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ROOST: A Turkey Hunting Show
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This is ROOST. A turkey hunting show hosted by Ben O'Brien and Sam Soholt that's driven to explore the obsession—the craft, the chase, the food, the conservation—and the bird at the center of it all. #FortheBird
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Feb 13 2023
Welcome to ROOST with Ben O'Brien and Sam Soholt
This is ROOST. A turkey hunting show hosted by Ben O'Brien and Sam Soholt that's driven to explore the obsession—the craft, the chase, the food, the conservation—and the bird at the center of it all. #FortheBird
Season 3
Mar 12 2024
S3 E1: Launch Extravaganza
The guys open Season 3 looking forward to spring hunts coming up, bemoaning the Montana Turkey Curse, and talking shop with Jason Tarwater from the NWTF on our insane raffle hunt.
Mar 19 2024
S3 E2: Playback - Sam’s Idaho & Oregon Birds
The fellas discuss and breakdown two memorable encounters from last year’s turkey tour. What did they learn? Will they survive that many energy drinks this year?
Mar 26 2024
S3 E3: Playback - Ben’s Oregon Bird & Mike’s Montana Bird
The guys do another analysis of last year’s successes and why there are still so many moments when turkeys make you feel like an idiot.
Apr 3 2024
S3 E4: Texas Turkey Tour - Creek Crossing, Two-Year Olds and the Perfect Turkey Habitat
We’re hunting just outside of a small suburban property with a ton of birds. We’re hoping the conditions are right for an early April Texas Rio!
Apr 9 2024
S3 E5: Texas Turkey Tour - Stressed Toms, High Fences and the Decade-Long Drought
We’re switching it up and hitting up a West Texas 4,000 acre ranch to see how our run and gun Western tactics do in dry mesquite flats.
Apr 16 2024
S3 E6: Texas Turkey Tour - The Turkeys Won…and That’s OK
We’re wrapping up the tour with the tales of how the turkeys won, and catching up with Chef and author of The Turkey Book Jesse Griffiths on his Texas season thus far.
Apr 24 2024
S3 E7: Mid-Season Recap with Nick Andrews
Nick Andrews of the Hunting Public is our Spirit Animal. He joins the show for a recap of their (and our) hunts thus far.
Apr 30 2024
S3 E8: The Soholts Do Nebraska
Sam and Josh Soholt meet up with some hunt winners to hit up the hills of Nebraska in what should be peak strut. We’ll see if they’re right.
May 8 2024
S3 E9: The Curse
Ben looks to break his lifelong Montana turkey curse.
May 13 2024
S3 E10: Western Turkey Tour - Microcimates, Graupel and Creek Crossing Toms
We’re joined by Beth Shimanski of Savage Arms and outdoor writer Zach Hein for a recap of their hunt in the mountains of Idaho.
May 15 2024
S3 E11: Western Turkey Tour - Nests Aplenty and The Nemesis Bird
We’re riding the snow line and chasing longbeards in Idaho, a review of our hits, misses and a date with the Nemesis Bird.
May 17 2024
S3 E12: Western Turkey Tour - Three Beards, the Stump Bird and a Real Low, Low
Ben screws it up, while Sam gets on a roll in the turkey woods. May is on full swing and the stories are almost endless.
May 24 2024
S3 E13: Western Turkey Tour - The Last Bird, Same as the First
We say goodbye to the season with one last go at the Merriam’s we love to hate.
Season 2
Apr 13 2023
S2 E1: Jesse Griffiths and our Texas Turkey Learnings
In the first episode of ROOST’s season two, Ben and Sam reaffirm their commitment to turkeys and the landscapes they inhabit across this country before breaking down this season’s learnings from Texas turkey camp with Jesse Griffiths. Want more Woodside content in your podcast feed? Head over to woodside.supercast.com for weekly premium Woodside extras.
Apr 20 2023
S2 E2: Chasing Tight-Lipped Birds in Iowa and Oregon
In the second episode of ROOST’s season two, Ben and Sam share their recent stories from Oregon and Iowa and how they had to decide between sit and git or run and gun. Sam is joined by Sawyer, Erik, and Mark from Vortex to recap their Iowa hunt. Enjoy. Want more Woodside content in your podcast feed? Head over to woodside.supercast.com for weekly premium Woodside extras.
Apr 27 2023
S2 E3: Ben’s Montana Curse and NWTF’s Big Sky Forestry Initiative
In the third episode of season two, Ben catches up with NWTF’s Jason Tarwater to find out what the guys have learned from the fabled “Montana Curse” and all its failures. Sam and Ben also prepare for their upcoming turkey tour. Enjoy. Want more Woodside content in your podcast feed? Head over to woodside.supercast.com for weekly premium Woodside extras.
May 4 2023
S2 E4: Fried Turkey Tour: Kyle and the Trailhead Bird
In the fourth episode of ROOST’s season two, Ben and Sam are joined by Nick Andrews from The Hunting Public and Mike Kmon from the WOODSIDE crew to kick off their 12-day three-state turkey tour. Enjoy! Want more Woodside content in your podcast feed? Head over to woodside.supercast.com for weekly premium Woodside extras.
May 11 2023
S2 E5: Fried Turkey Tour: Birds that Gobbled and Won
In the fifth episode of ROOST’s season two, Ben and Sam are joined by Nick Andrews from The Hunting Public and Mike Kmon from the WOODSIDE crew to talk about their failures thus far on the turkey tour and what they’ve learned. Want more Woodside content in your podcast feed? Head over to woodside.supercast.com for weekly premium Woodside extras.
May 12 2023
S2 E6: Fried Turkey Tour: Public Land Pressure and Trading Nemesis Birds
In the sixth episode of ROOST’s season two, Ben and Sam are joined by Nick Andrews from The Hunting Public and Mike Kmon from the WOODSIDE crew to recap their epic turkey camp in Oregon and tell the story of how they killed one particular educated bird. Want more Woodside content in your podcast feed? Head over to woodside.supercast.com for weekly premium Woodside extras.
May 12 2023
S2 E7: Fried Turkey Tour: It Has More to do with the Opponent than the Instrument
In the seventh episode of ROOST’s season two, Ben and Sam are joined by Nick Andrews from The Hunting Public and Mike Kmon from the WOODSIDE crew to recap their wild time in Idaho and look back on what they learned on the tour. Want more Woodside content in your podcast feed? Head over to https://woodside.supercast.com/ for weekly premium Woodside extras.