The wild turkey hasn't always been here. In West Point, Mississippi, my home and where Mossy Oak remains, we didn't even have wild turkeys when I was born. I had to drive down to Choctaw Bluff in South Alabama to hunt them. I can't imagine a spring morning spent without the chance to hear one of the sweetest sounds in all of nature - a wild turkey gobble. And we dang sure want to do everything we can to ensure our kids and grandkids don’t have to wonder what that sounds like. No disrespect to so many other animals we love, but the wild turkey is the grandest of birds.

Without wild turkeys there would be no Mossy Oak. And it's our responsibility to do everything we can with the time we have on earth to ensure the turkey hunting community leaves the wild turkey better off than we found them. Turkeys are a precious resource, and they’re more vulnerable than most of the animals we hunt.

We've always helped look after them, but we’re really proud to create our first wild turkey conservation stamp. Every cent we raise from this stamp will go directly toward conservation research projects with nothing left over. If we can improve the dirt we have been given and everyone reading this does the same, we'll have left it better than we’ve found it. We look forward to helping fund some of the projects being pursued right now by some great gamekeepers around the country.

We understand that in some areas of the country turkeys are thriving. But we also know that's not the case everywhere. There are a lot of questions that don't yet have answers. Thank you for being part of the solution.

Thanks for supporting Mossy Oak and for caring for the wild turkey. Working together, along with great conservation organizations like the National Wild Turkey Federation, we want to help ensure a bright future for these birds we all love.

Roost high,