Any truth to this rumour?

[genec]

This really has me ticked off!
A group of us worked hard to form a new chapter this past year & organize and run a banquet.
I've sponsored at banquets for a few years & this year also donated artwork as well.
All that hard work and now its all down the drain.

I think each Canadian member should cancel their NWTF membership.
I'm personally sending my membership card back & demanding a refund on my membership fees!
They can get their US members to foot their bills from now on.

[smallgamer]

Ya, they sponsered the programs. From what I understand it's not as much about the funding as it is about thte insurance they provided for the events.

EESA's programs are covered by insurance provided through the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, so no worries there. The Jakes trapshooting program is still a go for the this week, at least until the local NWTF execs figure out what is what. The Women In The Outdoors program - who knows, we'll see. If NWTF Canada is no longer, I imagine the WITO weekend is over, unless another group picks it up.

[buckchaser]

Sounds like it is time for an Ontario specific group to step into the niche vacated by NWTF. I think it is important to have an organization dedicated to wild turkey hunting, habitat preservation, etc.

[stilchen67]

16 years ago the NWTF started a chapter in my neck of the woods, my friend was president for a short stint and I was the treasurer. After our first banquet we raised a lot of money very quickly. They had this fellow (will not mention his name) Canadian guy, big time turkey hunter, turkey necklace the whole nine yards, explained how the money we raised would be used in our area. He worked for the NWTF, set everything up. Let's just say some funny things took place, one plus one equals three kind of stuff and I don't know if any of that money was ever used for projects up here. I quickly removed myself from anything to do with that group. As far as turkeys in Ontario you can thank the OFAH for that not the NWTF.

[Glenn Kelley]

NWTF operated in Canada under charitable status .We were advised by CRA that we no longer qualified and should reapply for non profit status .CRA was not being adversarial . Edgefield decided not to proceed with the change .

From the time we were established in Ontario until trap and transfer ended most if not all superfund money went to those programs .

GLENN

[MikePal]

sound like they lost their tax free status.....so they won't play here anymore

NWTF operated in Canada under charitable status .We were advised by CRA that we no longer qualified and should reapply for non profit status .CRA was not being adversarial . Edgefield decided not to proceed with the change

Give the man a cigar !!!

[Glenn Kelley]

Mike,
We did not and would not have lost "tax free status" .We just fit better in the other category .

Glenn

[bardern]

Mike,
We did not and would not have lost "tax free status" .We just fit better in the other category .

Glenn

Glenn what is it that differenciates the NWTF from Delta and DU to name a few?

[perrysbirds]

What's nwtf.

Newfoundland women's titty federation lol

[Glenn Kelley]

Barry,
The difference is a matter of focus . NWTF started in Canada to support to reintroduction of the wild turkey .Which we did . Lately we have put most of our resources toward habitat improvement and hunter recruitment . Regarding habitat we're interested in the uplands .

DU and Delta concentrate on wetland .

DU is habitat oriented and I've been told no longer fund material inputs . They do studies and supply expertise .
Delta is more hunter oriented than DU .
I don't belong to either of these so I may not be dead on with that description .

None of us have any gov't supported funding .

Glenn