like the day I want to go when they ain't gobbling at my place, and he, he doesn't answer his phone. It's really weird how that- Yeah ... just happens. Yeah. Yeah. But, uh, me and my buddy Philip Culpepper, we, he, I went with him out by Luke's farm, and we killed one last week. And, uh, I haven't hunted turkey hunting with Alex in a while, so I decided to come down to an old stomping ground. Camel boots on my feet. Bow in my hand. Walking in the early dawn to climb up in my stand. Well, Alex, I know it's about food plot planting time. What are you gonna plant this year? Okay, in the spring I like to plant different things, and also in the fall. But my go-to all the time is the Eagle Seed Smorgasbord, because it has a variety of blends. You know, when I was a kid, and even as an adult, I loved to go to a smorgasbord, and I bet it's the same for deer. It is. They l- they have a variety to choose from. Instead of eating one thing all the time, they got a variety, just like you walking into a restaurant. Get Smorgasbord today and you'll hold more deer and turkey. How can I go about getting that Smorgasbord? To go to a dealer near you or go to www.EagleSeed.com. Intro & Spring Turkey Season Report Wise Eye Technology presents Welcome to American Roots Outdoors. I am calling in via phone. It is m- spring turkey season here in Missouri, and I must tell you, Redbone, it's been a tough season. Yeah, I keep hearing from everybody. Are the, are the, are the birds, are they henned up? Is that what the problem is? They are henned up and they're way ahead in the breeding cycle. They're in a, what we call a peaked out lull in a sense. They gobble very little on the roost. They hit the ground, they don't gobble, and, uh, a, pretty rough. And some of the gobblers are getting back together like they're almost done. We're gonna talk about that with one of our successful hunters, Tim Harris from Kentucky. Uh, we call him the butcher sheri- chef. Uh, this guy, we're gonna talk about that with him in segment two. Uh, he killed a 25 and a half pound gobbler with me at 2:00 in the day. We're gonna talk about that. And also we got country music recording artist, Tyler Farr. He's right here with us. Welcome to the show, both of you guys. Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, so we're gonna talk current events right now. Uh, what about all these new acquisitions, Redbone, the Chiefs is making? Your thoughts. Uh, well, you know, they, they were rated as one of the top five draft uh, teams in the NFL. Yeah, the, the, the kids they took in the draft, they say there are four of them that they got an A+, two of them not so much. But, uh, uh, yeah, the, the Chiefs draft went extremely well. They got everything they wanted, uh, covered in the draft. Well, that's good. They, they got ... I see they're, they're, they've sure recruited some high, high, high dollar guys. You've seen that, too, Tyler. Are you following the Chiefs, or who are you following? Oh, no, I really haven't been following any. Current Events: NFL, Local Sports & Cardinals Talk I quit following the NFL after everybody started kneeling. Yeah. Yeah. Uh-huh. What about you, Harris? I'm the same way. I don't ... If, if you kneel, I'm changing the channel. But no, I'm, I'm still a Chiefs fan. I used to go to games growing up. Yeah. But yeah, it's, I don't know, uh, pro sports now are not really my thing. Yeah. They get $32 million for three- So I'm just gonna agree with Red Bone, yes. Oh, high school baseball, Liberty Eagles ain't doing too well. Well, they, they've struggled a little bit. Thayer Bobcats are doing pretty good. Uh, I tell you, um- Oh, yeah ... uh, we got some good teams around and, uh, uh, but I'm really, you know, I've, I've been more interested in the softball regionally, Alex, because we've got a bunch of really good softball teams in our region. Uh, Thayer Lady Bobcats have won the SCA. Matter of fact, they were recording on Thursday. They're going to Salem trying to win the SCA Conference undefeated conference record for the third year in a row. And, uh, uh, the, uh, Alton, uh, Alton Comet baseball is pretty good. The Comets are 15 and 4. Oh, my gosh. So they're, they're having a good year. Congratulations to the Comets. Yeah, they're having a, they're having a great year. Yeah. And they beat Van Buren just the other night. Um, uh, but the Van Buren girls are really good. They're 12 and 1 on the season. Uh, the Doniphan Donettes, and now the ... And here's the thing about Doniphan, Alex. They're not, they're playing spring softball, but they are not gonna be involved in the- Yeah spring softball state tournament, and here's why. Uh-huh. Because they p- they also play fall softball, and if you play both- Right ... you only get to participate in one state tournament. They participated in the fall state tournament, and they went all the way to the state finals, lost in the championship game, and they're all sophomores and juniors. So keep an eye out for these Doniphan Lady Dons. Wow. They are really good. And there's some others- Congratulations to the Dons ... yeah, there's some others around- Congratulations to the Dons. What about the Cardinals? Yeah, Cardinals, you know- What went with the Cardinals? Well, you know, the Cardinals, I mean, they went to, uh, Seattle last weekend and lost three in a row to the Mariners, and then they've gone to Pittsburgh this week, and they're playing today. As