Next steps in NWTF support of turkey research | #178
Wild Turkey Science
Charlotte Nowak
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🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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We sit down with Dr. Patrick Wightman, National Director of Wild Turkey Research and Science at NWTF, to hear about his vision for the company's future support of turkey research.
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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. |
| 0:20.3 | 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, |
| 0:30.8 | managing, and researching wild turkeys. |
| 0:33.5 | In this podcast, we'll explore turkey research, speak to the experts in the field, |
| 0:38.3 | and address the difficult questions related to wild turkey ecology and management. |
| 0:43.7 | Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science. |
| 0:58.7 | Will? Marcus. |
| 1:01.6 | You were waiting on me to start. |
| 1:05.7 | I usually am the first voice on the air for some reason. |
| 1:06.7 | I don't know why that is. |
| 1:09.6 | I guess I can't keep quiet as long as you're. I'm the co-host. |
| 1:10.3 | You're the capital C co-host. I think we're both co-hosts. |
| 1:16.3 | Well, again, here we are to talk turkeys. And we have a repeat guest this time, but he's wearing a different hat, to speak Patrick we're happy to have you |
| 1:28.7 | back thanks for taking some time and I'm glad to have you back in a different |
| 1:35.2 | role here and after talking to you a little bit about it seems like you're |
| 1:39.5 | pretty excited about that new role yeah absolutely Marcus first First off, thanks for having me here again. |
| 1:47.5 | Excited in this new role with the NWTF would be an understatement. |
| 1:53.2 | I think some days I have to pinch myself living a dream, so to speak, |
| 1:57.2 | if you were to told high school, Patrick, that I'd be in this role doing what I'm |
| 2:01.5 | doing now. I'd have laughed pretty hard. But yeah, man, I'm super excited to be with the organization. |
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