At some point, hunting public land for pheasants in South Dakota got a bad rap. What I mean is, there is a common misconception that hunting private ground is inherently better than hunting public. Don’t let the thought of hunting public land scare you or make you think twice about hunting wild birds in South Dakota’s wild places. Public land hunters have been putting roosters in their game bags on public land for decades, and so can you. Here’s a few thoughts to help you get started on the right foot - Learn helpful tips on becoming a successful public land bird hunter in South Dakota at the link below. https://bit.ly/3CBUqQo Sharing in behalf of our partners in conservation Travel South Dakota

Have you been looking for a new shotgun, and a way to enhance upland bird habitat? Well, here's your chance! For a limited time, when you join or renew your Pheasants Forever membership, not only will you receive a PF Browning Bird & Buck Knife Set, you'll also be entered to win the same Browning Citori 825 shotgun used during Rooster Road Trip. Join or Renew today at the link below! Roosterroadtrip.org

Carp and Lark, back with another Pheasant Minute! Pheasants Forever Journal Editor Tom Carpenter talks crosswind, and how to use it to your advantage pheasant hunting. #pheasantsforever #pheasanthunting #birddog

CONTEST‼️ Guess how many miles the Rooster Road Trip crew walked during the one day spent filming this week’s episode in North Dakota! Head over to www.roosterroadtrip.org to submit your prediction and then make sure to watch the series’ second episode this Wednesday at 5pm CST. We’ll choose the winner of a Garmin ALPHA LTE Sporting Dog Tracker out of the correct entries on Monday the 25th. Garmin Fish & Hunt Congratulations to week one's Rooster Road Trip Giveaway Winner, Derek of Elwood, NE!

Conservation and sustainability leaders, welcome to our hometown! This week, the Field to Market Plenary and General Assembly and the Sustainable Agriculture Summit come to the Twin Cities. We are proud members of Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, and support numerous partners and individual producers with our approach to delivering upland habitat as a sustainability solution. Field to Market Plenary attendees, please join us at this evening’s Welcome Reception which we’re happy to co-sponsor with Landus. Meet PF & QF CEO Marilyn Vetter, Field to Market President Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, and Landus President and CEO Matt Carstens while connecting with friends and making some new ones! https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Pheasants-Forever-and-Quail-Forever-Welcome-the-National-Spotlight.aspx

📸's from Rooster Road Trip Ep. 1: Cattails & Cackles! Check out the full photo gallery and watch Episode 1 at the link below! roosterroadtrip.org It was no accident that the first day of the Rooster Road Trip found us in the middle of the Painted Woods Wildlife Management Area. Pheasants Forever, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and a whole host of partners recently helped acquire and add an additional 166 acres to the existing WMA. This enhanced the overall ecological value of the area, conserved a vital waterway, and increased the amount of public land available for hunting and other outdoor recreation. In fact, thanks to the hard work of Pheasants Forever’s North Dakota team related to this property, they recently received the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Partnership Award "In appreciation of your contribution for the purpose of flood control, protection of private property, and conservation of wildlife habitat.” A huge thanks to our Rooster Road Trip sponsors: Federal Premium, SoundGear, Ruff Land Performance Kennels, Irish Setter Boots,YETI, Garmin Fish & Hunt, Orvis, Browning

For a LIMITED time, when you become a Life Member you’ll receive an exclusive PF YETI Tundra via the special Rooster Road Trip Membership offer, PLUS you'll automatically be entered to win the same Browning Citori 825 shotgun used during the trip! Link below! https://www.pheasantsforever.org/lifemember

Pheasant Fact Friday!💡 Of the pheasant chicks produced on your land last spring, how many have survived to the fall hunt? Let’s say that when you kept track of broods last July that you found each hen had an average of 8 chicks. This production was good, but you wondered how many would survive until fall? The percent survival to fall =((F/W) x 2)/B)100. Where F=fall age ratio, W=winter sex ratio, and B=brood size. First, how many young roosters were shot for each adult shot on your land (fall age ratio)? Let’s say 9 young shot per adult. Now divide this by how many hens you saw last winter for each rooster (winter sex ratio). Let’s say it was 6 hens per rooster. So 9/6=1.5 Multiply this by 2 to get fall chicks per hen. So 1.5x2=3.0 Remember? - your July broods had 8 chicks per hen. Going from 8 last summer to 3 this fall means only 37% of the chicks survived to fall. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #pheasantfactfriday

