Gamebird Gourmet // Roasted Pheasant This recipe utilizes the reverse sear technique, which allows the meat to stay juicy while cooking at a low temperature. The bird is then finished on very high heat to brown the skin. Click the link below for the full recipe and then head to your freezer to grab a couple of birds you’ve been hanging onto since last fall. https://bit.ly/4c3giSi Excerpted from WILD + WHOLE by Danielle Prewett. This story appeared in Winter 2024-2025 Pheasants Forever Journal.

Pheasant Fact Friday! The hen's ovary development will begin the first of April, which is 30 days after the start of the rooster's testicular development. Why the difference? The earlier growth with the rooster stimulates his desire to break from the winter flock, set up a territory, defend its boundaries and display to hens. While the rooster may start the spring breeding season, it is the hen that puts the most energy and labor into the season. The additional 30 days are needed to physically prepare the hen for the breeding season, which has a greater chance of killing her than did the winter season. #pheasantfactfriday #pheasantsforever

20 Years and Counting - The Story of Quail Forever There is only one way to tell a story, and that is to start at the beginning. This is the story of Quail Forever, an inspiring tale of leadership, unity, and a deep-rooted commitment to conserving quail habitat across America. In August 2005, Quail Forever was formed and employed Pheasants Forever’s unique model of habitat conservation and gave it wings throughout quail country. This video shares QF’s origin story and what they have in store for the future. And for those of you who love mixed bags and chasing covey birds, make sure you give the Quail Forever channels a follow – or better yet – become a Quail Forever member! Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/3Y4pCzA

NEW ON THE WING PODCAST On this week's episode of the On the Wing podcast we host a conservation roundtable with the leaders of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, The Wildlife Society, and North American Grouse Partnership to talk about their organization’s missions, as well as their favorite bird dog breeds, Aldo Leopold quotes, and more. Click the link below or listen wherever you get your podcasts for the full episode. You won't want to miss this one! https://bit.ly/3DVZQqv The On The Wing Podcast is proudly fueled by Purina Pro Plan

Looking for a Pheasants Forever chapter banquet or event near you? Click the link below to see all of the opportunities in your area. Now is a great time to get connected with like-minded bird hunters, bird dog fanatics, and conservationists. https://events.pheasantsforever.org/events #pheasantsforever #pheasants

BIRD DOGS ON THE MIND For a pheasant hunter, is there a harder time of year than those “lost” months between last season and next fall? One of your cures — PF Journal’s annual Bird Dog Issue — is in the works. Sign up or renew using the link below by April 1 to be sure you’re on the list for this year’s edition honoring our most trusted companions and helping us make the partnership stronger. Special stories, commissioned art, pictures for the ages, all starting right on our cover. Give that bird dog an extra hug tonight, thank him or her for keeping you going … and for giving us all more cause to invest in the habitat and access missions. - Tom “Carp” Carpenter, Editor. https://bit.ly/4bYQG9l Cover 📷 : Bill Buckley

2024 National Chapter Awards Pheasants Forever volunteer chapters throughout America are being honored 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. Join us in celebrating these champions of upland conservation!

Pheasant Fact Friday! Evidence of the upcoming reproductive season may be seen when the birds are still in their winter flocks. The first visible sign of sexual development is the enlarging wattles on the rooster's head. Feeling the urges of spring, the rooster is no longer content to be crowded with other roosters. In late March the rooster flocks and the hen flocks break up, and birds scatter. A rooster may move up to 10 miles from his winter area, but generally moves less than two. An adult rooster moves the least distance, while the juvenile hen the greatest. Such varied distances spread the birds into all possible nesting areas. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #pheasantfactfriday

Load up on top shooting gear and accessories at the Pheasants Forever Store with the 2025 Spring Shooting Sale. Now through March 23, shop at the link below and take advantage of these limited-time deals before they're gone! https://bit.ly/43Ukvpi

NEW ON THE WING PODCAST On this week's episode host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Kent Adams, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s Director of Conservation Delivery for the Northeast, John Kinney, PF & QF’s Indiana State Coordinator, and Will Hinshaw, PF & QF’s Indiana Regional Representative about the organization’s growth in the “Hoosier State.” The group talks about the organization’s public and private land habitat efforts in the state and public hunting access programs. Click the link below or listen wherever you get your podcasts for the full episode. https://bit.ly/4iDoYkA The On The Wing Podcast is proudly fueled by Purina Pro Plan

Meet the Pheasant Hunter Pheasant hunters come in all shapes and sizes, and take all manner of approaches to their pastime and passion. Click the link below for a fun poke at some of the more colorful characters we find in the fields. See someone you recognize? Tag them below! This first ran in the 2024-25 Winter Issue of the Pheasants Forever Journal, art by Phil Juliano. https://pheasantsforever.org/meetthepheasanthunter

With the cold winter months of January and February gone, the pheasant may breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, the birds need 34 percent less energy to survive in March than in January. This is largely due to the fact that increasing day temperatures are approaching the lower end of the bird's thermoneutral zone. Within this temperature zone, the pheasant does not need to use energy to stay warm. In January most of the bird's energy is maintenance energy as he tries to stay warm. Warmer temperatures in March and April allow more of what the bird eats to be used for production energy. #pheasantsforever #pheasants #pheasantfactfriday