Iowa PF/QF State Council Invites You to Its 2014 State Convention Jan. 31 – Feb. 1
Pheasants Forever 12.20.13
High school shooting teams attending will each receive $10,000 endowment
Iowa Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) invites members, chapters and Iowa’s outdoor community to join the PF Iowa State Council on January 31 through February 1 to celebrate habitat achievements and discuss new ways to positively affect upland game across the state at its annual habitat convention. To register, click here.
“We have an incredible agenda for the 2014 Iowa Pheasants Forever State Convention,” says Jared Wiklund, Pheasants Forever’s Southern Iowa regional representative. “Not only do we have a strong lineup of outdoor vendors and habitat seminars for Iowa’s outdoor enthusiasts, but this year, we have incorporated a major youth component into the convention.”
Friday: Outdoorsman’s Social – Taking place Friday evening, this social will include a large selection of outdoor vendors and artists. For those looking for a new firearm, there will be gun raffles taking place throughout the night.
Saturday: Habitat Summit – In addition to pheasants and quail, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about water resources and fish habitat, as well as, forest and edge habitat for turkey, deer and non-game species.
Have a wildlife habitat question and not sure where to go with it? Look no further. Bring your specific questions or problems to the “Habitat Help Desk” at the meeting to consult with a trained Pheasants Forever farm bill wildlife biologist. Some seminars taking place include:
- Establishing Upland Cover: Keys to Habitat Layout and Design – Jared Elbert, Pheasants Forever farm bill wildlife biologist
- Pheasant Plan and WMA Enhancements – Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Shrub Thicket Management for Pheasants and Quail
- By The Numbers: Upland Game and Predator Population Dynamics – Dr. Bill Clark, Iowa State University
- Who Are We and What We Do – Pheasants Forever Iowa State Council
Saturday Evening: Iowa Pheasants Forever State Banquet – At the state’s largest Pheasants Forever banquet of the year, attendees will have the opportunity to take home many unique items from the live/silent auctions and win new firearms during the night’s many gun raffles. Additionally, the Iowa Pheasants Forever State Council will present its annual awards for habitat accomplishments.
High school trap teams from across the state will be visiting the convention this year to learn more about shooting sports in the state of Iowa. Through a unique 1:1 matching donation, teams will receive a $10,000 endowment funds which support their local trap teams; all of this was made possible by support from the Iowa Pheasants Forever State Council and the organization’s major partner for youth programs, the MidwayUSA Foundation.
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For more information on Iowa Pheasants Forever 2014 State Convention, please contact Jared Wiklund at (515) 423-4747 or JWiklund@pheasantsforever.org. For all other inquiries, please contact Rehan Nana, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s public relations specialist, at (651) 209-4973 or Rnana@pheasantsforever.org.
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.
