Hunting
Hunters are the original conservationists and the Ten Rivers Chapter strives to preserve the hunting heritage that the chapter members and their friends and family hold so dear. Whether it be taking youth out on their first hunt, or explaining the value of spending time afield to the public, the chapter works tirelessly to ensure that our sport, and the game we persue, thrive in posterity.
In northeast Missouri, quail numbers have been declining for years, and pheasant populations are nearly nonexistant in many areas. Consequently, Missouri has seen fewer and fewer people each year spend time pursuing what was once the state's most popular game bird. As a chapter, we hope to eventually reverse that trend by ensuring there are plenty of birds to hunt and that there are plenty of people exposed to the sport. To us, there is nothing better than trailing an excited bird dog on a crisp fall morning. We want to be sure our children, and all the generations to come, have the chance to enjoy the sport as much as we have.
Recent Press Releases
Pheasant Fest Forecast: A Storm is Brewing
February 19, 2010
Piggybacking on the technology of their cutting edge duck load Black Cloud, Federal Premium® Ammunition has introduced Prairie Storm™ as their new specialized pheasant load. Hunters and conservationists can get their first look and learn about Prairie Storm at Pheasants Forever's National Pheasant Fest 2010, which runs February 26-28 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
...moreIt's Open Season in the Cabela's Hunter Help Room at Pheasant Fest
February 04, 2010
It's time for you to get serious about hunting. As in it's zero degrees, it's snowing cats and dogs and the wind is replacing my razor, but 'I'm still going hunting' serious.
If you're ready, it's open season for all upland, waterfowl, small game and big game hunters at Pheasants Forever's National Pheasant Fest 2010. The event, being held February 26-28 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, will feature a mixed bag of hunting how-to's at the Hunter Help Room presented by Cabela's.
...moreFederal Premium Ammunition Becomes Official Ammunition Sponsor of PF
November 24, 2009
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are proud to announce that long-time partner Federal Premium® Ammunition is now the organization's "Official Ammunition Sponsor." Over the last decade, Federal Premium's Pheasants Forever-labeled Wing-Shok® shotshell boxes have helped benefit "The Habitat Organization's" conservation efforts, and Federal Premium has now produced more than 20 million rounds in support of Pheasants Forever.
...moreBuilding Support, Building Tradition, Building Wildlife Areas
November 04, 2009
The concept remains the same as day one – raise funds for the acquisition of land that is critical as wildlife habitat. The unique mechanism is still in place – put 100 percent of the funds raised directly toward land acquisitions utilizing state and federal grants that triple contributions.
And the success stories are starting to pile up. Six years after launching in Minnesota, Build a Wildlife Area campaigns have sprouted up in Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota and, most recently, Illinois and Ohio.
...moreCabela’s announces full lineup of events and prizes for Pheasant Classic 2009
October 13, 2009
Cabela’s in Mitchell and Rapid City will be opening weekend destinations for thousands of South Dakota pheasant hunters during the 2009 Pheasant Classic kicking off this year’s pheasant season with the richest lineup of events to date.
The signature event of the weekend is Cabela’s Million Dollar Shot of a Lifetime contest at the Mitchell store. Cabela’s will release 100 pheasants with numbered leg bands in secret locations on public and private land within 50 miles of Cabela’s in Mitchell. Each band is worth a minimum of $100 in prizes.
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