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Quail Forever is dedicated to the conservation of quail, pheasants and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public awareness, education and land management policies and programs.
Have confidence that your contributions ARE making a difference on the ground for wildlife and to future generations. Quail Forever and Pheasants Forever have converted your membership dollars into over 5 million acres of wildlife habitat.
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On the Wing: June 2009
Summer is finally here, and things are definitely starting to heat up at Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. Read all about it in the June edition of On The Wing, the monthly eNewsletter from "The Habitat Organization."
In this edition, you'll meet Duayne Madl, a PF and QF member from Kansas who has made a $1 million pledge to PF/QF's Grassroots Conservation Campaign. In other big news, Wisconsin's Build a Wildlife Area campaign has secured its first land acquisition. Ready for a new bird dog? Find out how to go about breed selection in the newest video short from Native dog food.
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Wanted: Old Time Quail Photos
Quail Forever would like your old time quail hunting photos to share with fellow upland enthusiasts in its monthly eNewsletter, On The Wing. If you have quail hunting photos prior to 1990, email the digitally scanned photos to ahauck@quailforever.org. Please include a description containing as much information as you know about the photo; including date, names, relationship, living or passed on, etc. We look forward to sharing your great quail hunting photos and stories with Quail Forever members and fellow quail hunters across the country!
QF Food Plot Seed Mixes
Food Plots are an essential part of good game bird management. When effectively placed, these areas minimize movements and provide a dependable, high-energy food over winter. Selecting the correct mixes can provide escape cover and enhance protection in wintering areas so that even in mild winters, upland wildlife will benefit. Food plots can also provide excellent bird hunting experiences.
We have a great line of PF/QF Food Plot Mixes for your consideration in 2009 and easier options for ordering. We are taking orders now for the upcoming 2009 planting season.
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Quail Forever Photo Contest
Sandra Schindel from Alberta, Canada, is the latest monthly winner in Pheasants Forever's "Memories Afield" contest with this photo that captures the special bond between her husband Dale and Phoenix, their German Shorthair. As a monthly winner, Sandra takes home a new Pheasants Forever hat!
Have a great photo to share? You too can enter to win. Remember, the Grand Prize winner will be outfitted with an entire set of Browning upland hunting clothing! For complete contest entry information, click here.
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"Bobwhite Buffers" improve bobwhite quail habitat through the creation of habitat buffers along row crops. These transitional, or edge, areas provide important habitat for quail, grassland birds and other wildlife.
"Bobwhite Buffers" Fly Past 200,000 Acre Mark Nationwide
Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa lead CP-33 enrollment
June 18, 2009:
With 8,181 new acres already enrolled in the program this year, including 2,070 acres in May, federal Conservation Practice 33 (CP-33) has surpassed the 200,000-acre mark nationwide. The practice, which is most commonly referred to as "Bobwhite Buffers" because it is targeted at improving habitat for bobwhite quail, currently, has 207,298 acres enrolled in the program.
"Bobwhite Buffers," announced in 2004, establish the edge habitat along fields, streams and woods that bobwhites love. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established a goal of 250,000 acres for the program. The CP-33 program is part of the larger federal Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP).
Current Press Releases
June 26, 2009: Sportsmen Laud House Passage of Climate Change LegislationJune 16, 2009: QF's Leathers Graduates National Conservation Leadership Institute
June 09, 2009: Parsons, Kansas Boasts New Quail Forever Chapter
May 11, 2009: Starting Your Own Local Quail Forever Chapter
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