 YELLVILLE
– Built around the oldest wild turkey calling contest in the nation, the
61st annual Turkey Trot Festival is scheduled for Oct. 13-14 on the town
square of Yellville.
This fall Ozark Mountain homecoming festival celebrates the town’s
heritage and wild turkey. Activities will include a parade, Miss Turkey
Trot and Miss Drumsticks pageants, traditional turkey dinner, art show,
crafts, quilt show, lip-sync contest, live entertainment and a 5K run.
Admission is free, except there is a charge for the pageants and turkey
calling contest.
The National Wild Turkey Calling Contest is held annually during
Yellville’s Turkey Trot Festival. It is the oldest established calling
contest in the nation and is sanctioned by the National Wild Turkey
Federation. Contestants from across the country participate.
Championships are determined by judging each participant’s demonstration
of the plain yelp of the hen, kee kee run, cutting of the excited hen,
adult hen assembly, and the cluck and purr.
The contest will be held at the Fred Berry Conservation Education Center
and is sponsored by the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation. For more
information, phone (870) 449-4676 or visit the Web site
www.yellville.com. |