As 2025 winds down, we’re reminded of how much the uplands give us: quiet moments outdoors, unforgettable days in the field, and a connection to landscapes that make us feel at home. When you make a year-end gift to Pheasants Forever, you help create more habitat projects, strengthen wildlife populations, and support healthier open spaces for communities across the country. Visit the link in our bio to make a year-end gift. Here are some of our 2025 Highlights: -PATH Moves forward - The public access to habitat program expands to Oklahoma, Michigan and North Dakota, and surpasses 125,000 acres of new public access to private land across the uplands. -Nobles County 50th acquisition - Pheasants Forever’s Nobles County chapter in southern Minnesota celebrates its 50th land acquisition. -CRP Signup - the Conservation Reserve Program accepts 1.78 million acres in 2025. -PF stands for Public Lands - In June, Pheasants Forever joins in the national push to protect public lands. -The Wooley Tract - Jim Wooley tract adds over 400 acres of high quality habitat in central Iowa. -Chapter growth - Pheasants Forever volunteers found 000 new chapters across the country. #pheasantsforever #thehabitatorganization

It’s always cool to see what birds have been eating where you hunt. Usually a look at the crop tells you what you need to know, but with these birds it was all over their faces. Anyone seen this before?

A first-of-its-kind “Grouse Camp” brings the prairies, forests, bird dogs, and upland community together under one roof. National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic has long been the premier gathering for the upland community, but 2026 raises the bar. In this episode, we preview the debut of Grouse Camp, a brand-new, immersive experience built for serious upland hunters who care as much about habitat as they do about bird dogs and autumn covers. Whether you chase ruffed grouse in aspen cuts, prairie chickens on the plains, pheasants in the prairies, or quail in the piney woods, this conversation pulls the entire upland world together.   Listen now at the link in our bio.   “On the Wing Podcast” is proudly fueled by @proplansportingdogs Thank you to our Grouse Camp partners at @na_grouse_partnership @ruffedgrousesociety @wisharptails @mnsharptails @prairiechickenprojectwi @mnlcorp @pineridge_grousecamp

“Grouse Camp” Coming to National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 2026 Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are proud to announce a brand new feature of National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic. At its core, “Grouse Camp” will celebrate collaboration between conservation organizations across the country who are working hand-in-hand to protect not just grouse, but all upland birds. Organizations present at Grouse Camp will include @na_grouse_partnership, @ruffedgrousesociety, @mnsharptails, Minnesota Prairie-Chicken Society, @wisharptails, and @prairiechickenprojectwi. Learn more about Grouse Camp at the link in our bio.

Real conservation is happening right now! Restoring grasslands, supporting upland birds, and connecting young people to the outdoors. Your tax-deductible gift helps accelerate projects already underway and launch new work in 2026. Please consider giving today at the link in our bio and be part of the impact. #quailforever #thehabitatorganization

As 2025 winds down, we’re reminded of how much the uplands give us: quiet moments outdoors, unforgettable days in the field, and a connection to landscapes that make us feel at home. When you make a year-end gift to Pheasants Forever, you directly fuel more habitat projects, stronger wildlife populations, and healthier open spaces for communities across the country. Your support helps ensure these experiences endure. Make your year-end impact now at the link in our bio. #pheasantsforever #thehabitatorganization

PHEASANT FACT FRIDAY - Winter nights are a freezing 15 hours long, and pheasants will be ravenous by breakfast time. The 10 grams of food in a bird’s crop at bedtime passed through in four to five hours. When the crop is empty, pheasants still have 10 hours of darkness until breakfast. During these long nights, the availability of roosting habitat is extremely important. This habitat is the idle grassland or wetlands cover where birds spend their nights. The quality of this habitat determines how much energy the birds need to stay warm ... in the same way the quality of your windows and insulation determines how many cords of wood you will need to stay warm. Without good roosting cover, birds must use more fat to survive until breakfast. A couple weeks of cold, 15-hour nights without roosting will kill pheasants. Pheasant Fact Friday is presented by @irishsetterboots #pheasantsforever #pheasantfactfriday

Quail Fact Friday! Among all North America’s quail, the scaled quail, often called “blue quail” or “cottontops,” consume more grass seed than any other species of quail. These hardy birds of the American Southwest rely on grass seeds year-round, alongside mesquite, ragweed, sunflower, seasonal greens, and insects. Their seed-heavy diet helps them thrive in arid grasslands. Quail Fact Friday is presented by @irishsetterboots #quailforever #quailfactfriday

Pheasant Country Weather: Snowfall and What to Expect for Late Season Snow can make or break a hunt. Take a look at what you can expect through the end of the year as mild temps remain consistent across much of the pheasant range. #pheasantsforever #thehabitatorganization