A Celebration You Will Not Want to Miss: NWTF Convention and Sport Show Celebrates 50 Years in 2026!

Each year, the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention and Sport Show celebrates the achievements that advance our mission and unites people through the life-changing power of the outdoors. 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of this incredible event, and we’re going bigger than ever. Join us as we honor the wild turkey, our nation’s rich natural resources and our beloved hunting traditions.

Dates for the 2026 Convention and Sport Show:
Feb. 12-14, 2026

Convention and Sport Show Schedule

Plan your 2026 Convention and Sport Show experience ahead of time by learning the dates and times of your favorite events, seminar, auctions and more!

Our first convention event starts Wednesday, Feb. 11, and the last event is tentatively set for Sunday, Feb. 15 (worship service). The exhibit hall is open Thursday, Feb. 12 – Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

View the Sport Show and Exhibitor Map (Coming Soon)

Book a Room

The convention is inside the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. We highly recommend staying at Gaylord Opryland hotel so you will have everything you need under one roof. We usually sell out of rooms, so we encourage you to book early.

Our first 2026 convention event starts Wednesday, Feb. 11, and the last event is tentatively set for Sunday, Feb. 15 (worship service). The exhibit hall is open Thursday, Feb. 12 – Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

Gaylord Opryland Reservations (Mostly Sold Out)

• Book Your Room

  To receive room-block pricing, please complete your reservation on or before Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

 

2026 Convention Overflow Hotels

Hyatt Place Nashville Opryland – $182.00 plus tax
(rate available until January 20, 2026)

• Call 615-872-0422, dial extension 3 for reservations. Group code of G-WT21.
• Book your group rate for the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention and Sport Show
  • Enter the Following Code: G-WT21

Courtyard Nashville at Opryland – $178.00 plus tax
(rate available until January 20, 2026)

• Book your group rate for the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention and Sport Show

Fairfield Inn and Suites at Opryland – $175.00 plus tax
(rate available until January 20, 2026)

• Book your group rate for the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention and Sport Show

Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel – $209.00 plus tax
(rate available until January 20, 2026)

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Exhibitor Information

Be one of the companies to showcase your products and services in our 90,000 square feet of exhibiting space during one of the biggest shows in Nashville, TN. Promote your business to more than 55,000 individuals who attend the weekend’s festivities. Our available booth spaces disappear as quickly as those free promotional items you hand out.

Grand National Competitions

Test your calling, callmaking and taxidermy skills against some of the best competitors in the nation right here at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show. Contests are open to entry level and advanced individuals. This is your chance to support the NWTF and gain national recognition by competing in exciting and challenging categories and divisions. Showcase your talents and compete to receive trophies, medallions, ribbons, cash prizes and championship rings.

NWTF Grand National Calling Championships

Callers of all ages compete for more than $25,000 in cash and prizes in eight divisions. Competitions are held in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. The best callers in the world use natural voices, latex mouth calls, pot and peg friction calls, box calls, owl hooting tubes and more to yelp, cluck, putt, gobble and hoot their way to the top spot on stage.

Adult competitions are sponsored by: Primos and TETRA
Youth competitions are sponsored by: Mossy Oak

Register for GNCC Here

2026 Tentative Schedule of Events:

• Thursday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.: GNCC Team Air and Friction Challenge
• Thursday, 3 – 7 p.m.: GNCC Friction Preliminaries
• Friday, 7:30 – 10 a.m.: GNCC Gobbling and Owl Hooting Championships
• Friday, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m: GNCC Senior Preliminaries
• Friday, 4 – 7 p.m.: GNCC Poults, Juniors and Intermediate Championships
• Friday, 4 – 5 p.m. Hall of Fame Meet and Greet (Near Exhibit Hall Entrance)
• Saturday, 8 – 11 a.m.: GNCC Friction Finals
• Saturday, Noon – 3 p.m.: GNCC Senior Finals
• Saturday, 4 – 5 p.m.: GNCC Hall of Fame Inductions

2026 Winners Will Be Highlighted Here
GNCC Gobbling Championship
Sponsored by: Primos and TETRA

Winner:
1st Runner up: 
2nd Runner up: 
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GNCC Owl Championship
Sponsored by: Primos and TETRA

Winner: 
1st Runner up: 
2nd Runner up: 
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GNCC Team Air & Friction Challenge
Sponsored by: Primos and TETRA

Winner: 
1st Runner up: 
2nd Runner up: 
3rd Runner up: 
4th Runner up: 

GNCC Friction Championship
Sponsored by: Primos and TETRA

Winner: 
1st Runner up: 
2nd Runner up: 
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GNCC Senior Division Championship
Sponsored by: Primos and TETRA

Winner:
1st Runner up:
2nd Runner up: 
3rd Runner up: 
4th Runner up: 

Youth Grand National Turkey Calling Championships
Sponsored by: Mossy Oak

GNCC Poult Division Championship (10 and under)

Winner: 
1st Runner up: 
2nd Runner up: 
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GNCC Junior Division Championship (11 to 15)

Winner: 
1st Runner up: 
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GNCC Intermediate Division Championship (16 to 20)

Winner: 
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Taxidermy Competition

Gobblers strut, big chests and beards puff out, attracting attention. Spring hens nest hidden in shadow-casting edge cover. Predators attack the wild turkeys we love, engaged in dramatic duels. Walk through the Grand National Wild Turkey and White-Tailed Deer Taxidermy Competition display at the NWTF’s annual Convention and Sport Show, and you’ll experience unrivaled artistic renditions, crafty design elements and supreme efforts to re-create moments from times afield like you’ve never seen before. After all, wildlife taxidermy aims at putting a memory on the wall you can return to whenever you want, just by looking up there. – Steve Hickoff, “Mounting Talent,” Turkey Call

This annual taxidermy competition held at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show is sponsored by: HuntStand

Enter the competition today at taxidermy.nwtf.org/

2026 Winners Will Be Highlighted Here

People’s Choice Award

Winner:

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Wild Turkey Master of Masters Division

Winner:

Wild Turkey Masters Division

Best of Show: 
Best Standing: 
Best Strutting: 

Wild Turkey Professional Division

Best of Show: 
Best Strutting:
Best Standing: 

Wild Turkey Commercial Division

1st Place: 

Wild Turkey Youth and Amateur Division

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White-tailed Deer Master of Masters Division

Winner: 

White-tailed Deer Masters Division

Best of Show: 
Best Open Mouth Deer: 

White-tailed Deer Professional Division

Best of Show:
Best Open Mouth Deer: 

White-tailed Deer Commercial Division

Winner:

White-tailed Deer Amateur and Youth Division

Youth: 
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Callmaking Competition

The NWTF’s Grand National Call making Competition is the premier competition of its kind in North America. A panel of experts in the fields of call making, calling and hunting evaluate entries and present more than 80 awards. A weekend filled with perpetuating the fine tradition of this folk art is celebrated by a competition, live auction and silent auction.

This annual competition held at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show is sponsored by: Redneck Blinds

The Custom Call are available at customcalls.nwtf.org.

Auctions

Convention is the best way to find one-of-a-kind NWTF merchandise, firearms, hunts, vacations and more! Begin bidding today to find those items you can’t live without, while supporting the mission of the NWTF!

Grand National Live and Virtual Auctions

Browse and bid on one-of-a-kind hunts and experiences. There is something for everyone in our Grand National Live and Silent Auction with more items being added daily. So, be sure to check back often.

2026 National Convention and Sport Show Auctions

(Coming Soon)

Raffles

All raffle packages are being sold through the event registration portal.

(Coming Soon)

2025 Convention Sponsors