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, I'm pretty sure we pulled it off twice in a row.

What did we pull off?

We gave Charlotte five seconds of silence so that she has it for editing purposes.

So if we sound particularly good on this episode,

it's because we gave her that five seconds.

Yeah, it definitely doesn't have anything to do with you because we spent 10 minutes setting up your audio.

It is in spite of me.

He's going to sound really good because his office is in a bathroom.

Is it going to bother you if I'm in the bathroom?

That looks good.

That's a good looking bathroom stall.

For our audio only listeners, if you think there's a bit of an echo, now you know why.

I don't know how we're going to do this with two Marcuses on the show today.

Yeah, this might be tough.

And, you know, I have a hard time pronounce in your last name, Marcus.

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