Pheasants Forever Chapters
When Pheasants Forever was formed in 1982, the founding Board of Directors conceived a simple, and yet, revolutionary concept, unique among conservation organizations. Pheasants Forever created a system of county chapters whereby 100% of the net funds raised by chapters remains at the local level. This provides tremendous incentive to raise money because people can see the direct results of their contributions.
Each Pheasants Forever chapter maintains local control over its funds and establishes its own habitat and education programs, customized to meet the needs of and to benefit the local area.
Pheasants Forever now has over 630 chapters in 29 states across the country. Several chapters also have been formed in Canada. One of the primary benefits of belonging to Pheasants Forever is the opportunity for camaraderie with other people concerned about maintaining and rebuilding the proper habitat for pheasants in your area.
Join an Existing Chapter
When you join an existing Pheasants Forever chapter, you have the opportunity to establish wildlife habitat in your area, attend meetings and participate in fundraising activities.
Pheasants Forever chapter members are a diversified group of hunters, non-hunters, farmers, landowners, conservation enthusiasts and wildlife officials. Chapters usually meet once a month to socialize about hunting, dogs and other common interests - as well as to discuss fundraising events, habitat restoration projects and conservation issues.
The most successful fundraising event for Pheasants Forever chapters is the annual banquet, which features a lively evening of dinner and raffles and auctions for guns, art work, pheasant-related gift items and clothing. Other popular fundraising ideas include wild game dinners, golf tournaments, dog training seminars and shooting events.
For information on joining an existing Pheasants Forever chapter, please contact us with your name, county, state and your mailing address!
Organize a New Chapter
If you live in an area where there is no Pheasants Forever chapter and you are interested in forming one, consider the following steps normally taken:
- Contact the Pheasants Forever National Office for the name of your PF Regional Wildlife Biologist or find your local PF RWB here
- After talking with your Regional Wildlife Biologist, set a meeting date with you and your friends interested in forming a chapter.
- At the meeting, your interested group will elect officers, sign a Chapter Charter Agreement, set a date for your first Annual Banquet and discuss initial ideas for habitat improvement in your area.
It's that easy! For information on forming a new Pheasants Forever chapter in your area, please contact us!
Recent Chapter News
Jul-24-2008 - Bring the family and enjoy the newest equipment and advice the upland game world has to offer at Pheasants Forever Hill. Taking place at the 2008 Game Fair from August 8-10th and again from August 15-17th, Pheasants Forever Hill will be packed with action sure to entertain and inform people of all ages. From 9 AM to 6 PM daily, people will have the opportunity to meet knowledgeable experts in dog training, pheasant hunting, and conservation. PF Hill will also have exciting activities for young attendees. ...more
Habitat Keys Highest Minnesota Pheasant Harvest Since 1964Jul-21-2008 - Minnesota's 2007-2008 pheasant harvest of 655,000 roosters is the highest-recorded total since 1964, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Pheasants Forever (PF) notes the critical role quality habitat has played in the ring-necked pheasants' resurgence across Minnesota's farm country. ...more
Pheasants Forever Family Memberships Take FlightJul-21-2008 - Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) have launched a new membership package to engage the whole family in wildlife habitat conservation. The new Family Membership will increase the awareness and participation in conservation efforts of people representing a wide range of ages. ...more
Raystown Pheasants Forever Chapter looks to Rejuvenate Ringneck PopulationJul-14-2008 - Huntingdon County residents have formed Pennsylvania's newest chapter of Pheasants Forever (PF), the Raystown Chapter of PF. The chapter will be working closely with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the Army Corp of Engineers and local landowners to conserve and restore wildlife habitat. "As of right now, there just isn't a very strong pheasant population in this area," explained Shon Robbins, Regional Wildlife Biologist for PF, "However, the habitat itself is in good shape and is primed to get even better through the help of this chapter introducing people to conservation practices such as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program." ...more
Beaverhead County Bird Hunters Plant Themselves on Conservation MapJul-09-2008 - Pheasant hunters and conservationists from Beaverhead County in southwestern Montana have organized their wildlife habitat restoration efforts by forming the new Beaverhead Chapter of Pheasants Forever (PF). The chapter is focusing its efforts on conserving and enhancing wildlife habitat found on both private and public property. "There were certainly more birds here in the past, that's why we want to capitalize on habitat restoration opportunities that are available throughout this region, both on private and especially public lands," said Dan Hare, Regional Wildlife Biologist for PF, "This is the only way to return the pheasant populations to where they once were." ...more
