National Wild Turkey Federation
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| Founded | 1973 |
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| Type | Wildlife Conservation |
| Focus | Conservation of the wild turkey and preservation of our hunting heritage. |
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Area served
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North America |
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Members
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More than 250,000 |
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Key people
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George Thornton, CEO |
| Slogan | Conserve. Hunt. Share. |
| Website | http://www.nwtf.org/ |
The National Wild Turkey Federation is an international non-profit organization whose mission is 'the conservation of the wild turkey and the preservation of our hunting heritage.' It currently has more than 250,000 members in the United States, Canada, Mexico and 14 other countries.
The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is a private, non-profit conservation and education organization founded in 1973 with a mission dedicated to conserving wild turkeys and preserving our hunting heritage.
The NWTF's more than 250,000 members and volunteers, along with its wildlife agency and corporate partners, have helped restore and manage North America's current population of more than 7 million wild turkeys. In addition, the NWTF, along with their conservation partners and members, has helped acquire or improve habitat on more than 17,000,000 acres (69,000 km2) of public, private and corporate lands and spent more than $372 million conserving habitat and upholding our hunting heritage.
Through its outreach programs, the NWTF family has helped thousands of children, women and people with disabilities across North America learn outdoor skills. The NWTF's JAKES, Women in the Outdoors and Wheelin' Sportsmen programs have helped people learn to better enjoy the outdoors as well as understand the importance of wildlife management and appreciate hunting as an honorable pursuit.
The NWTF’s primary fundraiser is the Hunting Heritage Super Fund Banquet, where NWTF members and volunteers gather to have fun while purchasing firearms and merchandise that are exclusive to NWTF banquets.
The Hunting Heritage Super Fund Banquet program was created in 1983 as a fun way for members to support the NWTF, while introducing new people to conservation and the outdoors.
Money raised through the Super Fund program is used to conduct Hunting Heritage Super Fund projects, including conservation and outreach projects in the states raising the funds.
Through the Hunting Heritage Super Fund, NWTF volunteers and partners have spent more than $372 million upholding hunting traditions and conserving more than 17,000,000 acres (69,000 km2) of wildlife habitat.
The NWTF supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and corporate lands. NWTF founders established a technical committee consisting of wild turkey biologists from state and provincial wildlife agencies who make recommendations on research, management, restoration and educational programs.
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