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.

You got your Alabama brain on?

Oh, man.

If my Alabama brain is my less well-performing brain than what would the upgrade be?

A Florida brain?

Well, you said it, not me.

Well, you may have forgotten that I'm also from Alabama.

It's hard to forget.

I forgot exactly what you said now.

Do you remember?

So we were talking about that last episode we recorded and we were talking about a paper that the lead author.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

The lead author had what we think is a Polish name and it was very difficult for me to pronounce.

And I was telling you that when we're sitting here just having idle conversation

and we're off the air, I can probably approximate the correct pronunciation pretty closely.

But when the pressure's on, my Alabama brain takes over and I just go full redneck on it.

Yeah, you're going to have to apologize. just go full redneck on it. Yeah.

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