Now Streaming: A Bird Dog Named KAIYA, Presented by Pheasants Forever. A film about family, a bird dog, and the belonging we feel when deep cultural roots grow into a new-found lifestyle. Head to the link to watch now. https://pheasantsforever.org/kaiya Before immigrating from Laos, Keng Yang’s father and uncles hunted to survive. However, growing up in urban America, Keng found himself conflicted with his culture’s history of subsistence hunting - and hunting in general. Only through time spent connecting with his community, their food, and experiencing the camaraderie found within the pursuit of wild game, did Keng learn to see hunting in a new light. Instrumental in Keng’s evolution as a hunter was the love he found for a bird dog named Kaiya. It was Kaiya who eventually tipped the scales and inspired him to fully embrace an important part of his culture; the part he previously rejected. This is the story of Keng and Kaiya. Hunting is a personal affair for those who chase wild game, no matter their geography, race, or creed. We invite you to follow along as Hmong hunter and conservationist, Keng Yang, takes us on a journey through his family’s unique past, and ultimately, his future as a hunter and ambassador for the uplands. A huge thanks to the sponsors, Toyota USA, Benelli USA, and Purina Pro Plan for their help bringing this film to life.

On The Wing Podcast EP. 206: CRP Enrollment Available for Landowners Through April 7th, is live! Link below to listen now. https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Podcast-Ep-206-CRP-Enrollment-Available-for-Landowners-through-April-7th.aspx Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by four Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever biologists who are also experts in the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). PF & QF’s Rachel Bush, Brittney Viers, Andy Houser, and Nate Fore talk about why bird hunters should care about CRP and discuss the unique opportunity for CRP enrollment open to landowners through April 7th. Episode Highlights: -Bush, a biologist from North Dakota, explains the importance of CRP for upland birds, hunters, water quality, and soil health. -While CRP has always been synonymous with pheasant habitat, Viers, a biologist from Tennessee, explains the value CRP brings to the mid-south and southeastern -U.S. for landowners interested in creating bobwhite quail habitat. -Houser, a biologist from Nebraska, explains how the private lands enrolled into CRP are the foundation to walk-in access programs across the country. Interested in learning more about CRP and conservation options for your property, contact a Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever biologist near you by visiting PheasantsForever.org/CRP or QuailForever.org/CRP.

We can't exactly explain how it happens, but becoming a PF Life Member seems to improve your hunting success. Maybe it's because taking your membership to the next level allows Pheasants Forever to create, restore, and permanently protect more wildlife habitat, and we all know more habitat means more opportunity to find birds. Plus, for a limited time, when you upgrade to a Life Membership, you will get an exclusive Pheasants Forever Life Member YETI Hopper Flip 18 Cooler. Link below! https://pheasantsforever.org/SpecialPages/Special-Memberships/Life-Membership.aspx

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"NAVHDA has been everything for me. Without NAVHDA, Zara and I would have never gotten to where we are today. I think about all the people we’ve met, the things we’ve learned, the experiences we’ve had, and it all traces back to that first training day in 2017. Five years of NAVHDA gone by, how many more are ahead? I can’t wait to find out." Read more about Terry Ann and Zara’s adventure from an unintentional bird dog to NAVHDA Invitational, at the link below. https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Five-Years-of-NAVHDA.aspx This blog presented by NAVHDA International

CAUTION PHEASANT HUNTERS! Reading this may result in becoming a quail hunter.

HOPE ON THE HORIZON: WINTER HIT EARLY AND HARD, BUT NEVER COUNT OUT THE RING-NECKED PHEASANT. Read the blog at the link below. https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Hope-on-the-Horizon.aspx A brutal winter has taken its toll on bird populations across the primary pheasant range. But the stage could still be set to produce a bumper crop of birds this spring. For starters, a pheasant’s beauty is only surpassed by its toughness, and throughout what we all hope was winter’s worst weather, the resilience of pheasants was on full display. Many pheasant hunters latch on to localized reports of winter die-offs as a harbinger of what next fall’s huntable pheasant population will be. But Tanner Bruse, PF’s state coordinator in Minnesota, is quick to point out that spring nesting conditions are typically far more important when it comes to bird production. That’s why he’s choosing to look at this spring with a glass-half-full mentality. Read More at the link below.

For a limited time, make a supporting gift of $45 or more, and you will get our exclusive PF Uplander Tote. Donate to PF and have confidence your contributions are making a difference on the ground for wildlife and our upland hunting heritage. Link below. https://www.pheasantsforever.org/SpecialPages/Special-Memberships/2023-Spring-Donation-Appeal.aspx

USDA General Signup for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starts today! Head to the link below to find a PF or QF biologist in your area and discuss enrollment options. https://pheasantsforever.org/Habitat/findBiologist.aspx U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program running from February 27 through April 7, 2023. CRP has long been the nation’s most important tool for targeting environmentally sensitive lands with conservation practices that produce wildlife habitat, cleaner waters, healthier soils, and a more resilient climate. There are nearly 23 million acres enrolled with a 27-million-acre cap set for fiscal year 2023. Additionally, producers and landowners can enroll acres under the Continuous signup, including sought after practices such as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) and State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative. Contact your local PF or QF biologist for signup options!

IT'S BANQUET SEASON AND YOU ARE INVITED! Head to the link to find a banquet event happening at a chapter near you. https://pfqf.myeventscenter.com/browseByProximity Unique among national conservation organizations, PF & QF chapters retain 100% decision-making control over their locally-raised funds. This allows PF & QF chapter volunteers to develop wildlife habitat projects and conduct youth conservation events in their own local communities, while simultaneously belonging to a national organization with a voice on state and federal conservation policy impacting wildlife habitat.