McKernan Elected to National Wild Turkey Federation Board

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A Grant County resident who has been actively involved with the National Wild Turkey Federation for a number of years was recently elected to the organization’s national board of directors for a three year term. Mike McKernon, a native of Twin Brooks, is a former state president for the National Wild Turkey Federation and is the first South Dakotan elected to serve on the national board…

Mike takes a look back at his past experience with the organization leading up to his new and current role…

Mike goes on to further explain the overall process which eventually led to him being named to the national board…

Mike also goes on to further describe the overall role of the National Wild Turkey Federation Board when compared with the state board in South Dakota…

According to Mike, the national board is primarily comprised of representatives from the eastern half of the United States which makes his involvement with the organization somewhat unique…

Mike says he very much looks forward to what lies ahead with his new role on the National Wild Turkey Federation Board of Directors…

In addition to his past and current involvement with the National Wild Turkey Federation, Mike McKernan also served as a former Grant County Sheriff for 20 years before retiring from that position in 2010.