Never let a log or cut a tree on your property without a signed contract that has your interest

forefront. That's something that's often overlooked, surprisingly, particularly in a state like

Tennessee, where you don't have any requirements for forcers to be licensed or registered, then you

can make a deal on a handshake and start

cutting trees. And next thing you know, you're calling me because things didn't go as planned.

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. So Jordan addressing some of our questions from our listeners more directly.

Let's say somebody buys 300 acres and they know for them to meet their wildlife management

objectives will just say that they love turkeys and they know they need to cut some

timber to make things better for turkeys,

but they don't have any experience doing that because they're a banker or something,

you know, and they bought this as a recreational property,

and they know they need to get that done, but they don't even know where to start.

Where do they start?

So the generic answer is going to be called a local consulting forester that you trust to get started,

but that's not really where I'm going to start with this.

I think the first thing a landowner needs to do is if they don't have a recent survey on their

property and their boundaries aren't clearly marked, they need to do that.

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