Thanksgiving Special | #54
Wild Turkey Science
Charlotte Nowak
5.0 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Marcus and Will kick off the holiday season by reviewing a newly published predator-prey diet selection study, discussing fall diets for turkeys during poor oak masting years, and touching upon the American tradition of fall turkey hunting.
Resources
Dr. Marcus Lashley (@DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)
Dr. Will Gulsby (@dr_will_gulsby) (Academic Profile)
Turkeys for Tomorrow (@turkeysfortomorrow)
UF DEER Lab (@ufdeerlab) (YouTube)
Watch these podcasts on YouTube: Wild Turkey Science YouTube
Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund
This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org.
Help us help turkeys by rating this podcast and sharing it with your friends and family.
Music by Artlist.io
Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Wild Turkey Science, a podcast made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow. |
| 0:14.1 | 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. |
| 0:26.1 | We're both lifelong hunters and devoted scientists who are passionate about hunting, |
| 0:30.8 | managing, and researching wild turkeys. |
| 0:33.4 | 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. |
| 0:43.3 | Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science. |
| 0:57.1 | I don't know if I would say that we were good. |
| 1:01.2 | That's a little bit bold on your end. |
| 1:07.2 | Making it happen, I can stand behind that. |
| 1:09.8 | Well, we may not be good, but we're better than nothing, right? Well, our last two listeners just left, right? What other turkey science podcast do you have to choose from? Right? So we've got the, we got to be number one if you're the only one. We've got a monopoly on Turkey Science Podcast. |
| 1:31.9 | Yeah, there's plenty of good ones that have Turkey Science involved in it. |
| 1:32.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:36.9 | Certainly the only one that is dedicated to it. |
| 1:48.7 | Yeah, well, I mean, we're the only ones that are, that are, I guess, mentally unwell enough to be willing to dig into the peer review literature on a day after day basis, right? |
| 1:51.6 | Anybody that's saying is not going to do that. |
| 1:54.4 | I would just say insanely curious. |
| 1:55.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:58.8 | Well, hey, man, we got a Thanksgiving coming up. |
| 1:59.8 | I know. |
| 2:03.3 | And, you know, we haven't talked in a couple weeks, really. |
| 2:04.4 | I know. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Charlotte Nowak, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Charlotte Nowak and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.