Golden-Winged Warbler Initiative - National Wild Turkey Federation

2013 Winter Edition
Volume 38 Number 2
Golden-Winged
Warbler Initiative
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PANWTF.ORG
A Publication of the
PA State Chapter of the NWTF

Dear NWTF Members,
Summer is just a memory now and as
I write this article I am counting the days
till my annual archery hunt in Kansas.
November is rapidly approaching and we
will soon be back in the woods pursuing
the wild turkey. Please hunt safely and
positively identify your target. I wish
you all a safe and successful fall hunting
season.
The New Year is coming up fast
and the PA State Chapter is looking
to fill a few vacant Board of Director
positions. Any current PA NWTF
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Welcome, Butch Faulkner!
Penn State Spur Collectors Serve Community
Funding Feeding
Golden-Winged Warbler Initiative
Chesapeake Energy Assists PANWTF
AKC Field Champion Billy Bob
Honey Hole Longbeards Provide Turkeys
SUN Area Youth Day
Arnie Hayden Memorial JAKES Day
National Wild Turkey Federation Mission Statement:
Dedicated to the conservation of the wild turkey and preservation of our hunting heritage.
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member is eligible to step up to the next
level of commitment and get involved on
the state level. Normally its local chapter
committee members that step up to the state
level. However that is not a requirement to
become a State Board Member.
There are a few steps that need to be
followed in order to be elected to the
state board. First you will need a letter of
nomination from another member of your
local chapter as well as a resume which
outlines your background, qualifications
and contributions to the NWTF. You will
also need a minimum of fifteen signatures
from NWTF chapter members with
your nomination letter. The current board
will review and vote on all applicants and
notify everyone who has applied with their
decisions.
The requirements as a PA NWTF Board
of Director are as follows. All directors are
required to attend at least three of the five
scheduled meetings in a calendar year. You
will be expected to serve on and be active in
several committees within the State Chapter.
We try to place each director on committees
of their personal interest and expertise.
Directors perform many different tasks
within the state board. Things such as:
reviewing all the habitat requests from
every chapter across the state, organizing
the Conservation seed program, handling
the scheduling and distribution of the dart
systems and the new Jakes take aim trailer.
We deal with many legislative issues; attend
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Pa Game Commission and DCNR meetings
and give our input and recommendations.
A committee sets budgets for Hunting
heritage, safety & education and superfund.
This publication is all done within a
committee of directors on the state board.
Turkey management present and future is a
priority of the state board as well.
This is just a small list of the many
functions the state board of directors
performs. It's very important that all director
positions are filled in order to properly
function and address all the issues and tasks
that need to be dealt with on a regular basis.
If stepping up and getting involved at the next
level interests you, I encourage you to apply to
become a Board of Director or at least come
and sit in on a board meeting and see firsthand
what the State Board does for all the local
chapters in Pennsylvania.
I would like to thank all the local chapters
and volunteers for their time and dedication
to the wild turkey resource. I would like to
also thank all the members of Pennsylvania for
their continued support of the NWTF.
Yours in Conservation,
PA State Chapter President NWTF
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State Staff
Directory
Phil Ferrare
Director of Field Operations
814-796-6983 • pferrare@nwtf.net
2924 Haskins Road,
Waterford, PA 16441
Ray Smith
Regional Field Supervisor
Eastern PA
570-220-1535 • rsmith@nwtf.net
6391 Rt.654 Hwy,
Williamsport, PA 17702
Carl Mowry
Regional Director
South Western PA
724-283-5708 • cmowry@nwtf.net
288 Crisswell Road,
Butler, PA 16002
Walter Bingaman
Regional Director
Northern PA
570.274.1633 • wbingaman@nwtf.net
861 Sunbury Road,
Shamokin Dam, PA 17876
Butch Faulkner
Regional Director
South East PA, MD, DE, NJ
321-292-0177 • bfaulkner@nwtf.net
15107 Hicksville Road,
Clear Spring, MD 21722
Leslie Smith
PA Women in the Outdoors
Coordinator
484.634.0069 • lsmith@nwtf.net
3157 Ben Salem Road,
Andreas, PA 18211
Bob Eriksen
Director of Conservation
Operations
908-454-1882 • beriksen@nwtf.net
27 Canterbury Road,
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
Kristen Giger
Regional Wildlife Biologist
814-450-1614 • kgiger@nwtf.net
22046 Route 6,
Warren, PA 16365
Pennsylvania
State Officers
President
Skip Motts
176 Anglemire Dr, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570-619-8880
mottsrad@verizon.net
Vice President
Sam McCartney
155 Greens Valley Rd, Center Hall, PA 16828
814-359-2338
svmccart919@gmail.com
Secretary
Joe Drolet
124 Pine Bridge Ln, Lancaster, PA 17603
717-940-9310
jdrolet@panwtf.org
Treasurer
Jim Panaro
224 Buck Rd, Ebensburg, PA 15931
814-344-6632
jpanaro@panwtf.org
Chairman Of The Board
Dale Butler
Box 167 Stonetown Rd, Noxen, PA 18636
570-298-2438
dcbutler@epix.net
Executive Officers
Tom Bunty
2050 Park St, Dover, PA 17315
717-309-5336
tbunty@hotmail.com
Scott Letterman
3200 Crossroads Dr, Lewisburg, PA 17837
570-568-0839
Sletterman@windstream.net
Scott Wojton
290 Tatra Dr, Lehighton, PA 18235
610-377-5048
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The Pennsylvania State Chapter would like to welcome
our new PA Field Staff member to the NWTF flock!
Hello.
I’m Butch Faulkner, the new regional director with NWTF covering Maryland,
Delaware, New Jersey and SE Pennsylvania. My wife Patti and our four children
recently relocated to Clear Spring Maryland from Merritt Island Florida.
My background has blessed me with the opportunities to engage volunteers and
donors with various non-profit organizations and I’m looking forward to fulfilling
the Mission of conservation and hunting heritage with each of you.
We are grateful for your help and I want to stress the fact that without the
passion and generous support from folks like you we wouldn’t be able to do what
we do. I’m honored to be here to grow and strengthen NWTF with each of you!
Sincerely,
Butch Faulkner
We want to thank ALL of our PA NWTF field staff members for helping Pennsylvania
become successful in our mission to the wild turkey and in conservation.
The Penn State Spur Collectors
along with Students Engaging Students delivered
100+ Thanksgiving baskets to the AIDS project, Women's
Resource Center, Pregnancy Resource Center on
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012. The two groups then
delivered the remaining canned food to the Faith Center
in Bellefonte. Without the help of the Spur Collectors our
delivery process would have taken an entire day rather
than just four hours. These young men helped to load
and unload the very heavy and beautifully decorated
Thanksgiving Baskets and hand carried them into each
of the agencies mentioned above. We look forward to a
continued partnership with the Spur Collectors, especially
as it relates to community service opportunities. These
young men made a significant contribution to both the
state College and Bellefonte communities by helping us
to provide a traditional Thanksgiving meals for those
community members most in need.
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L-R: Tyler Coleman - Vice President, Jacob Kraybill - Treasurer,
Ben Arnold - Chapter Web Coordinator, Nick Barry - Chapter President

Funding collaborate to
feedingGroups
Article Credit:
Jessica Welshans
Outdoor/Travel staff writer
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
give wildlife extra boost
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Golden-Winged Warblers,
Ruffed Grouse, Deer & Wild Turkeys
By: Bob Eriksen, NWTF Regional Biologist
"By working to
manage habitat for
nesting golden-winged
warblers we can
increase the quality
of nesting habitat for
wild turkeys."
