With the NWTF Photography Contest, sponsored by Tactacam, currently open for submissions at https://your.nwtf.org/photo_contest/ (call for entries closes on January 10, 2026), wildlife and lifestyle photography are on our minds.

The NWTF's Jesse Warner continues conversations about wildlife photography by sitting down with Zack McQueen. You may have seen McQueen's work in the NWTF's photo contest, Wyoming Wildlife's Calendar or across social on his channels.

They talk Mcqueen's start in photography, his choice of camera equipment, specific shots McQueen worked hard to capture — like the one where you can see a turkey's gobble thanks to the steam in its breath — and much more!

To check out McQueen's photography work, visit https://www.instagram.com/z.mcqueen_photography/.

With the NWTF Photography Contest, sponsored by Tactacam, currently open for submissions at https://your.nwtf.org/photo_contest/ (call for entries closes on January 10, 2026), wildlife and lifestyle photography are on our minds.

On the episode, the NWTF's Jesse Warner sits down with talented photographer Clayton Worrell of Cedar Bluff, Iowa. They talk the origin of his photography studio name — Grizhawkins or Grizhawk, tactics used in the field to get shots he wants, setting goals for desirable images and much more!

If you enjoy shooting turkeys from behind the lens just as much as you do from behind the gun, this is an episode you'll want to catch.

To view Worrell's work, check him out on Instagram @Grizhawk or visit his website https://www.grizhawkins.com/. Or if you are headed to the NWTF Convention and Sport Show, you can visit his booth on the sport show floor — both 2055.

As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes a conversation with the authors and presenters from the following papers included in the "New and Emerging Tools" session:

"Investigating diel patterns of predation events in wild turkey using tri-axial accelerometer data" —- Wightman et al.(https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1631)

"Use of LIDAR to examine habitat selection by incubating female wild turkeys in South Carolina" — Ulrey et al. (Presented by Nick Bakner) (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1628)

"Assessing the potential of unoccupied aerial vehicles and deep learning to survey wild turkey populations" — Schumacher et al. (Presented by Mike Byrnes) (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1639)

Additional guest includes the NWTF's Ricky Lackey

To view the full symposium agenda, visit www.wildturkeysymposium.org.

As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes a conversation with the presenter from the following paper included in the "Tools to Estimate Survival" session:

"Evaluating camera survey methods for estimating wild turkey abundance" — Buckley et al (Presented by Nick Bakner) (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1643)

Additional guest includes Kyle Hand, Statewide Game Bird Specialist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

While we were not able to sit down and have further conversations with all presenters or authors from the session about tools to estimate survival, please check out the following research papers:

"Comparison of methods for estimating wild turkey poult survival estimates" — Quehl et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1617)

"A framework for analyzing wild turkey sighting data" — Diefenbach et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1623)

To view the full symposium agenda, visit www.wildturkeysymposium.org.

As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with the authors from the following papers included in the "Human Dimensions and Hunting" session:

"Hunting impacts male wild turkey movement and resource selection: insights from a hunted and nonhunted population" — Wightman et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1629)

"Geographical variation in male eastern wild turkey gobbling activity relative to female nesting chronology" — Moscicki et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1627)

Additional guests include the NWTF's Ricky Lackey.

While we were not able to sit down and have further conversations with all presenters or authors from the session about human dimensions and hunting, please check out the following research paper:

"Reviewing human dimensions of wild turkey hunting research and synthesizing future directions" — Steele et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1645)

To view the full symposium agenda, visit www.wildturkeysymposium.org.

As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes a conversation with the author from the following paper included in the "Population Dynamics - A Regional Look Around the USA" session:

"Comparing nesting rate and space use between extant and translocated eastern wild turkeys" — Argabright et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1626)

Additional guests include the NWTF's Annie Farrell.

While we were not able to sit down and have further conversations with all presenters or authors from the session about regional population dynamics, please check out the following research papers:

"Vital rates and population trajectory of a decline in eastern wild turkey population in southeastern Oklahoma" — Butler et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.70002)

"Factors influencing eastern wild turkey population growth in northeastern South Dakota" — Tyl et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1636)

"Spring survival of wild turkeys in Delaware" — Holland et al.(https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1624)

To view the full symposium agenda, visit www.wildturkeysymposium.org.

As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with authors or presenters from papers included in the "Habitat Selection" session:

"Effects of temperature and precipitation on wild turkey brood survival in the southeastern United States" — Boone et al. (Presented by Chris Moorman) (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.70003)

"Inter-annual lek fidelity in eastern wild turkey flocks" — Argabright et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1638)

"Decreased female survival may explain wild turkey decline" — Lashley et al.(https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1642)

Additional guests include the NWTF's John Burke and Kacie Bauman.

To view the full symposium agenda, visit www.wildturkeysymposium.org.

As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with authors or presenters from papers included in the "Habitat Selection" session:

"Multi-scale evaluation of eastern wild turkey nest site selection and nest survival" — Moscicki et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1635)

"Measuring congruence between available and selected vegetation at wild turkey nest sites" — Bakner et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1626)

Additional guests include the NWTF's Ricky Lackey.

While we were not able to sit down and have further conversations with all presenters or authors from the session about about habitat selection, please check out the following research papers: "Spatial and temporal variation in female wild turkey roost site selection" — Nieves et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1634)

"Is wild turkey habitat selection spatially consistent? A three-decade meta-analysis in Mississippi" — Butler et al.(https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.70000)

To view the full symposium agenda, visit www.wildturkeysymposium.org.

As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with authors or presenters from papers included in the "Disease Ecology and Predation" session:

"Influence of lymphoproliferative disease virus on behaviors of female easter wild turkeys during reproductive periods" — Chamberlain et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1632)

"The Notorious P.I.G.: Wild pigs are not primary predators of wild turkey nests" — Collier and Chamberlain (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1618)

Additional guests include the NWTF's Ricky Lackey.

While we were not able to sit down and have further conversations with all authors or presenters from papers included in the session about disease ecology and predators, please check out the following research papers: "Our current understanding and research needs for lymphoproliferative disease virus in wild turkeys" — Goodwin et al (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1644)

"Environmental influences on development of aflatoxins in supplemental feed for wildlife" — Day et al.(https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.70001)

To view the full symposium agenda, visit www.wildturkeysymposium.org.

As we know there is an elevated interest in wild turkey science within the turkey hunting community, we are working to bring you numerous updates and research summaries from the 13th National Wild Turkey Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode includes conversations with authors or presenters from papers included in the "Wild Turkey Genetics" session:

"Role of kinship in sociality of female eastern wild turkeys" — Chamberlain et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1630)

"Genetic structuring and within-flock relatedness of eastern wild turkeys" — Watkins et al. (Presented by Chamberlain) (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1622)

Additional guests include the NWTF's Ricky Lackey.

While we were not able to sit down and have further conversations with all presenters or authors from the session about wild turkey genetics, please check out the following research paper titled "Investigating the role of management decisions in subspecies hybridization across the wild turkey's range" — Beckman et al. (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1625)

To view the full symposium agenda, visit www.wildturkeysymposium.org.