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.

I hope you're ready.

Well, you know I'm not because you put me on the spot for this one,

and I wasn't fully prepared for it,

but you're like, hey, that's interesting.

Why don't we talk about it?

I don't think it's just interesting.

I think it's like a power move. Okay. That's not the right word. It's like a, a mic drop or something like it. To me, captivating. When I saw it, I was like, we got, we, we have to do an episode on this because it's pretty powerful.

Yeah.

So to provide, you know, all five people that are listening right now, that joke never gets old, right?

It's tired, but it's not old.

That's 12 years.

Yeah.

Most likely.

So we're getting ready for, we're getting ready for this, this, you know,

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