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.

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it should feel like you're in control yeah yeah like i uh i think i can lead this

conversation now i don't have to i'm the big C co-host today.

The big C. Yeah. Well, we'll see if it makes you a better co-host. I'll be in the big C.

Yeah, that's right. We'll see. I don't know about that. I wouldn't set my expectations too high, but you and I have been burning up the road a little bit lately and just got back from visiting with a landowner friend of ours. And we're talking a lot with him. You've kind of helped him set up his property. He's got the dual objective that most people have of, I mean, he really, he really

prioritizes turkeys in his management, but deer are a big part of the picture too, right?

Oh, yeah, definitely important to him.

Yeah, I think he's a great example of somebody who has took it upon himself to try to learn as much as they can.

And it's just, you know, inquisitive.

And, you know, to be completely honest, he already had gotten a lot of the way there before I ever met him.

Yeah. Yeah. Well, you know, one thing that was interesting for me, I don't know him as well as you do.

So this was, you know, spending a couple days with him, I got to know him a lot better.

And I think that he's probably in a predicament that a lot of our, maybe, you know,

at least some of our listeners are in as well where he listens to a lot of our content.

He listens to content of other folks that put out, you know, information on land management for wildlife objectives.

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