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NWTF Awards Will Primos Prestigious Hunting Heritage Award

EDGEFIELD, S.C — This year's winner of the National Wild Turkey Federation's prestigious Lynn Boykin Hunting Heritage Award held a passion for hunting at a very early age.

Renewed Partnership Will Benefit South Dakota Wildlife

EDGEFIELD, S.C. — South Dakota's wildlife and sportsmen will benefit from a new cooperative agreement between the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (SDGFP).

NWTF Presents Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland 2010 Communicator of the Year Award

EDGEFIELD, S.C — The National Wild Turkey Federation honored Mossy Oak's Ronnie "Cuz" Strickland with the Federation's 2010 Communicator of the Year Award at the 34th annual NWTF National Convention and Sport Show, sponsored by MidwayUSA, on Feb. 20.

Turkeys Expanding in Maine

Wild turkeys continue to show resilience by expanding north beyond what was once thought to be their boundaries. Today, turkeys are becoming established in northern areas such as Ontario, Quebec and Maine.

Turkey Callers Compete in Maine Event

EDGEFIELD, S.C. — To welcome wild turkey hunting season, turkey callers tested their clucks, purrs and gobbles in the first ever wild turkey calling contest hosted by Cabela's and sanctioned by the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) in Maine.

World's Top Guns Crowned at Shooting Championships

EDGEFIELD, S.C.— Some of the best shotgun shooters in the world traveled to Edgefield, S.C., on Oct. 2 and 3 to participate in the National Wild Turkey Federation's (NWTF) 2009 World Wild Turkey Still Target Championships . A day and a half of qualifying narrowed the field into a group of finalists for six divisions.

Things to Do in New York-Yankees Game, Statue of Liberty and Turkey Hunt

LONG ISLAND, N.Y.— Who would have thought that on an island with two of New York City's largest airports, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia, hunters also can find a thriving population of Eastern wild turkeys?

Purlear Man Wins NWTF's Grand National Turkey Calling Championship

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mitchell Johnston's focus, talent and practice paid off Saturday, Feb. 20, when he won the top turkey calling title during the National Wild Turkey Federation's National Convention and Sport Show in Nashville.

Heflin Youth Wins NWTF's Grand National Turkey Calling Championship

EDGEFIELD, S.C. — To keep from getting nervous during turkey calling competitions, Benjamin Pentecost, 10, of Heflin, Ala., imagines no one is in the audience.

More Places to Hunt in Montana

EDGEFIELD, S.C.— The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MTFWP) have entered into an agreement that will allow collaboration to secure access for hunters across private lands to large blocks of public land.