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NOW STREAMING: In Pursuit of Pheasants Forever Travis Frank joins Marilyn Vetter, Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s President & CEO, for an action packed pheasant hunt in central North Dakota. This legendary bird hunt shares a love story that begins on Marilyn’s family farm surrounded by wild birds and incredible bird dogs. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK1QUWOWre0 Presented by: | Federal Premium | onX Hunt | Benelli USA | NutriSource Pet Foods | Ruff Land Performance Kennels | Walton's Inc | Travel North Dakota | ReadyRest | Sportsman's Guide | Kicks Industries, Inc. | Big Timber Fasteners | Chief Upland | DEWALT | Wells Lamont | Southwire | Superior Pump | Negrini Cases | Pheasants Forever | Mr. Heater |

Pheasant Fact Friday 💡 The major cause of pheasant winter mortality is not starvation. It is freezing. The pheasant's physiological processes can produce only so much heat. Whether a well-fed pheasant freezes at -20°F or 0°F is unknown, but -50°F would freeze any pheasant. So why don't all pheasants freeze each winter when our northern state routinely have below zero temperatures? The answer is, they would freeze if it were not for one factor — winter habitat. The insulating effect of habitat moderates windchills, thus providing a warmer and less energy-demanding microclimate for the birds. More winter habitat means more birds will survive until spring. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #pheasantfactfriday

On The Wing Podcast Ep. 303: Hearing the Hunt, is live. Listen now at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts. https://bit.ly/3CEKFBh Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by audiologist Dr. Dave Fabry, SoundGear’s Wes Christ, and PF & QF’s Director of Communications Jared Wiklund for a conversation about the importance of hearing to wingshooting. Wiklund talks about his own hearing loss and how it’s impacted his quality of life. SoundGear, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s official hearing protection partner, is offering listeners a $300 discount off Phantoms using the promo code ONTHEWING at SoundGear.com. Episode Highlights: - Don’t let the topic of hearing protection fool you into thinking this is an infomercial, the conversation covers eargasms, cocaine, chinchillas, and darkness retreats. - Christ also provides an overview of the brand new SoundGear Shield product introduced this week. Shield is now the smallest and lightest dynamic digital hearing protection on the market. The On The Wing Podcast is proudly fueled by Purina Pro Plan.

Calling all bird dog enthusiasts! The Bird Dog Stage at this year’s National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic in Kansas City (March 7-9) is THE place for you. This three-day schedule is packed with seminars and training sessions to help you hone the skills of your favorite hunting companion, keep them healthy and running strong year-round. Check out the link below to learn more, we hope to see you there! https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Learn-From-the-Experts-at-Pheasant-Fest-Quail-Classic-Bird-Dog-Stage.aspx

Pheasant Fact Friday!💡 Where do pheasants sleep in winter? Good roosting cover consists of idle vegetation that provides low, dense, insulating cover. The pasture, hayland, or wetland that was not cut or grazed last summer will be good roosting cover. As will be wheat stubble, if not tilled last fall. The forage sorghum not bailed or grazed is good for roosting at night and for loafing during the day. The best sleeping cover is the nesting cover planted last spring. Ten to 20 acres of roosting cover per section will provide the cover needed by your pheasants. Good roosting cover provides insulation and protection from predators. First consider that a 0oF night temperature with a 20 mph wind creates a -39oF windchill. The 0oF in idle grass cover will require the bird to burn 25% less energy than at -39oF outside the cover. Second, consider that roosting cover provides easy escape from predators. If threatened by a fox, skunk, or raccoon, birds can flush upward without tree limbs or shrubs to hinder escape. One hour before sunrise, birds move to tree/shrub cover for protection from aerial predators. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #pheasantfactfriday

