South Carolina Foresty Commission South Carolina Forestry Commission

On September 23, the Women in the Outdoors program partnered with the South Carolina Forestry Commission (SCFC) and the Hunting with a Hero group for a women only dove hunt. SCFC provided 20 acres at Taylor’s Nursery in Trenton, S.C., which was planted in sunflowers in early summer, thanks to the generous help of Southern States Cooperative and Ridge Farmer’s Mutual.

Fourteen women participated in the hunt, including four soldiers from Ft. Bragg, N.C.; 10 participants were first-time dove hunters. We would like to thank SCFC for their dedication not only to protecting, promoting, enhancing and nurturing the forestlands of South Carolina but also helping introduce women to hunting.

www.state.sc.us/forest

Edgefield (S.C.) Chapter

Edgefield may be home to the NWTF headquarters, but it’s also the base of an active local chapter. Founded in 1984, the Edgefield Chapter has actively been involved in educating teachers, women, children and the disabled through Teacher Training Workshops, education and outreach events. The chapter also has awarded a total of $5,000 in scholarships, donated more than 1,300 frozen turkeys to the needy through the Turkey Hunters Care Program and funded wildlife management activities in surrounding counties.

See photos from the Edgefield Chapter Women in the Outdoors event at www.nwtf.org/photoalbum.

Teresa Carroll
Women in the Outdoors Coordinator

Beyond 9 to 5

If you have ever coordinated a Women in the Outdoors event, I’m sure you can relate. My first committee meeting left me with a case of nerves. I hoped for enough volunteers to make the event a success.

One by one they arrived, and my fears quickly turned to amazement. I surveyed the room, which was filled with 14 men and women ready to take on the task of hosting a Women in the Outdoors event for the Edgefield Chapter, the hometown chapter of the NWTF headquarters.

I shouldn’t have been surprised because I’ve witnessed this overwhelming giving spirit time and time again.

Although tasked with various NWTF responsibilities in our “day jobs,” Federation staff spends countless hours after work doing what so many of you do as well — volunteering. For most of us here, the mission of the organization is a passion, and not just a “thing” to occupy us from 9 to 5.

"For most of us here,
the mission of the organization is a passion, and not just
a “thing” to occupy us from 9 to 5."

It’s important for us to understand what you experience in the field — the challenges, the rewards, the hard work — in order for us to do better at our jobs. And that, in turn, helps us provide you with better resources, answers to your questions and overall support.

Whether you are an accountant, administrative assistant, stay-at-home mom, teacher, doctor, or you work for the National Wild Turkey Federation, we all share a common bond. We offer our hands to a great organization that strives to see men, women and children become conservation minded and find enjoyment in the great outdoors.

I am proud to be a member of this great team. — Teresa