Welcome to Wild Turkey Science, a podcast made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow.

I'm Dr. Marcus Lashley, Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Florida.

And I'm Dr. Will Gulsby, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management at Auburn University.

We're both lifelong hunters and devoted scientists who are passionate about hunting, managing,

and researching wild turkeys.

In this podcast, we'll explore turkey research, speak to the experts in the field,

and address the difficult questions related to wild turkey ecology and management.

Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science.

Oh my gosh.

What have we gotten into?

To divert us away from that landmine, Kelly, I know you've been working a little bit on some fly fishing lately.

This is the man you need to talk to about fly fishing.

Oh, no.

I like doing it.

That does not make me good at it or the person to talk to.

You're more so the person to talk to than me.

You know, I come from South Florida, so I grew up fishing. And, you know, 30-some years of fishing, you get a little bit of an ego, right?

You come to a new system, a species and new gear type and you're just

totally foolish and horrible. So whenever you come out here, I'll take all the help I can get,

but I think it's from a higher power that I need to help from.

Yeah. Well, I'm probably not that helpful. I do catch some trout from time to time.

I actually started in North Carolina during my

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