Quail Forever (QF) is excited to announce a new chapter in Virginia. Based near the iconic Blue Ridge Mountains, the Blue Ridge Chapter of QF will increase the number of volunteers dedicated to improving and expanding habitat for quail and other wildlife species. The chapter will cover Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Roanoke, Montgomery, Patrick and Salem Counties. Learn more about this exciting new chapter at the link below. https://bit.ly/4g1EpTh

Rep. Gabe Vasquez speaks to the importance of Farm Bill conservation programs

What’s Good for the Herd is Good for Upland Birds.

We just had to share the cover for our upcoming Fall Edition of PF & QF’S youth magazine, Forever Outdoors. Yes, the rooster pheasant and bobwhite donning their PF & QF lids are pretty cool! (Thanks to Tyler Kimes, one of our Farm Bill biologists in Illinois, for the great artwork.) The stories inside are great too – youth hunting season tips, a western upland adventure, a picture gallery of puppies in the field, a kid-friendly explanation of how public lands happen with PF & QF doing the heavy lifting, and more! Sign up a kid from your life, using the link below, by August 21 for a youth membership in PF or QF, and they’ll be on the mailing list Fall’s Issue of Forever Outdoors. Get ‘em outdoors and involved! - Tom Carpenter, Editor of Forever Outdoors Quailforever.org/join

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You asked. We answered. The final episode of the Ask a Vet Series, Ep. 12 "Should I Give My Dog The Rattlesnake Vaccine?" is available now. Read the full blog and watch the full film featuring Purina Pro Plan veterinary experts Dr. RuthAnn Lobos and Dr. Seth Bynum at the link below. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Ask-A-Vet-Ep-12-Should-I-Give-My-Dog-the-Rattlesnake-Vaccine.aspx For hunting dog owners, few moments are more gut-wrenching than those following a snakebite. Encounters with rattlesnakes are fraught with fear and chaos as hunters rush to triage their dog and face the prospect of a life-threatening reaction. Does the rattlesnake vaccine offer protection to hunting dogs, or is it more snake oil than medicine? the Ask a Vet series is proudly presented in partnership with Purina Pro Plan

A collaborative episode of the On The Wing Podcast EP. 278: Joining Forces with The Flush and Birdshot podcasts to talk Ruffed Grouse, is live. Listen now at the link below, or wherever you get your On The Wing Podcast’s, The Flush Podcast’s, or Birdshot Podcast’s from. https://bit.ly/4cuwYAW We’ve assembled a special upland bird hunter’s super show episode with Travis Frank of The Flush and Nick Larson of Birdshot Podcast for a conversation focused on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ new Bird Hunter Diary app and ruffed grouse drumming counts. Joining the conversation from the Minnesota DNR are Assistant Area Wildlife Manager for northeast Minnesota Bailey Petersen and Resident Game Bird Consultant Nathan Huck. Episode Highlights: - On the Wing host Bob St.Pierre kicks off the show with a recap of his recent visit to Washington, D.C. to moderate a panel focused on the idea of a North American Grasslands Conservation Act and to talk with elected officials about a new federal farm bill. - The conversation then jumps into Minnesota’s eye-popping ruffed grouse drumming counts indicating the highest adult carryover of birds since 1972. Peterson, a wildlife biologist, explains what those counts do AND don’t indicate for the upcoming hunting season. - Huck provides an overview of Minnesota’s new Bird Hunter Diary, what the state is looking to measure through the app, and how all upland hunters can help provide better data through citizen science. The Flush Minnesota Department of Natural Resources