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Dear dedicated members and sponsors of the NWTF,
 
While the NWTF’s national board of directors reluctantly accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Rob Keck on March 26, he will remain at the helm until June 1 to help guide our organization during this transition period.
 
The experience and vision of our 18-member volunteer board and Rob’s knowledge of the NWTF, conservation and hunting, will move the organization forward on its path to success.
 
After 30 years of distinguished service, including 27 years as CEO, Rob decided, for personal and family reasons, to step aside from his duties with the Federation. He resigned his post under his own will, and his presence within the ranks of the NWTF will be sorely missed. Under Rob’s leadership, the NWTF has grown into one of the nation's premier conservation organizations.
 
Currently, the Board is searching for a qualified candidate to assume the role as NWTF’s new CEO and work closely with the National Board of Directors to implement long-range planning designed to build upon the sturdy foundation of this great organization.
 
Under Rob’s skillful leadership, the NWTF has grown into one of the nation’s premier conservation organizations with more than 550,000 members. During that time, the NWTF has worked with wildlife agencies in North America to help grow wild turkey populations, increase participation in hunting and introduce countless youth, women and people with disabilities to the outdoors.
 
While the organization has undergone change, it’s still made up of more than a half million of the most passionate and dedicated volunteers as well as our amazingly supportive and generous partners and sponsors. Because of all these wonderful people, we’re an organization that will emerge from this and move forward into an era of conservation success. We’re excited about what Team NWTF can accomplish next on behalf of our mission to conserve the wild turkey and preserve our hunting heritage. Together, we are strong.
         

Best Regards,
 
Peggy Anne Vallery,                                    Rob Keck,                   
NWTF President                                         NWTF  CEO

MISSOULA, Mont.—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week hopes to remove wolves from endangered species lists in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. But with anti-hunting emotions and lawsuits threatening to forestall sound conservation science, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is reaffirming its longstanding support of hunter-based wolf management.

Wolf populations are now well above federal recovery goals and increasing.

The time has come to manage wolves like other game animals, says Elk Foundation President David Allen.

“Long before anyone dreamed of an Endangered Species Act, hunters were restoring and managing elk, mule deer, whitetails, wild turkeys, black bears, bighorn sheep, mountain lions, mountain goats and a host of other wildlife. In fact, it was hunter-funded big-game populations that made wolf recovery possible. You’d think the people who argued longest and loudest to bring wolves back would be slapping backs and saying thanks. Instead, they’re filing lawsuits,” said Allen.

Chris Hadley sent in 3 great turkey hunting tips that I am going to drop up on the site in the tips section but I also wanted to highlight them here for everyone to see.  As well we are going to be heading into full turkey hunting mode in the next 2 months right up until about May 20th.  We will be seeking out some great tips, tricks and we welcome all of your photographs in our photo gallery and in the forums. 

Get to posting everyone and we hope these tips come in handy!

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The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Board of Governors has announced that Steve Sanetti has accepted the position of president and chief executive officer of NSSF, effective May 1.

The Board of Governors began the search for a new president and CEO following its annual meeting in late February.

Sanetti is well known throughout the firearms industry, having spent 28 years with Sturm, Ruger and Company as an executive and general counsel, and been a member of the NSSF Board of Governors and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) Board of Directors.

"Steve is one of the most well-respected individuals in our industry," said Robert Scott, chairman of the NSSF Board of Governors. "His experience and good judgment have been valued at Sturm, Ruger for decades and by the industry at large for his role in helping defeat the municipal lawsuits filed against our industry."

EDGEFIELD, S.C. — After 30 years of distinguished service, including 27 years as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Rob Keck has decided, for personal and family reasons, to step aside from his duties with the Federation as of June 1, 2008.

Wednesday morning, the NWTF’s National Board of Directors reluctantly accepted this decision. Under Mr. Keck’s leadership, the NWTF has grown into one of the nation’s premier conservation organizations.

The NWTF is a grassroots, nonprofit organization with more than 550,000 members in 50 states, Canada, Mexico and 14 other foreign countries. It supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and corporate lands as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional North American sport.

As a renowned gear head I am on the constant look out for quality products that fit into my pack when I am hunting.  Finding quality products that are light, will last and are made well is not always easy.  Adventure Lights lives up to that bill and these lights have a place in my pack.

Bill from Adventure Lights sent me out one Lazer Stik and a Guardian Extreme Hunting Beacon and both of these will be in my pack for the next several years.  Why because they work!  

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FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA -- The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund recently announced the winners of its annual Second Amendment essay contest for students in grades K-12, celebrating the Second Amendment as an integral part of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

The theme for the essay was, The Second Amendment to the Constitution: Why it is important to our nation. The contest was open to all students enrolled in an elementary, junior high, or high school during the 2007-2008 academic year who had not previously received a prize. More than 680 essays were submitted this year.

Essays were judged on originality, scholarship and presentation. Prizes were awarded in two categories, senior (grades 10-12) and junior (grades nine and below). The first-place prize in each category was $1,000 in U.S. Savings Bonds, with $600 in savings bonds awarded for second place, $200 in savings bonds for third place, and $100 in savings bonds for honorable mentions.

GREENVILLE, North Carolina Ducks Unlimited and partners received a $999,067 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant for protection and enhancement of 3,812 acres of coastal wetlands in east-central North Carolina. Partners contributed over $2.2 million in matching funds toward the federal grant. 'This project focuses on enhancing emergent estuarine habitat, a decreasing wetland type,' said Craig LeSchack, Ducks Unlimited director of conservation programs for North Carolina. 'These wetlands provide feeding habitat for many wetland-dependent species including migrating and wintering waterfowl in the Atlantic Flyway, neotropical migrants and other migratory and non-migratory waterbirds.

The project sites are located within the Goose Creek Game Lands, which provide some of the most important managed habitat under state ownership for northern pintails and American black ducks. In addition, the area is at the southern end of the breeding range for black ducks, which nest on the Game Lands.

'We plan to protect and enhance 3,812 acres of wetlands and their associated buffers,' LeSchack said. 'As part of this project, 2,764 acres will be purchased and added to the Goose Creek Game Lands and 1,048 acres of existing wetlands and associated habitats will be enhanced.