WOMEN ON THE WING ARRIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina’s first ever Quail Forever Women on the Wing event — an introduction to shotgun shooting — ended with a clay target contest that saw the winning shooter go 6-for-6 and the runner up go 5-for-6. When the event started a few hours earlier, that type of success seemed far from likely. With a goal of introducing new women to conservation, hunting, and the outdoors in the Tar Heel State, Quail Forever volunteer Kata Miller recently launched a series of Women on the Wing events. With the support of the nearby Broad River Chapter, she plans to host a mix of instructional and social events, from Learn to Hunt outings to bird dog demonstrations to local winery visits. Ultimately, the goal is to host events across the state and build a strong network of women supporting women as they are introduced to the uplands. https://bit.ly/3oNnGtd

TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Have you placed your bid in Quail Forever's ONLINE FLASH AUCTION! QF has secured two amazing hunts to support our upland habitat conservation mission through this one-time flash auction - and they could be yours! A nonresident Iowa deer tag has become one of the most sought-after licenses in the country, while a chance to participate in the invitation-only Kansas Governor’s Ringneck classic is truly the opportunity of a lifetime! But you've got to hurry because this auction ends tomorrow! Bid now at this link: https://bit.ly/birdsbucks22 #uplandhunting #fundraising #quailforever #conservation

LEGISLATIVE ACTION FUND HELPS CONSERVATION MOVE FORWARD IN WASHINGTON It takes good habitat to produce abundant wildlife - and producing that habitat takes solid funding and sound national and state conservation policy. Read how contributions from chapters across the country are crucial to the conservation policy mission of QF and the passage of legislation like the North American Grasslands Conservation Act. https://bit.ly/3PSaKOz

ICYMI: The North American Grasslands Conservation Act was introduced to the U.S. Senate last Wednesday by Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon, Michael Bennet of Colorado, and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota https://projectupland.com/hunting-policy/a-bid-to-save-americas-grasslands-in-congress-endless-has-an-end/ via Project Upland Magazine #actforgrasslands

WHAT'S OLD BECOMES NEW AGAIN.... "With my 8-week-old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon now home and wandering the back pasture, the adventure begins once again. Now, by the handler taking his dog out to discover the pup’s natural world, an obligation I feel I owe the pup. This obligation to the pup slowly morphs into a mutual education - handler showing dog the things he’s learned since he was a boy, and the dog teaching the handler perhaps more profound lessons, too complicated to contextualize here." Reads the rest of this lyric story of the interaction between dog and handler, presented by our friends at NAVHDA International

The North American Grasslands Conservation Act has been getting some major attention in the national media since its introduction yesterday.

OTW PODCAST EP. 176: CAPTURING PRAIRIE BIRD SOULS WITH PHOTOGRAPHER NOPPADOL PAOTHONG Noppadol Paothong is a nature photographer with the Missouri Department of Conservation and an associate fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers, which is an elite group of the world’s top wildlife, nature, and culture photographers. For two decades, Paothong has been documenting America’s grassland grouse species and their fragile habitat. He’s published two large-format national award-winning books, Save the Last Dance about America’s grassland grouse and Sage Grouse, Icon of the West. He also has a large photo spread coming up in PF & QF’s Upland Bird Hunting Super Issue next month. Host Bob St.Pierre connected with Paothong while he was on a family vacation in Minnesota. https://bit.ly/3S7CIHO

THE NORTH AMERICAN GRASSLANDS CONSERVATION ACT If you’re a quail, pheasant, elk, or pronghorn hunter—or a farmer or rancher—this is one of the most important bills of your lifetime. https://bit.ly/3PF1m0P via MeatEater #ActForGrasslands