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

Premiering tomorrow at 5pm CST, Rooster Road Trip XV Ep. 1 | Cattails & Cackles | 2024 Public Land North Dakota Pheasant Hunt. Head to the link below to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be the first to catch all the action! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfob3mDb40U&t=929s

Join, renew, or upgrade your membership and be automatically entered to win a Browning Citron 825 Field over & under! Claim your Bird & Buck Knife Set via the special Rooster Road Trip Membership offers below and you'll automatically be entered to win the same Browning Citori 825 shotgun used during the trip! Link below! Roosterroadtrip.org

CONTEST: Guess how many bird dog breeds the Rooster Road Trip crew hunted behind during their first day in North Dakota! Head over to www.roosterroadtrip.org to submit your prediction and then make sure to watch the first episode this Wednesday at 5pm CST. We’ll choose the winner of a Ruff Land Kennel AND a pair of Irish Setter boots out of the correct entries on Monday the 18th. Ruff Land Performance Kennels Irish Setter Boots

100% wild, 100% public, 100% adventure. Buckle up, Pheasants Forever's Rooster Road Trip is back. What did we experience during our upland adventure across North Dakota a few weeks ago? Follow along beginning November 13th at 5PM CST to find out! Visit roosterroadtrip.org to participate in contests, win prizes, sign up as a member, listen to podcasts, view photo galleries - and more. A special thanks to our 2024 Rooster Road Trip sponsors: Orvis, Garmin Fish & Hunt, Browning, YETI, SoundGear, Ruff Land Performance Kennels, Federal Premium, and Irish Setter Boots.

This Veterans Day, we recognize and thank all those who have served, as part of the U.S. Armed Forces to protect the freedoms of all Americans. As you spend the day with family and friends in the outdoors, remember the sacrifices others have made for the lives we all enjoy today. #veteransday #pheasantsforever

The Upland Newsroom, where we cover all things upland, Pheasants Forever, and Quail Forever. Here’s the latest from this past month. Topics discussed: - Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever awarded nearly 75 million dollars by the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program to bolster habitat conservation efforts in Montana, South Dakota and Arizona - Muscadine Bloodline announced as headliner for this year’s Concert for Conservation. Tickets on sale now. - Clay Newcomb announced as keynote speaker at the 2025 Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic Celebration banquet. Passes available now. - Recent collaborations with Elkhorn Coffee Co. - Rooster Road Trip 2024 video series kicks off with the first episode on Wednesday Nov. 13th. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch all the action #pheasantsforever #quailforever #uplandhunting #upland

Pheasants Forever is thrilled to introduce a new partner, Chief Upland, along with the brand new Pheasants Forever Edition Over Under Vest System! The PF x Chief Upland front loading upland hunting vest is entirely customizable. Straps on the shoulders, chest and stomach ensure the user is able to comfortably wear the vest for long days in the field. The vest is now available to be purchased online, alongside additions such as the water bottle pouch, ammo box and an electronics pouch. The best part is proceeds from each vest sold go directly to the support of our habitat mission. Check out the all new PF x Chief Upland vest, and purchase yours at the link below! https://chiefupland.com/collections/pheasants-forever-edition-over-under-vest-system Chief Upland

Pheasant Fact Friday!💡 Pheasants are tied very closely to areas with a high number of good field edges. So, it makes sense to hunt such areas and to hunt those edges. Edges are the transition zones between different cover types, and the most successful hunters will concentrate their efforts there. Regardless of the size of a field, most birds will be within 40 feet of its edge. Biologists often call the pheasant an “edge” bird, because the bird likes to spend much of its time near the edges of farm fields. A farm can be evaluated as to how good it is for pheasants by determining its number of field edges. Using aerial photos of the farm, draw 5 lines through the farm that intersect at the farm’s center. Now count each time a line crosses from bad-to-good or good-to-good fields. Do not count from one corn field to another, from farm field to a mowed roadside, or from a farm field to a grazed shelterbelt or to a drained wetland. Add the edges for all 5 lines, divide by 5, and you have that farm’s “interspersion index.” The higher this index, the more potential you have for a good pheasant population. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #pheasantfactfriday

Pheasant Forever and Quail Forever are excited to bring you the 2024 Virtual Career and College Fair on December, 5th! This free, one day event, showcases NGO’s in the conservation space, Colleges and Universities, as well as State and Federal Agencies who are all excited to help you further yourself on the path towards working in the conservation space. This event is literally for anyone, regardless of where they are in their journey. Registration is now live! To find out more please visit www.pheasantsforever.org/j2cc.

Grasslands in Montana, like everywhere else, are disappearing. Nationwide, 2.6 million acres of grasslands are lost each year, including thousands of acres in eastern Montana. Over 30% of the state’s grasslands have been broken or altered, resulting in a 34% decline in grassland bird populations statewide. Efforts to protect these acres take many forms, including what’s known as mesic habitat restoration. Mesic habitat holds more water than surrounding areas during crucial times of the year, and everything from sage grouse to cattle depend on it to thrive. The loss of this habitat can severely impact wildlife as well as livestock, so Pheasants Forever staff in Montana have been working tirelessly to protect these vital oases. Watch the full video at the 🔗 link below, where we detail just how mesic restoration works, and what “The Habitat Organization” and our partners are doing in Montana to protect the state’s remaining grasslands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMNDio-T_78&t=60s Pheasants Forever - Montana