New York NWTF Convention Report!
 

New York NWTF Convention Wrap Up!

New York NWTF members had their day in the sun this past weekend at the State Convention held at the RIT Inn, Rochester NY. NWTF members, turkey hunters, and outdoor enthusiasts that attended on Saturday, were treated to seminars featuring Brenda Valentine “First Lady of Hunting”, American Chestnut Society (Herb Darling), Jakes (youth) program with a youth calling contest, and a Wild Turkey Woodlands program for private land owners. There were plenty of outdoor & hunting related vendors on hand, and a State Championship calling contest was held in the afternoon. An awards dinner was held Saturday night, with dozens of awards handed out for both individual and local chapter achievements.

NY State Convention Awards & Raffle Report
Here is a list of Awards that were given out at the awards dinner last Saturday. Raffle winners are also listed. A complete press release in pdf format can be found at:

http://www.turkey-talk.com/nys-nwtf/PR_031803.PDF

NY State Chapter Scholarship Winners

1st Place – Joshua Brown (Foothills Longbeards) $1500 Scholarship
2nd Place – Mark Crandall (Lakeshore Longbeards) $1000 Scholarship
3rd Place – Andrew Fuerst (Catherine Valley Longbeards) $500 Scholarship


NY State Chapters Member of the Year Award

Howard Travis – Middlesex, NY


Environmental Conservation Officer of the Year Award

ECO Michael Terrell – Catskill, NY


NY State Chapter Golden Service Award
(Recognition for over 25 years of Dedication & Service)

Dick Habes – Penfield, NY (Charter Member- NY State Chapter)
Randy Opferbeck – Allegany, NY (Charter Member- NY State Chapter)


Outstanding Local Chapters of the Year Award
1st Place – Springville Strutters
1st Runner up (3 way tie) – Chautauqua Lake, Enchanted Mountains, Southern Tier


Annual 10 Gun Raffle Winners

1. James Brentnall, Sloatsburg, NY
2. Jack Genovese, Kauneonga Lake, NY
3. Doris Hulka, Saratoga, NY
4. Charles Sweetman, Attica, NY
5. Frank Gitto, Staten Island, NY
6. Gary Babcock, Goshen, NY
7. Gary Locklear, Sodus, NY
8. Norm Tremfer, Palmyra, NY
9. Paul Walling, Cortland, NY
10. Robert Fred, Dunkirk, NY

Here is the list of all the calling contest winners:

Open Division
1st place – Jim Pollard, Corning, NY
2nd place – Jim Montanaro, Liverpool, NY
3rd place – Steve Hook, Jamestown, NY

Resident Division
1st place – Jim Pollard, Corning, NY
2nd place – Jim Montanaro, Liverpool, NY
3rd place – Steve Schicker, Penfield, NY

Amateur Division
1st place – Paul Meyer, Hamburg, NY
2nd place – John Arneth, LeRoy, NY
3rd place – Ralph Lowry, Watertown, NY

Junior Division
1st place – Dakota Clouser, Danville, PA
2nd place – Harry Blodgett III, Corning, NY
3rd place – Michael Rarrick Jr., Painted Post, NY

Natural Voice
1st place – Arnie Jonathan, Lockport, NY
2nd place – Dakota Clouser, Danville, PA
3rd place – Steve Schicker, Penfield, NY

Owl Hooting
1st place – Darin Larsen, Watertown, NY
2nd place – Mike Yates, West Almond, NY

RE: New York NWTF Convention Report!
 

Wow, great report of the convention Mike. I was really hoping to win one of those guns!! Sometime maybe I' ll get a chance to attend one of these conventions. Thanks again, looks like it was a great success.

RE: New York NWTF Convention Report!
 

Thanks for the report Mike!! Way to go NY' ers!!:)