Recently the Natural Golden-wings prefer the
Resource Conservation more mountainous areas of
Service (NRCS) provided the state for nesting and are
an opportunity for NWTF most successful at elevations
to become involved in above 950 feet. These birds
developing habitat for golden- are not yet threatened or
winged warblers on private endangered but have declined
lands. The Working Lands for drastically in the past two or
Wildlife (WLFW) Golden- three decades. Their decline
winged Warbler Initiative is related to a substantial
(GWWI) will affect landowners change in the age of our
in the Appalachian Mountains forests and human activities
in ten states from Georgia affecting their winter range.
to New York including The objective of this initiative
Pennsylvania. The GWWI will is to try and stem the tide by
provide funding for planning actively managing forest land
and developing habitat for to provide suitable nesting
these hearty little migrants. habitat and keep the birds
In Pennsylvania the initiative from being listed.
affects a large number of
So what in the world do
counties in the northeast,
golden-winged warblers and
northcentral, southcentral
wild turkeys have in common?
and southwestern parts of
Well, aside from the obvious
the Commonwealth. Golden-
fact that both critters are
winged warblers along with
birds (though there’s a vast
many species of neo-tropical
difference in size) they share
migrant songbirds arrive in
some important habitat
Pennsylvania in May returning
needs. These warblers need
from their winter habitat in
mature forest in which to
Central and South America.
forage for food but they
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also need disturbed areas-
what we biologists call
early successional habitat
or young forest. Specifically
golden-wings need patches
of disturbed forest at least 10
to 15 acres in size. The most
productive habitat sites have
a few mature trees, a number
of saplings and shrubs
and patches herbaceous
cover like goldenrod and
blackberry brambles per acre.
Natural disturbances like
tornadoes and wildfires can
produce the type of cover
golden-wings need but these
events occur infrequently.
Active forest management
can be used to increase the
acreage of available habitat
and may provide income for
landowners at the same time.
The percentage of young
forest in the Appalachians
declined from 29% in 1980
to about 11% today as our
forests aged, timber harvests
declined and fire was
suppressed.
Wild turkeys prefer mature
forest in the fall and winter and
use agricultural fields, reverting
fields and forest openings in
the other seasons. Agricultural
land and fields do the goldenwinged
warbler no good at all.
However the young forest they
use for nesting is exactly what
nesting hen turkeys look for
in the spring. In fact, quality
nesting habitat is a factor that
is in relatively short supply for
wild turkeys in much of their
range in the northeastern
United States. Therefore by
working to manage habitat
for nesting golden-winged
warblers we can increase the
quality of nesting habitat for
wild turkeys. Creating young
forest will actually improve
turkey habitat in the heavily
forested parts of the state.
The advantages don’t stop
there either. Golden-winged
warblers need patches of
young forest at least 10 to 15
acres in size. These patches of
young forest are absolutely

ideal ruffed grouse nesting
and feeding areas and the
patches required by goldenwings
are large enough to
attract and support grouse.
Sprinkling patches of young
forest around in mature
woods could potentially
help ruffed grouse
numbers increase.
Forty to fifty years ago
(unfortunately I am old
enough to remember
that far back) grouse
were plentiful in coverts
in the Poconos and what
is now mature forest
in the Pennsylvania
Wilds. As our forests
matured and fewer
old fields and young
forest was available,
grouse numbers began
to decline in parts
of the state. Active
management of our
forests can have a
positive impact on
grouse and woodcock
populations improving
hunting for upland
hunters who love to
pursue these game
birds. This new initiative
has given the NWTF an
opportunity to help other
game birds by improving
upland habitat. That of course
is right on target with our
conservation mission and our
goal of preserving our hunting
tradition.
If the advantages for wild
turkeys, woodcock and ruffed
grouse were not enough to
give credibility to this initiative
in the eyes of dyed in the
wool hunters, young forest
is also preferred habitat for
white-tails. The young forest
preferred by golden-wings is
excellent escape cover and
foraging areas for deer. So if
we are successful at finding
landowners who would like
to assist in developing better
habitat for golden-winged
warblers, the benefits reach
far beyond these little world
travelers. Golden-wings spend
the spring and summer in the
eastern United States and fly
to Central and South America
for the winter. The habitat
they need for just two seasons
of their year will be available
to our non-migratory game
species in all four seasons. It’s a
win-win situation.
In order to be successful
we need your help. If you own
property in any of the counties
where golden-wings are found
your land might be suitable for
habitat work. Evaluating the
area and developing habitat
management plans specific to
golden-winged warbler young
The most productive habitat sites have a few mature trees,
a number of saplings and shrubs and patches herbaceous cover
like goldenrod and blackberry brambles per acre.
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forest habitat can be done
by NWTF biologists at no
cost to the landowner. This
process will involve a site
visit and plan preparation
by the biologist. If the site is
acceptable habitat work
could be completed on a
cost share basis with the
NRCS paying most of
the freight. Depending
on the situation the
landowner’s share
might be covered by
any timber harvest
necessary to create the
right conditions for
developing golden-wing
habitat. After the NWTF
biologist develops a plan
the landowner will need
to apply to the NRCS
to secure funding. That
process involves visiting
the NRCS office and
completing the required
forms.
If you own land, have
friends that own land,
belong to a hunting
clubs that owns land or
know any landowners
who might be interested
in taking advantage of this
opportunity, please contact
the NWTF biologists working
in Pennsylvania. There are
two NWTF project biologists
and one NWTF regional
biologist available to assist
through the Working Lands
For Wildlife Golden-winged
Warbler Initiative. Our
contact information can be
found on the NWTF website
or the Pennsylvania Chapter
website. Brochures on the
Golden-winged Warbler
Initiative containing our
contact information are also
available at Natural Resource
Conservation Service offices.
Remember that there is no
cost for the consultation and
plan development. This is a
great chance to be involved
in a major conservation effort
that will benefit a wide range
of wildlife species!
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Chesapeake Energy Assists PANWTF
Conservation and Outreach with Ten Thousand Dollar Donation
By: Bob Eriksen, NWTF Regional Biologist
Wayne and
Kalina Potts
with AKC
Field Champion
Butler Valley
Billy Bob
Billy earned his AKC
title with an impressive
field trial career that
started in Sept 2011
and ended Oct 2012.
He competed along
the states from New
England down to the
Carolinas,He earned
his championship with
7 wins 5 2nds 5 3rds
5 4ths and 4 NBQ'
Wayne and Kalina
are both members
of the Honey Hole
Longbeards Chapter.
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Chesapeake Energy is one of many
companies actively involved in developing
the Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Play
in Pennsylvania. Chesapeake works
primarily in Bradford, Sullivan, Wyoming
and Susquehanna Counties. A number
of energy companies have stepped up to
assist conservation efforts and Chesapeake
has worked with the Pennsylvania Chapter
for the past three years in their area of
operation. For 2012 the company made
their largest contribution to date donating
ten thousand dollars to the chapter
to help cover the costs of a number of
projects. The generosity of this company
has helped our chapter accomplish more
in Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and
Wyoming Counties than might have been
accomplished using our Hunting Heritage
Super Fund. The donations received in the
past three years have allowed the chapter
to stretch its budget.
Through their 2012 donation
Chesapeake Energy sponsored
scholarships given to deserving high school
students by the Armenia Mountain Spurs,
Muncy Creek and Red Rock Chapters. In
addition to supporting these educational
efforts, the donation provided assistance
to the East Lycoming and Sullivan County
School districts by financing part of the
annual “Outdoor Education Day” for sixth
graders. This project offered sixth graders
a day of “hands on” experiences including
learning about the life cycle of the wild
turkey, discovering the history of elk in the
Commonwealth, practicing wildlife track
identification and learning about Native
American lifestyles. The students also had
a chance to experience shooting .22 rifles,
shotguns and archery equipment.
