Mississippi Valley Gobblers South chapter

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Mississippi Valley Gobblers South chapter The NWTF — a national nonprofit organization — is the leader in upland wildlife habitat conservation.

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We are sportsmen, women and children who care deeply about our natural resources and the wild places we love to hunt. We cherish the memory of the ridge top gobbler we hunted last spring and fondly remember the cornfield where we saw that big buck at sunset two years ago. Collectively, we come from all walks of life to engage in conservation and preserve the hunting heritage we all hold dear.

Our JAKE'S Day was a success due to the amazing turnout of kids that came to try out a bunch of fun activities! They all...
09/01/2026

Our JAKE'S Day was a success due to the amazing turnout of kids that came to try out a bunch of fun activities! They all walked away after lunch with a prize. Thanks for attending!!

We are thankful to all our sponsors and donors for making this day possible every time we hold it.

Thank you to:

JW's Shooting Parlor, Wayne Peterson, Geneseo, IL
QCCA Event Center and Quad City Conservation Alliance
Rock Island Conservation Club
Jim Davies and Ted's Boatarama
Gary Seaba
QCInfisherman
Benny’s Pizza owner Shawn Harkey
MVP Auto Center and Derek Varner
Debra Lynn Barnes and Chris Barnes
Wayne & Laurie Prather
ALL NWTF Mississippi Valley Gobblers Committee Members
Red Tail Hawk
Cheers On Main

Our Jake's Day is coming up! It's a free fun event!We welcome kids 7-18 to enjoy fishing, archery, b.b. gun shooting, an...
07/19/2026

Our Jake's Day is coming up! It's a free fun event!

We welcome kids 7-18 to enjoy fishing, archery, b.b. gun shooting, and other games on August 22nd.

Registration is from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Lunch at 11:30 is provided by Benny's Pizza! We will be finish at 12:30. Prizes will be awarded after lunch.

Jake's Day will be held at the Rock Island Conservation Club, 2421 Big Island Parkway, Milan.

We our thankful for our amazing donors, some of which are local businesses.Thank youMilan American Legion Shelley Brandt...
03/26/2026

We our thankful for our amazing donors, some of which are local businesses.

Thank you
Milan American Legion
Shelley Brandt Buckwalter Euclid Beverage in Galesburg
Beau Carlson Copper's Creek
Wayne & Laurie Prather
Greg & Barb Shaffer
Brian Nielsen & Nielsen
Donald & Amy Stogsdill
Brandy Prather BeStitchMe
Yahnina Designs
Quad City Press
The Camden Centre
Nestle Purina
Pinnacle Golf
Stern Beverage, Inc.
Sam Schold

The NWTF Banquet went amazing and we could not do it without the many donors who help us in many ways!Thank you DePorter...
03/25/2026

The NWTF Banquet went amazing and we could not do it without the many donors who help us in many ways!

Thank you
DePorter Auction Service
Jeff Clough
Wayne Peterson and JW's Shooting Parlor
Derek Varner
Andy & Ashlee Kuffler & QC Blasting and Coating, Inc.
Susan Paulson & Insurance Audit Services
DJ McDaniel & Puroclean
Chris & Debra Lynn Barnes
Bruce Runge

We appreciate all the hard work by all involved with donations! We can't wait for next year!

Congratulations to all 3 of this years NWTF scholarship winners! Pictured here is Adalynn Elsbury. We are also thrilled ...
03/16/2026

Congratulations to all 3 of this years NWTF scholarship winners! Pictured here is Adalynn Elsbury. We are also thrilled to gift scholarships to Michaela Brown and Hannah Schmidt who were unable to attend our banquet last night.

Some really wonderful items on auction!
03/14/2026

Some really wonderful items on auction!

03/14/2026

We are thrilled to be only a few hours out from Doors opening at 4 pm at The Camden Centre for our NWTF Banquet! Don’t forget to bring cash for games and drinks! Bring your FOID card and ID as well! See you soon!

03/01/2026

Time got away from us over here! OOPS. So, please do come on over to https://events.nwtf.org/evt-4884/tickets?type=20687 and register for a Sponsor table or single/couple tickets. We want you all to attend this year's 33rd Annual NWTF banquet. Tickets are $50 or $100 and Sponsor Tables start at $1,000. Questions about the different Sponsor Tables? DM us with questions or call/text Greg at 309-235-0906. We can't wait to see you at another epic banquet!

01/27/2026

It's been a cold winter but we are here to warm you up with some fantastic news! Our 33rd Annual Banquet is coming up! Please mark your calendars for Saturday, March 14th. We are excited to be back at the Camden Community Center

Tickets and info are available at this link:
https://events.nwtf.org/EVT-4884/tickets?type=20687

We will be posting more info in the next few days!

01/17/2026

Congratulations to our first calendar winners of the new year on 1/7/26 with #556! The following won a Kimber 1911 Stainless II Rosewood .45ACP S/A Prize:
Paul B. sold by the Randolph Co. Cutters & Strutters Chapter
Chris G. sold by the Lawrence Co. Longbeards Chapter
Jeremy F. sold by the Mississippi Valley Gobblers South Chapter
Pete O. sold by the Ogle Co. Gobblers Chapter
For a complete list of calendar winners to date, go to:
https://www.ilnwtf.org/calendar

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