a matter of fact, they're, as we're recording this, getting ready to throw the first pitch, and they've won three in a row against the Buccos in Pittsburgh. So yeah. And the Royals- Yeah ... just the other way, they went out and they swept somebody over the weekend, and now have lost three in a row to the Oakland A's in Oakland. So I don't know, it just- Wow ... it's just all over the place right now. Yeah, yeah. Well, the Cardinals, I, I, I think they'll pick it up as they always do, pretty much. They didn't last year, but I used to be a huge Cardinals fan, and when they done some liberal things, I kind of lost my respect for them, but I still follow them a little bit, but I'm not as crazy about them as I used to be. But we've got a great show lined up for everybody. Yeah. We've got our guest, Mr. Tim Harris from Kentucky, gonna talk about his successful hunt with me, and we're gonna talk about the time we spent together at camp and hunting with Eli Long, who owns, uh, Long Farms, and he also owns a company called Buck Yeah. It's a new deer mineral company. We're gonna talk about that. And also we got country music recording artist Tyler Farr. We're gonna talk about all the hunts he did during this spring and- Yeah ... and maybe some of the new music you're coming out with. Man, I got to listen to some of this stuff. It's gonna blow people's minds. You know, I mentioned- And, uh, there's a great event, a Redbone event going on in, in Van Buren this weekend. Talk about that real quick. Yeah, Upcoming Events: Whole Kids Outreach Benefit & Mae Estes there is an event this weekend. It is Saturday night at The Landing, and it is a benefit for a group that's known as, uh, Whole Kids Outreach. And I was not aware of this group until I had those folks on my radio show. Uh, but they serve 10 counties in South Central Missouri, and they go out and they have people meet with young families to see what they can do to help them. And it comes, you know, uh, you know, new parents and things like that. And they're doing a benefit tonight because they have about a $2 million a year budget, and all of their money comes from donations. Uh, so they're doing a benefit- Yeah ... as you, as you hear this show, on Saturday night at The Landing in Van Buren, and they've got four up-and-coming, uh, country music artists that I've been unable to find my, my information on this real quick, but, uh, Tyler will know this young lady. Uh, they've got Mae Estes is gonna be in the house doing an acoustic show. Are you familiar with Mae, Tyler? Yeah, I believe I met her once or twice, and then another buddy, I know another buddy of mine, uh, Jason Cross, is on the show. Yeah, that's right. You had J- yeah And he, he recently, he recently opened up for me, uh, did a, a, on my acoustic tour, um- He opened up for me at the Exit Inn in Nashville, and he's, he's really good. Great dude, um, great singer, great, great, uh, performer. Okay. But, uh, people really enjoy him. I don't know who else is on that, but yeah, they're, they're both great artists and I'm sure it'll be a great time. I may be around. I may- We don't know yet ... have to leave. Yeah. So that depends on whether I can pull it together as a turkey hunter, whether Alex can pull it together- Buddy, buddy want a turkey pull, it may, whether Alex can start calling better and- Well, the show is- Hey, it's been rough. We're gonna talk about it, everybody. We're gonna go to a break. When we come back, we're gonna interview Mr. Tim Harris from Kentucky, the butcher chef. Don't go away. We'll be back with more right after this. Hey everybody, this is Cody Huff, Bassmaster Elite Series Pro. You're listening to American Roots Outdoors with Alex Rutledge and friends. Coming off the farm, wishing on some love. I been on a big boy for a while, I could load him in the back of my crew cab. Redbone. Wise Eye has just gotten better with these new cameras that they come out with. How could it get better? Well, they got the new Mini and they've got the new DC2. DC2? They have a... Yeah. DC2, you can actually go live anytime you want and film your own hunts with the Wise Eye data cam. Now wait a minute. You mean I could be getting ready to shoot a deer and I could go on my phone and activate my camera and boom, film- Your own hunts my own hunt? Well, that's amazing. That's amazing. Okay Alex, you've convinced me. How do I get one of these cameras? Go to a dealer near you or go to wiseeyetech.com. Order yours today. Take it to a line. Take it to a field. Across a creek. Up a big old hill. 12 Point Hunting Blinds presents... Welcome back to American Roots Outdoors. Segment 2: Tim Harris – The Butcher Chef from Kentucky We are calling via phone, sitting on my porch at my cabin. A country music entertainer, Tyler Farr, is here with me, and he's come to turkey hunt two or three days with me, and we're gonna go smallmouth fishing. And on the line also from Kentucky is w- who I call the butcher chef, Mr. Tim Harris. Tim Harris come and hunted with me, spent three days with me, and we want to talk about Tim Harris, uh, in this eight-minute segment here. Uh, who is Tim Harris? Tell us all about you. Uh, well, I'm an avid turkey hunter living in central Kentucky. Um, I retired and, uh, from working for Toyota for 28 years and two months, but you know, who's counting? And, uh, yeah, but who's counting? I, and uh, I kinda got involved in the butcher trade