Wild Turkey Science

Latest Episodes:

Turkey predators | #06 Feb 06, 2023

Show notes

What eats turkeys? Has the predator context changed? We give you a look from the literature, historical writings, discuss underrepresented predators, and breakdown important concepts in predator prey dynamics.

Resources from the episode:

Chitwood et al. 2020. Raccoon Vigilance and Activity Patterns When Sympatric with Coyotes
Gulsby et al. 2017 Landscape heterogeneity reduces coyote predation on white-tailed deer fawns
Kelly et al. 2015. Seasonal and Spatial Variation in Diets of Coyotes in Central Georgia
Nelson et al. 2022. Fine-scale resource selection and behavioral tradeoffs of eastern wild turkey broods

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Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby) Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow) UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab)

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.

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Produced by Charlotte Nowak

You've got questions, here are our answers | #05 Feb 02, 2023

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Thank you for the overwhelmingly positive feedback. We felt compelled to address major themes in the questions y'all gave us from the first topic series. Here we address several major questions and also highlight things brought to our attention by the audience.

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Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby) Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow) UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab)

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.

Produced by Charlotte Nowak

What did we learn about the role of season frameworks? | #04 Jan 30, 2023

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Is the science settled? Will and Marcus have a deep discussion about what we learned from the first few episodes, what data we have, what is missing, and where we should go from here.

Paper: Considerations for Timing of Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons in the Southeastern United States

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Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby) Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow) UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab)

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.

Produced by Charlotte Nowak

How could season frameworks affect wild turkey populations? ft. Dr. Mike Chamberlain | #03 Jan 23, 2023

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In this episode, Dr. Mike Chamberlain discusses various aspects of wild turkey biology and ecology, signs of problems across many states, how hunter harvest could be contributing to wild turkey decline, and potential solutions.

Paper: Status and distribution of wild turkeys in theUnited States in 2019

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Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby) UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab) Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow)

This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, check out turkeysfortomorrow.org.

Produced by Charlotte Nowak

Wild turkey population dynamics and what the manipulative study of season dates in Mississippi tells us about the role of hunting, ft. Adam Butler | #02 Jan 23, 2023

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In this episode, Adam Butler gives us an historical context for wild turkey population dynamics and reveals results from the ongoing season date manipulation across several wild turkey populations in Mississippi.

Paper: Considerations for Timing of Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons in the Southeastern

United States

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Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby) UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab) Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow)

This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, check out turkeysfortomorrow.org.

Produced by Charlotte Nowak

What does the ongoing wild turkey research in Tennessee tell us about the impacts of season timing? ft. Dr. Craig Harper | #01 Jan 23, 2023

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In this episode, Dr. Craig Harper fills us in on their experimental manipulation of season dates across several counties in Tennessee and how it affected wild turkey productivity. We also cover several topics that are critical to understand about wild turkey populations.

Papers:

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Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby) UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab) Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow)

This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, check out turkeysfortomorrow.org.

Produced by Charlotte Nowak

What is Wild Turkey Science about? | #00 Jan 22, 2023

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In our inaugural episode, Marcus and Will discuss what we are trying to accomplish with this podcast and how it was made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow. Help us help turkeys by subscribing and sharing with your friends and family.

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Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby) UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab) Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow)

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.

Produced by Charlotte Nowak

Trailer | Wild Turkey Science Jan 20, 2023

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Here is a sneak peak of the upcoming episodes of Wild Turkey Science. Subscribe now because it's going to get intense quick!

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Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance)

Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby)

Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow)

UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab)

Produced by Charlotte Nowak