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'm really glad you're able to come back, John.

We've tried this a couple of times already, and I think we got it this time.

Well, this is his third time on the podcast, but only the second time our listeners are getting to listen to him.

That's how it happens, man.

Well, you know, I think a lot of folks think we know what we're doing and

you know we've been through 112 or 13 of these or whatever and this thing's like a well-old

machine but that is far from the truth fact if we didn't have charlotte uh we wouldn't have

actually recorded anything yet i I don't think.

So, but it's, you know, it's always fun, John. I know we hadn't seen each other in a while.

Glad to see you. I also know that a lot of folks are ramping up for burning season and there's a lot of interest from people that want to get going on their property.

And you are probably dealing with a lot of that in your job day to day.

And I know that you're extremely knowledgeable about it.

So that's what we wanted to talk to you about today.

Appreciate that, Marcus.

We're already in the kind of heat of it.

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