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THINGS TO DO AND DISCOVER AT THE WORLD’S LARGEST UPLAND HUNTING AND CONSERVATION SHOW! There is nothing else like it in the world: A showfloor the size of “I don’t even know how many” footballs fields, filled with vendors, booths, displays, seminars … all centered on upland habitat and conservation, the pheasants and quail (and other upland birds) that live there, getting into and getting better at upland bird hunting, public lands and access, places to hunt, bird dogs, shotguns and shooting, gear of all descriptions … and, yes, more. Check it out at the link below!

ANNOUNCING! Thursday night #FANOutdoors on KFAN FM 100.3 with Host Bill Hildebrand IS BACK this week featuring Dr. Seth Bynum & Purina Pro Plan & Pro Plan Sporting Dogs Karl Gunzer. We'll talk bird dogs and preview the Bird Dog Stage at Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic bit.ly/3wLU6IM The show is live from 7 to 9pm (central) on Thursday or online at www.KFAN.com

NEXT GENERATION OF FOREVER: MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LOCAL HABITAT AND COMMUNITY. Link Below. https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Next-Generation-of-Forever-Part-Three.aspx Leading up to National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic in Minneapolis Feb. 17th-19th, we’ll be celebrating select up-and-coming young volunteers from throughout the country who truly represent the future of our organizations. They have not only taken the ceremonial torch, but reignited the flame and are sprinting forward with it. So please join us in honoring and acknowledging all those below. JASON BELL - INDIANA: REGION RINGNECKS CHAPTER OF PHEASANTS FOREVER MAVERICK FISHER - ILLINOIS: COUNTY LINE CHAPTER OF QUAIL FOREVER NATE KECK - SOUTH DAKOTA: BLACK HILLS CHAPTER OF PHEASANTS FOREVER PAUL DANIELS - IOWA: CLAY COUNTY CHAPTER OF PHEASANTS FOREVER RYAN ROTHSTEIN - MINNESOTA: HEARTLAND CHAPTER OF PHEASANTS FOREVER AND QUAIL FOREVER ZACHARY VARNER - MICHIGAN: BAY/MIDLAND CHAPTER OF PHEASANTS FOREVER

HUNTING’S SENSORY DELIGHTS. CONNECTING WITH YOUR BIRD DOG IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN BIRDS IN THE GAMEBAG. Link below to read more. Presented by NAVHDA International From the time they are puppies, our bird dogs and their world offer us sensory input that ripens and feeds our souls. For many bird hunters, the ashy metallic gunpowder smell from a spent shell is better than a whiff of new car upholstery or spring lilacs. Imagine worn leather – the memory-infused, pliable smoothness of a favorite pair of gloves. Or the heart-stopping thunder of a northwoods grouse dog tearing through thick brush sounding exactly like a bird flushing. The sensory impressions that strike us most differ from hunter to hunter. Moving from my mind’s picks – the silky warmth of a puppy belly, the audible zing of a woodcock’s ascent, the breathy steam from my dog’s nose on a frosty morning – I asked some NAVHDA hunters what particular sights, smells, or sounds come to mind that are special to them. Story and Photos by Nancy Anisfield https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Hunting’s-Sensory-Delights.aspx

Our bird dogs deserve more than we can provide, even in the best of circumstances. Come to the 2023 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic's Bird Dog Trauma Training and leave with the knowledge, confidence, and equipment to provide life-saving care for your canine companions. https://pheasantsforever.org/Pheasant-Fest/Bird-Dog-Trauma-Training.aspx Join Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, members of the U.S. Army’s K9 Tactical Combat Casualty Care review board, and our partners at Purina Pro Plan for a hands-on training opportunity to learn life-saving field care for your bird dogs. Training will cover trauma management, bird dog nutrition, and how to safely remove your bird dogs from traps encountered in the field. Seats are limited, purchase your tickets today!