and, and, uh, have, uh- Really took off with it and my, my business has, uh, grew by 400% in the last four years. And, uh, it's just something I truly love to do. Uh, I do have a couple employees, and I let those guys take over, uh, deer and turkey season so I can get out and, uh- Imagine that ... chase these, chase these ama- chase these amazing birds until I just can't chase them no more. So, so, so here you are, y- you, uh, saw me make a Facebook post, I'm gonna allow a couple people come and hunt with me, and you, you book a hunt with me. And, uh, you and I met, you brought, you, you, at the NWTF, you and your wife, and, uh, your wife liked a picture I had on my phone. Yeah. Yeah, she did. And, uh, yeah, I was able to, I met you at the NWTF, uh, many years ago and, and that, that particular year I had some beef jerky with me, and I've now been making that same beef jerky recipe for 37 years, and, uh, I gave you a bag. And, uh- I've got three bags left. Three... You did give me a bag, and I gotta tell you, Tyler, how, how we was eating this, tell him what you think of it. Well, that's what I had for breakfast. I was like, I was like, "Dang, this stuff's, this stuff's good." Alex couldn't put it down. He kept, he kept- Tyler, Tyler and I want to do a signature series and you make it for us and let us have it. Far Out Jerky. Yeah, we'll come to a store near you. Yeah. There you go. There you go. I like the way you're thinking. So it's awesome. Yeah. I'll bring you some, Redbone. But it, but it- All right. Oh, oh, Redbone's not had it yet. No, I haven't had any yet. Well, you will. Alex gets that stuff and he kinda hoards it a little bit. It promotes, uh, I believe it promotes, uh, hair growth too. Well, boy, well, that would be just right up my alley. Well, I must not eat a lot of it 'cause I'm slick, I must not, uh, be eating much of it 'cause I'm slick bald. So... So anyway, let's get into this. Redbone, uh, uh, I know you're wanting to say something, go ahead. No, I was just gonna say, if it promotes hair growth, I'm all in. Tim's Hunt at Alex's Camp – 3 Days in Missouri So tell us, Tim, real quick, you come here and spent three days with me. Tell, go through it real quick, the three days. Well, we, we, we got up at, uh, it was just so exciting to be able to pull into Alex's camp 'cause he's, uh, he's been a turkey hunting idol of mine for decades. And, uh, you know, it's like a, it's like a dream hunt come true for me, uh, traveling all the way from Kentucky. Uh, you know, I got into camp and, and it, it was just, it was, it's just been a blessing from day one. And, uh, you know, me and Alex, we've become really good friends. Oh, yeah. And, and, uh, we, we got into, got into camp, and I brought in a cooler full of meat, uh, that we were gonna grill for some guests while we was there. And, uh, you know, Alex was kinda- We kinda, we kinda, you know, I kinda, uh, brought in some big steaks, you know, uh, some 34-ounce, uh, prime Angus tomahawks. Oh, my. And, uh- And some filet mignon from Buffalo ... you know, yeah, I had some Buffalo filet mignons wrapped in my homemade, uh, brown sugar smoked bacon, and had some, uh, uh, Alex, I, I got to talking to Alex and I asked him if he'd ever tried Wagyu, and he's like, "No." And I, I said, "Well, I'm bringing Wagyu." So I brought in some, uh, Angus, uh, Wagyu cross, uh, ribeyes, and, uh, uh, the people that was in camp with us that night that I manned the grill, everybody was able to, e- everybody was able to try some of that. And, and, you know, it, it's, it'll just knock you down, it's so good. Oh, wow. Well, next year you're coming to Tennessee and hunting with me, buddy. Yeah, and, and- I tagged, I tagged out in Ten- I tagged out in Tennessee this year. First time I'd ever hunted- Well, next year we're gonna make plans, 'cause it's a shorter drive. And, uh, yeah. He's stealing you from my camp. Yeah, well- Yeah I'm thinking he oughta come to Oregon County. But anyway, we- yeah, Oregon County. Yeah, come to Oregon County. What about, t- let's get into your hunt real quick. We just got a few minutes left here. Yeah. Uh, talk about your hunt real quick. Yeah, the first day, first day, uh, first day was kinda rough. Uh, you know, you know how people get on property and, and stuff like that, you know? But I mean, hunting in, hunting in Missouri was tough all the way around. You know, you got high winds, you got, uh, birds that just did not wanna cooperate, you know? I mean, they can, they can humble you real quick. Uh, so the first day, you know, I mean, we, we put a lot of miles on our boots and, and put a lot of miles on the vehicle, you know, trying to rise up a, a, a bird that wanted to play the game, and it, it just didn't happen. Uh, you know, we, we, we heard 'em, they just didn't wanna play. Uh- Yeah ... and that, that, that was, that, that, that summed up day one. Yep. So day two. Yeah, day two. Day two we were, uh, we were able to meet up with Eli, and, and Eli had a bunch of birds. And, you know, we had to get up at 3:00. We had to get up at 3:00 and drive an hour and a half, but, you know, hey, I, I've, I mean, I've traveled all over the country and Mexico to chase these birds. Hour and a half ain't nothing. So- Yeah. So, yeah, so we, so we, so we go down and we, we get on a, we get on some birds and, and, uh, you know, they, they just had hens with them, you know? Yeah. And, uh, so Eli took us around. He drove us