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Kansas 1 Shot Turkey Hunt organizers report $650,000 local impact, invite community to 2025 events
Summary
At the Jan. 21 El Dorado City Commission meeting, Kansas 1 Shot Turkey Hunt managing director Danica Dixon told commissioners the 2024 hunt generated an estimated $650,000 in direct economic impact, including about $20,000 spent on local hotels, and invited residents to 2025 events featuring several high-profile attendees.
Danica Dixon, managing director of the Kansas 1 Shot Turkey Hunt, told the El Dorado City Commission on Jan. 21 that last year’s hunt produced about $650,000 in direct economic impact and drew 350 people to several events across three days.
Dixon said roughly $20,000 of that spending was on hotels in El Dorado, and that the hunt hosted 37 hunters, 37 guides and about 100 landowners; about 250 attendees came from outside the city. “They also raised $13,000 last year for the Mark McCallum scholarship,” Dixon said.
The nut of Dixon’s presentation was an invitation for local involvement in the 2025 hunt: she shared an itinerary of events and said organizers are seeking volunteers and banquet tickets. She also listed notable hunters and guests expected this year, including Lieutenant Governor David Toland, Attorney General Chris Kobach, former Governor Mike Hayden and local officials. Dixon said city manager David Dillner will participate as a hunter and that one featured speaker will be “Mark Mooch,” identified in the presentation as a member of the unit depicted in the films 12 Strong and Legion of Brothers.
Dixon said organizers have already begun receiving registrations and are planning a community luncheon at the 4‑H building during the event. She provided commissioners with a published newsletter and an itinerary describing licensing, logistics and volunteer needs and encouraged residents to contact organizers or purchase banquet tickets.
The presentation closed with an outreach request: Dixon asked the commission and the public to help recruit volunteers and community attendance for registration and meal service during the hunt’s three days.