Treat your bird dog, they've earned it! Shop the Pheasants Forever Store for bird dog hunting and training supplies. Link below. https://bit.ly/3JjDmQs Make a purchase with a purpose. Every purchase made through our exclusive online Scheels store generates funds for our wildlife habitat mission. Through this special partnership you're more than a customer, you're a conservationist.

Trust us, you don't want to miss this! Join us for the 2023 PHEASANTS FOREVER & QUAIL FOREVER FILM FEST and celebrate your passion for bird dogs and the landscapes we know and dream about during a night of exciting and inspirational films! Link below to get your tickets today! https://www.pheasantsforever.org/Pheasant-Fest/Film-Fest.aspx The 2023 Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever Film Fest will take us to upland destinations throughout the world as the thrill of New Mexico quail, Midwest pheasants, Alaskan ptarmigan, Swedish Capercaillie, and migrating woodcock are featured by Project Upland, Ron Schara Productions, and Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever. General admission, and VIP tickets available. VIP tickets include $35 Pheasants Forever Associate Membership, and two Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic comp tickets. DATE/TIME: Thursday February 16th at 7:00 PM, the night before Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic Begins. LOCATION: The Pourhouse Downtown, 10 S 5th St #11, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Presented by: Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, Project Upland Magazine, The Flush, Ron Schara Productions, Benelli USA, Toyota USA, Purina Pro Plan, & Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co.

2023 NATIONAL CHAPTER AWARDS! https://www.pheasantsforever.org/chapterawards Pheasants Forever volunteer chapters throughout America are being honored this week for their mission-driven accomplishments over the past year in the categories of habitat work, membership, education and outreach, and conservation advocacy. These attributes are what propel the organization’s conservation accomplishments from year-to-year, now accounting for more than 24 million acres since 1982. PF ACCESS AWARD: PIERRE/FT. PIERRE CHAPTER (PIERRE/FT. PIERRE, SD) PF HABITAT AWARD: PHILLIPS COUNTY CHAPTER (HOLYOKE, CO) PF ADVOCACY AWARD: CAPITAL CITY CHAPTER (LANSING, MI) PF EDUCATION & OUTREACH AWARD: BLUE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER (WALLA WALLA, WA) PF MEMBERSHIP AWARD: EAST MEDICINE CHAPTER (WESTERN MN) Each category above represents a pillar of pheasants forever, and each chapter recognized has gone above and beyond to strengthen the core mission of the habitat organization. Pheasants Forever chapter volunteers are the backbone of our organization. They represent our boots on the ground, the pointy end of the spear, and provide the energy and passion that make our grassroots model and overall mission of upland habitat conservation thrive.

THE DOGFATHER OF IOWA AND HIS STORIED HISTORY WITH PHEASANT FEST. Read the full story at the link below. Strang has been active in Pheasants Forever since 1985 and began coming to Pheasant Fest in 2004. He entered Gordon in the Bird Dog Parade that year and hasn’t missed one since. When he comes across the stage this year, like every year since 2013, he’ll be carrying Gordon’s ashes with him. “It’s a tradition I’m not going to give up unless I have to,” he said. “I see people there that I only ever see at Pheasant Fest. And I meet people every year from thousands of miles away. I plan on continuing to go even if the event moves to the east or west coast.” Check out all there is to see at this years Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic, including the Bird Dog Parade, at the link: https://www.pheasantsforever.org/Pheasant-Fest.aspx/

Many of you answered the call yesterday and added a Pheasants Forever “Bird Dog Life Member” to the list of your pup’s accomplishments! There's still time for those who haven't! Make your dog a Dog Life Member today and claim your FREE Yeti Boomer 8 Dog Bowl or SportDOG BRAND SportHunter 1225 training collar. LINK BELOW! https://www.pheasantsforever.org/doglife All Dog Life Member contributions will support our wildlife habitat conservation mission, because “good bird habitat is good bird dog habitat.”