Legacy Through Land · Episode #64

The Deals, the Diagnosis, and the Dirt: T Bone Turner Unfiltered

Featured Guest

T-Bone Turner

Host- Bone Collector Outdoors

Show Notes

Tyler sits down with outdoor icon, humorist, and land investor T Bone Turner for a wide-ranging conversation that spans his entire journey—from a kid obsessed with archery to a tournament champion, pro shop owner, and one of the most recognizable faces in hunting TV through Realtree and Bone Collector. T Bone pulls back the curtain on the early days with David Blanton and Michael Waddell, the real story behind both the "Bone Collector" name and his own "T-Bone" nickname, and the wild logistics of filming hunting TV in the OG generator-and-truck era. He also gets candid about the DIY Iowa buck that changed everything, his transition into buying, managing, and flipping land across Kansas, Georgia, and Oklahoma, and the relationships that made it all work. But the heart of this episode is bigger than trophies. T Bone shares his battle with cancer and how it reshaped his outlook—why he now values health and relationships over any rack on the wall, and the legacy he hopes to leave behind for the next generation of hunters and outdoor entrepreneurs. Whether you're here for the hunting stories, the land investing wisdom, or the hard-earned life lessons, this one delivers.