Dr. Colter Chitwood re-joins the podcast to give us an update of the on-going turkey research in the state of Oklahoma. Learn details of the hunter-led work estimating vital rates to increase poult per hen ratios, and learn how state-wide genetics can help us understand turkey movement across the landscape. Dr. Colter Chitwood (<a href= "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7DQoViAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao">Academic Profile</a>) Dr. Marcus Lashley (<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/drdisturbance/">DrDisturbance</a>) (<a href= "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G84D9fQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao">Academic Profile</a>) Dr. Will Gulsby (<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/dr_will_gulsby/">dr_will_gulsby</a>) (<a href= "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cga5rKIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra">Academic Profile</a>) Turkeys for Tomorrow (<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/turkeysfortomorrow/">turkeysfortomorrow</a>)   UF DEER Lab (<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/ufdeerlab/">ufdeerlab</a>) Donate to wild turkey research: <a href= "https://www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportunities/016207-turkey-and-associated-wildlife-management-fund/?ac=GSSOA9&utm_medium=ad&utm_source=vurl&utm_campaign=turkeypod"> UF Turkey Donation Fund</a> , <a href= "https://alumniq.auburn.edu/giving/to/gulsby?appealcode=GULSBYW">Auburn Turkey Donation Fund</a> 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. Help us help turkeys by rating this podcast and sharing it with your friends and family. Produced by Charlotte Nowak

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