Dave and Eddie talk with wild turkey biologist Mike Chamberlain about threats to the birds’ populations and the ways regulators, conservationists, and sportsmen and sportswomen are working to keep their numbers healthy. They also discuss ethical quandaries they and others face as turkey hunters. The episode is an edited version of a conversation held before a live audience at the G&G offices as part of the 2023 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. The Wild South is presented in partnership with Duck Camp.

Sites mentioned in Episode 3:

Chamberlain’s Instagram: @wildturkeydoc

Chamberlain’s website: Wild Turkey Lab

Wild Turkey Lab on YouTube: @wildturkeylab

Wild Turkey Lab on Instagram: @wildturkeylab

Chamberlain’s Foundation: The Austin Hunter Chamberlain Memorial Foundation

Youtube videos featuring Chamberlain:

Inside the Mind of the Wild Turkey Doc

National Wild Turkey Federation: Cocktails and Conservation

Mentioned organizations/sites:

National Wild Turkey Federation

Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Pittman-Robertson Act

Natural Resource Conservation Service

Woodhaven Custom Calls

Tom Kelly, Inc.

Primos Hunting

Wild South credits:

Producer and editor: Christine Fennessy
Music: Woody Platt and Bennett Sullivan
Artwork: Lars Leetaru
Transcripts editor: Katherine Jarvis