We're on the hunt for a Regional Representative for Northwest/North Central Iowa. If you've ever been interested in a career in conservation, apply today at the link below. The Regional Representative will play a vital role in advancing our conservation mission by engaging communities, chapters, volunteers, and members within the region. This position is responsible for helping chapters maximize their local, state, and national impact through innovative fundraising, community engagement, and strategic development initiatives. Additionally, the Regional Representative will collaborate with Development teammates to cultivate meaningful donor relationships. https://bit.ly/42wSkwf

On The Wing Podcast Ep. 302: Suzanne Anglewicz Talks Hunting, Habitat, Access, and State-Level Government Affairs, is live. listen now at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts. https://bit.ly/4jDHEBM Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Suzanne Anglewicz, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s first-ever employee hired to focus exclusively on state-level conservation policy. Both native Michiganders, St.Pierre and Anglewicz share some fun banter over being long-suffering Detroit Lions fans while discussing the nuances of playing offense and defense on conservation legislation at state capitols. Episode Highlights: - The conversation kicks off with Anglewicz’s rundown of her career that includes a bachelor’s degree in political theory and constitutional democracy, a law degree, and more than a decade as the manager of field operations for the grassroots division of the National Rifle Association. - Anglewicz provides an update on Kansas House Bill 2063, introduced by Kansans for Conservation last week. If passed, the legislation would provide dedicated funding for wildlife habitat and natural resources in Kansas. Today, Kansas is one of only 15 states without a dedicated conservation fund. - The discussion also includes fun banter about shooting “cosmic clays,” the need for more hunters to run for elected offices, and antiquated state laws around charitable gambling. The On The Wing Podcast is proudly fueled by Purina Pro Plan

Mark your calendar for an unforgettable evening celebrating two decades of quail habitat conservation success! Quail Forever invites you to The Bobwhite Ball, a premier event honoring 20 years of dedicated efforts to improve quail habitat for quail, quail hunters and bird dogs nationwide. The RSVP deadline is Feb. 7, 2025, so time is running out. This elegant celebration will take place on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Kansas City Convention Center, and will be part of kicking off the 2025 Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic weekend. To learn more about this event and reserve your spot, head to the link below. https://bit.ly/4hxZFzD

POLLINATOR HABITAT IS PHEASANT HABITAT Did you ever think you would see a monarch butterfly on the cover of Pheasants Forever Journal? Did you ever think you would see an entire issue devoted to pollinators? Thanks to Chris Helzer for the magical image, and welcome to The Pollinator Connection issue. Pheasants Forever Journal is going the presses soon. >Make sure your membership is current, or you are signed up< by January 31 to get this hallmark edition. LINK BELOW TO BECOME A MEMBER TODAY! As native butterflies and bees go, so go ring-necked pheasants and all other creatures of the uplands, and perhaps even our very selves. TOM CARPENTER, PHEASANTS FOREVER JOURNAL EDITOR https://bit.ly/42rkKaT

As part of the 2025 National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic festivities, join us Friday, March 7th to celebrate alongside passionate upland hunters and conservationists with great food, live music, silent auction, raffles and more! Doors open at 5PM. Includes daily admission to show floor and an Annual Pheasants Forever or Quail Forever Membership. Passes available at the link below. https://events.pheasantsforever.org/events/ae48d15b-2fb6-47f5-9daf-6b66d75aea68

Pheasant Fact Friday!💡 During the coldest month of the year, January, pheasants require twice the energy they burned in October. Yet with adequate habitat their body fat content can be at its highest in January. Pheasant bioenergetics require that the birds have three cover types to help survive the coldest of winters. The cover types are roosting, loafing, and food cover. Winter habitat includes grass cover for roosting at night, trees and shrubs to loaf in during the day, and food. The purpose of each is to reduce the pheasants’ vulnerability to predators, to reduce the birds’ energy requirements, and to increase the body fat content of hens for spring nesting. For each 160 acres, 5 should be set aside to provide these covers. The relationship of theses covers to each other is also important. Ideally, each cover requirement should be located next to the other, or at most one quarter mile apart. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #pheasantfactfriday