NWTF At-A-Glance: Hunting Heritage
Programs to Preserve Hunting Traditions
The National Wild Turkey Federation has a long history of supporting and developing hunter education and safety programs. The 1992 NWTF Strategic Planning Team identified the anti-hunting and animal-rights movements as serious threats not only to the NWTF mission, but to wildlife conservation in general. In response to that finding, the organization amended its mission statement to include "... the preservation of the hunting tradition."
The NWTF Hunting Heritage Fund supports shooting and hunting organizations directly involved in preserving traditional wildlife management of public land and protecting our hunting heritage.
The NWTF and its state and local chapters support organizations and efforts that preserve our hunting heritage:
- $1.9 million contributed to the 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation
- More than $1 million presented to the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
- $150,000 given to the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team
- $1.1 million to the National Shooting Sports Foundation
- $537,000 of support provided to the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP)
- The National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses unites state legislators who support hunting, fishing and scientific management of natural resources, while the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation works for wildlife on the national level. The NWTF has donated $613,000 to protect hunters' interests on both the state and national level.
Through strategic support of organizations that further the shooting sports and hunting, the NWTF ensures our rich hunting traditions are preserved for future generations.
