HEVI-Shot Sweeps 20-Gauge Division at Still Target Championships

Winners of all three 20-gauge titles at the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) World Still Target Championships used HEVI-Shot ammunition to overcome challenging weather conditions and bring home titles in their respective divisions.

“HEVI-Shot is known for making high-quality ammunition,” said Rhett Simmons, NWTF special events director. “And their 20-gauge shells are no exception as they performed well over the course of the two-day event.”

Brian Sloan took the 20-Gauge Open Division using an Indian Creek Shooting Systems choke. Doris Bush won her fourth Still Target Championships title taking the 20-Gauge Ladies Division. She used JEBs Custom Chokes. Elijah Sloan won the 20-Gauge JAKES Division with an Indian Creek Shooting Systems choke.

The winner of the Black Powder Division, Joseph Sloan also used HEVI-Shot to win his title. Joseph Sloan shot with an Indian Creek choke

The Still Target Championships began as a way for hunters and the turkey hunting industry to showcase new technology and define best practices for patterning a shotgun and achieving ethical turkey hunting conditions.

“While titles are given in six divisions, the entire turkey hunting community benefits from the results of the shoot,” said George Thornton, NWTF CEO. “New and experienced hunters can take what was learned and are then more likely to have quick, clean kills in the field.”

For full event results, visit the NWTF Still Target page. To learn more about the NWTF Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative, visit www.nwtf.org.

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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.