You Can Help Minnesota Build a Wildlife Area at National Pheasant Fest 2008
will help PF and partners create new Wildlife Management Areas
Source: www.dnr.state.mn.us
Published: Jan. 11, 2008
Attendees at National Pheasant Fest 2008 can help in the creation of public hunting areas in Minnesota by making a donation at the Minnesota Build a Wildlife campaign booth sponsored by Gander Mountain and Timber Lodge Steakhouse.
With your $20 campaign contribution, you'll not only help preserve our hunting heritage, but you'll also receive a complimentary Raven Plush Pup, Pheasants Forever 2008 25th Anniversary Calendar and a Federal Premium Ammunition collector's carrying case, $10 Gander gift card and a $5 Timber Lodge gift card.
Raven is the real-life loveable black lab sidekick of Pheasants Forever Television and Minnesota Bound Host Ron Schara, who will be working the Build a Wildlife Area booth during portions of the weekend. National Pheasant Fest presented by Cabela's takes place January 18th, 19th and 20th at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Fest attendees can also donate to Minnesota’s Build a Wildlife Area campaign at Rudy’s Youth Village, where the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Chapter of Pheasants Forever will be making bluebird boxes with children for donations of $10.
All proceeds raised at the booths will go directly to the Build a Wildlife Area campaign. Donations to the Build a Wildlife Area campaign are tripled through matching funds from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and are used by Pheasants Forever to acquire land critical as wildlife habitat. The land will then be turned over to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for management and opened to the public.
"We'd like to give a special thanks to Gander Mountain, Raven and all Build a Wildlife Area partners for their commitment to the 2007 campaign," said Joe Duggan, PF's Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Relations.
Since its inception in 2003, the Minnesota Build a Wildlife Area partnership has generated over $760,000 and acquired six new Wildlife Management Areas in Minnesota totaling 1,553 acres, all of which have been transferred to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and are open to the public. Accomplishments to date include the 159-acre Buck Family Memorial WMA in Goodhue County (2006), 126-acre Teal Lake WMA in Jackson County (2005), the 310-acre Winter WMA in Pipestone County (2005), the 240-acre Chetomba Creek WMA in Renville County (2005), the 400-acre Hunters' Paradise WMA in Traverse County (2004) and the 318-acre Mud Lake WMA in Morrison County (2003). To learn more about Minnesota's Build a Wildlife Area, contact Pheasants Forever toll free at (877)773-2070 or on-line at: http://www.pheasantsforever.org/events/bawa/.
The Build a Wildlife Area's corporate partners include Pheasants Forever, Inc., Advon, Alcorn Beverage, Anoka County PF, Apple Auto Group, Brooklyn Park Rotary Foundation, Champps Woodbury, Coborns, Custom Art Concepts, DeWalt, Exclusive Landscape, Federal Premium Ammunition, Game Fair, Gander Mountain, Goodhue County PF, The Hanifl Foundation, Hiawatha Land P F , Inc., Hopkins JCs, KARE 11, Kent Hrbek Outdoors, KFAN – Clear Channel, Love From Minnesota, Lupient Auto, Mississippi Longtails PF, MN Deer Hunters, MN Department of Natural Resources, MN Lady Slippers PF, Outdoor News, Pheasant City Lodge, Ron Schara Enterprises, South Haven Sportsman Club, Stearns County PF, Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Lakes and Plains Regional Council of Carpenters and Joiners, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
National Pheasant Fest adult admission tickets are $10 per person, per day. Admission tickets for youth ages 6-16 are $5. Children under the age of 5 are admitted free. Attendees may also purchase a three-day weekend pass at the door for $30. This daily pass includes a year's membership to Pheasants Forever and a PF hat. National Pheasant Fest opens at 1 PM on Friday, closing at 9 PM. Saturday hours are 9 AM to 6 PM, while Sunday hours are 10 AM to 5 PM.
For more information about National Pheasant Fest 2008 presented by Cabela's, please contact Pheasants Forever toll free at (877)773-2070 or log onto www.NationalPheasantFest.org.
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