around for a while, and we went by this little old lady's house, and there was three jakes and two longbeards in this field. And The Permission Hunt: Elderly Lady's Farm & the Big Gobbler Eli said, "Well, looks like she's gone to church. Might wanna just- Stop there and ask permission on your way out of here on your way home. And, uh, so I'm, you know, I'm thinking we're going home. So we, we go and we swing by her house, and Alex goes up and talks to her, and I get out and talk to her. And at first she said no, and then- and then, uh, and then we put that, you know, we put that whiny face on her and she just couldn't hold back. And, uh- ... she said, uh, "Well, I wouldn't care if y'all killed one or two." And, uh, so me and Alex, we, we were excited. We, you know, I'm, I'm excited. I'm thinking the next morning I'm gonna get to hunt some turkeys that was in the field. We go back to the vehicle, Alex opens up the back of the vehicle and I said, "What are we doing?" He said, "Get your stuff." I thought, I thought we just got permission, was gonna go. Alex says, "No, let's go hunt." I was like, "Well, let's get it." So we walk through this little bitty white gate that's probably older than me. I mean, I'm 57, and that gate, we walk through this little bitty white country gate and walk back to the corner of the field. Alex said, "Tim," sit right there in front of me. He sat behind me. We both called just a little bit, and it was just a matter of seconds, them five bir- them, uh, two big gobblers walked right out in the field. And I snapped my fingers over to the right and so Alex could look in that direction because he really couldn't... He could see that direction with the camera, but we were pointed out straight. These birds come- Yeah ... from the left. And man, did that bir- them bir- that bird put on a show. He strutted and he, uh, he, it, he was definitely the dominant bird of the two. And, and, uh- Yeah ... he walked up and it was 38 yards, and Alex said, "Shoot the strutter." And I was like, "I've got my g- I, I've got..." I'm like, "Well, I've got my gun on the wrong side of the tree." So I had to really slow move my gun and get it over on the left side of the tree. And, uh, it was lights out. All right. I saw that footage, by the way. He got to watch the footage. I let Colin watch it. One of the heads was white and one of them was red. Yep. Yeah. Yeah. One, you know, one of them was a spotter, you know. He, he was gonna, you know, he was just kind of a spotter. But, uh- You know, well, that other one turned red really quick. And they never gobbled one time, Redbone, coming in. Not one single time. Really? Not one single time. Wow. Wow. All right, well, Alex, we- Well, I appreciate you coming to hunt with us. We're gonna wrap it up here. Stay on the line with us, and we'll have you talk a little bit more in segment three. Uh, you're listening to American Roots Outdoors. We got Tyler Farr and Tim Harris on the show with us. Don't go away. We'll be back with more right after this. Right here, right now, this is Chancey Walters, listening to American Roots Outdoors with Alex Rutledge, the Ozark Cur Dog. Year after year. Got my hunting gear. In my old pair of- Remember when a hunter was measured by how well he shot, not how much he spent? 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We went into another spot later this morning, and seen the turkeys in the field, called to them. Didn't do nothing. They went away from us. Uh, we've had a rough day, just like yours started out, Tim. But, uh, it's pretty cool how we, we drove and seen those turkeys, and stopped and asked that elderly woman to hunt. And within 15 minutes from the time we, we got out of the vehicle, walked to the tree and sat down, we killed that long beard. It never gobbled one time. It ought to teach our listeners something. Just because they don't gobble doesn't mean they're coming, Tim. Your comments. No, no, not at all. Not at all. A- and, uh, I mean, it's, you know, you, a lot of people, they, they go and they'll call. If they don't hear one gobble, they're like, "Well, I'm out of here." But, you know, if you know turkeys are in the area a- and you're a veteran turkey hunter, which I consider myself a veteran turkey hunter. Okay. I've been hunting these birds a long time. And, and if you know they're in the area, you sit down, make a series of calls, kind of, kind of get yourself situated just in case- Yep they do happen to come in because- Just the other day with Alex, I mean, that's proof. You know? Yeah. When, when we drove by there and saw those birds, Alex said, "Well, there's no hens with them. We'll kill one of them birds." You know? And, and because there was no hens. And- Yeah ... and I've had, I've had that happen, you know, many times. Now, not every time did it involve an 80-year-old so- y- 80-something-year-old woman- ... that just gives us permission. You know, I've had that- Can you see? Hey, you gotta hear this. I want to know who asked for permission. Alex did. Of course he did. Yeah, Alex did. You know, well, you know, you, when you walk up to somebody's house like that, you know, you gotta be kind. You, you gotta be, you gotta be respectful of where you are. And, and, you know, Alex was like, "Hey, you know, we understood, you know, you was at church." And, and, uh, you know, you just, you just gotta treat people the way you want to be treated. And ex- you know, uh, I