S4 E13: A Finale with Mike the Engineer
Ben and Sam are joined by Mike the Engineer to review the highs and lows from this season and set the stage for 2026. Enjoy!
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 13
ROOST: A Turkey Hunting Show
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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S4 E12: A Beautiful Place to Get Whooped - Wisconsin Edition with Chef Jesse Griffiths
Ben is joined by chef and author Jesse Griffiths for a recap of a wild and frustrating turkey hunt in the Driftless region of Wisconsin.
May 22, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 12
S4 E11: Soholt's Redemption and the Backyard Birds
Ben and Sam finish their Western Turkey Tour in Montana with a pile of stories you don't want to miss!
May 13, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 11
S4 E10: A Beautiful Place to Get Whooped
Ben and Sam are still rolling on their Western Turkey Tour and Wyoming is on the docket. This didn’t go as planned. Not even close. Enjoy the stories!
May 07, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 10
S4 E9: River Bluff Toms in Montana
Ben and Sam are still rolling on their Western Turkey Tour and Montana is up next. The results? An epic camping spot and a tag filled. Enjoy the stories!
Apr 29, 2025•59 min•Season 4Ep. 9
S4 E8: Tagged Out in North Dakota
Ben and Sam are off on their Western Turkey Tour and North Dakota is their first stop. One hell of a camp was had by all. Enjoy the stories!
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 8
S4 E7: A Halftime Show with The Hunting Public’s Nick Andrews
Ben and Sam are joined by their good buddy Nick Andrews for a Half Season Spectacular. A few turkey stories and some excitement for the Western season openers.
Apr 15, 2025•50 min•Season 4Ep. 7
S4 E6: Overcoming Cancer for the Royal Slam with Dr. Chris Jenkins
Ben and Sam are joined by their good buddy and avid turkey hunter Dr. Chris Jenkins for a truly special story of overcoming cancer and affirming values in the turkey woods.
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 6
S4 E5: Texas Youth Hunt: A Letter to Our Children
Ben and Sam reflect on lifelong memories made and passing down the gift of turkey hunting.
Apr 01, 2025•42 min•Season 4Ep. 5
S4 E4: Texas Youth Hunt: A Young O'Brien’s First Bird(s)
Ben and Sam are joined by 8-year-old James for a father/son hunt that this ROOST crew will never forget.
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 4
S4 E3: An Ode to Overlanding: Turkey Tours and Camping Gear
The boys both have new trucks and they’re kitting them out for the Western Turkey Tour this year. Learn about how they’re getting organized and what gear they’re looking to buy.
Mar 18, 2025•57 min•Season 4Ep. 3
S4 E2: Why Turkey Tactics are Different Out West
Learn about how Ben and Sam change up their tactics based on the terrain, weather and vast amount of public land available to them out West.
Mar 11, 2025•55 min•Season 4Ep. 2
S4 E1: Why We Love Western Turkey Hunting
From access to cost to the beauty of spring, Sam and Ben wax poetic about why they love turkey hunting out West.
Mar 04, 2025•49 min•Season 4Ep. 1
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.
May 24, 2024•49 min•Season 3Ep. 13
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 17, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 12
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 15, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 11
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 13, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 10
S3 E9: The Curse
Ben looks to break his lifelong Montana turkey curse.
May 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 9
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.
Apr 30, 2024•48 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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 24, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 7
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 16, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 6
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 09, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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 03, 2024•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 4
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.
Mar 26, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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 19, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 2
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 12, 2024•48 min•Season 3Ep. 1
S2 E8: Season Finale: The Curse Lives On, True North Tom Kelly, and Memorable Lessons Learned
In the eighth and final episode of ROOST’s season two, Ben and Sam reflect on one hell of a season and ponder what was learned along the way. Want more Woodside content in your podcast feed? Head over to woodside.supercast.com for premium Woodside extras.
May 25, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 8
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.
May 12, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 7
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•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 6
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 11, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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