TN HJR0798

Honors Dave Owens of Cherokee, Alabama, for winning the Senior Division Championship at the 2025 Grand National Calling Championships held at the National Wild Turkey Federation convention in Nashville

Owens defeated nine-time champion Matt Van Cise in the finals of the competition, which is considered the premier turkey calling contest in the nation

Owens previously won the 2018 Grand National Senior Division Open Champion title and the Georgia State Championship, and founded the Pinhoti Project video series on turkey hunting

Recognizes Owens' conservation work as a board member of Turkeys for Tomorrow and his involvement with the KT Team, which assists disabled hunters

Directs that an appropriate copy of the resolution be prepared for presentation to Dave Owens