National Wild Turkey Federation Awards $416,000 to Shooting Teams
National Wild Turkey Federation 09.29.14
The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) has awarded $416,000 to more than 50 shooting teams participating in the MidwayUSA Foundation endowment program.
“The future of our hunting heritage depends upon us bringing new individuals into the sport. One of the first steps to creating a new hunter is getting them involved in shooting sports,” said George Thornton, NWTF CEO. “If we get people outside participating in something exciting and new, we are making incredible strides in the right direction.”
The NWTF hosted 13 shooting events across the country this year including the NWTF Turkey Shoot, one of the largest sporting clays events in the nation.
The NWTF gives donations to participating teams with active endowment accounts and awards additional funds to teams that place in the top three at their respective shoots.
Outdoorsmen and women are responsible for the majority of conservation funding. The NWTF realizes the creation and support of shooting enthusiasts through endowment funding will ensure the future of our habitat and wildlife.
MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment accounts give shooting programs access to permanent financial support. Teams can use their funds for many expenses excluding firearm purchases and political lobbying. For information about the foundation, visit www.midwayusafoundation.org.
Contact
Pete Muller at (803) 637-7698
The National Wild Turkey Federation is the leader in upland wildlife habitat conservation in North America. The NWTF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the wild turkey and preserving our hunting heritage.
Through dynamic partnerships with state, federal and provincial wildlife agencies, the NWTF and its members have helped restore wild turkey populations throughout North America, spending more than $331 million to conserve nearly 16 million acres of habitat. Wild turkeys and hundreds of other species of upland wildlife, including quail, deer, grouse, pheasant and songbirds, benefit from this improved habitat.
The NWTF also brings new conservationists and hunters into the fold through outdoor education events and its Women in the Outdoors, Wheelin' Sportsmen, JAKES and Xtreme JAKES youth outreach programs. Our dedicated NWTF volunteers introduce about 100,000 people to the outdoors through these programs every year.
Founded in 1973, the NWTF is headquartered in Edgefield, S.C., and has local chapters in every state and Canada. According to many state and federal agencies, the restoration of the wild turkey is arguably the greatest conservation success story in North America's wildlife history.
