WHY NAVHDA? Wondering if NAVHDA is for you? Have questions about getting you and your dog into the scene? Here's a primer on some of the benefits and reasons for participating: https://bit.ly/3AsyPVI This content is presented by NAVHDA International

PODCAST EP. 180: ANSWERING THE CALL OF THE UPLANDS WITH JIM MILLENSIFER Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Jordan Martincich, PF & QF’s director of development, for a conversation with Jim Millensifer, a long-time PF & QF volunteer and donor who is also president of the Kansas Governor’s Ringneck Classic. The guys chat about the organization’s 9-million-acre Call of the Uplands campaign and how the Kansas Ringneck Classic has contributed acres, access, and dollars to the campaign. Long-time hunting buddies, Martincich and Millensifer also debate the prowess between pretty dogs (Setters) and ugly dogs (wirehairs). https://bit.ly/3AgYh0x

BAWA WEEK PROPERTY SPOTLIGHT: MEMORIES OF GARY CLANCY AND THE WILDLIFE AREA HONORING HIS LIFE, A HABITAT LEGACY "Through his legacy of narrating the outdoor experience to countless other hunters and outdoor enthusiasts, Gary Clancy inspired the work that was done to restore this Minnesota parcel. The transformation from old agricultural land (that some would say perhaps should never have been farmed) to a place that is now a vibrant and buzzing WMA exemplifies Gary’s qualities of perseverance and appreciation of the natural world." Read the story and watch the poignant video about the legacy of Gary Clancy's contributions to the Build a Wildlife Area program. https://bit.ly/3chfgb4 This content is presented by Irish Setter Boots

Build a Wildlife Area (BAWA) Week Highlight #1: Wisconsin's McCann Creek Fishery Area Addition The McCann Creek Fishery Area Addition is located north of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and provides 182 acres of additional access immediately adjacent to the existing 184-acre McCann Creek Fishery Area. Want to support the acquisition of more projects like this? Click the link below for more information about an exclusive offer with OnX Hunt to support BAWA Week: https://bit.ly/3Af5mi1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDp9HnQnmLI

Restoring, enhancing, and protecting critical upland wildlife habitat is our core mission. From butterflies & bees to quail & pheasants, we exist to ensure quality habitat supports abundant wildlife. But did you know public access is also an organizational pillar? Creating new landscapes and opportunities for wildlife, hunters, recreationists, and bird dogs to enjoy is pivotal work for The Habitat Organization. And that's the goal of QF's signature Build a Wildlife Area program. Interested in becoming a public land creator this week? TAKE ACTION for Build a Wildlife Area Week! https://bit.ly/3Cmlp0f

Fall 2022 QFJ COVER REVEAL! “Best of all he loved the fall...” That oft-quoted bit of Hemingway that I bet all of us have read and most of us agree with is well-established in the upland writing canon. It's a favorite, especially this time of year, when the turning of the season and all it implies weighs heavily on the mind as anticipation of days in the field doing what we love grows stronger as opening days approach. Aaron Black-Schmidt’s dramatic cover photo captures everything that moves us about bird hunting in the crisp air of fall; the sheer scope and sense of place, the moment, the certainty that this is where you belong, right here, in this moment. How can you not be moved by that? With stories that run the gamut from a backcountry Arizona quail adventure to searching for public land bobs in South Carolina, the fall issue is a celebration of what we love most about this time of year. But if you're not yet a QF member you've got to hurry, because you've only got until Friday to join to ensure getting the fall issue! Join at the link: https://quailforever.org/join

By now you’ve heard the news: Quail Forever is in the midst of our most ambitious, most important campaign EVER. We can’t succeed without the participation of loyal supporters and members like you! That’s why we will be sharing a series of stories in the upcoming months—videos that capture the many ways that you can step up to answer the call of the uplands. This month, you’ll hear from Gary Krukar and Chris Schaefer, two members who found their calling in our mission and became elite members to demonstrate their commitment to the uplands. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://bit.ly/3QDGrvo #CalloftheUplands #publiclands #uplandhunting #pheasantsforever #quailforever