Help ensure your harvest is just as memorable on the table as it was in the field.

1. Wild Turkey Schnitzel

One of our favorite ways to cook and serve wild turkey is in the German schnitzel style. While most traditional German schnitzels are breaded and fried pork, the method works well for any meat, including wild turkey.

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2. “Instant Pot” Wild Turkey and Dumplings

Looking for a quick and easy way to use your wild turkey legs and thighs? Break out the Instant Pot and make this Wild Turkey and Dumplings dish. While wild turkey legs and thighs would normally take all day in the slow cooker or simmered in a pot, the Instant Pot pressure cooker tenderizes them in less than an hour.

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2. Wild Turkey Buffalo Cheese Dip

Heading to a party or get-together and want to bring a wild-game dish everyone will love? Do you have a wild turkey breast in your freezer? Then make this creamy, cheesy dip.

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Hunters are the largest contributors to conservation, paying for programs that benefit all Americans and wildlife. Many private organizations, large and small, are working to sustain and improve the quality of our natural resources. Delta Waterfowl Foundation The Delta Waterfowl Foundation is North America's oldest waterfowl conservation organization and promotes the restoration and management of all natural resources, especially aquatic areas. Ducks Unlimited (DU) DU is dedicated to the betterment of waterfowl and waterfowling in all of North America. DU has helped build and restore millions of acres of prime waterfowl nesting habitat, including thousands of miles of vital protective shoreline and is working towards the development of additional nesting habitat in the United States and Canada. Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) AFWA represents the government agencies responsible for North America's fish and wildlife resources. International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) IHEA is the official organization representing the interests of 69 state, provincial, and federal hunter education coordinators, and 70,000 hunter education instructors who teach hunter safety, ethics, and conservation to approximately 750,000 students each year. Izaak Walton League of America Some 54,000 outdoor enthusiasts are united through a network of local clubs to implement the league's national program for clean waters and improved hunting and fishing. National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) NWTF is a grassroots volunteer organization organized in state and local chapters across North America dedicated to conserving wild turkeys and to preserving hunting traditions. National Wildlife Federation (NWF) NWF is the nation's largest member-supported conservation group working for wise conservation of all the nation's resources. North American Bear Center (NABC) NABC is dedicated to the native bears and other wildlife populations of America by promoting public awareness, education, and sound wildlife management through habitat conservation, restoration and enhancement. Pheasants Forever Pheasants Forever is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of pheasant and other wildlife populations in North America through habitat improvement, land management, public awareness, and education. Quail Forever Quail Forever is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of quail, pheasant and other upland wildlife through habitat improvement, public awareness, education and advocacy for sound land management policy. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) RMEF works to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat and supports projects such as land protection, habitat enhancement, management, research and conservation education. Ruffed Grouse Society The mission of this organization is to enhance the environment for the Ruffed Grouse, American Woodcock and other forest wildlife that require or utilize thick, young forests. Safari Club International (SCI) Safari Club International is the leader in promoting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. Safari Club International (SCI) Foundation SCI Foundation funds and manages worldwide programs dedicated to wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian services. The Wilderness Society This national conservation organization works to secure the preservation of wilderness and the proper management of all federal lands. The Wildlife Society This association aims to establish and maintain the highest possible professional standards to develop wildlife conservation and management. Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) Supported by the firearms industry, WMI works to promote scientific management methods and encourages educational programs to help train people in the field of wildlife management.

Did You Know?

✔ Sportsmen contribute nearly $9.4 million every day, adding more than $3.4 billion every year for conservation. ✔ Hunters and target shooters have paid $11 billion in excise taxes since the inception of the Pittman-Robertson Act in 1937. ✔ Hunting in America is big business, generating 680,000 jobs in the United States. ✔ For more than 80 years, sportsmen have paid more than $20 billion for on-the-ground projects in every state, protecting our natural environment and our fish and wildlife. ✔ The $6.4 billion in annual federal tax money generated by hunters' spending could cover the annual paychecks of 210,000 U.S. Army Sergeants.

Hunter's Pocket Fact Card

At some point, nearly every hunter will be called on to point out the merits of hunting. Will you be up to the task of defending this great tradition by citing well-sourced facts in your discussion? The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, can help you make your points with its newly updated Hunter's Pocket Fact Card. The card can be downloaded in PDF format free of charge.