“I applaud our volunteers in the great state of Texas for working so hard to raise these funds for the wild turkey,” said Annie Farrell, NWTF district biologist for Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. “They have a very well-rounded budget this year, and we are excited to see these great projects and new partnerships unfold in 2023.”
NWTF award funding will be matched with more than $3.5 million in partner funds for the approved projects, representing a 55:1 match rate for NWTF funding.
The Texas State Board of Directors dedicated $57,650 in funding to the following Hunting Heritage Super Fund projects directed at Texas habitat conservation objectives. Specific project awards include:
The board also dedicated $56,811.39 for Hunting Heritage efforts in Texas. This funding was approved to support education/outreach efforts, scholarships and shooting sports. Specific project awards include:
Additional Hunting Heritage efforts include state marketing ($4,400), scholarships ($4,500), law enforcement operational support ($1,000), signs for habitat projects ($750), turkey reward band reimbursements ($1,000), volunteer travel to the 50th anniversary NWTF convention and National Leadership Conference ($12,000), Volunteers of the Year travel to the state banquet ($500), Game Warden of the Year travel to NWTF convention ($1,000) and miscellaneous expenses ($3,161.39).