I've been seeing a lot of people sharing a new page or group on social media.... Turkeys for tomorrow. It sounds like a back to the basics organization that actually want to help the turkeys. I know NWTF has a pretty bad reputation these days..
Does anyone know about this and can share any information on the new group.
I've already joined up
Me too, but figured it can't hurt. I also bought some traps this year. Never done it before, but figured if I can help take out sone nest predators, it will help my local birds
For sure the wild turkey needs more people helping it given population declines in much of the country, and increased hunting pressure (will see if the covid-factor holds true again this year). I like that TFT is focused on wild turkeys instead of membership growth. Doesn't look like there will be a bunch of facility assets, inflated salaries, and non-turkey events to deplete their funds and core mission.
Haven't seen it yet. Going to check it though.
Quote from: Gooserbat on February 18, 2021, 12:59:57 PM
I've already joined up
Me too. Hope that they are a leaner, more focused NWTF.
Quote from: tjh24 on February 18, 2021, 01:01:34 PM
Me too, but figured it can't hurt. I also bought some traps this year. Never done it before, but figured if I can help take out sone nest predators, it will help my local birds
I hope you find enjoyment is setting your steel! We need more trappers in the ranks as well! :anim_25:
I'm definitely interested to see which direction it heads. Social media is a powerful tool, both good and bad. There seems to be a lot of chatter around declining bird numbers, but no real clear plan on how to actually make a difference. Hopefully they can start to reverse the trend and really put the money to good use.
I actually tried to donate today through their website and PayPal kicked it back. Hope they fix that. The concept is brilliant and I hope the range and scope don't change if and when it really gets off the ground.
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I've spent some time on their page reviewing how the organization came to be, what their concerns are, and plan to join and support.
Quote from: btomlin on February 25, 2021, 04:04:49 PM
Quote from: tjh24 on February 18, 2021, 01:01:34 PM
Me too, but figured it can't hurt. I also bought some traps this year. Never done it before, but figured if I can help take out sone nest predators, it will help my local birds
I hope you find enjoyment is setting your steel! We need more trappers in the ranks as well! :anim_25:
Trapping is a lot of fun, even if you only get a few grinners you have helped the population. Learn to milk skunks and you can make a lot more than you realize.
I'm liking the ones that are on that TFT Board. Good folks. I'll join up.
The Jolly's are good people, i will join!
I'm in already! As stated a good group of people! PayPal worked for me!
I joined today. Thanks for the heads up on this organization.
I'll donate because I like their mission and I think they are a group of folks that love the wild turkey. I still took a somewhat critical look at the web page.
It looks like they have a good mission, but it doesn't really appear to be a membership but just a donating "partner". Maybe that's just semantics, but it's different than most orgs. Maybe that's good. Simple is good.
The group looks like a bunch of good guys but only because I spent years watching Primos videos. I do like that it's started by hardcore turkey hunters but not really sure staring in outdoor video is a real qualification. They are leaning too heavily on that in their resumes. It definitely doesn't hurt to bring it up but it got old reading that over and over. That could just be because I was already aware of that fact.
I like that some of the folks are "wildlife managers" or "land managers" but a couple folks with wildlife biology, particularly turkey biology credentials would be good.
It looks like a great start so looking forward to more support for the wild turkey.
Quote from: Hobbes on March 02, 2021, 01:15:28 AM
I'll donate because I like their mission and I think they are a group of folks that love the wild turkey. I still took a somewhat critical look at the web page.
It looks like they have a good mission, but it doesn't really appear to be a membership but just a donating "partner". Maybe that's just semantics, but it's different than most orgs. Maybe that's good. Simple is good.
The group looks like a bunch of good guys but only because I spent years watching Primos videos. I do like that it's started by hardcore turkey hunters but not really sure staring in outdoor video is a real qualification. They are leaning too heavily on that in their resumes. It definitely doesn't hurt to bring it up but it got old reading that over and over. That could just be because I was already aware of that fact.
I like that some of the folks are "wildlife managers" or "land managers" but a couple folks with wildlife biology, particularly turkey biology credentials would be good.
It looks like a great start so looking forward to more support for the wild turkey.
Wonder if Mike Chamberlain is involved with this group. That would be good IMO.
Quote from: Turkeytider on March 02, 2021, 08:40:09 AM
Quote from: Hobbes on March 02, 2021, 01:15:28 AM
I'll donate because I like their mission and I think they are a group of folks that love the wild turkey. I still took a somewhat critical look at the web page.
It looks like they have a good mission, but it doesn't really appear to be a membership but just a donating "partner". Maybe that's just semantics, but it's different than most orgs. Maybe that's good. Simple is good.
The group looks like a bunch of good guys but only because I spent years watching Primos videos. I do like that it's started by hardcore turkey hunters but not really sure staring in outdoor video is a real qualification. They are leaning too heavily on that in their resumes. It definitely doesn't hurt to bring it up but it got old reading that over and over. That could just be because I was already aware of that fact.
I like that some of the folks are "wildlife managers" or "land managers" but a couple folks with wildlife biology, particularly turkey biology credentials would be good.
It looks like a great start so looking forward to more support for the wild turkey.
Wonder if Mike Chamberlain is involved with this group. That would be good IMO.
Other than a Google search I'm not familiar with him. He would be listed if he was a part of the board.
i googled "turkeys for tomorrow" and they didn't even come up on the first page of search results. guess what was the 1st result? .....a nwtf site
i had to add "organization" to the end of the search to get their site to come up
is this something that's out of their control?
Quote from: bigriverbum on March 02, 2021, 09:34:55 AM
i googled "turkeys for tomorrow" and they didn't even come up on the first page of search results. guess what was the 1st result? .....a nwtf site
i had to add "organization" to the end of the search to get their site to come up
is this something that's out of their control?
That's out of their control. They are brand new and until the sight meets whatever algorithm Google uses for searches, they won't show up on top.
Quote from: Hobbes on March 02, 2021, 10:34:36 AM
Quote from: bigriverbum on March 02, 2021, 09:34:55 AM
i googled "turkeys for tomorrow" and they didn't even come up on the first page of search results. guess what was the 1st result? .....a nwtf site
i had to add "organization" to the end of the search to get their site to come up
is this something that's out of their control?
That's out of their control. They are brand new and until the sight meets whatever algorithm Google uses for searches, they won't show up on top.
Thats is correct. Plus nwtf probably pays a good bit to Google to pop up first.
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Following them on FB and interested to see where it goes. Love their narrow focus defined in their name.