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Prescribed burns are among our most important conservation tools. In the last couple of months, our West Coast was reminded of a critical fact of life: Fire is good when it’s under control. Over the years, places like California have become more and more resistant to habitat management via controlled burns. Yes, it’s true that…
Hunting camps, outdoor relaxation (and perhaps a little power-outage insurance) … It’s actually fairly rare that our friends over at the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) review a product, so when they do, we sit up and take notice. It also helps if the product in question would have saved us a lot of…
“The good news is that I never had to go back to the hayfield. The bad news is I never got to go back to the hayfield.” Robin Clark’s accident in 1970 left the boy paraplegic, forever changing the idyllic farm-kid lifestyle he’d enjoyed. But he never let the loss of the use of his…
Here’s a guy who turned “one of these days” into “today, tomorrow, until I want to go home.” Do you ever look around you at the four walls of your office and think, “One of these days, I’m going to bust out of here and just travel the country, adventuring and hunting”? Of course you…
Just because we can do a thing doesn’t always mean we should do a thing … Did you know that between 10 and 14 percent of wild turkey hens have beards? No, this isn’t some new phenomenon with possible environmental causes–it’s simply what biologists call a “variation of normal,” meaning that it’s present in a…
Giving Thanks for Spatchcock Just because the power is out does not mean we can’t give thanks. It turns out one of my favorite ways for cooking poultry, with my Big Green Egg smoker. Is still feasible if the power grid goes down. But even if the power did not go out, who really wants…
As part of the NWTF’s recent $360,000 investment into wild turkey research, a Texas Tech project in Texas’ Edwards Plateau seeks to understand the factors leading to diminishing habitat for Texas Rios and correlate them with the increasing dip in harvest rates. The findings will ultimately help the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department implement scientifically backed management to boost…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the National Wild Turkey Federation recently signed a landmark 20-year national master stewardship agreement. This first-of-its-kind agreement paves the way for these partner organizations to work together to address the wildfire crisis in the West and promote healthy forests across the U.S. It also includes an initial…
Biden Administration seeks to conserve 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030 The Mule Deer Foundation sees lots to like about the Biden Administration’s newly released Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful initiative. The plan, released a few days ago, includes plans that support big game migration corridors and winter range conservation efforts that…
The National Wild Turkey Federation celebrated conservation achievements and lasting partnerships in an innovative way during its Virtual 45th Convention and Sport Show. “As spring approaches, we look forward to chasing gobblers and getting new hunters outdoors, but we are already looking forward to getting the flock back together in Nashville for our 46th Convention and…
