This weeks Hunter Spotlight Series Features: Name: Lafayette Trowell Jr. Hometown: The Midlands of South Carolina Currently Residing: South Carolina Hunting Weapon(s) of Choice: Deer - Suppressed Weatherby 7mm-08 Wild Turkey - 20-gauge Winchester SXP

On a recent TikTok Live, Equalized Outdoors, George’s Boy Outdoors, and Ronnie "Cuz" Strickland came together for what was billed as an open discussion on turkey hunting. What unfolded instead was a rare, unscripted exchange that exposed a deeper tension—and opportunity—within modern conservation culture: how the resource is talked about, who gets invited into the conversation, and who is trusted to carry it forward.