Media Registration for NWTF Convention & Sport Show
National Wild Turkey Federation 12.11.12
The NWTF is celebrating its 40th anniversary at the 2013 NWTF National Convention and Sport Show and the media is invited to join in the festivities.
Media members can register for a media badge for complimentary admission to the annual event Feb. 15-17 at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Media badges will provide access to more than 650 booths with the latest outdoor gear from leading brands, the NWTF Grand National Calling Championships, taxidermy exhibits and various seminars and workshops led by top experts in their fields.
The theme for the 37th annual NWTF event is: “Then. Now. Always.”
Tickets can be purchased for special meals and events, including the NWTF Awards Banquet on Feb. 16 featuring a performance from country music superstar Craig Morgan, and the Feb. 14 Welcome Party featuring Sawyer Brown, a six-time TNN/Music City Vocal Band of the year and former Academy of Country Music Vocal Group of the Year.
Retired Army Gen. Dan K. McNeill will speak Feb. 16 at the Winchester Breakfast. Television host and “Minister of Encouragement” Dennis Swanberg will preside at the Feb. 17 Remington Worship Service and breakfast.
To register for a media badge, please contact John Brasier at jbrasier@nwtf.net or (803) 637-7667. Those who register by Feb. 1 will receive a personalized NWTF badge. Registration also will be available on site at the NWTF media room.
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.
