Over the past few months we’ve kept our focus on several moving bills that are important to the Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever mission, including Pittman Robertson Modernization (PR Mod) and reauthorization of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). Shortly before Christmas, PR Modernization was included within the Omnibus package and signed into law.Read more

Creating permanently protected public lands is incredibly important for a wide array of wildlife species, especially in a time when quality habitat is being continuously threatened. Additionally, publicly accessible hunting land is a necessary tool in the recruitment of new outdoorsmen and women who may not have connections to huntable land otherwise.Read more

Hunters and anglers have long been the driving force behind wildlife conservation in America. In the second half of the 19th century, hunters began to organize and advocate for the creation of wildlife refuges, after witnessing the effects of market hunting and the wanton destruction of habitat. Some species, like the passenger pigeon, were taken to the point of no return; others such as bison, whitetail deer, and wild turkeys, were pushed to the edge of extinction.Read more