Outreach opportunities afforded by
the donation included JAKES events
in Bradford and Wyoming Counties.
The Armenia Mountain Spurs Chapter
members took youngsters turkey hunting
on the mentored youth spring gobbler
hunting day, had a cookout and arranged
for a program by the local wildlife
conservation officer. The Mehoopany
Honey Hole Longbeards Chapter helped
less fortunate families in the area by
offering meals for the holiday season.
Through the Turkey Hunters Care program, the Honey Hole
Chapter provided frozen turkeys to local families in the area
to help complete the traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas
dinners. The NWTF donated more than 137,000 turkeys
through Turkey Hunters Care since 2001 by partnering with
schools, churches, food banks and shelters.
Pictured from left: Mike Chura HHLB member, Nicole Delazio
United Charities and Gary Gensil HHLB Treasurer

Creek and Wilson Moore Chapters
teamed up on a special JAKES event held
at the Meshoppen Road and Gun Club.
The Sullivan County High School
Shooting Teams received funding through
this Chesapeake grant for the third year
in a row. The 2012 grant aided with the
purchase of targets and ammunition
for the Olympic Bunker Trap Shooting
Team. The team used the supplies to
practice in order to qualify for a National
Competition in Colorado Springs. The
grant also provided supplies the high
school American Trap Shooting Team
for their practice in preparation for the
American Trap Association competition.
Youth shooting activities are important
to the future of shooting sports in the
United States. This grant helped to assure
future opportunities for young people
to learn about our hunting and shooting
traditions by providing funds to support
the summer 4H shotgun and riflery clubs
at the North Mountain Sportsmen’s
Club. This program and those at Sullivan
County High School directly support the
preservation of our hunting and shooting
traditions.
Three conservation projects were
completed using the funding from this
grant. Twenty acres of wildlife openings
and food plots on State Game Lands
035 and 175 were treated with lime
and fertilizer to improve the quality of
planted vegetation in cooperation with
the Wilson Moore Chapter. Fifty acres of
habitat enhancements were completed
on State Game Lands 219 in cooperation
with the Endless Mountain Chapter.
A third project affecting two and a
half acres on State Game Lands 57 was
accomplished by the Red Rock Chapter.
In total the grant paid the freight for more
than seventy acres of wildlife habitat
improvements.
Partnering with the energy industry
gives our chapter the chance to grow its
programs. Several of the energy companies
working in the Commonwealth have
shown genuine interest in conservation.
Chesapeake Energy is one of those
companies. The generous donations given
to our chapter by Chesapeake over the
past three years are deeply appreciated.
The Pennsylvania State Chapter members
have worked hard and long on fundraising.
Our volunteers have done a
wonderful job of developing funding for
conservation projects. Our corporate
partners help us to increase our footprint.
It’s great to have them aboard!
SUN Area Chapter's 2012 Youth Field Day
Arnie Hayden Jakes Day Instructors
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Arnie Hayden
Memorial Chapter's
2012 JAKES Day
An Awesome Day With Arnie
Hayden Memorial Chapter
Arnie Hayden Jakes
Day Youth, Wyatt Gastrock
with his father Chris (right)
telling the story of his
two squirrels.
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Anadarko Petroleum has been an important
partner for the Pennsylvania Chapter for the past three years
helping us to raise money for conservation. Last year the
company helped our chapter by sponsoring the first “Fueling
Conservation” fund-raiser. The folks at Anadarko stepped
up again this year with an agreement to sponsor “Fueling
Conservation II” our second natural gas industry partner fundraiser
in Williamsport. The event was held at Haywood’s on the
Water once again and attendance was outstanding. Members
of the Susquehanna Longbeards helped with the set-up and
NWTF staff members Ray Smith, Carl Mowry, Kristen Giger
and Bob Eriksen were present. Industry partners of Anadarko
Petroleum came out to support conservation in Clinton and
Lycoming Counties in a big way. Some 325 people attended
the event and participated in the silent auction and raffles.
Haywood’s served a great dinner and the evening was an
outstanding success with some folks staying until well after
midnight. After expenses the event netted an impressive
$35,000.
We are pleased to have the local office and Williamsport
staff of Anadarko Petroleum on our side raising dollars for
conservation. They are a great group to work with and with
their partnership we have completed major projects on
Loyalsock, Sproul and Tiadaghton State Forests. If you happen
to cross paths with any Anadarko employees please tell them
how much we appreciate their support! The funds raise at
the recent dinner will supplement our Pennsylvania Chapter
Hunting Heritage Super Fund and will be used for wildlife
habitat enhancement on state game lands and state forests.
Those funds will be put to work on projects next spring.
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Fueling Conservation II
By: Bob Eriksen, NWTF Regional Biologist
Country Singer
Daryle Singletary
wows the crowd.
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Carl Mowry presents an
art print to Mary Wolf
of Anadarko Petroleum.
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Bob Smith's
Fall Turkey
Ryan Correll
took his first
buck with a
crossbow.
Walt Bingaman
congratulating
Brett Leach on
his 1st turkey
The Lake Region Longbeards Chapter
located in Hamlin, PA held their 11th Annual Earl Mickel
Memorial Youth Turkey Calling Contest at the Greene-
Dreher-Sterling Fair. This was the 5th year since the
calling contest took on the name and tradition through
the memory of Earl Mickel, the renowned publisher and
turkey call maker.
The young participants were divided into appropriate
age groups ranging from 4 years old to the age of 17. A
variety of calls were made available for the youths to
practice with and use during the competition. Each did
their best to imitate a turkey’s cluck, a hen yelp, a purr
call and their best call. Judges were members of the Lake
Region Longbeards. Prizes were awarded to the top three
scores from each age group.
Shown in the photo are:
1st row: Marshall Davis, Lauren McLain
2nd row: Carter Davis, Rachel Zarubski,
Arianna Quinones, Shawn Bronson, Douglas Chapman
and McKenna Smith
3rd row: Jim Chapman, Mike Batzel, Rich Barbolish,
Rich Ozark, Kerri Farrell, Ethan Maines, Faith Bronson,
David Chapman, Ron Motacki.

Ursus Americanus “the North
American Black bear”, the mere mention
of this animal makes my adrenaline
pulse through my veins and my trigger
finger curl. This animal has eluded me
for all twenty-six of my hunting years. I
can almost see the shiny black hide on
my wall. I have only ever seen one black
bear in the wild in my home state of
Pennsylvania. The bruin walked past my
archery stand one October morning so
close I could hear the guttural grunts it
resonated searching the leaf litter for
acorns which were strewn everywhere.
I knew that from this moment on this
magnificent beast would forever haunt
my hunting dreams.
I have a progressive form of Muscular
dystrophy. The disease slowly causes
the muscles in my hands and legs to
atrophy. This causes severe pain as well
as limited grip and mobility issues. As
you can imagine this has become quite
the hindrance when it comes to hunting.
There just isn’t a deer or bear right off
the road. These crafty critters aren’t just
waving white flags and holding signs that
say “Matt shoot me”. To say the least the
last several years of hunting were not
easy.
I have been successful whitetail
hunting with lots of help from family
and friends. I just never harvested a
black bear. I had all but given up hope of
hunting bear. There are two ways to hunt
bear in Pennsylvania; the sit and wait,
and driving. For those of you not familiar
with driving it has absolutely nothing
to do with a car. It involves a group of
people who beat the bush and push the
quarry toward the hunter. Both of these
situations involve finding good bear
habitat. The black bear likes unfriendly
habitat. This makes it hard for someone
with a disability to hunt bear successfully.
This is the very reason I pretty much gave
up my dream of ever harvesting a black
bear. This was all about to change.
