Tom Stuckey Joins NWTF Management Team

Tom Stuckey, a well-respected and seasoned outdoor industry professional, recently joined the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) as senior vice president of development. Stuckey will lead the development department, which is responsible for discovering and cultivating relationships with upper-level donors to the NWTF.

“I am thrilled to join the NWTF at such an exciting time,” said Stuckey. “The hooks were set the first time George Thornton, NWTF CEO, gave me a tour of the future site for the new Palmetto Shooting Complex and outdoor education center.”

The Palmetto Shooting Complex will be a premiere destination for shooting and outdoor enthusiasts and is a big focus of the development department. Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. programs will also benefit from the work of the development department.

Stuckey is well known in the turkey hunting world. He has been an NWTF member since 1973 and is a former NWTF Grand National Calling Championships winner. He has appeared in numerous hunting TV shows, magazines and news articles. His work as a seminar speaker and mentor to future generations of hunters is also well documented.

“Tom brings another outstanding industry reputation to the NWTF team. We are excited for him to help us make the Palmetto Shooting Complex a reality as we enter a significant growth phase for the development program at the NWTF,” said Doug Saunders, NWTF executive vice president of marketing and development.

Before joining the NWTF, Stuckey worked for Outdoor Marketing Group, a leading representative for many manufacturers in the shooting sports industry.

To learn more about the NWTF Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative, visit www.nwtf.org.

National Wild Turkey Federation

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.