Wilderness Unlimited WILD TURKEY HUNTING EXPO

WILLIAMS-- Wilderness Unlimited (W.U.) and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) will sponsor the 13^th annual Wild Turkey Hunting Expo at Wilderness Unlimited’s Sacramento Valley RV Camp near Williams, California, Saturday, March 1, 2008. The seminar is free, open to the public and will start at 10 a.m. It’s all part of W.U.’s ongoing hunter education program.

The first Wild Turkey seminar was held at W.U.’s Hayward offices back in 1996 when W.U. opened their ranches to turkey hunting. Terry Knight, a highly regarded expert on turkey hunting, initially led the program. The seminar quickly outgrew its location as turkey hunting popularity exploded. In 1998 W.U. teamed with the NWTF and the California Department of Fish and Game (DF&G), holding the seminar at DF&G Headquarters and, over the years, other locations in the Sacramento area. The success of this seminar helped the F&G expand their Advanced Hunter Education Program.

This year’s seminar will be co-hosted by Knight and Ryan Mathis, the NWTF’s turkey biologist. Everything there is to know (A-Z) about wild turkey hunting will be discussed in this student friendly environment. Topics to be covered are turkey habits, calls, how to call, shotguns, ammo, patterning your gun, camo, blinds, archery and will include cleaning and cooking.

Wilderness Unlimited is California’s largest manager of private ranches, offering some 30 different ranches for turkey hunting. However, extensive attention will be given to locating birds on public lands including F&G managed wildlife areas and BLM lands.