Minnesota Pheasant News
Pheasants Forever Supports Ag and Interior Secretary Nominations
Dec. 18, 2008President-elect Barack Obama announced yesterday his choices of former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as his Cabinet nominees for Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior, respectively. Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) see both designations as signs the incoming administration will be supportive of conservation and wise land use.
Pheasants Forever is expanding its Farm Bill Biologist program in Minnesota with the addition of a position covering McLeod and Meeker Counties. Farm Bill Biologist Michael Schultz joins Pheasants Forever from the Blue Earth Soil and Water Conservation District in Mankato, Minnesota, where he worked as the Cobb River Watershed Coordinator.
PF Names New Director of Conservation Programs for MN - Dec. 07, 2009
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever announce Joseph M. Pavelko as the organization's new Director of Conservation Programs for Minnesota. Pavelko joins "The Habitat Organization" from the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. and Friends of the Minnesota Valley where he served as Conservation Projects Manager since 2005.
Make it Miller High Life and Help Local PF Chapters Raise Funds for Wildlife Habitat - Nov. 05, 2009
An unusually wet autumn to date across the core of the pheasant range means that late-season pheasant hunting in November and December will be "Prime Time" for hunters. And after a day afield, hunters that make it "Miller Time" with Miller High Life will help Pheasants Forever raise funds for local wildlife habitat projects.
Minnetonka resident wins 2010 Minnesota Pheasant Stamp contest - Oct. 05, 2009
Minnetonka artist David Chapman's painting of a pheasant in a snowy cornfield was chosen as the winning design from among 22 entries in the 2010 pheasant habitat stamp contest sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Minnesota DNR Releases August Roadside Survey Results - Sep. 08, 2009
Minnesota pheasant hunters, who in recent years have experienced some of the best hunting since the mid-1950s and early 1960s, are expected to harvest fewer birds this autumn.
Pheasant roadside count declines for 2009 - Sep. 08, 2009
Minnesota pheasant hunters, who in recent years have experienced some of the best hunting since the mid-1950s and early 1960s, are expected to harvest fewer birds this autumn.
Hendricks Chapter Brings More Conservation Commitment to MN's Pheasant Country - Aug. 25, 2009
Pheasant hunters and conservationists have formed a new Pheasants Forever chapter in Hendricks, Minnesota. Known as the Hendricks Chapter of Pheasants Forever, the new group has identified supporting Minnesota's Build a Wildlife Area campaign as its top priority, and looks to create new public hunting and outdoor recreation areas in Lincoln County.
MN DNR Reports a 522,000 Rooster Harvest during 2008 Pheasant Hunting Season - Aug. 13, 2009
Pheasants Forever Media Advisory SUBJECT: Minnesota DNR Reports a 522,000 Rooster Harvest during 2008 Pheasant Hunting Season
