On The Wing Podcast EP. 203: Hunting Capercaillies and Other Game Birds in Sweden, is live. Link in our bio to listen now. Host @pheasantbob is joined by European bird hunter @miguel_canaverde and @project_upland filmmaker @kevinerdvig for a conversation about the new film “Lapland Grouse” debuting at Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s Film Fest later this week in Minneapolis. The new film is about Portuguese native Canaverde’s relocation to Sweden where he’s fallen in love with the country’s upland bird hunting opportunities, especially for capercaillies, a Eurasian forest grouse species. Episode Highlights: - The film “Lapland Grouse” will be a part of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s second-ever Film Fest kicking off National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic 2023 in Minneapolis on Thursday, February 16th. - Canaverde and his Bracco Italiano bird dog will be featured in the upcoming spring issue of Project Upland’s magazine. And, special thanks to the musical group @tbtduluth for allowing Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever to use their song “On the Highway” as our new podcast intro music.

For a limited time, if you make a supporting gift of $45 or more, you will receive our exclusive Quail Forever Uplander Tote. Link in our bio. Donate to Quail Forever and have confidence your contributions are making a difference on the ground for wildlife and our upland hunting heritage. At this time, Quail Forever is nearing the completion of our most ambitious initiative ever: The Call of the Uplands campaign. Through this $500 million effort - which your donation supports - we set a goal of protecting and restoring nine million acres of upland habitat over a period of five years. We’re now raising that habitat goal to 10 million acres! Help us meet this goal by donating today. 📸: @loganhinners

The 2023 Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic Online Silent Auction is Live! Head to the link in our bio to place your bid on everything from hunting gear to hunting trips! Open to event attendees as well as the general public through the link - there you will be able to bid on a suite of different silent auction items for the hunter, angler, bird dog lover, or general outdoorsperson. Bidding is open from Monday, February 13th at 12PM CST through 8:15PM CST Saturday, February 18th. THANK YOU for your continued support of Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever and our habitat mission! #pheasantfest #quailclassic #pheasantsforever #quailforever #conservation #wildlife #habitat

"I may not know why, exactly, someone else will walk for miles to experience the singular moment of a covey rise. Their reasons for doing so may be vastly different from mine, but they are reasons nevertheless, and that binds us. And that, I have discovered, is an inspiring thing to know and discover about yourself, and others. We all need a community. We all need that commonality of spirit and interest. Even those of us who trend strongly misanthrope, as I do. So here’s my suggestion this season for everyone out there who wishes to experience what I describe, but may not know where to start in order to find it: Attend a local Quail Forever banquet or function, especially if you’ve never been. It’s banquet season all across quail range. Find one, bury your hesitation, your doubt, your fear, and see what it’s all about." Head to the link in our bio to read the entire blog "FINDING YOUR TRIBE" by Quail Forever Journal Editor Chad Love (@dispatchesfromnowhere), and find a chapter banquet near you