Wingshooting News

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever's National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic concluded after drawing 22,136 attendees to the weekend event at the Kansas City Convention Center. The national convention and outdoor tradeshow, presented by Cabela's, was in Kansas City for the first time.

A new "Vermont Spruce Grouse Recovery Plan" was announced Wednesday by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Deb Markowitz. The plan to restore a self-sustaining population of the "State-Endangered" spruce grouse in Vermont is based on information collected and reviewed by state and private scientists working together over several decades.

Each morning in southeast Colorado at this time of year, tens of thousands of snow geese lift off local ponds and reservoirs in a pre-dawn ritual. The swirl of flapping wings and din of honking grows louder as the birds circle overhead and make their way to nearby grain fields.

Since 2009 hunters have had the opportunity to pursue snow geese during the spring as a result of a special management action referred to as a "Conservation Order" allowed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and adopted by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board.

Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse announces the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup, beginning on March 12th and ending on April 6th. Currently, about 30 million acres are enrolled in CRP; and contracts on an estimated 6.5 million acres will expire on Sept.

Kentucky farmers can help carry on the hunting tradition and earn much-needed extra cash by enrolling in the Cooperative Dove Field Program. Enrollment is currently underway and will continue until mid-March.

Pheasants Forever's National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic is the nation's leading event for bird dog owners and sporting dog enthusiasts. This year, you have the opportunity to meet with the best bird dog trainers and handlers in the entire world.

Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, marks Ducks Unlimited's 75th anniversary. Started by four sportsmen on a mission to save North America's waterfowl populations—and the continent's strong waterfowling traditions—DU's humble beginnings came during the Great Depression and one of the worst droughts in history, far from ideal circumstances.

The U.S. House of Representatives is passed H.R. 3117, the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2011, 373 to 1 (with 59 not voting). The bill was sponsored by Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA) of the Natural Resources Committee.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department served as host agency for the prestigious Quail 7 National Symposium in Tucson on Jan. 10-12.