Illumination in the Flatwoods (Lashley edition) | #134
Wild Turkey Science
Charlotte Nowak
5.0 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Marcus shares insights from his personal experience being imprinted upon by a brood of turkey poults. Join as he shares details of the imprinting process, critical factors affecting the survival and growth of poults, rapid behavioral changes as they grow, what has surprised him the most so far, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Wild Turkey Science, a podcast made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow. |
| 0:14.3 | I'm Dr. Marcus Lashley, Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Florida. |
| 0:20.1 | And I'm Dr. Will Gulsby, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management at Auburn University. |
| 0:25.9 | We're both lifelong hunters and devoted scientists who are passionate about hunting, managing, |
| 0:31.3 | and researching wild turkeys. |
| 0:33.2 | In this podcast, we'll explore turkey research, speak to the experts in the field, and address |
| 0:39.0 | the difficult questions related to wild turkey ecology and management. |
| 0:43.4 | Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science. |
| 0:59.4 | Well, it is sack lunch day here. |
| 1:01.3 | Sack lunch. |
| 1:03.5 | If I'm a little late, I can just walk in there. |
| 1:05.0 | Yeah, they just... Do they actually bring it to you in a little paper bag? |
| 1:07.8 | No, you got to make your own. |
| 1:10.2 | You got to make your own sack lunch. |
| 1:12.0 | Yeah, the reason is, so down here where I'm teaching at, the forestry class and the |
| 1:18.6 | wildlife class happened at the same time. |
| 1:20.5 | So we've got forestry undergrads and wildlife undergrads. |
| 1:24.0 | And there's some days like today that one group or the other is out in the field all day. |
| 1:29.9 | They don't come back to the cafeteria for lunch. |
| 1:32.5 | So they, on those days, if one group is gone, everybody's getting sack lunches. |
| 1:40.4 | That's awesome. |
| 1:43.3 | So you've been down there for a while teaching young minds. |
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