CALLING ALL BIRD DOGS!!! Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are happy to announce the Bird Dog Parade will once again be kicking-off the 2023 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic this year. The annual event will take place on Friday, February 17 at 11 a.m. in the Minneapolis Convention Center. The parade is the grand opening of the nation’s largest upland hunting event, and displays the incredible diversity of sporting dog breeds. In past years the parade has had over 100 dogs participate, representing nearly 40 different breeds. Presented by Purina Pro Plan and South Dakota Tourism, the bird dog parade pays tribute to our beloved friends and hunting companions, without whom so much of the upland tradition would be lost. Registration is now open at the link below. We hope to see you and your bird dog there! https://pheasantsforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Pheasants-Forever/Bird-Dog-Parade-To-Kick-Start-Pheasant-Fest-2023.aspx
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CREATING DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA: QUAIL FOREVER FARM BILL BIOLOGIST PROVIDED TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIVERSE SEED MIXES AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE RESTORATION WORK IN THE PARK. In southwest Indiana, an effort for ecosystem development was implemented in 2015 when 95 acres of an old golf course were converted to a nature park. Knox County Park and Recreational Department acquired grant funding for the project through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, while the Quail Forever Farm Bill biologist provided technical recommendations for diverse seed mixes and management strategies for the restoration work in the park. Three types of ecosystem restorations were planned: prairie, woodland, and wetland. Each ecosystem is managed differently based on the vegetation present, and the desired conditions. To read the full article By Olivia Fry, Southwest Indiana Farm Bill Biologist, head to the link below.
Last month, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service sounded the alarm for lesser prairie chickens by listing the bird under the Endangered Species Act. Why should you care? In the words of Quail Forever Editor Chad Love, lesser prairie chickens “are the embodiment of space and light and grass and wind and beautiful emptiness, and their disappearance from the southern plains would make it a poorer, less wondrous place, and us a poorer and less wondrous people for its loss. Let’s not let that happen.” This is a galvanizing, historic moment for all of us who care about the uplands, Read the full essay “For Love of Lessers, The Case for Saving a Prairie Icon” at the link in our bio. 📸: @dispatchesfromnowhere #prairiechicken #endangeredspecies #conservation #uplandbird #upland #lesserprairiechicken #pheasantsforever #quailforever
DON’T FAKE IT, YOU’VE ALREADY MADE IT: BEING A “REAL” BIRD HUNTER BEGINS AND ENDS IN THE HEART, NOT THE SOCIAL FEED. It’s something we all do now, almost without thinking: We shoot a bird, then whip out our phones and take what has become the de rigueur Instagram upland photo — the bird-in-hand shot. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. But is it — or more accurately is the success it represents — the measure by which we should be judging ourselves on whether we’re a “real” bird hunter?” To read the full blog post by Quail Forever Journal Editor Chad Love, head to the link below. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Don’t-Fake-it,-You’ve-Already-Made-it.aspx
On The Wing Podcast EP. 192: The Final Hunt Proves Easy on the Eyes and Tough on the Dogs. This is the fourth episode of Rooster Road Trip XIII. Head to the link in our bio to listen now. Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Pheasants Forever’s Director of Marketing Andrew Vavra, Senior Regional Representative Renee Tomala, Corporate Partnerships & Product Development Coordinator Erica Hill, and Montana Regional Representative Chad Harvey to recap the trip’s final day in Montana. A mixed bag of pheasants, sharpies, and Huns were all in the air, but was the group finally able to complete the full Montana mixed bag during one walk? Check out the companion video accompanying this podcast episode at www.RoosterRoadTrip.org. While there, enter to win a Browning Citori 725 shotgun and join/renew/extend your Pheasants Forever or Quail Forever membership featuring an attractive new field knife made by Browning. A special thanks to our Rooster Road Trip XIII Sponsors @browningfirearms, @garminfishhunt, @soundgear_official, @federalpremium, @ruff_land_kennels, & @appleautosmn
ROOSTER ROAD TRIP XIII EP. 4: FIRST SNOW FLUSHES, IS LIVE! Head to the link in our bio to watch the full episode of Rooster Road Trip Episode 4: First Snow Flushes. This was it. The last day of Rooster Road Trip. The last day to put it all together and accomplish our goal of claiming a true Montana mixed bag. No excuses, no “we’ll get them tomorrow,” it was time to put it all together. So you can imagine our glee when we awoke to a landscape of fresh snow. For the uninitiated, the first snow of the season is an unofficial holiday for pheasant hunters. It seems to confuse young birds and create more opportunities for close flushes – but there’s only one way to test this theory, and that’s to get out there and make first tracks. Find out if the first snow of the season helped the group pin-down birds by watching this week’s episode! A huge thanks to our Rooster Road Trip XIII sponsors @browningfirearms, @garminfishhunt, @soundgear_official, @federalpremium, @ruff_land_kennels, & @appleautosmn #pheasantsforever #roosterroadtripxiii #rrt #pheasanthunting #birdhunting #uplandhunting #birddog #snowday
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HUNTING AND TRAINING IN THE EXTREMES: HOW TO KEEP YOUR DOG SAFE IN HOT (AND COLD) WEATHER. By Mark Olcott, DVM & presented by NAVHDA. Read the full article at the link below.
GIVEAWAY TIME! ROOSTER ROAD TRIP XIII CONTEST #4! WIN A CASE OF FEDERAL PREMIUM PRAIRIE STORM SHOTSHELLS! (not pictured here.) All you have to do is: 1. Like this Post 2. Tag two friends in the comments 3. Make sure you are following like the pages Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, & Federal Premium 4. Head over to www.roosterroadtrip.org, to submit a Rooster Road Trip question for us, we want to hear from you! Submit a question for the Rooster Road Trip crew to answer during our upcoming recap podcast and you’ll be automatically entered to win. Then make sure to watch the series’ 4th episode that will be released on Nov 30th at 5pm CST. We’ll choose the winner of a case of Federal Premium Prairie Storm FS Lead 12 Gauge Shotshells on Tuesday the 6th. Good Luck! Winner of last week’s Rooster Road Trip XIII contest announced in the original post.
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