As part of Build A Wildlife Area (BAWA) Week we are highlighting our most recent acquisition of public land through the BAWA program. Yesterday Tuesday September 24tt the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) officially dedicated the Berrier Tract addition at the Linscomb Wildlife Area on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in partnership with Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, the Missouri Prairie Foundation and Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund. This 510-acre stretch was purchased through the Build a Wildlife Area program with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever and was made possible in large part with generous donations to MDC from the late Dr. Harry and Lina Berrier, for whom the tract is named. To learn more about BAWA and how to make your dollar stretch further for public land head to the link below. quailforever.org/bawa Missouri Dept. of Conservation Bass Pro Shops Cabela's

On The Wing Podcast Ep. 284: Creating Public Lands with Biologist Matt Holland, is live. Listen now at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Podcast-Ep-284-Creating-Public-Lands-with-Biologist-Matt-Holland.aspx Host Bob St.Pierre visits with Matt Holland, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s vice president of grant development and a wildlife biologist, about the organization’s public land creation efforts in celebration of Build a Wildlife Area Week. The organization first created a public wildlife area in 1986. Since that time, PF & QF has worked on 1,810 different land acquisitions covering 229,846 acres of permanently protected habitat for wildlife. Those acres are now open to public recreation, including hunting. Episode Highlights: - St.Pierre approximates that Holland has played a role in the creation of 100,000 acres of public wildlife areas during his 28-year career with “The Habitat Organization.” In an oddly funny comparison, St.Pierre goes on to equate Holland to being a Swiss Army Knife and how sometimes he must be the blade and other times the toothpick to help facilitate a land acquisition. - Holland shares news of $300,000 in matching contributions to help incentivize donations from listeners interested in becoming “Public Land Creators.” - To learn more about PF & QF’s Build a Wildlife Area program and to get your hands on a new limited edition coffee mug, please go to PheasantsForever.org/BAWA or QuailForever.org/BAWA to learn more.

The word "sustainability" shows up in a lot of places these days, but hunters have been focused on sustainability for generations. Now, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are demonstrating how delivering on our habitat mission provides tremendous benefits well beyond the hunting public - and those broader audiences are taking note. Diverse audiences benefit from this program, and to continue this growth we’re attracting more support from some unexpected places. Our BAWA projects provide quality habitat and preserve our outdoor heritage by increasing hunting opportunities, and they’re also an outstanding sustainability solution. The thing is, our Build a Wildlife Area® program is an incredible success story, but the story is incomplete – at least for now. Our pheasants, quail, pollinators, and other upland wildlife have historically lost so much habitat, the way forward requires us to continue to gain much more ground. Learn more by reading the entire blog "Building Bridges by Building a Wildlife Area" by Brent Rudolph, Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever's Director of Sustainability Partnerships at the 🔗 link below. Also consider making a contribution to our Build A Wildlife Area Program so you can be a Public Land Creator. Quailforever.org/bawa https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Building-Bridges-by-Building-a-Wildlife-Area.aspx

Leveraging multiple public and private partnerships, Pheasants Forever was recently able to acquire a 1,300-acre addition to the Carp Swamp Wildlife Management Area. The acquisition adjoins the existing 14,000-acre public lands complex in Lake of the Woods County in northern Minnesota, only a few miles from the Canadian border. Your support helps projects like this come to life. Now through September 27th your contribution to Build a Wildlife Area will be increased X 20 to create more public lands like the Carp Swamp Wildlife Management Area Addition! quailforever.org/bawa To learn more about the recent Carp Swamp Wildlife Management Area acquisition, watch the full film at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQqugZqazqk

Let us know your “PREMIUM MOMENTS FROM THE FIELD!” We want to hear a story from the field that truly resonates with you, and you think would resonate with our On The Wing Podcast Audience. It could be about anything, an incredible time out with a hunting partner, a memorable moment with your bird dog, a first or crazy bird encounter, or even something worth laughing about. Here’s what you have to do. - In the comments section tell us a Premium Moment you had in the field by Wednesday Sept 25th - Our favorites will be selected and then read off by host Bob St. Pierre on the On The Wing Podcast airing September 4th - If your Premium Moment is selected you will receive a special prize package featuring Grain Belt Beer and Pheasants Forever. That’s it! We can’t wait to hear your stories. Cheers 🍻 to a great upland season ahead, creating even more stories to tell! #pheasantsforever #quailforever #onthewingpodcast