Last January I received a call from Mike
Paterson, who is the Wheelin chairman
Emily Lichtenberger's
for the Southern End Strutters chapter of
first gobbler!
the National Wild Turkey Federation in
19 lbs, 3" beard.
Lancaster County Pa. He called and asked
Southern End Strutters
Send Me North
By: Matt Geyer
me if I wanted to go on a fall bear hunt to
Maine. The Southern End Strutters were
paying for me to go on an outfitted hunt.
I had to ask him if he really wanted me.
I didn’t think I deserved it. I remember
saying “give it to someone worse off than
me” he said no, we want you to go. I
was thrilled. I was going to go after the
game animal of my dreams in a state I
had never been to. They were also going
to pay for someone to go along with me.
That someone was my dad. I figured who
better to come along with me then the
one person who introduced me to the
sport I am so passionate about.
On September ninth my dad and I
left Myerstown Pa. for the thirteen and
one half hour drive to Crystal Maine. I
was not looking forward to the drive;
one hour in the car is torture on my
body let alone thirteen plus. We made
many stops along the way and we arrived
at our destination at ten o’clock that
evening. I was very intrigued with the
terrain change. The piedmont region
of the Appalachians’ slowly gave way
to the swampy, thick forests above the
forty fifth parallel. I was very intrigued by
the vastness of the country. The forests
were so thick with pines that midday
seemed like dusk. This was not in pine
stands common here in Pennsylvania
but throughout the whole forest. It was
impossible to see ten yards in front of
one’s self without the foliage being cut.
When we arrived at camp we were
greeted by Tim Martin who is the current
President of the Southern End Strutters
as well as another hunter Bob Eckman.
Mr. Martin had accompanied Bob along
up for the hunt. Tim had also graciously
provided his own ATVs for us to use for
hunting. This man’s generosity and fore
planning were greatly appreciated and
saved us novices during the hunt. Sunday
was spent telling hunting stories with
Tim and Bob. We would have to wait
one more day; Sunday hunting is not
permitted in Maine.
On Monday morning I awoke early
ready to hunt. We were informed by
the guides that bear hunting over bait
is mostly an evening process I would
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have to wait until that afternoon. I was
ready to hunt, so waiting was not easy,
finally around lunch time we were able
to convince the guide to show us the way
to our blind. My dad and I arrived at the
blind after a several mile ATV ride. After
getting settled in and making several ADA
modifications to the blind we settled
in for many hours of looking at a bait
barrel. The quietness of the thick Maine
woods settled in around us. I did not see
any bear Monday night but, I did see an
animal I had never seen alive. I had a Pine
Marten twenty- five yards in front of me.
This agile member of the weasel family
entertained us as it tried to catch a meal
of red squirrels. The next several days were
bear less but I did see deer, flying squirrels,
raccoons and various other fauna not
readily seen in the Pennsylvania woods.
My hunting trip to Maine may not have
ended in the dream harvest of a bear; but
I still would call it successful. I was able
to see a state that is still wild. The beauty
of the largest mountain in the state, Mt.
Katahdin will remain with me forever.
This trip would not have been possible
without the hard work and sacrifice
of many people in the Southern End
Strutters. The Wheelin Sportsman
Outreach of this group, behind efforts
of Mike Paterson is changing the lives of
the disabled. This organization is helping
those of us with disabilities not only reach
our dreams physically but also mentally.
An experience like this ignites the passion
of hunting that is so easily extinguished
when one has a disability. I know that one
day I am going to harvest a black bear. The
passion has been reignited. I know that
with individuals like Mike, Tim and The
Southern End Strutters Wheelin program
there will be many more individuals with
disabilities continuing to pursue their
passions. People like this are what makes
the National Wild Turkey Federation the
strong organization what it is. I cannot
thank these heroes of the outdoors
enough.
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Dear Pennsylvania Member:
The Pennsylvania State Chapter Board of Directors is pleased to offer its members the opportunity to purchase Longevity Clover
Strut & Rut ® Mix at a subsidized price. This blend is an excellent mix for deer and turkeys. It consists of Crimson, Crescendo
Ladino, White Dutch and Arrowleaf Clovers, pre-inoculated. The Pennsylvania State Hunting Heritage Super Fund will pay for
50 percent of the seed and shipping charges.
Sponsor Members may purchase a total of Two bags of seed:
• 12-pound bag(s) of the Longevity Clover Strut and Rut ® Mix for just $34 each, shipping included
Regular Members may purchase a total of One:
• 12-pound bag of the Longevity Clover Strut and Rut ® Mix for just $34, shipping included
***As an additional benefit, each member can purchase additional bags of Longevity Clover Strut & Rut ® Mix for just $68 each,
unsubsidized but at a reduced price, in unlimited quantities. However, to take advantage of these savings, you must submit the
order with this seed subsidy offer.
All orders are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Quantities are limited on subsidized seed due to the dollars allocated to the
program. Longevity Clover Strut and Rut ® Mix will ship approximately two weeks from date of order.
Longevity Clover Strut and Rut ® Mix
This mix consists of four varieties of clovers; Crimson, Cresendo Ladino, White Dutch and Arrowleaf. This mix should be
tolerant of a variety of soils and climatic conditions and the plot will last for several years if maintained correctly. Can be
planted in early fall or early spring depending on soil moisture and temperatures and frost-free days. Late winter or early spring
plantings are frequently attained by overseeding existing small annual grain such as winter wheat. All seed is pre-inoculated. Do
soil testing and make sure that soils are treated with recommended amendments. Check with your local Extension Service office
for appropriate seeding methods and times.
Every bag purchased results in up to 1 acre of quality wild turkey fall and winter forage being established. This helps the PA
State Chapter address a key issue identified in our state strategy of the North American Wild Turkey Management Plan. Your
membership and financial support at our banquets helps make this program possible and allows the chapter to address high
priority habitat needs in our state. THANK YOU!
Sincerely,
Skip Motts
Pennsylvania State Chapter President
National Wild Turkey Federation
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Name (please print)
PENNSYLVANIA
Spring 2013 Seed Subsidy Offer
Address (unable to ship to PO Boxes)
City
Daytime Phone MUST INCLUDE
State Super Fund program pays 50% cost of seed and shipping
Orders must be completed on this form and submitted to the address listed below by mailing,
faxing or scanning as attachment to email.
No Orders Will Be Taken By Phone.
Must provide member number. Forms without member number will NOT receive seed.
Only One Member Per Form Allowed.
To avoid duplications, submit your form once. (fax, email, or regular mail.) Do NOT send multiple times.
State Zip
Evening Phone
Cell Phone Email Address
Mail order form to:
National Wild Turkey Federation
Attn: Pennsylvania Seed Offer
PO Box 530
Edgefield, SC 29824
or please fax or email form:
Fax: 803-637-9180
Email: cpenner@nwtf.net
Scan form, add as attachment to email
Credit Card
Signature
Today’s Date
Member Number (MUST have in order to
process request. Number located under *****
on Turkey Country magazine & your NWTF
membership card)
0060292016010000 Longevity Clover Strut & Rut ® Item# Description
Sponsor members allowed TOTAL of 2 bags -
Regular members allowed 1 bag on subsidized price
Qty Subsidized
Price
Shipping Included
– 12# $34.00 ea
Non Subsidized - But at a Special Reduced Price with NO LIMIT on amount ordered
0060292017010000 Longevity Clover Strut & Rut ® – 12# $68.00 ea
Grand Total
Limited quantity - first come
first serve - while supplies last
Please do not tear or cut this form
– return entire form with all fields completed
Payment: oCheck # _______________ oMoney Order oVisa oMaster Card oDiscover oAm Exp
(Make payable to National Wild Turkey Federation)
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Source Code: PA SS 12
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Veterans Day Hero Salute
Pheasant Hunt
By: Kristen Giger
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Dog handler Leon
Blashock, hunter
Andy Zubick, an
Iraq Vet, pose with
friend and Kinzua
Allegheny chapter
president Jory Giger.
