During a visit to Iowa last week, secretary of interior Deb Haaland announced the recipients of a number conservation-oriented grants. Among the successful bids was a partnership including Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, focused on restoring grasslands in Iowa and Missouri. Partners in the endeavor include the Missouri Department of Conservation, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, Missouri Prairie Foundation and Drake University/Jay N. Darling Institute for Rural Sustainability. The group will focus on conserving, restoring and reconnecting Missouri and Iowa’s native grasslands through collaborative habitat management on both public and private lands — such as prescribed fire, invasive species control and grazing. Read more at the link:

Wingshooter Rig Walkthrough presented by onX Hunt, Pheasants Forever, and Quail Forever. This Wingshooter Rig Walkthrough features PF & QF’s very own Nate Akey, giving us the rundown on his upland rig and its features that assist the traveling wingshooter. Stay tuned for more wingshooter rigs, to find ways you can build out an upland rig that best suits you and your dogs. Don’t forget to check out OnX’s in-dash capabilities at onxhunt.com #onxhunt #pheasantsforever #quailforever #uplandhunting #overland

This holiday season, we're thankful for beloved bird dogs and precious upland landscapes, but more than anything, we're thankful for our incredible supporters, members, volunteers, and employees who answer the call each and every day. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Habitat Organization. #pheasantsforever #quailforever

YETI + QF = A Lifetime Membership AND a Browning Shotgun? The math checks out. Take the next step and become a Life Member now through December 20th and you’ll receive a limited-edition QF Life Member YETI Loadout GOBOX 30 and you’ll be automatically entered to win a Browning 12 gauge Citori Feather shotgun. Head to the link below to become a Life Member Today! https://quailforever.org/lifemember

Some of our team members gathered in Washington D.C. yesterday to celebrate 15 years of America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative as a national model of restoration success! Forestry and conservation leaders from across the United States, including representatives from federal, state, and private agencies and landowners, gathered to recognize years of longleaf pine restoration accomplishments. Follow the link to learn more about this coalition's commitment to restore and manage longleaf pine ecosystems on public and private lands across the Southeast!

"Our rules for pointers evolved largely around one species: the bobwhite quail...Bobwhites made the rules, and the rules made the dogs, and the dogs made the trainers, and by now the game is bigger than any of them." - Datus C. Proper 📸: Ryan Sparks

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are excited to announce Donnie Vincent – explorer, biologist, conservationist, and sportsman – as the featured guest and keynote speaker at the 2024 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic Celebration Dinner. Tickets are now available to hear Vincent’s message and attend the nation’s foremost upland hunting and conservation tradeshow coming to the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls on March 1-3, presented by Federal Ammunition. Link below. “I am thrilled and honored to be selected as the keynote speaker at the upcoming 2024 National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic,” said Donnie Vincent. “The fine conservationists that make-up these two great nonprofit organizations truly have their fingers on the pulse of habitat restoration and understand just how vital it is that we all continue to get our hands dirty, put in the work, and do whatever we can to ensure that our wild places stay wild. I’m excited for this opportunity to show my gratitude and thank them in-person for their continued efforts.” https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Pheasants-Forever-and-Quail-Forever-Announce-Donnie-Vincent-as-Keynote-Speaker-of-National-Pheasant.aspx