About the NWTF

The NWTF is a grassroots, nonprofit organization with 545,000 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.

In 1973, the National Wild Turkey Federation was founded in Fredericksburg, Va. At that time, there were an estimated 1.3 million wild turkeys and 1.5 million turkey hunters. Shortly after its founding, the NWTF moved to Edgefield, S.C., where it is headquartered today.

Thanks to the work of federal, state and provincial wildlife agencies and the NWTF's many volunteers and partners, there are now more than 7 million wild turkeys and nearly 3 million turkey hunters. Turkey hunting has become the fastest growing form of hunting and has the second-highest number of participants of any type of hunting.

Since 1985, more than $230 million NWTF and cooperator dollars have been spent on upholding hunting traditions and conserving more than 11.3 million acres of wildlife habitat. Hunters have also benefited as the NWTF has worked tirelessly to support our hunting heritage and protect and promote laws that increase hunting opportunity and safety.

For more information on the National Wild Turkey Federation, check out more of this web site or call 1-800-THE-NWTF. Any questions or comments regarding this site can directed to webmaster@nwtf.net.

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NWTF by the Numbers
Thirty-four years and more than 7 million wild turkeys later, the NWTF — once only the idea of a few dedicated volunteers — is now considered a gold standard benchmark for wild turkey restoration and conservation. Get the details on the NWTF's latest efforts and achievements in the newly released 2006 Annual Report.