What better way to implement
our mission of “The conservation of
the wild turkey and the preservation
of our hunting heritage” than to
take a group of 24 American heroes
pheasant hunting on ground that
the NWTF is directly responsible for
enhancing??? The Kinzua Allegheny
Longbeards did just that on
Monday, November 12, 2012 when
they hosted a Wheelin Sportsmen’s
Veterans Day hunt near Warren, PA.
The day began at the Starbrick
fire hall. PA NWTF staff, volunteers,
veterans, and members of a local
Pheasants Forever chapter gathered
there to begin a day which was filled
with food, friends, and firearms.
The event was held on a large 100
acre grassland restoration project
that is being funded through a
stewardship agreement that the
NWTF has with the Allegheny
National Forest. The project
area, known to the locals as “The

Beanfields” is a multi-year project
involving the use of herbicides and
cover crops to reduce non native
invasive plant species (Japanese
barberry, Japanese knotweed,
garlic mustard, and multi flora
rose, to name a few). The area will
ultimately be restored to a patch
work design of cool season grasses,
native warm season grasses,
wildflowers, and clovers. The area
has long been a popular spot for
hunters and non hunters alike to
recreate. The Pennsylvania Game
Commission releases pheasants
there routinely during small game
season.
Since the area has very easy
access, is flat, and is a major
habitat project implemented by
the NWTF, the Kinzua Allegheny
chapter figured it would be the
ideal location for an event like this.
Solicitations for donations as
well as hunter recruitment began
months in advance.
Community and veteran
organization support for this
event was phenomenal. Robbie
Anderson, a master wood carver
who has a passion for helping
anything veteran related, donated
his artistic talent and hand carved
a CZ Silver Mallard 20G o/u for the
chapter to raffle. Curtis Chase, an
Iraq veteran, was the lucky winner
of that gun. Upon winning he said
Dan Barry, Vietnam Vet
who has lost both legs
poses with dog handler
Carla Wegemer.
“You have no idea how much this
means to me.” Anderson was also
on hand all day giving wood carving
lessons and demonstrations to
anyone who wanted to learn. Of
woodcarving Anderson stated
“It is a therapeutic way disabled
veterans can make a good living
after coming back home from war.”
The age and ability levels of
the veterans ranged from Korean
Veterans and double amputees
to active duty military. Several
dog handlers brought their finely
trained dogs for these men and
women to hunt over. The weather
was unusually warm and sunny
for November pheasant hunting.
Hunting began around 9:00 am
with eight veterans taking to the
field, shotguns in hand, and dogs
nearby. It wasn’t long before the
first shot blasted, and those lucky
enough to look up in time saw
nothing but a puff of feathers and
a bird falling to the ground. The
other hunts continued much like
that with lots of birds falling and
all involved having a great time.
The conversations and comradery
were second to none. The veterans
were very thankful that the NWTF
had teamed up with PF to put this
event together.
This is just one of many examples
of the NWTF partnering up with
other like minded conservation
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organizations to multiply the
efforts of both organizations. If you
haven’t done so recently, thank a
vet for protecting your freedoms to
hunt and fish!
If you think you might be
interested in coordinating a similar
hunt in your area for veterans next
fall, contact your local regional
director for more information.
He will be able to help you along
the way to planning a successful
hunt for American heroes! Try
partnering with your local veterans
organizations to help underwrite
the event. This is one type of event
you will get a tremendous amount
of satisfaction out of helping to
coordinate!
Curtis Chase, Iraq Veteran, who
won both a hand signed Jack
Paluh glicee and the CZ shotgun!
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Reading Ridge Runners WITO
“Pitch a Tent” Event
By: Ron Leh of Cabela’s
On July 21 and 22, 2012, Cabela’s of Hamburg along with the Reading
Ridge Runners Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Pheasant
Valley Farms, hosted 14 women and treated them to a weekend of outdoor
events and education.
The day began with a lesson presented by Pheasant Valley Farms on
dog training and handling, along with field demonstrations using quail and
working with guns and dogs.
The women then broke down into three groups and rotated around three outdoor areas: introduction to fly fishing and actual fishing on a
pond using Cabela’s LSI Fly Rods presented by Cabela’s and instructed by John Robertson; archery shooting with instruction by Dennis of the
Reading Ridge Runners Chapter and the Mohnton Rod & Gun Club; and trap shooting and pistol instruction presented by Mark Wolfskill of
Pheasant Valley Farm and Ron Leh of Cabela’s.
While classes were taking place, the Cabela’s team of Jeff Hartman & Jeff Maciejewski were busy preparing the evening meal over an open
campfire. The dinner menu consisted of chipotle sweet corn and shish kebobs made over an open grill and zucchini casserole and apple blueberry
cobbler prepared in Cabela’s Dutch Ovens. Much of the cooking was interactive enabling the women to participate and ask questions and
further enhance their outdoor skills. The evening wound down with a camp fire and stories of the NWTF and reflection from the adventurous
day.
The next day was a morning of “All About Food". Mark from Pheasant Valley Farm showed us how to clean the birds after you have taken
them from the field. The ladies were also given instruction on how to clean the fish that were caught. After learning how to clean and prep, the
ladies were treated to lots of dishes of wild game. Amy and John of the Sportsman’s Table gave a demonstration on how to prepare wild game
and what good spices to use. Mark, Karen and Mark’s daughter prepared dishes that used Goose, duck, chuckers, and quail. Gourmet dining
was on the menu.
Many thanks and best wishes go out to the Reading Ridge Runners Chapter of the NWTF, Pheasant Valley Farms and Cabela’s.
Our “Pitch a Tent” Women in the Outdoors Event was a huge success!
7th Annual Kinzua Allegheny Longbeards
WITO at Chapman State Park
By: Kristen Giger
Over 100 women participated in the 7th Annual Kinzua Allegheny WITO
event held at Chapman State Park on Saturday June 2. Participants
enjoyed classes such as kayaking, pistol, dutch oven cooking, spinnin’ and
grinning,’ Tai-Chi, fishing 101, plant ID, and others. Whether a first time
participant or a 7 year veteran, everyone enjoyed a day a fun, learning,
and friendship. Among the many raffle prizes were two shotguns and a
kayak.
Participants and committee members alike left tired and with a renewed
understanding of how the WITO program touches the lives of thousands
across the country every year.
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If your chapter is involved with an outreach event, and would like to share your ideas with others
to help improve their events, email Leslie Smith at lsmith@nwtf.net or Trina Skrapits at kskrap@ptd.net.
Tip #2
fundraising ideas
A Women in the Outdoors event is not only an outreach program, but it can used it as a way to raise
money for our states Outreach Fund, just as a Hunting Heritage Banquet raises money for the
State Superfund. This will insure the existence and growth of Pennsylvania’s outreach efforts,
Helpful an important Tips for key to a our successful NWTF’s hunting heritage ouTreacH mission. evenT
Raising money for the Outreach Fund alleviates the State’s Superfund, so more money can
be distributed through-out our state for habitat, land purchases and other projects the state
contributes to it’s chapters.
Fundraising and donations also helps the event stay within the budget, and makes the event profitable.
Invite everyone to participate in your raffles.
PRE RAFFLE
• Hunt/Event Raffle
Ask your RD or chapter’s committee members to see if they know of an Outfitter that would like to donate a hunt, or go in
half’s with the final raffle proceeds. If your Chapter’s event has earned incentive guns, add one to the raffle ticket as a second
prize.