mean, she could have said no. She could have said no. Well, she did say no originally, and then Alex got to talking about- Well, when, when, when I told her, when I told her I had the American Roots radio talk show and a friend from Kentucky that drove seven hours, said, "Oh, okay, it wouldn't hurt for you to shoot one or two." Oh, see, he poured it on her. I poured it on her. Oh my God. Yeah. Bless her heart. Yeah. And I tried to give her some money to go get dinner or anything. "No, honey, you don't need to give me nothing," didn't she tell me? Yeah. She, yeah, she did. She kissed me on the cheek and she was single, but I'm married. Well. You know, but, you know, and Alex said, "Hey, you know, if we kill something, you know, do you want some turkey or something like that?" And she's like, "No, it's okay. You just go ahead and keep it." Yeah. Little did she know, 20 minutes later we're gonna be walking back and we've got a 24-and-a-half-pound bird hung over our shoulder. You know? It, it, it ju- it just happens that quick. You know? Yeah. Well- You just gotta, you just gotta keep the faith and, and, uh- Yeah you know, I'm a, I'm a true believer that, uh, you know, when you put God first, amazing things happen. Come on. Yeah, boy, if he- That's the good thing about hunt- hunting these small towns, is you'll get people, good people like that. Yeah. Now, Tyler's from Sedalia, Missouri. He was No, Garden City. Garden City. He don't want to say Sedalia. Yeah. Well, no, my dad lives there. Yeah. Ain't where I'm born. Yeah. I was raised. So Tyler's been turkey hunting, oh, quite a while. Since I- But Tyler, talk about, real quick, what a great story with you and I and great memories. We got about, uh, I don't know, probably six minutes left here. No, you got about four minutes. Uh, not, not six minutes. Four minutes. About four minutes. About three minutes. About three minutes left. So talk about where you've been this spring, everywhere you've been. The Buck Commander. This spring- Turkey hunting ... with Buck Commander, turkey hunting, like, isn't a priority for Buck Commander. Yeah. They're deer sticks. It's Buck Commander. Yeah. But- And I, um, sorry for the roosters. Uh, it's like a funny farm out here, bust up. No, we, uh, there's, there's ducks quacking, there's, uh, turkeys gobbling, there's, there's- Oh, Jesus. It's... Jesus, take the wheel. Uh- But no, we, I was, I was blessed enough in my career to be able to buy a couple hundred acres on the Duck River, south of Nashville, about 50... Jesus. I mean- 20 on the gray. Oh my gosh. Hey, y'all come back out there, we'll cut that joker up for dinner. Yeah, I know, we're about, about to be a, a cockfight here. Oh, no. I got 200 acres. You, we'll have to move him back. I won't move him back worth a penny. The struggle is real, y'all. But no, uh, I've mostly, as far as turkey hunting, like, you know, I turkey hunt my own land. I don't travel a lot. I might go to my buddy's in Alabama or... I'm going to a, for Buck Commander, we're going, I've been an owner of Buck Commander for about the last, I think I became an owner six or seven years ago. Willie Robertson asked me to, uh, become a owner. Mm-hmm. And, uh, so, and, and that's been a, a big blessing, 'cause all I ever wanted was to be in the outdoors industry and, you know, uh, singing and hunting was the only thing I was ever good at, and that was great. But they, like, we, as far as turkey hunting goes, I just kind of go to, um, Luke Bryan will not let me, uh, turkey on his property- 'cause he knows I'm a way better, better turkey hunter than him. He said he would, and then he, I go to call him, like, the day I want to go, when they ain't gobbling at my place, and he, he doesn't answer his phone. It's really weird how that just happens. Yeah. Yeah. But, uh, me and my buddy Philip Culpepper, we, he, I went with him out by Luke's farm, and we killed one last week. And, uh, I haven't hunted turkey hunting with Alex in a while, so I decided to come down to my old stomping grounds- Yep ... work with my team- Hey, hey, Tyler? Yep ... uh, learn from the best, and that's why I'm down here this weekend. He won't teach me to sing, though- Yeah ... and I teach him to call. Well, some things are unteachable. Exactly right. Oh, man. Yeah. Hey, Tyler, I got a question about Luke Bryan. Yeah, Tyler. What's that? I said, Tyler on Luke Bryan, Buck Commander & Tennessee Hunting can Luke Bryan actually sit still enough to kill a turkey? Well- He likes to ride up in a side-by-side that makes a lot of noise and just get out of it and just- Oh, my ... start yelping. Uh, his place, you know, is loaded with tur- which we're, I'm very blessed, like, to be where I'm at- Mm-hmm ... in Marshall County, Tennessee. There's a t- it is one of the most populated counties- It is in the country for turkeys. Wow. Um, so Luke's very, you know... His boys, Beau and Tate, and Z- like, I don't know where they're gonna go from here, 'cause they, they- They got it made. Yeah, he's got a high fence, a red stag, and got just turkeys galore in a 3,000 acre area. Mm. And I'm just like, man, these boys just, they, they... I don't know where they're gonna go from here. Yeah. I, I just can't imagine... I know Luke a little bit from some St. Jude events, and I never seen the man sit still. I can't imagine him sitting still enough to bring a turkey in to kill it. He don't. Has he ever had a, but has he ever