LAST CALL - 2025 DREAM HUNT RAFFLE Today is the last chance to enter the 2025 Dream Hunt Raffle. Click the link below to make your entries! http://bit.ly/4in5lwt #pheasantsforever #quailforever #thehabitatorganization

NEW ON THE WING PODCAST On this week's episode of On the Wing podcast host Bob St. Pierre talks bird dog training and the tools of the training trade. Guests include professional bird dog trainer Justin King and Purina veterinarian Petvetruthann. After becoming an adult-onset bird hunter with a Labrador over the last decade, Dr. Lobos has added a wirehaired pointing griffon named “Journey” to the family. Thanks to SportDOG Brand for being a supporting partner of this bird dog focused episode of On the Wing podcast. Listen to this week's episode at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts! https://bit.ly/4jHsOK0

Pheasant Fact Friday! The diets of the rooster and the hen diverge in March and April. Whereas the rooster’s diet changes little from January to June, the hen’s diet shows marked changes, particularly in mineral components. The hen’s diet contains six times more calcium than the roosters in April, 14 times more in May and ten times more in June. This May peak in calcium occurs during peak egg-laying. Corn is a good source of vitamin A, but a poor source of calcium. To obtain Calcium, the hen actively seeks calcareous grit. If she cannot find it, she will extract calcium from her own bones for the eggs. #pheasantsforever #pheasantfactfriday #thehabitatorganization

The PF Graphic T-Shirt featuring art by Ryan Kirby Art is one of those shirts that will have your buddies asking, "hey where did you get that sweet shirt?" You can then let them know that you donated $45 or more to show your support for conservation and wildlife habitat projects and received the shirt as a thank you for supporting our mission. Get yours today at the link below! https://pheasantsforever.org/SA25 #pheasantsforever #thehabitatorganization

Dassow Family Farms Honored with Pheasants Forever 2024/25 Farmer of the Year Award Pheasants Forever’s 2024/2025 Farmer of the Year Award, sponsored by John Deere, is presented to John Dassow and Dassow Family Farms of Chatsworth, Illinois. The annual award recognizes the innovative use of precision ag technology and utilization of data to identify profitable solutions for agriculture and wildlife on working lands throughout America. “Everybody in the area says they wish we had twenty John Dassow’s around here,” said Jason Bleich, a private lands biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “He’s doing prairie restoration seedings, controlled burns, moving dirt on wetland restoration — he’s a jack of all trades. And now the pheasant numbers have exploded in the area, and on top of that, we’ve even had quail coming back. The change he’s made on the landscape in a ten-mile radius is incredible, and imagine if every county had a farmer like that.” Click the link below to learn more about John Dassow and the farming practices he's using to make a positive impact on wildlife. https://youtu.be/kXalp0BV398 #pheasantsforever #thehabitatorganization

Journey to Conservation Careers The Journey to Conservation Careers program was developed in partnership between Pheasants Forever, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bellevue University. This self-paced, online program features lessons around biology, ecology and upland habitat. Additionally, students will learn about the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, the Pittman Robertson Act and the role Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever play in conservation. Click the link below to learn about the wide variety of job opportunities and the FREE Journey to Conservation Careers Course. https://bit.ly/4jfOSvo #pheasantsforever #thehabitatorganization

Have you dreamed of walking behind a pointing dog and witnessing a covey of Bobwhite quail explode in front of you under a pine savannah? How about Chukar diving off rim rock as you shoulder your shotgun, legs burning and heart pounding? Is it the storied history of Ruffed grouse hunting in the Northwoods that you are eager to see for yourself? All of this and so much more is up for grabs in the 2025 Dream Hunt Raffle. Click the link below for your chance to win the upland trip of a lifetime! https://bit.ly/4jxzhab

It’s Tax Day! Whew, bet you’re glad that’s done. If you think getting your taxes done is hard, imagine how taxing it is for a hen to initiate a nest, hatch chicks and raise a brood. Across the pheasant range, it’s starting. Let’s hope she can get the job done too! Hit the link below to learn more about the magic of nesting season. https://bit.ly/3Re5A1U #pheasantsforever #thehabitatorganization #taxday

Join us for the 2025 Glenn Allen Paur Memorial Seminar featuring UND Alum and Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever President and CEO, Marilyn Vetter, on Friday, April 25th at Noon in the Chester Fritz Library - Room 406. "Science and Storytelling: How Leaders Can (and Should) Create Excitement for Wildlife Conservation!" Free Parking is available just north of the library (signs will be along University Ave) UND Alumni Association & Foundation UND Arts & Sciences University of North Dakota

Pheasant Fact Friday! In April, the hen’s productive energy increases for ovary growth and for body weight gain. She reaches her greatest weight in April, so she needs more energy to produce muscle and fat. Unlike the rooster, the hen is gaining weight in April, which means she is consuming more food now than she did last winter. A hen consumes 61 gm and 69 gm of food daily in March and April, compared to 52 gm and 55 gm in January and February. Thus, the hen’s total metabolic rate and metabolic needs have increased over that of last January. The exact relationship to the rooster’s metabolic needs is unknown. It is probably far greater for the hen – as she prepares for a rigorous breeding season. #pheasantsforever #pheasantfactfriday

Although we all know bird dogs are more than just "pets" we figured National Pet Day was a good excuse to pay homage to our favorite four-legged family members! #pheasantsforever #quailforever #birddogs