• Chinese Auction Pre-Raffle
Offer a Chinese Auction Early Bird Special, it works almost the same as our PA Hunting Heritage Banquets with our Ladies
Early Bird Raffles. This raffle includes donations that can vary from hunting and camping items, to cookbooks and aprons.....a
little bit of everything for everybody. Include an order form on your registration flyers.
Recycle Idea: If your chapter has Sportsman’s Raffle tickets left over from your banquet, they can be used.
Incentive Idea: Invite your participants to bring along a donated item and in return, they receive raffle tickets.
DONATION AND SPONSORSHIP LETTER FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
• Create a Support Letter
that can be circulated to local businesses, gun clubs, and other conservation organizations in the area that brings awareness
to our event and the great things NWTF does that benefits our community and state. *Include our states 5 MILLION
Superfund Project Spending Flyer that is available on the NWTF website for your state.
• Sponsorship Levels and Donation Options
Levels include breakfast sponsor, lunch sponsor, station sponsor, underwrite sponsor and business card sponsor, vendor sponsor.
One of the sponsorship benefits is their business is featured in your event’s program through an ad or signage.
DONATION TIPS:
• Ask a local Rental business to lend items you need for the day.
• Ask a local Printer to donate their printing services and envelopes needed for your mailing.
• Offer a promotional trade agreement with your local newspaper or media business that can give the event free advertising
in return for their logo to be in all your promotional posters, flyers and program. Offer them comp tickets so they can give to
their customers or staff so they can come to the event. Be sure to invite your local paper's Sports Editor.
• Apply for a NRA Grant. Your event can receive most all of your ammunition, ear and eye protection through an NRA grant
request. Grant information can be found at: www.friendsofnra.org. The deadline to apply online is the end of August for the
following year.
With the funding and donations received from your sponsors and community,
it can cover the full cost of the event and make it profitable, along with the
great educational reach for EVERYONE involved.
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Join women from all over Pennsylvania for a weekend of
adventurous outdoor activities, laughter, smiles and good times!
PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAPTER’S
WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS
The NWTF is dedicated to providing interactive
educational outdoor opportunities for women ages
14 and older.
Visit our website www.womenintheoutdoors.org
to fi nd out more or how to host an event in your
area.
Your $165 Registration Fee includes:
• 2 nights dorm-style lodging at Camp T. Frank Soles
• Your choice of 6 expertly instructed classes
• Friday evening snacks
• Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Sunday breakfast
• Sunday Featured Presentation
• All equipment, supplies, literature, etc. for selected
courses
• One year membership to the NWTF and subscription
to the State Chapter’s Turkey Talk Publication and to
Turkey Country magazine.
• Knowledge, confi dence, skills and memories that
will be passed down through generations
If you believe in what the WITO Program is about
and would like to contribute further - Sponsorship
Level Memberships are available for $250, which
includes a special sponsor gift, sponsor decal
and entry into a special drawing for new Sponsor
Members at this weekend event.
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Weekend Event
March 15 - 17, 2013
6 pm Friday - 11 am Sunday
Camp T. Frank Soles YMCA
Rockwood, PA (Somerset County)
YMCA Camp Soles is tucked away
in the beautiful Laurel Highlands
in Somerset County.
The setting boasts outstanding
mountain scenery as the lodge and cabins
overlook the serene Lake Tris
Relaxation and fun top the list
of our weekend priorities.
For more information contact:
Katrina Skrapits at 610.760.1689
or email: kskrap@ptd.net
Leslie Smith at 484.634.0069
or email: lsmith@nwtf.net

Classes to choose from!
ARCHERY
Learn about this fast growing sport. Do you want
to learn backyard recreation, competitive target
shooting, or maybe you want to go bow hunting?
You will learn how to select equipment that fi ts you
and there will be lots of hands-on instruction.
SOAP CRAFTING
Also known as “melt & pour soap making”. In
this hands-on class you will learn 3 popular
techniques. We will start with a pre-made glycerin
soap that you will melt, add and mix scent,
ground oatmeal, and powdered goat’s milk. We
will discuss interesting things you can put into
your soap, and fi nally you will see how to package
your works of art to impress. All students will take
home handouts and 2 bars of soap.
SHOTGUNNING
You will become familiar with differnt types of
shotguns, ammunition and proper gun fi tting. Time
will be spent at the range where you will shoot clay
birds.
OUTDOOR SURVIVAL
Gain the knowledge, skill and attitude that surviving
an outdoor emergency requires. This course will
deal with the mental things you need to know about
survival, as well as the physical aspects: food, water
and shelter.
PISTOLS/.22 RIFLES
Participants will learn proper handling of .22 rifl es
and pistols, shooting positions, and basic shooting
techniques. there will be lots of practice time.
FISHING
Develope basic skills needed to catch fi sh: casting,
knot tying, lure selection, fi sh identifi cation, fi shing
locations and equipment choice and use.
CHILDREN & THE OUTDOORS
Take a nature hike and learn fun ways to introduce
your children to the outdoors.
SELF PROTECTION
If you travel alone, make those late night trips to
the grocery store, or are just interested in basic self
protection tips, this class is for you. Come and learn
basic moves that every woman should know.
OUTDOOR COOKING
Food always tastes better when it’s cooked outside.
Don’t go hungry in the outdoors! This class covers
methods, equipment and recipes for delightful
tummies.
GEOCACHING
Geocaching is a Hi-Tech treasure hunt developed in
2000 that has become the fastest growing sport in
the world. Geocachers hunt for treasures that have
been hidden by other cachers and challenged to fi nd
them. This class will explain the history of the GPS,
Geocaching and how the game is played.
Then we will go on a hunt or two.
HUNTING WITH DOGS
This class will consist of training a hunting breed,
from basic obedience and training fi eld commands.
TRAPPING/FURBEARERS
Learn about the furbeareres of Pennsylvania. This class will
include identifi cation, humane trapping standards and
devices and equipment placement.
OUTDOOR FIRST AID
This course is hands-on, providing you with the skills and
confi dence needed for making medical care decisions for
those who spend time outdoors. Preparedness, stressing
the “buddy system”, fracture stabilization, bandaging,
recognizing serious injury/illness, animal bites will be
covered.
Evening Activities - Join in on the fun each evening as
we socialize and explore great activities.
What could be more perfect for a St. Patrick’s weekend celebration tion
than green food? Tickle our taste buds and bring in your
favorite green food or Irish dish for Friday evening.
Winner gets $100 in Raffl e Money to spend at the event!
Drive away all your negative energy....create your own prayer or smudge feather
made out of genuine turkey and goose feathers in this optional class.
Pre registration is required.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS
MARCH 8
Space is Limited!
EMERGENCY BRACELET
In this class you will learn how to make a Paracord
Survival Bracelet. In an emergency, you can use paracord
for lashings, tourniquets, shoelaces, snares, tying splints,
or, if you tease out the threads, even fi shing lines and
sewing threads. This bracelet lets you carry a useful
amount at all times.
NRA REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM
Improve your personal safety strategies with NRA’s
Refuse To Be A Victim ® Program. Experts agree that
the single most important step toward ensuring your
personal safety is making the decision to refuse to
be a victim. That means that you must have an overall
personal safety strategy in place before you need it.
This course will teach you a variety of personal safety
tips and techniques you need to improve your safety
and security, avoid dangerous situations and avoid
becoming a victim.
WALL CLIMBING
Are you up for a new challenge? The climbing wall will
provide a wealth of opportunities to have fun while
enhancing self-esteem and confi dence. It involves
adventure, risk-taking and attempting the unusual,
while encouraging participants to test their limits.
You don’t have to be the
ourdoorsy-type to enjoy Women
in the Outdoors, just get out
there and try something new!
SUNDAY FEATURED
PRESENTATION for ALL:
NWTF AND OUR MISSION
In this short introduction you will learn that NWTF
volunteers come from all walks of life to engage in
conservation and preserve the hunting heritage we all
hold dear.
