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Record Crowd: Over 43,000 Packs Turkey Federation Convention web posted February 23, 2009  NASHVILLE, Tenn -- A
record crowd of more
than 43,000 people filled Nashville, Tenn., this weekend for the
National Wild Turkey Federation's 33rd annual Convention and Sport
Show, breaking the previous attendance record set in Nashville in 2007.
Convention-goers poured into the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center from Feb. 19 to Feb. 22 for an action-packed weekend filled with entertaining and educational outdoor seminars, award-winning country music entertainment, turkey calling contests, an emotional tribute to our military veterans, exciting auctions, world-class taxidermy and custom turkey call displays, an exhibit hall packed with more than 545 booths of the outdoor industry's latest gear and much more. A wave of camouflage and a barrage of turkey calls were seen and heard in Nashville throughout the weekend as turkey hunters came out in force to support the NWTF's mission of wildlife conservation and preservation of hunting traditions while providing a powerful boost to the local economy. "We have the best members in the world," said NWTF CEO George Thornton. "They refuse to allow an economic downturn to dampen their passion for conservation and hunting. It was an outstanding show and we look forward to seeing everyone back again next year in Nashville." The NWTF is a national nonprofit conservation organization that was founded in 1973 and has worked with wildlife agencies to restore wild turkey populations from 1.3 million wild turkeys in 1973 to nearly 7 million today. Now, NWTF volunteers raise funds and work daily to improve critical wildlife habitat, increase access to public hunting land and introduce new people to the outdoors and hunting. For more information about convention award winners, visit http://www.nwtf.org/special_events/post_convention.html. To view convention photo galleries, visit http://www.nwtf.org/special_events/convention_photos.html. For more information about the NWTF visit http://www.nwtf.org or call (800) THE-NWTF. © Copyright 2009
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