Linden’s Quail Camp Has Site Reserved at National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic
Pheasants Forever 02.11.13
Wingshooting USA TV host presenting two seminars daily at nation’s largest upland event
Quail Forever welcomes Wingshooting USA TV creator/host Scott Linden to its National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic in Minneapolis this Feb. 15-17. Linden, who has been hunting his way from Oregon to the show towing his Aliner trailer, will set up the “Quail Camp” pop-up camper in his exhibit booth. Linden will be giving two upland hunting seminars daily at the show and previewing his upcoming book “What the Dogs Taught Me,” which is scheduled for release this spring.
In addition to delivering a daily seminar modeled after his upcoming release, “What the Dogs Taught Me,” Linden will also be presenting on western upland birds in “Go West, Young Man, for Quail and other Critters.” “Western quail species, prairie grouse and partridge are what some hunters would call ‘underutilized opportunities,’” says Bob St.Pierre, Quail Forever’s Vice President of Marketing, “Linden’s insight will guide hunters ready to make that trip of a lifetime out west, and he underscores the conservation ethic that’s needed to preserve the great western upland hunting tradition.”
Linden, who is a new contributor to the Quail Forever Journal of Quail Conservation, Quail Forever’s membership magazine, is a visible supporter of the organization’s wildlife habitat mission. “If you believe there’s a future for quail and quail habitat, you should believe in Quail Forever,” he says.
During his long career in upland entertainment, Linden, who is a branded “wirehair” man, has on-camera and in-field experience with more than 200 bird dogs, which is the stimulus for his new book and his National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic seminars. “Whether you own a Lab, spaniel, or pointing breed, I want to help you become a better bird hunter.”
Look for Linden’s “Quail Camp” Aliner trailer at booth #410. Seminar times are listed here.
National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic is also the country’s largest event for upland hunters, sport dog owners and wildlife habitat conservationists, combining a national outdoor tradeshow, wildlife habitat seminar series, and family event complete with puppies, tractors, shotguns, and art. The event is open to the public.
Pheasants Forever launched Quail Forever in August of 2005 to address the continuing loss of habitat suitable for quail and the subsequent quail population decline. Bobwhite population losses over the last 25 years range from 60 to 90 percent across the country. The reason for the quail population plunge is simple - massive losses of habitat suitable for quail. There are five major factors leading to the losses of quail habitat; intensified farming and forestry practices, succession of grassland ecosystems to forests, overwhelming presence of exotic grasses like fescue that choke out wildlife, and urban sprawl.