LETS TALK TURKEY
You ‘ll have an opportunity to learn about wild turkey
and its habits. Learn calling techniques, equipment,
camoufl age and set-up techniques to improve your
chances of seeing, photographing and bagging one of
these magnifi cent birds.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
The cancellation deadline is March 1, 2013
If you cancel after March 1st, you will be responsible for your program fee.
No refunds. You may send a substitute if you cannot attend.
Organizing the WITO event takes place months in advance and every effort is made to offer all scheduled
classes. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, instructors, topics and schedules may
change. In the event of an unforeseen class cancellation, participants will be offered an alternative class.
Call for availability
This event WILL NOT be cancelled due to inclement weather, so please come prepared.
after this date. You will receive a confi rmation letter/directions to the facility and items to
bring when your registration form and check have been received.
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Double your chances for our
Chinese Auction Raffle
Early Bird Special
$ 20 FOR 8 CARDS
Each card contains 20 tickets.
Cards will be sold for $5 each during the event.
Tickets to be used at the March 15-17 State
Chapter’s Women in the Outdoors event.
Tickets will be given to you at sign-in.
Must be present to win.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS,
COMPLETE INFO ON
REGISTRATION FORM.
- 1st PRIZE -
TAURUS
MILLENIUM PRO
40 CAL PISTOL
- 2nd PRIZE -
$200 CAbELAS gIfT CARd
- 3rd PRIZE -
$100 NATURE’S dEEREST
JEWELRY gIfT CERTIfICATE
bRINg A dONATEd ITEM fOR OUR RAffLES
ANd RECEIVE $5 IN RAffLE MONEY!
We are looking for unused or hand crafted outdoor items for our raffles valued at $5 and up.
It could be anything from a basket of goodies to a tent! Money raised at our
NWTF Women in the Outdoors raffles support local wildlife conservation and education.
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EvEnt Gun RAfflE
Ticket Prices:
1/$5 • 3/$10 • 8/$20
Winner need not
be present.
PA State
Chapter
WITO Event
T-Shirt
$ 15 ea.
Place your order on the WITO event registration form.
T-Shirts will be available March 15 at sign-in.
(Don’t forget to circle your size!)
T-shirts will be available to purchase at the event for $18,
Limited sizes will be available.
Deadline for ordering is March 1
NOTE: If you order a T-Shirt and you are unable to attend, please make arrangements to have it
picked up at the event. They will not be shipped out and considered a donation. No refunds.

CLASS SELECTIONS
Event Registration Form
Rank your top 10 choices in order of preference, with 1 being your first choice and 10 being your last. We will do our best to place you in
your top choices. Classes are filled in the order that registrations are received. Some class sizes are limited.
______ Archery
______ Soap Making
______ Shotgunning
______ Outdoor Survival
______ Pistols/.22 Rifl es
______ Fishing
MEMBERSHIPS
Registration is required. One participant per form please. Participant must be 14 years or older.
______ Children & The Outdoors
______ Self Protection
______ Outdoor Cooking
______ Geocaching
______ Hunting with Dogs
______ Trapping/Furbeareres
______ First Aid
______ Emergency Bracelet
______ NRA Refuse To Be A Victim
______ Wall Climbing
Upgrade to an upper level Sponsor membership for an additional $250 and you will receive a special Sponsor gift, sponsor decal,
and entry into a special drawing for Sponsor Members at this weekend event.
_____ $165 Registration Fee (Fee includes a one year $35 NWTF/WITO membership)
_____ $250 Sponsor Membership (You must also pay a $130 registration fee if attending the March 15-17 weekend event.)
______ I can’t attend, but want to renew my $35 membership to keep my NWTF/WITO membership current and magazine coming.
EARLY BIRD RAFFLES/t-shirts
_____ Chinese Auction Raffl e (Cards will be given to you at sign-in. Each card contains 20 tickets. Cards will be sold for $5 each at event.)
______ Event Gun Raffl e (Winner need not be present.)
_____ YES! I will bring an unused or hand crafted outdoor item for our raffl es. (Your $5 in Raffl e Money will be given to you at sign-in to use at event.)
_____ Event T-Shirt $15 ea. (CIRCLE SIZE: S - M - L - XL - XXL )
____ TOTAL
(T-Shirt Order Deadline March 1)
Make all checks payable to: PA State Chapter - NWTF
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
City _________________________________________________________________________ State ___________________________
Phone ________________________________________________ Email _________________________________________________
Emergency Contact Name _________________________________________________________________________________________
Emergency Contact Number _______________________________________________________________________________________
List any dietary needs or medical conditions we may need to be aware of __________________________________________________________
Check One: ______New Member ______ Renewal Member (please supply membership number) _____________________________________
DORM PREFERENCE: Please be honest and respectful of others. Camp T. Frank Soles is “dorm style” lodging.
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Winter 2013 Turkey Talk
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2013 Pennsylvania
Hunting Heritage
Banquets
January thru JunE
The NWTF is looking
for volunteers to
develop new
chapters and
banquet committees.
Or join an
existing committee
and expand your net
work and the good
you can do for
wildlife and hunting.
Visit www.panwtf.org
or contact a regional
director near you.
Jan 19 ..... Sherman's Valley Strutters ........................Newport Fire Hall, Newport ..................................................Brenda Beal 717-582-3281
Jan 19 ..... Muncy Creek ................................................Muncy Valley Fire Hall,Muncy Valley................................... Nancy Craft 570-482-4364
Jan 25 ..... Allegheny Valley .........................................Springdale VFW ................................................................... Mike Zourleis 724-265-0903
Jan 26 ..... Blue Mountain .............................................Schafferstown Fire Hall ......................................................Mike Hartman 610-693-8444
Jan 26 ..... Lower Lackawanna Long Spurs ...............Greenwood Fire Hall, Moosic.............................................. Ed Skoranski 570-457-8188
Jan 26 ..... Foothills Spurs .............................................Sligo Rec Center, Sligo .............................................................. Bill Coradi 814-473-3575
Jan 26 ..... Chesquehanna Spurs .................................Rembrandt Club, St. Benedict ................................................Jim Panaro 814-344-6632
Feb 1 ....... Penn's Woods Spurs ...................................Italian American Club, Export ............................................Jason Straley 412-798-2965
Feb 2 ....... Moraine.........................................................Days Inn, Butler ............................................................... Brandon Mowry 724-496-1849
Feb 8 ...... Shippensburg Strutters .............................Shippensburg Fish & Game, Shippensburg .................. Spencer Miller 717-249-8961
Feb 9 ....... Cascade Thunderin' Toms ..........................Shenango Twp Fire Hall, New Castle ................................ David Boston 724-924-2209
Feb 9 ....... Ten Mile Valley Upland Game Banquet ..Alpine Club, Washington ................................................... Jeff McCombs 412-997-8413
Feb 9 ....... Col-Mont Gobblers .....................................Elks Club, Danville ................................................................Scott Walker 570-441-3765
Feb 16 .... Nittany Valley Longbeards ........................Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College ..... Tammy Chronister 814-355-8901
Feb 22 .... Steel City Spurs ...........................................Alpine Hunting & Fishing Club, Bridgeville ..................... Ed Planinsek 412-221-0515
Feb 23 .... Lake Marburg ..............................................Porters Community Fire Hall, Spring Grove ..................... Dave Fraizer 717-225-5842
Feb 23 .... Central PA Limbhangers ............................Madera Fire Hall, Madera .....................................................Clark Yarger 814- 339-6556
Feb 23.... Reading Ridge Runners .............................Grill Fire Company, Reading ................................................. Jason Coyle 610-777-5251
