Welcome to Pollinator Week 2022! Did you know healthy pollinator habitat is great bird habitat? The same plants bees and butterflies rely on are the same forbs and flowers that help pheasant and quail broods thrive. Join us this week as we take you on a journey to discover the power of pollinators for quality wildlife habitat across North America. Help us create quality polliator habitat with a limited offer (only 300 available) t-shirt, planting kit, habitat sign, and membership for $35: https://bit.ly/3tMOddb THANK YOU to our Pollinator Week sponors including Monarch Joint Venture, Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's Outdoor Fund, Corteva Agriscience, Bayer, Public Land Tees, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service!

Wishing all the dads across "Pheasant Country" a very happy #FathersDay / #FathersDay2022!

Do you understand the mental health of your dog? It’s important to remember that while they can enjoy many of the same privileges as a family member, dogs are not people and their emotional output doesn’t match ours. When your bird dog looks at you with big droopy eyes and lets out a heavy sigh, it doesn’t mean it’s time for doggie Xanax and a therapist. On the other hand, if he’s eaten three couches and remodeled the legs on your kitchen table in the last week, it’s probably time to consider his mental wellbeing. The good news is, almost all those problems can be solved with exercise and a high quality diet - our friends at Purina Pro Plan have proven it: https://bit.ly/3zK7MGF #purina #PurinaPROPLAN #pheasantsforever #birddog #birddogoftheday #whatgetsyououtdoors

Pheasants Forever is proud to announce a new Build a Wildlife Area® project in Iowa creating 476 acres of new public lands along a major river corridor in Jasper County! The South Skunk River Wildlife Area Addition contains a mosaic of native prairie and wetlands that will be managed for the benefit of upland wildlife and public access, located a short distance from the Des Moines metro region: https://bit.ly/3mUyG7a #publiclands #publicaccess #pheasantsforever #pheasanthunting #uplandhunting #whatgetsyououtdoors #CalloftheUplands Thanks to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Jasper County Pheasants Forever, Northern Polk Pheasants Forever, NAWCA, Iowa Capitol Pheasants Forever, Mahaska County Pheasants Forever, Poweshiek County Pheasants Forever, and Covered Bridge PF for their support of this incredible project!

On the Wing Podcast, Episode 170: A State-of-the-Union for Lesser Prairie Chickens Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Ted Koch, the executive director of the North American Grouse Partnership and a former USFWS endangered species biologist, along with Ron Leathers, PF & QF’s chief conservation officer, for a discussion about lesser prairie chickens and their likely listing as an endangered species. From his former role, Koch brings a depth of knowledge about the mechanics of an endangered species listing, as well as the voluntary programs already underway to save this iconic species: https://bit.ly/3OkALF1 #uplandbirds #habitat #conservation #grasslands #prairie #pheasantsforever

BREAKING NEWS: The $1.4 billion dollar federal legislation known as Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) passed the U.S. House yesterday evening by a 231-190 margin. THANK YOU to Congressional leadership for taking this important first step for this historic legislation with a bipartisan vote! Learn more about RAWA in the link below and the process to create dedicated, state-based funding for wildlife habitat projects across the country targeting more than 12,000 “at risk” species, including bobwhite quail, sage grouse, lesser prairie chickens, bumble bees, and monarch butterflies: https://bit.ly/3tDqKLs #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #conservation #pheasantsforever #quailforever #CalloftheUplands

Instead of glassing high mountain country, an alpine meadow and big game, imagine staring into the abyss of a 400-something-acre mixed prairie with your sights set on giant longtails. While this may sound like doing it all backwards to many fellow upland hunters, the strategy of waiting back and glassing for pheasants from a hilltop can pay for itself 10-fold if the conditions are right. Here's how it's done by a fellow South Dakotan. So remember, pack your Leupold Optics the next time you're visiting pheasant country! https://bit.ly/3NUMr1I #whatgetsyououtdoors #leupoldoptics #uplandhunting #uplandbirdhunting #CalloftheUplands

Pheasants Forever is proud to announce the hiring of Desi Seal, who recently joined The Habitat Organization as the Project Coordinator for the Big Game Habitat Improvement Project in north-central Montana. She will focus on outreach to farmers and ranchers for improving grazing operations, restoring GRASSLAND habitat, and retaining intact rangelands on 60,000 acres in one of the state’s most coveted big game migration corridors. The end result is lasting impacts for big game and upland wildlife habitat in Big Sky country: https://bit.ly/3tAOb8h #habitat #conservation #grasslands #biggame #CalloftheUplands

Site preparation is critical to the success of habitat seeding projects for food plots, as well as conservation efforts such as CRP or pollinator acres. Put another way, poor site preparation = habitat failure. Don’t waste your investments in seed, soil amendments and time by skipping or haphazardly completing site preparation on your habitat project: https://bit.ly/39kRf1q This habitat how-to series is presented by Polaris Off Road! #habitat #foodplots #conservation #whatgetsyououtdoors

Gamebird Gourmet: Tandoori Quail presented by Walton's Inc This grilled curried quail recipe is inspired by tandoori chicken, an Indian dish of marinated meat that is cooked in a cylindrical clay oven called a tandoor. In this recipe, a BBQ grill is substituted for a tandoor oven to achieve the perfect finger food for summer cooking! https://bit.ly/3tVDpcX Recipe/Picture Credit: Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley #wildgame #wildgamecooking #wildgamerecipes #TasteOfTheWild #pheasantsforever #quailforever #CalloftheUplands

Start your weekend off right with summer savings from the Pheasants Forever Store, powered by Scheels! Right now through June 24th, all lifestyle apparel is 15% off! Take your pick of t-shirts, sweatshirts, long sleeves, and several custom-designed hats: https://bit.ly/3mA43Uq Thanks to all our members and supporters for repping The Habitat Organization! #habitat #publiclands #CalloftheUplands

Have you ever come across a challenging bird dog to train? Having the right resources at your disposal and plenty of patience is what turns them into incredible bird dogs! Part of that journey is the work and knowledge of NAVHDA International groups. Here is the story of Jerry Imprevento, his Irish Red and White Setter, "Finn," and how the duo's early training lessons eventually led to an AKC Master Hunter Title: https://bit.ly/3zrWO8M #birddog #birddogoftheday #birddogtraining #pheasantsforever