Military Members Admitted Free to National Pheasant Fest
Pheasants Forever 02.07.12
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever is proud to announce all active military personnel will receive free admission to its National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic when the event comes to the Kansas City Convention Center’s Bartle Hall this February 17, 18 and 19.
Active duty personnel who present their U.S. Military ID card will receive free entrance to National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic during show hours of 1PM-9PM on Friday, 9AM to 6PM on Saturday and 10AM to 5PM on Sunday. This will be the show’s first time in Kansas City, and the first time free admission has been extended to military members.
“Men and women of the military make the ultimate commitment to their country. They sacrifice a lot to serve, including time spent hunting, fishing and enjoying the great outdoors,” said Joe Duggan, Pheasants Forever’s Vice President of Corporate Relations, “This is a small token of our appreciation, and we hope to see many service members on the floor, so we can personally thank them for standing up for this nation and it’s wildlife and natural resources.”
“At Fort Riley, we encourage our Soldiers to build their resiliency through the outdoors, and this unique opportunity is a great way to help our service members do just that,” said the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, “The Soldiers, Families and civilians of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley are grateful to Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever for their support.”
National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic is 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 presented by Cabela’s.
Pheasants Forever, including its quail conservation division, Quail Forever, is the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have more than 130,000 members and 700 local chapters across the United States and Canada. Chapters are empowered to determine how 100 percent of their locally raised conservation funds are spent, the only national conservation organization that operates through this truly grassroots structure.
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.
