Managing old fields for turkey | #155
Wild Turkey Science
Charlotte Nowak
5.0 • 584 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we walk you through the steps on managing your fallow fields for turkey and deer. We cover the plants we're after and those we want to manage against, as well as herbicide preparation, broadcast application, timing of management, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Wild Turkey Science, a podcast made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow. |
| 0:14.5 | I'm Dr. Marcus Lashley, Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Florida. |
| 0:20.4 | And I'm Dr. Will Gulsby, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management at Auburn University. |
| 0:26.2 | We're both lifelong hunters and devoted scientists who are passionate about hunting, managing, and researching wild turkeys. |
| 0:33.6 | 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. |
| 0:43.5 | Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science. |
| 0:57.0 | Man, the weather's been feeling nice. |
| 0:58.1 | I know. |
| 0:59.6 | It's getting... Got to do a little hunting last weekend. |
| 1:02.1 | Yep. |
| 1:03.0 | Did you get after some deer or something with feathers? |
| 1:07.6 | No. |
| 1:08.2 | A little bird hunting. |
| 1:10.5 | And this weekend, I'm going on our archery deer hunt. |
| 1:17.1 | So maybe do a little antlerless harvest. |
| 1:21.9 | It's a little population control. |
| 1:23.4 | We'll see. |
| 1:25.6 | Mostly probably going to be chasing kids around and having fun outside. |
| 1:29.4 | But hey, |
| 1:30.2 | as long as they're having fun, |
| 1:31.6 | man. |
| 1:31.8 | With this weather and everything, |
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