had a 34-ounce tomahawk? Oh, man. Yeah, I was gonna say a while ago, Tim- Hell ... if you would've offered that lady that you hunted one of those 34-ounce tomahawks, she probably would've taken it. Yeah. Yeah. Well, I'd have had to carry it in for her because it's almost as big as she was. She wasn't, she wasn't a very big lady. Yeah, 34 ounces, that's like a, it's like a deer. Yeah. That's awesome. Yeah. We're gonna go to a break, everybody. We come back, we're gonna wrap up segment four of the radio show. You're listening to American Roots Outdoors with Mr. Tim Harris, the butcher, chef, and country music recording artist, Tyler Farr. Don't go away. We'll be back with more after this. This is Brenda Valentine, and you're listening to American Roots Outdoors with Alex Rutledge and friends. What the wind might do. American roots. Hey, everybody, Alex Rutledge. I'm excited to tell you about 12 Point Hunting Blinds. Seven-foot walls, perfectly camouflaged, snowproof, waterproof, tinted windows. They will not reveal you in the 12 Point blinds. We're proud to work with this Amish-made blind, made in America, made in USA. 12 Point Hunting Blinds. For more information, go to 12pointhuntingblinds.com. Hornady Ammunition presents... Welcome back to American Roots Outdoors. Tyler Farr gobbling on the show Chewing tobacco, spitting on the porch. We're living life, buddy. Tim Harris, I appreciate you being on the show. Appreciate you being a wonderful hunter and coming and spending time with me in the Ozarks and bringing the, those tomahawks and those steaks. Uh, you're a great person, and I look forward to you coming back with us again sometime. Yeah, and I appreciate you being an amazing host and, and, uh, even better friend, and, uh, uh- Yes, sir ... a man, and, uh, and a man of God. That's, that's, that's the most important thing. I appreciate it. Well, I gotta say this. There's not many people I've let call for me behind me, but when he runs that friction call, I'd let Tim Harris call for me. I'd let Tyler call for me on a diaphragm. I've not heard him on the friction, but I'd let him call for a diaphragm. Tyler can call- You wouldn't, you wouldn't have let me, uh, 15 years ago. The heck no. He, he had the gun on the wrong knee and all kind of... Tell that story. Yeah, you yelled at me. Well, tell the story. Well, it's a- How far did you walk to get that turkey? We walked a long ways, and to be honest, we both were probably in better shape than we are now. I promise. But, uh, we, where were we hunting at? We was hunting in Shannon County. We was on a big ridge. Can't say where it was at- No ... because of people don't- Yeah people know, but it's private land. We walked a mile to get into this turkey. We're on a high ridge, and, and this turkey- And he- ... gobs half a mile away. And it's hard to call a turkey, um- Off a ridge ... well, uphill. Yeah, off of another mountain. Down and, and then up another hill. Yeah. Like, it's, it's easier, your best bet's to be situated down in the valley and call the turkey downhill. Well, Alex calls this turkey uphill- ... and it comes a country mile. Uh, and it gets up there, I got my gun on the wrong knee, and I, I was a novice turkey hunter at the time. Yeah. That's been 22 years ago. 22 maybe. I think it was younger than that. 21? Probably 21. I don't know what 20, younger than that. I'm 42 now. Yeah. So about 20 years ago, and, uh, I mi- so to sum it up, I missed the turkey. Hey- And Alex- ... it hooked daddy. It hooked daddy 25 yards, 25 yards, and you missed him. And Alex turns around and looks at me and just goes, "What the heck, dude?" And I just felt like a, like that, you know that, um- What's that Kenny, uh, the, the ball goes up, and the ball comes down, and he swings the bat all the way around. And, and it's like, I just felt like a kid that just got- scolded by his father. Like, I'm like, now I'm starting... I, I maybe did start crying. I don't know. He- He did. He teared up ... he's like, "What you doing?" I'm like, "Well, I missed it, Alex." It's pretty good. It's funny. "Why didn't you shoot it?" I said, "Well, I tried." Yeah. We've all been there. We've all been there. And yeah, you- and then he, he was laughing about it later, but at, at right in that heat of the moment, he's like, "You're an idiot," basically is what he said. He didn't call you an idiot. Well, no, but that's what he meant. He said, "You're a rookie." No, he, he meant, he meant... Yeah. It's fine. Yeah. But anyway, it's been tough on him and I today. We heard the turkeys way off. Well, this cold front's came in and- Oh, it shut them down, and we're going back to Eli's, Tim. Oh, great. Tell him what to expect. Well, I, I will tell you this, you'll see a turkey down there. It's got the longest neck of any neck I've ever seen on a turkey. I, he, he should've been on a Liberty commer- Liberty Mutual commercial. Yeah, the velociraptor. He looked like... He, he looked... No, he looked like one of them emus. Oh, he is amazing. Yeah. And we're going to that farm. Yeah, we walked, we walked, we walked right up on him, and Alex said, "Whoa, turkey." And I was like, "That ain't no turkey, that's an emu." He got a- We saw his fresh... We, we saw his fresh prints in the, in the logging road, looked like a pterodactyl. He, he stomped two coyotes, and we all shot them. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I mean, I, I'm, I'm pretty confident if I'd have shot that turkey and went up and picked him up and held him up, you know, held his feet up in the air, that his head would've been dragging the ground, 'cause, 'cause he was a long- He was that big. He was a long- It sounds like a Jerry Clower story. Oh. Oh. Yeah. Shoot that thing. Yeah, shoot that thing. What a great show. I don't care where you... I don't care what you do, just shoot up here amongst us. One of us will get some relief. That's what he said. Well, if I see him, I'm gonna shoot amongst him, I promise you. Hey, we're, we're gonna have jerky for lunch, some of the- Right on ... famous Butcher Shop jerky, Eric Timmer. Yeah. Right on. Well, hey, I'm already... You know, now that I'm back in Kentucky, I'm already working on some, uh, things, guys, and, uh, I'm looking forward to season, uh, uh, 2027, and hopefully- Yes, sir ... if things keep, things keep going the way that I'm going, uh, I'll be hosting you guys up here, uh, for some turkey hunting in Kentucky. Well, we'll try to do that. He's dialing. Come on. Come on. Come on. We'll do it. Me and Tyler's talking about doing some stuff next year, some camps together, where he's gonna, we're gonna entertain sp- only so many people, special camps, one in Florida, one in Missouri, one in Ohio, and maybe one in Oklahoma or Texas. We're gonna do them together. We're gonna call it- All right ... Tyler Farr, Alex Rutledge Turkey Camp. Yeah, will you count me in? All right. Alex is gonna sing and I'm gonna call. Not. Alex Rutledge opens for Tyler Farr. But anyway, guys, uh, what a wonderful show. Again, uh, Tim, thank you, uh, for being a great friend, and thank you for helping my family and I, and, and being so nice to my family and, and holding Wren. And Wren's my life and our whole family's life, and most people know she had complications- She's a doll. She's a doll baby. She's a doll baby. And Tyler, she went right to Tyler last night, like she knew Tyler or something from the music or something. She's only nine months old. Well, probably 'cause they have the same IQ. Probably. Probably. Probably. But anyway, uh, again, thank you for doing what you've done. And Tyler, thank you for coming here and hanging out with me. It's, it's brought us back to some old memories of the white Toyota... Was it a Toyota Celica or what was it you pulled in here before you ever came- A Hyundai Elantra. Hyundai ... And, and I tried to trade you a, a Nissan pickup once, but he had a little white car. Didn't have a pocket to pee in, did you, buddy? No. And, and here we are now, one of the most popular country singers in, in the nation, and he's one of my friends, like a little brother to me. I'd like him whether he played country music or not, I don't care. He's just a super good guy. Those of you who really know Tyler Farr, he's the real deal. He's country and he loves people and loves to entertain and help people. And the same way, Tim, you're the same way. Well, I appreciate that. That being said, we're gonna wrap her up here. Uh, remember this, everybody, this whole world needs more love and not hate. And, uh, teach your boys to become men, and teach your girls to become ladies. And Tyler, you know the ending of this? When your roots run deep and strong- There's no feeling there's no reason to fear the wind. Yeah. Hey, um, and I'm gonna add, don't be down, get down. Don't be down, get down. Yeah. So you never gotta worry what the wind might do. American Roots. Thank you for joining us for today's American Roots Outdoors Radio with Alex Rutledge. You can find us on Facebook. Look us up on the World Wide Web at americanrootsoutdoors.com. We'll be back again next week on this great radio station. Accurate, deadly, dependable, Hornady ammunition. From a two-man operation in 1949 to a world-leading innovator of bullet, ammunition, reloading tool, and accessories design and manufacturer today. Hornady, each piece is hand-inspected to ensure consistency and quality. Ammunition engineered to perform flawlessly- Simply put, the best, Hornady Ammunition. Find Hornady Ammunition at a retailer near you and at hornady.com. Spindale Arms presents. Segment 4: Old Memories – Tyler's First Turkey Hunt with Alex Welcome back to American Roots Outdoors. If you're listening to this, you gotta be listening to it on a podcast carrier, probably your favorite podcast carrier. And again, our special guest is Mr. Tim Harris and country music recording artist Tyler Farr, my little brother, and we're talking, we've talked about old turkey hunts and memories, and, uh, right now we're gonna talk about recipes. The butcher chef, Tim, has got some great recipes. Wild Turkey Recipes: Fried, Smoked & Pickle Juice Method Talk about how you like to cook turkeys, Tim. Well, I, I kind of, I don't do anything very complicated. I, my, my biggest, uh, my big, uh, I've got two ways that I prefer to eat, uh, wild turkey. Uh, probably my favorite is to just something simple, just cut it up in some, cut it up in some small bite-sized chunks. Get you some, get you some good old flour, some coarse ground black pepper. Roll that turkey up in some egg. Make that, get that, uh, get it really good and coated. Throw it in that flour and that black pepper and fry it till it gets up good and brown. That, that's, that's the old way of doing it, you know? Um, the new way of doing it, you know, for a lot of people, they like to, uh, they'll marinate it. They'll, they'll, they'll