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.

Well, today we're going to bring you some knowledge nuggets, compliments of Dr. Will Gulesby.

That's what I'm told.

All right.

So let's get started.

We'll, we've just been getting so much feedback. I'm really getting backed up. So if somebody sent me a message out there and I haven't replied yet, I'm getting to it. I'm just, I'm not able to keep up. But please keep it coming. Just like we said, we wanted that feedback.

And if we get enough of it, we're going to give you bonus content.

And that is why we are here today.

So I wanted to start out with a few things.

One, hopefully everyone out here has gotten this. But if you haven't, I'm going to tell you directly right now. We've got a problem with palt rear and cover. I think that's evident

that fits my own experience and what I view across the landscape when I'm riding around

looking for it. And, you know, after talking to Dr. Chris Mormon from the North Carolina project, he said it was basically non-existent in that state.

And, you know, their project is statewide and occurring 100% on private land.

So that's not just a perception of some part of the state on public land.

He's talking about more broadly than that.

And that was similar to what Craig Harper had to say from the Tennessee project.

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