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.

Well, this one ought to be fun.

I think so.

You know, we kind of, I guess it was a good time to do it.

You know, folks are a little less focused on turkeys, although there are some who have stayed true to the path, so to speak.

But, you know, we've had a series of episodes that are a little less focused on turkeys and more focused on things that are just really interesting that certainly could have been relevant to turkeys.

Yeah.

I don't think we ever planned it this way, but it does seem like, you know, this is our second,

our second time entering the holiday season on this podcast.

And I feel like we kind of just take some liberties with that time of the year and just pursue a few things that fascinate us.

As we know that, you know,

as the new year comes online, that we're going to be shifting back towards more hardcore turkey science stuff.

Yeah.

So we take this time, I think, to do things that are just a little bit more fringe,

but maybe fascinating at the same time.

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