PODCAST EP. 161: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY’S DR. ADAM JANKE ON NETTING BIRDS WITH DRONES AND HABITAT MONEYBALL Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Dr. Adam Janke, an assistant professor and extension wildlife specialist at Iowa State University, to talk about quail and pheasant research helping determine “where birds live on farms.” PF & QF’s Director of Government Affairs Jim Inglis is also part of the conversation to explain how he uses Adam’s scientific research in Washington, D.C. to create and improve agricultural policy for wildlife and natural resources. https://bit.ly/3jDSOJk

NEW USDA FRAMEWORK FOR BOBWHITE CONSERVATION ANNOUNCED The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has recently released a new plan for expanding conservation on working lands throughout the range of the northern bobwhite. Read how the NRCS's Northern Bobwhite, Grasslands, and Savannas Framework for Conservation Action will, through its Working Lands for Wildlife partnerships, work with private landowners and partners like Quail Forever to increase adoption of targeted conservation practices that are a win-win for all – farmers, ranchers, forest owners, bobwhite quail, and a host of other wildlife species. https://bit.ly/3xpjYLY

REMINDER: Get Your Boots Dirty with a Hands-on Habitat Workday! Ready to contribute to local, public habitat management efforts? In conjunction with #EarthDay2022, Quail Forever and Pheasants Forever chapters across the country are hosting Hands-On Habitat Workdays beginning #EarthDay2022 Volunteerism has been at the core of our organization since its creation, now we’re asking you to answer the #calloftheuplands Find a local opportunity here: https://bit.ly/3KDrUgf

A WIN-WIN-WIN FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT How a unique model of community-based conservation and collaborative partnerships between Quail Forever, state agencies, local businesses, landowners and other stakeholders can work all across the quail range.

PODCAST EP. 160: MEATEATER’S RYAN CALLAGHAN ON LABRADORS, RATTLESNAKES, AND THE GRASSLANDS ACT Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by MeatEater's Ryan “Cal” Callaghan for an entertaining conversation that took place during National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic 2022 in Omaha. Known for his big game adventures on MeatEater, the host of Cal's Week in Review dives deep into his love for Labrador retrievers, bird hunting, and wild upland places.

Remember when you were a kid and you'd always complain, "I'm bored, there's nothing to do!" And your mom would reply, "Then go find something to do!" and she'd kick you out of the house? Well, if you're bored and moping around the house because bird season feels like it's approximately three centuries in the future, take your mom's advice: Get off the couch and go find the nearest Quail Forever event! Banquet season is in full swing right now and it's the perfect way to snap out of those "it's-forever-until-fall" doldrums. Local banquets are packed with delicious food, awesome auctions, and the kind of upland camaraderie you've come to expect from the nation's leading wildlife habitat conservation group for quail, pheasants, and other wildlife. You can also find the nearest chapter habitat, R3, or other chapter-based conservation event to attend. Get your hands dirty, bust some clays, or help introduce a new hunter. It's all fun, and all for the birds! Your mom was right: There's always something to do, you've just gotta look for it! And the place to find it is at the QF "Find an Event" page right here: https://pfqf.myeventscenter.com/

NESTING SEASON: MAKE IT OR BREAK IT COVEYS Nesting season is fast approaching all across the quail range, and when it comes to boom or bust upland bird populations, no species in America strikes more optimism in good years, and pessimism in the bad, than our six native quail species. Spring and summer in the uplands is the genesis of what transpires in the fall, and autumn's hunting memories are forged on the crucibles of habitat and weather. Here are a few interesting facts about this crucial period. https://bit.ly/3x8mW7j