Meet the Pheasant Hunter Pheasant hunters come in all shapes and sizes, and take all manner of approaches to their pastime and passion. Click the link below for a fun poke at some of the more colorful characters we find in the fields. See someone you recognize? Tag them below! This first ran in the 2024-25 Winter Issue of the Pheasants Forever Journal, art by Phil Juliano. https://pheasantsforever.org/meetthepheasanthunter

With the cold winter months of January and February gone, the pheasant may breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, the birds need 34 percent less energy to survive in March than in January. This is largely due to the fact that increasing day temperatures are approaching the lower end of the bird's thermoneutral zone. Within this temperature zone, the pheasant does not need to use energy to stay warm. In January most of the bird's energy is maintenance energy as he tries to stay warm. Warmer temperatures in March and April allow more of what the bird eats to be used for production energy. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #pheasantfactfriday

"Finn, my seven-year-old English setter, and I returned to our smalltown home in northwestern Iowa with three roosters in the bed of my truck: our first limit of the season. But only two of those birds made it to the dinner table." Head to the link below to read "The Limit that Wasn't" which originally appeared in the Winter 2025-26 Issue of Pheasants Forever Journal. https://bit.ly/3FvexRI

NEW ON THE WING PODCAST This week’s episode highlights the expansion of our Public Access to Habitat (PATH) program to a national scale. With more than 69,000 acres already open in two states, this initiative is primed to take off with the incredible support of partners like onX Hunt. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/3DL2PSn

Spring is in the air! 🤞 for a productive nesting season across pheasant country. 🎥: Jordan Bennett

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BREAKING NEWS FROM NATIONAL PHEASANT FEST & QUAIL CLASSIC! Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever were joined on the public lands stage by onX Hunt this morning to announce the expansion of its Public Access to Habitat (PATH) program to a national scale. Piloted in South Dakota and Nebraska, PATH has already established over 65,000 acres of brand new public access, and will now take that success across the country in the years to come. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3Fel1UX

The countdown is on! The annual Bird Dog Parade will kick-off the 2025 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic on Friday, March 7th at 11am. With more than 100 dogs representing over 40 different sporting dog breeds, it's the perfect way to kick off the festivities from Kansas City. Click on the link below for all the details on the nation's largest upland event of the year. https://pheasantfest.org

Spring is just around the corner, which means the Spring Issue of the Pheasants Forever Journal will be hitting mailboxes soon. Check out the sneak peak of what to expect in the upcoming issue from editor Tom Carpenter, then make sure your Pheasants Forever membership is up to date. Follow the link below to join or renew your membership. https://www.pheasantsforever.org/join

National Volunteer of the Year Finalist: Todd Freeman Freeman is a dedicated volunteer who helps secure habitat for the next generation.

National Volunteer of the Year Finalist: Emily Schroeder Schroeder is a chapter president who discovered a passion for conservation as an adult.

"Our number one mission has been, and always will be, the protection and improvement of upland bird habitat. But that work reverberates far beyond the bird itself. In top upland states across the country, access initiatives are providing a vital boost to rural economies, while simultaneously protecting top notch pheasant and quail habitat." Click on the link below to read "Walk-in Access Means a Win-Win for Everyone" and how public hunting access brings more birds, hunters and dollars to rural communities. https://pheasantsforever.org/Walk-in-Access