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First prize to be given away July 1, 2008 with additional prizes given
away on 49 consecutive days. Winning number will be determined by
matching the ticket number to the winning number drawn in the Oklahoma Pick Three Lottery
nightly. Each ticket holder will have a list of guns and the date they
are to be given away. If all tickets are not distributed and the
winning number drawn happens to be on of the undistributed tickets, the
designated gun of the week remains the property of the National Wild
Turkey Federation. It is conceivable one ticket number could be a
multiple winner as this ticket is eligible for all 50 random drawings.
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The question of wild turkeys eating quail chicks and eggs is back again. Or maybe it never went away? There was an article in the Tulsa World on March 23rd about the decline in quail populations. The author describes how the decline in quail is a result of the increase in wild turkeys. This theory has been around for years, and it is usually accompanied by a story of a hunter that knows someone, who knows someone, who killed a gobbler with a quail chick in its crop.
So, how did this theory come about in the first place?
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The National Wild Turkey Federation’s Burgess Creek Chapter of Okmulgee/Henryetta is excited to announce our Big Bird Contest for 2008.
This contest is open to all Oklahoma residents and is open for turkeys harvested in Oklahoma only. Bird must be fresh, not frozen.
Birds are to be checked in and scored at Pat’s Archery in Okmulgee or at Fosters Archery & Tackle Shop in Henryetta. Birds will be scored using the standard National Wild Turkey Federation scoring system.
A complete set of rules is available for viewing either at www.oknwtf.org or at Pat’s or Foster’s.
There will be two winners. The Big Bird Winner will receive a Mossberg Silver Reserve, 12 ga., Over/Under shotgun with gold inlaid pheasants on the receiver. Everyone entering a bird is eligible for a drawing. Winner of the drawing will be treated to an all-expenses paid Merriam’s Wild Turkey Hunt on the Oglala Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota. This hunt will be hosted and guided by NWTF Senior Regional Director, Gary Purdy.
Prizes will be awarded at our Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet, May 17, 2008 being held at the Elks Lodge in Okmulgee. Doors open at 6:00 PM.
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Gobbler season opens April 6; hunters allowed multiple birds a day
April 6
marks the first day of spring turkey season in Oklahoma, and thousands of
hunters will make their way in to the woods for another year of hunting.
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season runs through May 6 and is open to shotgun and archery equipment. Youth
spring turkey season is open March 29-30, giving youth a unique opportunity to
hunt during their own season. For regulations, specific firearms and archery
requirements and a state map showing individual county bag limits, consult the
current “Oklahoma Hunting Guide.”
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The Oklahoma State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation received an L.A. Dixon Memorial Chapter Award during the NWTF’s annual Convention and Sport Show in Atlanta, Feb. 23, 2008.
The Oklahoma State Chapter was recognized by the NWTF as the third runner-up in the chapter with 5,000 to 9,999 members category. The Oklahoma State Chapter has been a leader in the NWTF’s chapter system, and a credit to the NWTF.
“Our chapters and volunteers are our greatest asset, and the lifeblood of the NWTF,” said Rob Keck, NWTF CEO. “Their support makes the NWTF’s work possible. We honor our chapters for their efforts through the L.A. Dixon awards because we know who makes the NWTF so great.”
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EDGEFIELD, S.C.-Young and novice hunters in South Carolina
and Oklahoma now have more opportunity to experience hunting with a
mentor, thanks to recently signed legislation in both states.
In South Carolina, legislation was signed by Gov. Mark Sanford
that allows all young people under the age of 18 to participate in
youth hunting days, as long as they are accompanied by a licensed
hunter at least 21 years old. Previously, no one under the age of 10
could hunt wild turkeys. There are youth hunting days for wild turkey,
dove, deer and other game throughout the year in South Carolina.
Thanks to legislation signed by Gov. Brad Henry, novice hunters
in Oklahoma between the ages of 16 and 35 can now hunt all game if they
purchase a license with an apprentice designation and are accompanied
by a licensed hunter at least 21 years of age. Young hunters under the
age of 16 can still hunt small game without taking hunter safety
education if a licensed hunter over the age of 21 accompanies them.
Anyone aged 36 or older is exempt from hunter education requirements;
those under the age of 16 must have hunter education to hunt big game.
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