A small change in survival rate could mean a big impact on the population growth rate.

This is the closest thing and the most convincing thing to a unifying theory of turkey decline

that I feel like I've seen.

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,

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Don't leave that audio in.

I love how you've rusted.

I tried to get that sip of water right before the mic went hot. Oh, that's funny. I knew I was going to have to be

hydrated for this one. Yeah, this one, this one's going to be strong, I think. How long have we been

teasing this, at least since we started, since you first had the concept of this analysis, I believe.

Yeah, and you know, I was this analysis, I believe. Yeah.

And you know, I was trying to.

Preliminary results.

I was trying to figure out when that was.

So we're currently in what?

September of 2025 when we're recording.

I don't know when this will go live, probably in October of 2025.

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