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Louisiana Volunteers
Win Top Award at NWTF Convention |
The Louisiana State Chapter of
the
National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) received an L.A.
Dixon Memorial Chapter Award during the NWTF's 34th annual
National Convention and Sport Show, which was sponsored by
Midway USA, in Nashville, Tenn.
The Louisiana State Chapter was recognized by the NWTF for winning
first place in the Highest Total Net/Net Dollars Raised
category. The chapter has been a leader in the NWTF's
chapter system, and a credit to the NWTF.
The L.A. Dixon Memorial awards are given in honor of a man who gave
unselfishly during the NWTF's early years. Dixon founded the
NWTF's North Carolina State Chapter, served at the national,
state and local levels and traveled thousands of miles at
his own expense carrying the NWTF's message to all who would
listen. The NWTF honors Dixon's achievements through the
L.A. Dixon Memorial Chapter Awards.
"The NWTF's volunteers and chapters make the Federation's
conservation and outreach work possible," said George
Thornton, NWTF CEO. "We're proud to present our chapters
with the L.A. Dixon Awards to honor their excellent
performances and unrivaled dedication."
For more information about the NWTF's L.A. Dixon awards or other
convention highlights, call (800) THE-NWTF, or go online at
www.nwtf.org |
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Frierson Resident
Receives National Award for Women |
"A fiercely independent woman who lives life to the
fullest," said Terri Cedars, in describing her friend
Belinda Prudhome, recipient of the 2010 Annie Oakley Award.
Prudhome accepted the award during the National Wild Turkey
Federation's National Convention and Sport Show.
Those same words could be used to describe the award's
namesake Annie Oakley, the world-famous sureshot who spent
the better part of her life as an ambassador for shooting
sports. Both spitfires — Prudhome and Oakley — have inspired
women to pick up a gun and shoot for fun, many of whom never
thought they'd ever pull a trigger.
Known as "B" to her friends, family and the hundreds of people she's
introduced to hunting, the spunky redhead from Frierson,
La., makes a lasting impression on anyone she meets. Her
energy and enthusiasm have spilled over into her efforts
with the NWTF's Women in the Outdoors program; as
chairperson for the Bodcau Purrin' Hens Chapter, she and her
committee host hands-on educational events in her home
state, where women ages 14 and older try their hands at
shooting, camping, fishing and other outdoor pursuits.
"I have heard story after story from women who say `B took me on my
first hunt,' or `B taught me how to skin a deer … tie a knot
… build a fire,'" said Chad Bowen, NWTF regional director
for Louisiana. "Countless women have come to know the
outdoors through her unselfishness and willingness to give
back."
According to Bowen, Prudhome is dedicated not only to the Women in
the Outdoors program, but to the NWTF as a whole: "She will
do anything asked of her to assure the NWTF's mission is
carried out," he said.
For the past decade, Prudhome also has volunteered through
the NWTF to help with events for children, people with
disabilities and the needy. Her passion for ensuring that
North America's hunting heritage is preserved is best
reflected by her efforts to take others to the woods.
"The first Women in the Outdoors event that I went to, I didn't
have a clue that I would ever go turkey hunting," said an
emotional Prudhome. "I took a turkey calling class and got
my first turkey call at the first Women in the Outdoors
event in Louisiana. Three years later I called in my first
turkey. Since then, I have taken my two best friends and all
four of my grandchildren turkey hunting, and have sat beside
them as they each harvested a bird. If it wasn't for the
Women in the Outdoors program, I never would have made those
memories."
Prudhome
is an example that the NWTF is more than turkeys. It's the
people — and their giving spirits — that make the Federation
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2010 Louisiana Wild Turkey
Federation |
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52 Gun Raffle |
The Louisiana State Chapter of the
National Wild Turkey Federation has released the listing of
the 2010 52 Gun Raffle. Tickets are $50 each with only 1000
tickets being sold. All tickets are eligible for every
Saturday drawing. You can win more than one gun! Each weekly
winner will be determined by Louisiana Lotto Pick 3 number.
If your LWTF 52 Gun Raffle Ticket number matches the Saturday
Pick 3 Lotto number, you win the gun listed for that date.
(No
substitutions of guns are allowed.) Winners will be contacted by LWTF
for instructions on pickup of your gun at Pro Stop Hunting Supplies in
Franklinton or at Smith Guns in Ruston. FFL procedures must be
followed.
In the event the winner does not pass the FFL background check, the gun
will remain the property of the LWTF and the winner will be compensated
at fair market value.
You can download a complete listing of the guns in the 2010 52 Gun
Raffle by clicking on the link below.
 
2010 Louisiana Wild Turkey Federation 52 Gun
Raffle Listing
Click Here for a complete listing of winning numbers for
2009
Click Here for a complete listing of winning numbers for
2008
Click Here for a complete listing of winning numbers for
2007
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2009 LA State
Scholarship Winners Announced |
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This year, the Louisiana
State Scholarship Committee has chosen Adrienne Hebert
of the Macon Ridge Gobbler Chapter in Winnsboro as the
winner of the State level scholarship in the amount of
$2000. Her application has been forwarded to the
National Wild Turkey Federation to be considered for
the national scholarship. In addition, Haley Gaston of
the Corney Creek Long Spurs Chapter in Bernice was
selected as runner-up and will receive $1500.
Nine other local chapters
submitted their selections chosen by their respective
Scholarship Committees and those applicants will receive
awards of $500 each.
The NWTF Scholarship
Program is one of the many ways that the organization
fulfills its obligation to support our young people and
to support our outdoors legacy. Information on the
Scholarship Program may be accessed on the State or
National Websites. Entrants are judged on a variety of
qualifications including GPA, school and community
involvement, awards received and by writing an essay on
" Why hunting is important to them and /or their
families."
The following are the very
exceptional essays of Adrienne Hebert and Haley Gaston:
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Conservation,
Heritage, and the Family Tradition |
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by Adrienne
Hebert |
Marie Curie once wrote, “All my life through, the new sights
of nature made me rejoice like a child.” Whether this joy
is learned or inherent, I do not know. What I do know,
however, is that the joy of nature binds my family together
in a time when “family” seems to be a disposable commodity
and the slower pace of life and nature is no longer revered
as precious.
As I’ve gotten older, life has become more and
more hectic, with each of us having more responsibilities
that draw us away from one another. October 1, the opening
day of hunting season, is the day I know we will put all
else aside and shift our priorities back to each other. And
even though preparing the camp and our gear may seem like
more work and responsibility to others, for me it is a
return to my family’s southern heritage and signals the
beginning of our yearly tradition.
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Conservation – A
Family Tradition |
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by Haylee
Gaston |
One of the most important responsibilities of mankind is to
take care of the earth. In Genesis 1:26, God says, “Let us
make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule
over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the
livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures
that move along the ground.” Then in Genesis 1:29-30, God
states, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of
the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in
it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of
the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures
that move on the ground – everything that has the breath of
life in it – I give every green plant for food.” What an
awesome responsibility!
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Louisiana NWTF Super Fund
Project Information |
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Administered jointly
by the NWTF, its state chapters and state wildlife agencies, the Wild
Turkey Super Fund is used for projects that support the conservation of
the wild turkey and preservation of the hunting tradition. Nationally,
NWTF chapters and cooperating partners have raised and spent more than
$224 million for wild turkey conservation.
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