Welcome
to the Michigan State Chapter of the
National Wild Turkey
Federation.
Our purpose is to develop, restore, and maintain wild
turkey habitat and populations. This State Chapter and this Web Site objective
is to establish, maintain, and to promote lectures, entertainment, and
exhibitions concerning wild turkeys, our hunting heritage and other areas of related interest for the
general public and for chapter members. The National Wild Turkey Federation is a
not-for-profit organization.
Without the
efforts of State and Federal agencies, concerned sportsmen and organizations
like the National Wild Turkey Federation, the wild turkey would be extinct in
the state of Michigan. In the few decades since the wild turkey was
reintroduced they have flourished and now occupy nearly every county in the
state and their numbers have increased to over 200,000.
As of
September 30, 2007 there are 96 active chapters with 6,878 regular and
sponsor members, 1,699 Women-in-the-Outdoors
members, 2,211 Wheelin' Sportsmen members, 5,145
JAKES youth members and 2,484 Hunting Heritage
members for a grand total of 18,417 members in the Michigan State Chapter.