Mar 1 ...... Lakefront Gobblers ....................................Shriners, Erie ..........................................................................Dennis Wade 814-756-3669
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Mar 1 ...... Wolf Creek Longbeards .............................Masonic Lodge, Grove City .............................................. Dean Osborne 724-458-6078
Mar 1 ...... Shade Mountain ..........................................Port Royal Community Building, Port Royal.........................Bill Corbin 717-935-2743
Mar 1 ...... Jerry Zimmerman Memorial .....................Roadway Inn ........................................................................Bruce Dietrich 610-298-2424
Mar 2 ...... Pocono Mountains......................................Stroudsmoor Country Inn ....................................................... Skip Motts 570-460-1495
Mar 2 ...... Red Rock .......................................................The Appletree Tarrace, Dallas ..............................Christine Lamoreaux 570-696-2406
Mar 2 ...... Terrace Mountain ........................................Smithfield Volunteer Fire Co., Huntingdon ......................Dennis Horn 814-447-3058
Mar 2 ...... Susquehanna Chapter ...............................Knights of Columbus, Clearfield ........................................John Farneth 814-768-9572
Mar 2 ...... Mon Valley Longbeards .............................Carroll Twp. Social Hall, Monongahela ............................ Tony Bertram 724-930-8880
Mar 7 ...... Laurel Highlands Committee ...................Eleanor Roosevelt Hall, Norvelt ............................................. Ed Maczka 724-423-7703
Mar 8 ...... Friendship Hill Spurs ..................................Fayette Co. Fairgrounds, Dunbar ...................................Tammy Lambie 724-329-8104
Mar 8 ...... Red Rose ..................................................................................................................................................Jay Montgomery 610-857-4949
Mar 9 ..... Delaware County Longbeards .................. The Ballroom @ Boothwyn, Boothwyn ....................... Chuck Mathues 610-874-6983
Mar 9 ...... Tuscarora Longbeards ...............................American Legion, McConnellsburg ................................Shawn Mowen 717-267-2590
Mar 9 ...... Wapiti Roost .................................................The Red Fern, St. Marys ........................................................ Mike Haines 814-781-6273
Mar 9 ...... Schuylkill Spurs ...........................................Landingville Fire Hall, Landingville ........................................... Jeff Post 570-366-7783
Mar 10 .... Michaux-Yellow Breeches ..........................Park Inn, Mechanicsburg ......................................................Jerry Nelson 717-766-8125
Mar 13 .... Allegheny Plateau.......................................Ace's Lounge, Johnstown ......................................................... Len Beiter 814-539-2205
Mar 15 .... Tussey Mountain Strutters ........................Iron Masters Country Club, Roaring Spring ..........................Tim Wentz 814-285-8089
Mar 16 .... Millcreek .......................................................Limestone Fire Hall, Clarion ........................................ Walter Bingaman 570-274-1633
Mar 22 .... Kinzua Allegheny Longbeards .................Sheffield Fire Hall, Sheffield ......................................Joe Leichenberger 814-968-3890
Mar 22 .... Southeast Silver Spurs ..............................Holiday Inn, Lansdale............................................................... Ray Donis 215-822-0637
Mar 22 .... Tamarack Turkey Talkers ............................Corry VFW, Corry .............................................................Brent Reynolds 814-450-4138
Mar 23 .... Lower Bucks .................................................Fraternal Order of Eagles, Fairless Hills ............................Bucky Shimp 215-493-5602
Mar 23 .... Peters Creek Trail.........................................West Newton Fire Hall, West Newton ............................Melvin Gouker 724-929-2966
Mar 23 .... Warrior Trail Gobblers ................................Waynesburg Armory, Waynesburg ................................. Guy Hostutler 724-477-2716
Mar 23 .... Endless Mountain ......................................Sayre Elks Club, Sayre ......................................................Cody Chapman 570-637-3115
Mar 23 .... Honey Hole Longbeards ............................Lobitz Hall, Hazleton .............................................................Wayne Potts 570-401-3730
Apr 4 ....... Allegheny Sultans .......................................Cross Creek CC, Titusville ......................................... Vanessa Rockovich 814-677-6989
Apr 5 ....... Armenia Mountain Spurs ..........................Troy Fire Hall, Troy ...................................................................Bob Hunter 570-297-4080
Apr 6 ....... Kinzua Valley ................................................American Veterans Memorial Club, Mt Jewett ..............Alan Reynolds 814-778-5047
Apr 6 ....... Fort Chambers .............................................Fayetteville Fire Co. Event Center, Fayetteville .........Dennis Barnhart 717-263-5952
Apr 6 ....... 2nd Chance Toms ........................................Ambridge Sportsmen's Club, Ambridge ...............................Don Short 724-846-0875
Apr 6 ....... Lake Region Longbeards ...........................Fiorelli Catering LLC, Peckville .............................................. Mark Davis 570-698-7917
Apr 7 ....... Whitehorse Mtn. Longbeards ...................Bakersville Fire Hall, Somerset ..................................Tammy Wisseman 814-662-4321
Apr 13 .... Adams Co. Longbeards ..............................Biglerville Fire Hall, Biglerville ............................................... Pat Reever 717-677-9529
Apr 18 .... NW Thunderin’ Tom’s ..................................BPO Elks, Meadville ..................................................Shawn Hollabaugh 815-789-3825
May 4 ...... Juniata Gobblers .........................................Breezewood Fire Hall, Breezewood ......................................Garry Black 814-652-5601
May 11 ... Yellow Creek ................................................Rustic Lodge, Indiana ...............................................................Rick Roser 724-422-7161
June 1 ..... Wilson F. Moore Memorial ........................Montrose VFW, Montrose .......................................................Jack Sorber 570-623-2105
TBD ......... Lykens Valley Longbeards .........................TBD ..............................................................................................Ray Smith- 570-220-1535
TBD ......... Susquehanna Longbeards ........................TBD ............................................................................................... Ray Smith 570-220-1535
June 8 ..... Mason Dixon ................................................Winterstown Fire Hall ..............................................................Tom Bunty 717-309-5336
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February 2
Lakefront Gobblers
Chapman State Park
Warren
Kristen Giger 814-450-1614
kgiger@nwtf.net
March 15-17
PA State Weekend Getaway
Frank T. Soles YMCA Camp
Rockwood
Leslie Smith 484-634-0069
lsmith@nwtf.net
Katrina Skrapits kskrap@ptd.net
Women in the Outdoors
2013 Events
April 20
Blue Mountain Chapter
Cabelas
Hamburg
Leslie Smith 484-634-0069
lsmith@nwtf.net
June 1
Allegheny Valley
Bull Creek Rod & Gun Club
Tarentum
Lori Lojak 724-224-4182
myethan@bellatlantic.net
June 8
JZ Memorial/Walking Purchase
Ontalaunee Rod & Gun Club
New Tripoli
Dana Krisko 610-799-4716
Krisko@ptd.net
Let's Get Started!
Women in the Outdoors gives EVERYONE the opportunity to get involved in the outdoors.
All it takes to start an event in your area is someone who's willing to take the lead.
If you or your local chapter would like to help start an event,
contact Leslie Smith at 484-634-0069 or email: lsmith@nwtf.net
We will help you get everything you need to get your Women in the Outdoors event off the ground!
Visit the PA WITO at WWW.WOMENINTHEOUTDOORS.ORG
to find other events in your area through out the year!
Non-Profit Org
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Lehigh Valley, PA
PERMIT # 159
June 8
Tri-Chapter
Montour Preserve/North Montour
Danville
Melissa Letterman 570-568-0839
sletterman@dejazzd.com
June 22
Lykens Valley
Mart’z Game Farm
Dalmatia
Pamela Hood 570-758-4016
Hood_pamela@hotmail.com