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.

What if I'm not ready?

I mean, I'm ready to talk about some bugs.

Mm-hmm.

You know, I was up there, last time we were recording, jumping on the river,

trying to throw things that look like bugs down the river and catch a fish.

But now I'm thinking about bugs because we've got new information that's just been published

relevant to turkeys and turkey holes.

And how many bugs are available to them, which for those of the all out there that

are trying to catch up or maybe you just

started listening, we had an episode not too long back.

We'll link it in the show notes talking about our bug problems.

There's some concern over insect populations, and we've talked about that in the context of turkeys and

turkey poults in particular because they're so dependent on insect availability. They're eating

nearly exclusively insects, especially early in life, when they're rapidly growing skeletal

structure and feathers.

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