Throwback On The Wing Podcast EP. 26: Turning Your Bird Dog Into a Shed Hunter, is live! Link below to listen now. Pheasants Forever’s Bob St.Pierre is joined by Logan Hinners, Pheasants Forever’s Graphic Design Manager and resident shed hunting fanatic, for a fun conversation with Tom Dokken, expert dog trainer and President of the North American Shed Hunting Dog Association. During this episode, Dokken breaks down the steps for training your bird dog pup to find antler sheds with both their nose and their eyes. He also tackles common concerns about training a bird dog to hunt sheds, like inadvertently teaching your pup to chase deer. There’s even a story about the friendship between “The Crush’s” Lee & Tiffany Lakosky and Tom & Tina Dokken around a bird dog. #onthewingpodcast #pheasantsforever #quailforever #shedhunting #birddog
"There are few towns, few people, and at this point in the season, few hunters. We come here for the quail, the pheasants, and the solitude. And since neither the quail nor the pheasants that have made it this deep into the season are inclined to die easily or honorably, we often end up with solitude. Every feather taken out here is a feather earned, every trip both pilgrimage and tribulation. This year was no different. There was snow. There was wind. There was ice and mud and roads that hadn’t seen a county grader this century. There were birds busted, birds flushed wild, birds missed, and birds we knew were there but were simply too damn shrewd and clever to get killed by the likes of us. But there were also crystalline grassland sunrises enjoyed with a cup of coffee, warm dirt-road sunsets appreciated with a cold beer. There was tailgate philosophizing, world problem-solving, jokes, and laughter. There was the joy of watching wild young dogs stretch out across the horizontal yellow of the prairie, and the satisfaction of watching old dogs act young, if only for a while..." To read the entire blog "WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG: IN BIRD HUNTING, TRUE MEANING IS OFTEN FOUND IN ADVERSITY," by Quail Forever Journal Editor Chad Love, head to the link below.
"There are few towns, few people, and at this point in the season, few hunters. We come here for the quail, the pheasants, and the solitude. And since neither the quail nor the pheasants that have made it this deep into the season are inclined to die easily or honorably, we often end up with solitude. Every feather taken out here is a feather earned, every trip both pilgrimage and tribulation. This year was no different. There was snow. There was wind. There was ice and mud and roads that hadn’t seen a county grader this century. There were birds busted, birds flushed wild, birds missed, and birds we knew were there but were simply too damn shrewd and clever to get killed by the likes of us. But there were also crystalline grassland sunrises enjoyed with a cup of coffee, warm dirt-road sunsets appreciated with a cold beer. There was tailgate philosophizing, world problem-solving, jokes, and laughter. There was the joy of watching wild young dogs stretch out across the horizontal yellow of the prairie, and the satisfaction of watching old dogs act young, if only for a while..." To read the entire blog "WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG: IN BIRD HUNTING, TRUE MEANING IS OFTEN FOUND IN ADVERSITY," by Quail Forever Journal Editor Chad Love (@dispatchesfromnowhere), head to the link in our bio.
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Celebrating 20 years of the Farm Bill Biologist Program! https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Farm-Bill-Biologist-Program-Celebrates-20-years.aspx This year the Farm Bill Biologist program will celebrate its 20th anniversary. What began in 2003 with the hiring of four biologists in eastern South Dakota has grown into the largest team of private lands biologists in the country – all focused on the singular goal of helping farmers and ranchers run successful and profitable operations while meeting their conservation goals. Over the last 40 years, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have endeavored to protect, conserve and enhance as much upland bird habitat as possible, from Pennsylvania to Washington. The results speak for themself. The organization has injected over a billion dollars into more than half a million projects — benefiting 22 million acres of wildlife habitat nationwide. That doesn’t happen overnight, or without a network of thousands of volunteers, donors and partners spread across the country. It also requires a dedicated team of technical experts supporting those stakeholders, who can help design the right habitat in the right places. For the last two decades, the core of that team has been made up of Farm Bill Biologists.
Our condolences to the Grant family. Coach Grant was an original member of our National Board of Directors, and a long-standing supporter of our habitat mission.
USDA General Signup for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) runs through April 7th! Head to the link in our bio to find a PF or QF biologist in your area and discuss enrollment options. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program running from February 27 through April 7, 2023. CRP has long been the nation’s most important tool for targeting environmentally sensitive lands with conservation practices that produce wildlife habitat, cleaner waters, healthier soils, and a more resilient climate. There are nearly 23 million acres enrolled with a 27-million-acre cap set for fiscal year 2023. Additionally, producers and landowners can enroll acres under the Continuous signup, including sought after practices such as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) and State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative. Contact your local PF or QF biologist for signup options! #crp #habitat #wildlife #quailforever #thehabitatorganization
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YOU ARE INVITED! Fly over to the link and find a banquet event happening at a chapter near you! https://pfqf.myeventscenter.com Unique among national conservation organizations, PF & QF chapters retain 100% decision-making control over their locally-raised funds. This allows PF & QF chapter volunteers to develop wildlife habitat projects and conduct youth conservation events in their own local communities, while simultaneously belonging to a national organization with a voice on state and federal conservation policy impacting wildlife habitat.
Pittman-Robertson Act conservation funding has once again surpassed its annual record. Nearly $1.2 billion was raised through the program during the 2023 fiscal year, surpassing last year’s record $1.1 billion mark. The money will be invested in conservation programs, practices and initiatives from coast-to-coast. States use their Pittman-Robertson funds to restore, manage and enhance wildlife habitat for pheasants, quail, waterfowl, deer, elk and countless other birds and mammals. They also help provide public access to wildlife resources and support hunter education programs. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever recently announced a new five-year partnership with the Ohio Division of Wildlife that’s a great example of Pittman-Robertson dollars in action. The program will use matching Pittman-Robertson funds to help improve upland habitat across the state by targeting public lands in Ohio that have wild pheasant and/or quail populations. Habitat restoration efforts will focus on using prescribed burns, aerial herbicide application and other habitat tools to restore grassland habitat impacted by invasive species or woody succession. The partnership is on track to improve up to 3,000 acres in its first year.
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