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Alabama turkey hunt to begin Tuesday

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2005 file photo, turkeys are pictured at a turkey farm near Sauk Centre , Minn. A dangerous strain of avian influenza has turned up in turkey flocks in Minnesota and Missouri. The disease is carried by wild waterfowl, and authorities are trying to determine how the commercial flocks became infected. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter,File) FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2005 file photo, turkeys are pictured at a turkey farm near Sauk Centre , Minn. A dangerous strain of avian influenza has turned up in turkey flocks in Minnesota and Missouri. The disease is carried by wild waterfowl, and authorities are trying to determine how the commercial flocks became infected. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter,File)

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A turkey brought home by Associated Press reporter Gosia Wozniacka stands in its coop at Wozniacka’s home in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Wozniacka had brought the live turkey in a burlap sack to her urban farm on the outskirts of Portland. Though intended to be Thanksgiving dinner, the turkey had other plans. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama one-shot turkey hunt is scheduled to begin on Tuesday.

A statement from Gov. Robert Bentley’s office says the hunt includes celebrities, industry leaders, prospective job creators and more. The event is meant to showcase Alabama as a business-friendly state with nature-based recreation opportunities.

Officials say the hunt’s proceeds will help fund scholarships promoting natural resource and wildlife studies at Auburn University and the University of Alabama.

Bentley says 75 people are expected to participate in this year’s hunt.