Tree plantings for turkeys | #95
Wild Turkey Science
Charlotte Nowak
5.0 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Dudley Phelps, Mossy Oak Nativ Nurseries plant expert and co-host of the Gamekeeper Podcast, joins us to dish out details on tree plantings for turkeys. Learn of Dudley's go-to species - both early and late successional - for attracting turkeys, what landowners should take into account when planning their plantings, ideal tree care and maintenance, the importance of diversifying tree species to attract turkeys, timing of acorn production across various oak species, and much more.
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| 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. |
| 0:20.0 | 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. |
| 0:33.5 | In this podcast, we'll explore turkey research, speak to the experts in the field, |
| 0:38.6 | and address the difficult questions related to wild turkey ecology and management. |
| 0:43.4 | Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science. |
| 0:53.7 | I feel like I need to say, and we're live. |
| 0:57.0 | Oh, really? |
| 0:58.1 | Is that what you felt like? |
| 0:59.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:01.4 | To pay homage to our guest today. |
| 1:03.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:04.5 | Well, I'm pretty excited about this one. |
| 1:07.1 | Today we have Dudley Phelps from Osseo native nurseries with us. |
| 1:12.2 | And Dudley, we've known each other for several years, I guess. |
| 1:15.6 | You've helped me over the years tremendously, which I appreciate. |
| 1:20.3 | We've done quite a few guest lectures for me, brought the class over to the nursery. |
| 1:24.9 | You've also helped us with some of our experiments and collecting |
| 1:29.1 | acres and all that stuff. So that all was what's much appreciated. And I guess today I was |
| 1:37.4 | excited because we keep getting questions about what to plant for turkeys. We just did a recent episode with food plots, |
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