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Wild Turkey Science

Wild Turkey Symposium Takeaways | #164

Wild Turkey Science

Charlotte Nowak

Natural Sciences, Science

5.0584 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we review papers that stood out to each of us from the 2025 Wild Turkey Symposium.

 

Resources:

 

Collier, B. A., & Chamberlain, M. J. (2025). The Notorious PIG: wild pigs are not primary predators of wild turkey nests. Wildlife Society Bulletin, e1618.

 

Danks, Z. D., et al. (2025). A national standardized wild turkey brood survey: The first 6 years. Wildlife Society Bulletin, e164

 

Moscicki, D. J., et al. (2025). Multi‐scale evaluation of eastern wild turkey nest‐site selection and nest survival. Wildlife Society Bulletin, e1635.

 

Ogawa, R., et al. (2025). Is wild turkey habitat selection spatially consistent? A three‐decade meta‐analysis in Mississippi. Wildlife Society Bulletin, e70000.

 

The Wildlife Society Bulletin - Wild Turkey Symposium

 

Thogmartin, W. E. (2001). Home-range size and habitat selection of female wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Arkansas. The American Midland Naturalist, 145(2), 247-260.

 

Ulrey, E. E., et al. (2025). Use of LiDAR to examine habitat selection by incubating female wild turkeys in South Carolina. Wildlife Society Bulletin, e1628.

 

What does wild turkey nesting cover look like? (Video)

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Wild Turkey Science, a podcast made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow.

0:14.5

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.

0:33.5

In this podcast, we'll explore turkey research, speak to the experts in the field,

0:38.3

and address the difficult questions related to wild turkey ecology and management.

0:43.5

Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science.

0:53.9

Get it drunk? Oh, yeah. Get drunk.

0:55.6

Oh, yeah.

0:57.1

Get it drunk.

0:58.3

I was wondering what you...

1:00.6

Get drunk.

1:02.7

That's what it sounded like.

1:04.1

There wasn't it in there.

1:05.4

Okay.

1:06.1

All right.

1:07.3

So...

1:07.6

Yeah, I like, I think it's funny that basically every episode when we click the five second, that's like a cue to you that you need to drink, whatever's in your whole glass.

1:19.3

Yeah, it is.

1:21.2

Got to, got to wet those vocal cords, man.

1:24.2

Yeah.

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