Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are thrilled to introduce Clay Newcomb – writer, filmmaker, mule-skinner, hound trainer, artist, conservationist and trad archer – as the keynote speaker and featured guest for the 2025 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic celebration dinner. Passes are now available to hear Newcomb’s message and attend the nation’s foremost upland hunting and conservation tradeshow coming to the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City on March 7-9, presented by Federal Ammunition. “We need groups like Quail Forever who are interested in habitat and conservation — not just state agencies but citizen groups,” Newcomb said. “When a resource is culturally valued it will be protected. I’m very excited to attend this year’s Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic as the keynote speaker and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Quail Forever with everyone.” Purchase admission passes now to witness Clay Newcomb’s keynote speech at the 2025 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic. Member and non-member pass options available include full weekend passes, the Friday Night Upland Rally on March 7, and the National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic Banquet Celebration Dinner featuring Clay Newcomb on Saturday evening. Click the link below to review pass options. https://bit.ly/4fq78A0 Clay Newcomb

On The Wing Podcast Ep. 289: Shotshell Ballistics and Innovation with Federal Ammunition's Dan Compton, is live. Listen now at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts. https://bit.ly/40s0pkC Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Federal Ammunition’s Global Shotgun Shell Director Dan Compton and PF & QF’s Vice President of Corporate Partnership’s Chris Kalis for a conversation about shotshell ballistics, patterning a shotgun, and new ammunition innovations on the horizon. Episode Highlights: - Compton provides step-by-step guidance on how to pattern a shotgun with different distances, chokes, and shotshells. - The guys also discuss Federal Ammunition’s creation of Prairie Storm in 2011 and how it almost got named “Ringneck Rocket.” - Additionally, Compton reveals that Federal Ammunition will be releasing a bismuth and steel blend of Prairie Storm featuring the Pheasants Forever logo next year. - Finally, Compton explains how Quail Forever members can help get more QF shotshells on store shelves. On The Wing Podcast is proudly presented by Purina Pro Plan Federal Premium

It is hard to imagine a gamebird more resilient and resourceful than the ring-necked pheasant. It is also hard to imagine a wild creature as responsive to putting good habitat on the landscape, and to regular management, restoration and renewal of the habitat we have. That is the mission of Pheasants Forever, The Habitat Organization. Grasslands, most ideally in the form of native prairie, serve as the core of the landscape mosaic on which pheasants, and a host of other upland wildlife, thrive. These are the places where our namesake bird survives, nests, raises broods on abundant insects ... simply lives the bulk of its life. Wetlands and brush within or adjacent to these grasslands enhance their value, providing additional “heavy duty” cover for rough times: particularly in winter, but also from predator pressure. Read the entire Pheasant Habitat Essentials Guide including the section " What Pheasants Need" at the link below.

Time is running out to join or renew your Pheasants Forever membership and receive a free PF Shotgun Cleaning Kit to keep your gun running smoothly as you hit the field this season. Link below! https://www.pheasantsforever.org/fall24

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Pheasant Fact Friday!💡 During September and October, the pheasant’s food intake increases for both hens and roosters. Most of the increase goes to the production of fat. Fat reserves are located along the breast muscles and around the internal organs (visceral fat). The hen’s breast fat increases from 0.3 grams to 6.0 grams from September to October. The amount of visceral fat also increases dramatically. This 20 fold increase in fat in less than two months shows the urgency with which the hen must prepare for winter. The 0.3 grams in September was the hen’s lowest fat weight of the entire year. Therefore, October is the first month the hen has actually gained any weight since last April. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #pheasantfactfriday

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEAVING AN UPLAND HABITAT LEGACY, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW? Join the Habitat Legacy Society by including a gift to Pheasants Forever or Quail Forever in your estate plans. For more information about the benefits associated with remembering Pheasants Forever or Quail Forever in your will, visit pheasantsforever.org/legacy.

On The Wing Podcast Ep. 288: Ask A Vet, Bird Dog Breath, Rattlesnake Vaccine, and How Much to Feed During a Road Trip, is live. Listen now at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts. https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Podcast-Ep-288-Bird-Dog-Bad-Breath,-Rattlesnake-Vaccines,-and-How-Much-to-Feed-During-a-Road-Trip.aspx Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by veterinarians Dr. RuthAnn Lobos and Dr. Seth Bynum for the second podcast installment of our “Ask a Vet” video series being presented by Purina Pro Plan to recap video episodes 7 through 12. The On The Wing Podcast is proudly presented by Purina Pro Plan

“Through the decades my wife LaDonna and I have actively engaged in various conservation efforts, ranging from lobbying on the Farm Bills, to planting trees in shelter belts. We have supported conservation efforts financially and have also made upland bird hunting a center piece of our family’s fall gatherings. With our Charitable Remainder Trust, we can both support our children and grandchildren and contribute to Pheasants Forever that will have a lasting impact on conservation efforts across the uplands.” David Zellmer David and LaDonna are Habitat Legacy Society Members, and David is a Pheasants Forever Gold Patron Member. They also have two Dog Life Memberships and David is a volunteer on Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s National Board of Directors. Click here to learn about how you can join leave a legacy by including a gift to Pheasants Forever or Quail Forever in your will or estate plan - https://pheasantsforever.planmygift.org

Now Through November 4th - Enter to Win the Ultimate Upland Raffle! Link below! https://pheasantsforeverquailforever.uplandfundraising.org/theopenerraffle/Campaign/Details No matter where or how you celebrate this exciting time of year, there are a few inescapable truths: you need healthy populations of wildlife, quality habitat, accessible land, and the proper gear. Luckily, our Ultimate Upland Raffle can make all these things a reality! This winner-takes-all raffle could not only provide you with everything from a year’s supply of Purina Pro Plan to a $1,000 SCHEELS gift card, but your participation will help make the magic of Opening Day a reality for generations to come. Ticket packages start at as low as $20 – get yours today! This exciting and unique way to support our mission of creating more upland habitat is only available through November 4th. Residents of Alabama, California, Tennessee, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin are not eligible to purchase tickets or participate in this raffle.

Pheasant Fact Friday!💡 Because daily temperatures are decreasing, one might think that the additional food consumed in October would be used to keep the bird warm. Not yet! It goes to fat production. This is because outdoor temperatures around 40 degrees F. are still within the pheasant’s “thermoneutral zone.” Thermoneutral means a range of temperatures in which the bird does not need to consume more or less energy in order to survive. The exact zone for pheasants is unknown, but let us say it is 40 to 104 degrees. As temperatures fall to 40 degrees, the pheasant can keep warm without increasing its energy intake. It simply ruffles its feathers or roosts in protective cover...much like you would wear a sweater or stay out of the wind to keep warm. Remember that the pheasant has no more feathers now than it had last spring. So, at a temperature below 40 degrees, the bird must start consuming more energy to stay warm. #pheasantsforever #pheasantfactfriday #pheasants

Tickets ON SALE NOW‼️ Concert for Conservation 2025 Featuring Muscadine Bloodline! https://www.pheasantsforever.org/Pheasant-Fest/Muscadine-Bloodline.aspx Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, are proud to announce our 2025 Concert for Conservation, featuring Muscadine Bloodline LIVE at Uptown Theatre in downtown Kansas City on Thursday, March 6. Learn more about the show at the link below. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, in partnership with Pepper Entertainment, Mammoth, onX Hunt, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., and Purina Pro Planre proud to announce our 2025 Concert for Conservation.