30th Annual NWTF Convention - A Whole lot of Turkey Fun

General Admission Information:
This information is for attendees who want to come only on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday. General admission can be purchased on-site at the NWTF registration desk in the Delta lobby of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Cost is $8 per day. Children 12 and under are free. Three day passes (Fri/Sat/Sun) are $22.

General admission includes entrance to the following:
EXHIBIT HALL:over 450 booths including Bass Pro King of Bucks display, custom call championships, wild turkey, white-tailed deer taxidermy championships.
SEMINARS: speakers include David Blanton, Mark Drury, Bill Jordan, Tom Gresham, Eddie Salter, David Hale and Harold Knight, Alex Rutledge, Brenda Valentine, Ronnie Strickland, Jim Zumbo, Michael Waddell, Dick Kirby, Ernie Calandrelli, Walter Parrott, Will Primos, Steve Stoltz, Preston Pittman, and Ray Eye.
CALLING CONTESTS
offering several calling contests at various times througout the weekend.
JAKES ZONE: an area just for the children. Complete a scavenger hunt within the exhibit hall and win a certificate. There will be hands-on demonstrations, seminars just for the kids and more activities.

For more information about the NWTF's 30th annual National Convention and Sport Show, call (800) THE-NWTF or visit them online at Natioanl Wild Turkey Federation Convention

Turkey Talk from the TWRA and the NWTF:
In 1959, there were only 500 wild turkeys in Tennessee, however, TWRA took a very proactive approach to restoring the state's wild turkey population. By the late 1990s, TWRA celebrated the trapping of its 10,000th wild turkey. Through the combined efforts of TWRA, the NWTF and its volunteers and partners, wild turkey restoration in Tennessee has been very successful. Today, the Volunteer state's turkey population stands at more than 270,000 birds.

When the National Wild Turkey Federation was founded in 1973, there were only 1.3 million wild turkeys throughout North America. Today, there are nearly 7 million birds, thanks to the hard work of state, federal and provincial wildlife agencies, the NWTF and its partners.