Quail Forever Chapters
When Pheasants Forever unleashed Quail Forever, the Board of Directors believed the simple and yet revolutionary concept that separated Pheasants Forever from any other conservation organizations would work for another non-migratory bird, the Bobwhite quail. Quail Forever will use the same system of county chapters whereby 100% of the net funds raised by chapters remains at the local level. This provides tremendous incentive to raise money because people can see the direct results of their contributions.
Each Quail Forever chapter maintains local control over its funds and establishes its own habitat and education programs, customized to meet the needs of and to benefit the local area.
Quail Forever, is in its first couple of months and has shown great promise with chapters starting up across the country. One of the primary benefits of belonging to Quail Forever is the opportunity for camaraderie with other people concerned about maintaining and rebuilding the proper habitat for quail and other wildlife in your area.
Join an Existing Chapter
When you join an existing Quail Forever chapter, you have the opportunity to establish wildlife habitat in your area, attend meetings and participate in fundraising activities.
Quail Forever chapter members are a diversified group of hunters, non-hunters, farmers, landowners, conservation enthusiasts and wildlife officials. Chapters usually meet once a month to socialize about hunting, dogs and other common interests - as well as to discuss fundraising events, habitat restoration projects and conservation issues.
The most successful fundraising event for Quail Forever chapters is the annual banquet, which features a lively evening of dinner and raffles and auctions for guns, art work, pheasant-related gift items and clothing. Other popular fundraising ideas include wild game dinners, golf tournaments, dog training seminars and shooting events.
For information on joining an existing Quail Forever chapter, please contact us with your name, county, state and your mailing address!
Organize a New Chapter
If you live in an area where there is no Pheasants Forever chapter and you are interested in forming one, consider the following steps normally taken:
- Contact the Quail Forever National Office for the name of your PF Regional Wildlife Biologist or find your local QF RWB here
- After talking with your Regional Wildlife Biologist, set a meeting date with you and your friends interested in forming a chapter.
- At the meeting, your interested group will elect officers, sign a Chapter Charter Agreement, set a date for your first Annual Banquet and discuss initial ideas for habitat improvement in your area.
It's that easy! For information on forming a new Quail Forever chapter in your area, please contact us!
Recent Chapter News
Storm Moves into PF/QF's Idaho/Utah Regional Rep Position
May 01, 2008
Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever announce that Ryan Storm of Strasburg, Illinois, has been named the organization's new regional representative in Idaho and Utah. Storm joins the organization after spending two years as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Regional Director for Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Storm's primary duties with Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) include starting and servicing chapters in Idaho and Utah, raising and expending mission funds, and building partnerships and relationships that expand habitat conservation efforts on behalf of all PF/QF chapters.
...moreFinally Closing in on a Farm Bill
April 25, 2008
Key House and Senate farm bill negotiators reached agreement today on the main elements of the farm bill, with details to be presented to all conferees Monday.
The agreement appears to provide an additional $4 billion for conservation programs, including $1.1 billion for the Conservation Security Program, a priority of Senate Agriculture Chairman Tom Harkin.
...moreQuail Forever Bird Dog Bonanza
April 22, 2008
Introducing the Bird Dog Bonanza presented by Native Dog Food - the official dog food of Quail Forever - a section of the Quail Forever website devoted entirely to bird dogs! For those of you that own, love, and hunt with bird dogs, the Bird Dog Bonanza presented by Native Dog Food is the place to build and share your passion for dogs, bird hunting and conservation.
Enter the Bird Dog Bonanza presented by Native Dog Food here.
...moreNew Illinois Quail Forever Chapter Forms in Support of Youth Shooting Sports
April 17, 2008
Hunters, trapshooters, and conservationists in southern Illinois have formed the state's newest Quail Forever (QF) chapter. The Southern Illinois Clay Bird Chapter of QF, as the group will be known, is focused on promoting shooting sports to Illinois youth.
Leading the chapter is Donnellson resident Rhonda Laurent, an avid trap shooter and quail hunter who also holds a position on the Illinois ladies trapshooting team. The Lincoln, Illinois, native, who is the chapter's treasurer and secretary, became interested in shooting sports within the past seven years and placed second overall in the state in lady's handicap last year. Laurent says the chapter plans to direct its focus on increasing youth interest in shooting sports. "If our hunting and shooting heritage is going to continue, then we need to get the next generation involved" she said, "The time to get them started is now."
...moreMorgan, Johnson and Hendricks Counties Home to New Quail Forever Chapter
April 08, 2008
In an effort to reverse the dramatic decline in the local bobwhite quail population, conservationists in Indiana's Morgan, Johnson and Hendricks Counties have formed the state's newest Quail Forever (QF) chapter, known as the Tri-County Chapter of QF.
Development and clean farming have eaten away vital bobwhite quail habitat in the counties, which are south of Indianapolis. "We have a few coveys here and there, but it is pretty light," said Jerry Henson of Martinsville, the chapter's president, "This area's quail have been begging for some attention."
Henson says the chapter is excited about Quail Forever because it will help involve local communities in fighting the problem.
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