Pheasant or grouse hunting? 🤔 Watch Rooster Road Trip XV Ep. 1 | Cattails & Cackles | 2024 Public Land North Dakota Pheasant Hunt, and catch all the action at the link below. Roosterroadtrip.org A huge thanks to our Rooster Road Trip Sponsors: Federal Premium, SoundGear, Garmin Fish & Hunt, Orvis, Irish Setter Boots, Ruff Land Performance Kennels, YETI, Browning

On The Wing Podcast Ep. 291: Rooster Road Trip Kicks 15th Season in North Dakota, is live. Listen now at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts. https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Rooster-Road-Trip/Podcast-Ep-291-Rooster-Road-Trip-Kicks-Off-15th-Season-in-North-Dakota.aspx This is the first episode of Pheasants Forever’s 15th annual Rooster Road Trip. True to Rooster Road Trip’s foundation since its creation in 2010, this year’s hunting occurs exclusively on publicly accessible lands. In this first podcast installment, host Bob St.Pierre is joined by PF’s Vice President of Marketing Andrew Vavra, PF’s North Dakota State Coordinator Emily Spolyar, and PF’s Social Media Coordinator Nate Akey to set the stage for this year’s trip and to recap the crew’s first day hunt. Episode Highlights: - Vavra, the only person to ever participate in all fifteen Rooster Road Trip events, explains the genesis behind the idea and talks about formulating this year’s plan to hunt across North Dakota. - The crew take turns recapping the play-by-play from the first day’s hunt, while also offering thoughts about their favorite moment. - Check out the companion video accompanying this podcast episode at RoosterRoadTrip.org. While there, enter to win a Browning Citori 825 shotgun and join/renew/extend your Pheasants Forever or Quail Forever membership featuring the new Browning Bird & Buck knife. The On The Wing Podcast is proudly fueled by Purina Pro Plan And special thanks to our Rooster Road Trip sponsors: Federal Premium, Orvis, SoundGear, Ruff Land Performance Kennels, Garmin Fish & Hunt, Browning, YETI, and Irish Setter Boots

WATCH NOW‼️Rooster Road Trip XV Ep. 1 | Cattails & Cackles | 2024 Public Land North Dakota Pheasant Hunt. Link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfob3mDb40U&t=929s The 15th year of Pheasants Forever’s Rooster Road Trip kicks off with the group hunting permanently protected and publicly accessible acres in western North Dakota. Finding Pheasants wasn’t a problem, but keeping them in shotgun range certainly was a challenge! Luckily, the bird dogs were more than up to the challenge of reining in some wily ringnecks – watch for yourself to see how it all played out. Thank you to our Rooster Road Trip sponsors Federal Premium, Irish Setter Boots, Garmin Fish & Hunt, Orvis, Ruff Land Performance Kennels, SoundGear, YETI, and Browning

If you took some time out of your busy fall schedule to vote last week – thank you. Your civic engagement is not only a duty, but a meaningful contribution to shaping the future we share as conservationists and hunters. Your news feeds are probably flooded with punditry on the outcomes of the election and filled with anxious or elated speculation about what this election means for the nation. But what about for a conservation non-profit like Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever? In short: Our mission remains the same today as at our founding 42 years ago. Looking to the future, our team will continue to execute our strategic priorities, deliver vital habitat and access across the country, and educate, engage and expand the upland conservation community to amplify our mission. We will also maintain our nonpartisan approach to advocacy, because we know that even in these highly partisan times, conservation transcends politics. Click the link below to learn more about post-election insights from PF & QF written by president and CEO, Marilyn Vetter: pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Post-Election,-Our-Mission-Remains-the-Same.aspx