Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are proud to announce Kim Cole has been promoted to the role of habitat education program manager. In her new position, Cole will help lead numerous conservation education initiatives, including the Pollinator Habitat Outreach Program and Milkweed in the Classroom. She will also help expand participation and education on the importance of quality wildlife habitat, wild places and healthy ecosystems. “Kim has been an integral part of the Pheasants Forever team for a long time, and her passion for conservation makes her a perfect fit to help lead our education efforts,” said Colby Kerber, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s director of conservation education programs. “Bringing new and diverse members into the upland conservation community is an essential part of our organization, especially when we can get young people involved with programs like Milkweed in the Classroom. Through Kim’s leadership, we’ll be able to train the next generation of habitat stewards.” To learn more about Kim and her new role, head to the link below. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Kim-Cole-Promoted-to-Habitat-Education-Program-Manager.aspx
As quail seasons really start to kick in, so does our work on the winter edition of Quail Forever Journal. Our cover displays a distinct QF flair: Tikka, QF social media strategist Nate Akey’s (@nathanielakey) GSP, returns a gorgeous mountain quail to hand in Oregon last year on a mixed bag hunt with onX. That story, filled with more spectacular pictures from our own Aaron Black-Schmidt (@blackschmidt), leads the features for this issue. We also visit New Mexico, Oklahoma and legendary trainer Delmar Smith, and check in on QF initiatives in Missouri and Louisiana, throwing Kansas and Arkansas into the mix as well. Make sure you are signed up or renewed by November 30 to be on the mailing list for the winter Issue of QF Journal and get in on the adventures. Link in our bio to become a member today! #quailforever #quailforeverjournal #quail #quailhunting
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have hired Tim Carr to serve as its newest development officer based in the greater Kansas City Area. In his role, Carr will be responsible for working in collaboration with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s employee team, donors, members, volunteers and partners to expand private, corporate and public funding relationships. “We’re excited about the impact Tim will have on our conservation efforts, as he furthers the organization’s fundraising efforts,” said Jordan Martincich, Pheasants Forever’s VP of development. “Tim’s experience building winning relationships and his passion for upland birds will serve him well in his new role with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. He’s well positioned to help our donors make an impact through their philanthropic support of the Habitat Organization.” To learn more about Tim and his new role, head to the link below. https://quailforever.org/Newsroom/2023-October/Pheasants-Forever-and-Quail-Forever-Hire-Tim-Carr-as-Development-Officer.aspx
"Ignited by heartache we cast off, the dogs and I. Jettisoning all but what could fit in a camper, I sold the house and quit my job. The only place I wanted to see the world I knew was in the rearview. Spending September and October in Montana and the Dakotas, we rolled back west in November to Oregon with a plan to close the season via a big loop through Nebraska and Kansas, then New Mexico and Arizona starting in January. Short of the general route, I set no expectations or plans greater than to hunt as many days as possible, hopeful somewhere in all those miles the darkness and self-recrimination would lift." Read the full story "BEGGING ANSWERS FROM THE SKY: IN SEARCH OF QUAIL AND PEACE" by @travlenpup at the link in our bio. This article originally appeared in the 2023 Upland Super Issue of Quail Forever Journal. If you like this content and would like to see more of it, consider supporting Quail Forever as an annual member. 📸: PF & QF Video Production Coordinator @blackschmidt #quailforever #quail #quailhunting
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"Shortly after hunting season had ended on a windswept, cold day on the western prairie of Nebraska, I took a moment by the fireplace to reflect and inventory the year. As I reflected, I couldn’t help but imagine how powerful it would be if we could bottle up these memories and share them with the world. My conviction about the importance of defining moments in nature is why I am so passionate about connecting others to hunting and conservation. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s Learn to Hunt (LTH) program has been very successful at helping people have positive and memorable experiences outdoors. But the barriers of time and capacity limit these physical events. How could we overcome this obstacle? So, over the past two years, PF & QF have gathered some of the most well-respected organizations in the hunting and conservation community to tackle the journey of building a cutting-edge and inspirational how-to-hunt resource together. Introducing How to Hunt Upland Birds." To learn more about the free resource How To Hunt Upland Birds, read the full article by PF & QF Director of Conservation Education Colby Kerber, at the link below.
On The Wing Podcast Ep. 237: Bobwhite Quail Outlook for Southeastern US, is live. Link in our bio to listen now, or wherever you get your podcasts Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Quail Forever’s Program Manager Andy Edwards for a conversation focused on the upcoming bobwhite quail hunting season in the Southeast. Michael Hook, small game program coordinator for South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and chair of the National Bobwhite and Grasslands Initiative – Technical Committee and Tim Caughran, PF & QF’s director of field operations in the South Region, roll through a highlight reel of hunting opportunities across southern bobwhite quail states. Episode Highlights: - Hook covers his home state of South Carolina, along with Alabama and Texas. He also explains his day-to-day responsibilities as a small game program coordinator. - Caughran touches on Virginia, Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana, while stressing the importance of being willing to venture deeper into the places other folks aren’t willing to go when in search of public land bobwhites. - Edwards highlights Georgia and touches on ways to use onX Hunt and your knowledge of quail habitat to seek out new areas to hunt this season.
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"Much of North America’s landscape has a historical relationship with fire, one that predates modern times and even European settlement of the continent. Fires played a role in shaping plant communities and wildlife habitat from one ocean to the other. Fires kept prairies relatively free of woody species and allowed wildflowers and grasses to thrive in woodlands. Over hundreds and thousands of years, plants and animals adapted to fire regimes where fires during the fall season were common occurrences (a site would have burned every 3 to 6 years on average). Seasonality and typically mild burn intensities fostered widespread and highly diverse plant and wildlife communities." Read the full story "Fall Burning for Bobwhites" at the link below. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Fall-Burning-for-Bobwhites.aspx
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On The Wing Podcast Ep. 236: Upland Hunting Outlook for the Western United States, is live. Link in bio to listen now, or wherever you download your podcasts. Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Quail Forever’s Program Manager Andy Edwards for a conversation focused on guests Casey Cardinal, resident game bird biologist for the New Mexico Game & Fish Department and chair of the Western Quail Working Group, and Lauren Stamm, Quail Forever’s regional representative for the southwestern U.S. The group provides an upland bird hunting forecast covering quail species across the western states starting in the southwest desert up to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Episode Highlights: - Cardinal gets the conversation started by targeting scaled quail in west Texas and rolls across New Mexico and Arizona with positive prospects for bobwhite, Gambel’s, and Montezuma quail. - Stamm covers Nevada and California for valley quail, Gambel’s quail, and chukar. Cardinal closes the conversation with a wide array of hunting forecasts for valley quail, mountain quail, sharp-tail grouse, dusky grouse, and chukars across the Pacific Northwest. - Edwards and St.Pierre add their perspectives as Midwest-based bird hunters traveling to the West where rattlesnakes, mountain cliffs, and cactus are intimidating factors for the first-timers. #quailforever #pheasantsforever #onthewingpodcast
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