On The Wing Podcast Ep. 218: The Wednesday Night Dog Training Group with John Zeman, is live. Listen now at the 🔗 link below. Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by a group of folks who have trained their bird dogs together every Wednesday night for the last four years under the tutelage of amateur dog trainer John Zeman. In a change-up in formats, St.Pierre starts and ends the episode talking to John Zeman with six rounds of conversations in between. Episode Highlights: - David Abel talks about his two wirehaired pointing griffons and his plans to bird hunt on horseback while camping this coming hunting season. - Callie Brown talks about the fun process of introducing her husband, Chris, to bird hunting and bird dogs through her long friendship with the Zeman family. - Xoua Shower Xiong & Andre Xiong talk about becoming adult-onset bird hunters as a young married couple, and the importance their shorthairs now occupy in their lives. They also talk about their love for chasing prairie grouse in the Nebraska Sandhills. - Julia Schrenkler returns to our podcast reminiscing about how her first shorthair, Wren, lead her to become a bird hunter ten years ago, and the importance of Wednesday evenings with the Zeman group for training her new pup, Nixie. - Richard Hansen explains the circumstances leading him to getting a German shorthair as the COVID pandemic started and how his pup, Debbie, has pushed him headfirst into training, bird hunting, and wildlife habitat conservation. - Paul Godfrey offers a variety of “dad” jokes as he explains his reactivation back into hunting through the addition of a Brittany puppy after coaching youth hockey during the last thirty years.

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever has hired Kendall Hughson to serve as a development officer based in Minnesota. In his new role, Hughson will be responsible for working in collaboration with the organization’s employee team, donors, members, volunteers, and partners to expand private, corporate, and public funding relationships benefiting upland habitat conservation. “We’re excited about the impact Kendall will have on our upland wildlife habitat conservation efforts as he furthers the organization’s relationship focused, donor-centric major gift cultivation strategy. Kendall’s experience building winning relationships and his passion for upland birds will serve him well in his new role.” said Jordan Martincich, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s vice president of development. “Kendall is well positioned to help our donors make an impact through their philanthropic support of of The Habitat Organization.” Learn more about Kendall and his new role, at the 🔗 link below. https://pheasantsforever.org/Newsroom/2023-June/Pheasants-Forever-and-Quail-Forever-Hire-Kendall-Hughson-as-Development-Officer.aspx

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We’re offering a special gift for those who join or renew their membership with Quail Forever today, but this limited-time offer is fading fast! 🔗 Link below! Now until the end of the month, for only $35, you’ll receive a year’s worth of membership benefits and a $25 SCHEELS Gift Card. You can use your gift card online at the Quail Forever Store or in any SCHEELS store across the country. Most importantly, your membership dues will be put to work on the landscape, resulting in cleaner water, healthier soil, and the protection of critical wildlife habitat that gives the upland birds we love a better chance to beat the heat during the dog days of summer. https://quailforever.org/SpecialPages/Special-Memberships/2023-Spring-Membership-Appeal.aspx