marinate it in Italian dressing or marinate it in just some kind of salt water or something 'cause people wanna, people say that, you know, they wanna draw the blood out of it. Well, I don't believe in all that. I believe in eating it right. I'll eat it right off the bone, doesn't matter to me. But I like to just, I like to just, I like to just- Pterodactyl ... pterodactyl, pterodact- raw ptero- pterodactyl meat. That's Kentucky right there. Uh, so I like, I like to just, I'll, uh, you know, put it in a, uh, soak it up in some, or marinate it up in some, uh, uh, black pepper and some, uh, chicken broth, kinda give it that little extra kick, and, uh, throw it in your smoker, uh, for about four, about four or five hours until it gets up internal of about 160. Then take it off, and while it's cooling, pour a little chicken broth around it. As it cools, it'll draw that chicken broth up into it. And, uh, then slice it thin and eat it with some mashed potatoes and cornbread and some fried potatoes and- He's definitely from Kentucky. He's definitely from Kentucky. Yeah. You, you gotta, you, you gotta eat cornbread with just about everything. Uh, that's exactly right. Cornbread with everything. Yeah, maybe, maybe some brown beans on the side. And sweet tea. Brown beans on the side. And sweet tea. Yeah. Alex will tell you, I drink more sweet tea than Uncle Si. I'm telling you, he is a Milo's, I think he owns stock in it or something. And Eli, Eli likes Arnold Palmer sweet tea. Yeah, I do see it. Yeah. You drink them, Tyler? I try not to drink, uh, I try not to drink my calories. Yeah, you gotta watch it. Well- You're getting older. Metabolism's slowed down. Yeah. Put on weight. Body changes. Put on weight. Yeah. Yeah, so, but I like the Milo's. I do the unsweet tea. Yeah. Yeah. You stay away from sugars. I notice you don't eat much sweets. Uh, no. You eat very little. You didn't eat much last night. No. We ate at the Mexican restaurant, Mountain View. But anyway, uh, Tyler, what's your favorite way to cook turkey? I will, um, let it soak in water for a while, cut it up in, you know, strips. Mm-hmm. And then, uh, my buddy Philip Colepeper showed me this trick. Yeah. Put it... I'll, I'll marinate it in pickle juice. Oh, that's what Chick-fil-A does. Dude, it's awesome, ain't it? Do it in pickle juice, and then, um, I'll usually- Roll it in flour? I will, uh, no, I'll, I'll put it in, uh, in a big Glad bag. Okay. Freezer bag. Uh, throw some just yellow mustard in there. Ooh. It's almost the same way I do my catfish. Really? Throw it in mustard. Yeah. And then in cornmeal. Oh my gosh. Catfish and mustard and cornmeal. New recipe. And cornmeal. Man, I might try that. And then you gotta use peanut oil. Peanut oil to make it good. I like the peanut oil. Oh, yeah. You like seasoning? So I'll throw it in cornbread. I'll throw, like, some, uh, Slap Your Mama seasoning in there- Yeah ... with that cornmeal. Mm-hmm. 'Cause I like- Oh, yeah, give it a little kick ... I like spicy stuff. That's Louisiana's finest. Yeah. And I'll put some of that Slap Your Mama in there, maybe some garlic and some onion, and then- Deep-fry it then just throw it in the, that peanut oil in the fryer and, uh, it's, that's really never let me down on that. What do you serve with it? Do you serve anything with it or just eat it like that? I'll do, if I'm in a hurry or if it's guys, and we ain't got a bunch of, like, females around that- Yeah ... are, like, picky and want- Oh, yeah it'll be, you know those ranch beans? Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Ranch beans or, um, my wife makes really good grits. Mm-hmm. She's from South Carolina. Her lips don't touch when she talks. But she'll, we'll do, like, do some grits with it, or, like, red beans and rice are really good- Oh, yeah ... good with that too. Yeah. Show Wrap-Up & Closing Prayer Good stuff, guys. I, I hope that made you hungry. It's made me hungry, and that means this is towards the end of the show. And guys, thank you, Tyler. Thank you, Tim. Thank you, Redbone, for being, uh, great guests also. And thank you for being a great director, Mike Grace. Uh- And, uh, everybody say a prayer for us. We're gonna wrap it up with this. My favorite, one of my favorite Bible verses is Proverbs 3:5-6, and it's, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart. Lean not unto thy own understanding. Acknowledge Him in all thy ways, and He will direct thy paths." And, uh, this whole world needs more love, not hate. And teach your boys to become men and your girls to become ladies. When your roots run deep and strong, everybody- There's no reason to fear the wind. The sun ain't up, day ain't down. We'll be waitin' when they hit the ground. Big time comin', it's what we do. From a whippoorwill to an ol' owl's hoot. Sittin' still 'til it's time to shoot. American roots. Take you to a holler. Take you to a field. Across a creek, up a big ol' hill. Year after year, got my huntin' gear. And my old pair of huntin' boots. Passed on down, planted deep in the ground. Around your heart, so you never gotta worry. What the wind might do. American roots. Granddaddy always said, "When your roots hold deep and strong, there's no reason to fear the wind. American roots will rise again." Yeah, got family, friends, and livin' the truth. American roots. Yeah, got family, friends, and livin' the truth. American roots. American roots. American roots