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April 28, 2021

Bass Pro/Cabela’s Gives to NWTF

The Johnny Morris Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund has awarded a $300,000 grant to the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) to benefit priority local and national conservation projects including the Western Shared Stewardship Initiative, a […]
April 8, 2020

COVID-19 And The State Of Turkey Hunting

COVID-19 hit right as turkey season was opening throughout the nation. By far the nation’s most popular spring hunting activity, it has taken a big hit as some states have closed down turkey hunting opportunities (Washington) […]
January 1, 2020

Eastern Turkey Release (Video)

Eastern Turkey Release “There he goes!” My daughter Faith excitedly proclaimed those words as she cracked open a box and released an Eastern turkey into the wilds of Titus County, TX. We went to document the […]
April 12, 2019

Turkey Slam Success! Rio Grande!

Cruising down the back roads of Kerr County, TX is an interesting experience. The majority of wildlife spotted is exotic and much of it ranging beyond the confines of high fenced hunting ranches. Axis deer, blackbuck […]
March 14, 2019

Epic Turkey Quest Begins!

Award-winning conservationist, wildlife journalist and Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore has begun an epic quest to seek out America’s wild turkey. Beginning March 1 he began a journey to get the “Grand Slam” (Rio […]
February 20, 2019

Wild Turkey Facts And Stories

The wild turkey is the most interesting game bird in North America. From our nation’s beginnings they were in fact highly revered. When the bald eagle was suggested as the nation’s symbol, founding father Benjamin Franklin […]
February 16, 2019

Turkey Diversity In Music City

The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Convention in Nashville was a massive, massive event. With tens of thousands of attendees gathering at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and hundreds of exhibitors showing the latest in production innovations […]