News

February 22, 2021 by Ryan Rothstein

Online auction to replace banquet for 2021 - SWCD Outstanding Conservationist - Shed Hunting - Surviving Winter - Remembering Rick Kleinschmidt - Presidents Message

October 13, 2020 by Ryan Rothstein

In This Issue: Fall Pheasant Forecast, Frenzel WMA New!, Early Stages to Train a Bird Dog, CWD Testing, Member Photos Stearns CRP Update, New England Aster, Presidents Message

October 18, 2019 by Ryan Rothstein

In this Issue: 2019 Pheasant Index, Hunting on Conservation Acres, Habitat Highlight - Maximilian Sunflower, CRP Summary, Carcass Import Restrictions, Member Photos, Erpelding Dedication, Chasing Fall, Public Land Highlight: Erpelding Generations WPA, Message from the President

April 24, 2019 by Mike Windschitl

In this Issue: 2018-19 Winter Severity Index, Pheasant Life Cycle, Habitat Highlight - Prairie Spiderword, 2019 Banquet, Stearns County Trap Teams, Member Photos, Policy Action: Public Lands Package Becomes Law, Tips for Food Plot Success, Daniel Shay WMA, Presidents Message

March 7, 2019 by Mike Windschitl

Groups that help people become hunters or anglers – or keep on hunting or fishing – can apply for grants from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

October 16, 2017 by Mike Windschitl

2017 Pheasant Prospects, Youth Pollinator Day, Local Trap Shooting Teams, Walk in Access 

When high school trap became the fastest-growing sport in the Minnesota State High School League, Stearns County Pheasants Forever was in a unique position to make sure local teams had the financial support to hit the ground running. Thanks to the chapter’s unique fundraising idea, nine high school teams and a youth sporting clays league have benefited to the tune of $45,446 in 2017 alone.

February 8, 2017 by Mike Windschitl

MN Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), Nesting Habitat Tip, Habitat Highlight—Foxglove Beardtongue, 2016 Youth Hunt

On January 17, 2017, Governor Mark Dayton signed an agreement with USDA Farm Service Agency that will allocate $500 Million dollars to protect up to 60,000 acres of environmentally sensitive farmland in Minnesota with water quality being the target through the permeant easement program, The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).

September 11, 2016 by Mike Windschitl

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 2016 Roadside Survey and Hunting Outlook, Farm Friends Barn Shoot, Habitat Highlight Blanket Flower, 4 Senses are Enough...Right? 

Roadside survey data The DNR’s August roadside survey for pheasants showed a 29 percent increase in the overall pheasant index from 2015. This year’s statewide pheasant index was 52.1 birds per 100 miles of roadside driven.

May 9, 2016 by Mike Windschitl

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 2016 SCPF High-lights, More Grass = More Pheasants, Habitat Highlight-Prairie Blazing star, DNR Walk-in-Access now available in Stearns County, Spring Food Plots, Member Photos, 2016 SCPF Food Plot Seed Pick-Up Highlights, Message From the President 

Must read article! 

Walk in Access (WIA) will be avaiable in Stearns County. A small fee is required to hunt these public areas.

January 19, 2016 by Mike Windschitl

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Proposed $800Million CREP Highlights - Train Your Bird Dog How to Find Sheds, by Scott Bestul - Habitat Highlight-Butterfly Milkweed - Minnesota Shooting Ranges DNR Grants, by Rob Drieslein (Outdoor News) - Fall 2016 Member Hunting Photos - Food Plots for Ringnecks - Message From the President

July 15, 2015 by Mike Windschitl

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: CRP General Sign-Up Announced - It’s pheasant hatching season! - Gray-Headed Coneflower - Gun Dog Owners. PRO WEDNESDAYS Get ready for Hunting Season! - Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District Take a Day Off! Saturday, August 1, 2015 - Message From the President

April 1, 2015 by Mike Windschitl

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 32nd Annual SCPF Banquet - High School Trap: Stearns County’s Fastest Growing Youth Sport - Pasque Flower - Springtime Pheasant Activities - Puppy Pre-School - Message From the President (New State Buffer Law)

January 1, 2015 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2015 Annual banquet, pheasant summit, habitat highlight - large beardtounge, 2014 minnesota deer statistics, message from the president, advertisements, member photos, pollinators,: birds and the bees, Pheasants Forever hires new Regional Representative.

October 1, 2014 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: Fall pheasant hunting, preseason preparation, habitat highlight-bottle gentian, SCPF participates in a sporting clays fundraiser, message from the president, advertisements, member photos, scot storm-waterfowl stamp winner, Mel Roehrl Dedication.

April 14, 2014 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: Pheasants Forever praises 2014 farm bill, As fierce habitat loss storm rages PF’s impact grows, Habitat Highlight-Prairie Smoke, New Program to Improve Pollinator Habitat, message from the president, advertisements, member photos, pollinators, Mel Roehrl WMA Dedication.

January 3, 2014 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: Recognizing Upland Habitat in Need, Pheasants Forever Membership Soars to Record, Living Snow Fence: A Practice to Benefit All, Habitat Highlight—Redosier Dogwood, Where Have The Pheasants 

August 5, 2013 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: Food Plots: Alternative Options to Annual Grains, USDA Announces Results for 45th Conservation Reserve Program General Sign-Up, Habitat Highlight—New England Aster, Walk-In Access: $3 Validation Fee for Hunting This Fall

May 7, 2013 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: Stearns County PF Named Chapter of the Year, USDA Announces 45th General Sign-Up for the Conservation, Reserve Program, Habitat Highlight— American Pasque Flower, 2013 Banque, Clean Water, Land And Legacy Ammendment, 9.7 Million Acres ofCRP Land Lost in the Past Five Years, Picking A Pup

October 1, 2012 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2012 Pheasant Forecast, Hunting Success, Harvest & Pressure, Habitat Highlight—Sideoats Grama, 2013 Banquet is set, Partnership Improves Habitat

April 1, 2012 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2012 SCPF Annual Banquet, First Signs of Spring, Habitat Highlight—Big Bluestem, Spring Training, Seeding and Maintenance Tips

January 1, 2012 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2012 Annual Banquet, Good Cover Battles, Cold Winter Nights, Habitat Highlight—Leadplant, Lack of CRP Options, Mentor Hunt, Helping Create Habitat

October 1, 2011 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2011 Pheasant Forecast, Member Appreciation, Hog Roast, Habitat Highlight—Anise Hyssop, Ask Permission Before Hunting, Longest Tail Feather Contest

June 1, 2011 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: SCPF Has a New President, June Means Hatching Chicks, Habitat Highlight—Blazing Star, Stearns County SCTP, How Old Are Those Chicks?, Food Plots for Pheasants

April 1, 2011 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2011 SCPF Annual Banquet is a Success, Hens are Building Nests, Habitat Highlight—Slender Wheat Grass, Partnerships Help Improve, Bills at Legislature and Walk In Program

January 1, 2011 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2011 Annual Banquet, Should We Winter Feed Pheasants?, Habitat Highlight—Leadplant, Longest Tail Feather Contest, Helping Create Habitat

October 1, 2010 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2010 Pheasant Forecast, Ask Permission Before Hunting, Habitat Highlight—Wild Bergamot, Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Hunt

August 1, 2010 by Stearns county PF

The Rooster Review: General CRP Sign-Up in August, A Tough Start for Chicks, Habitat Highlight—Little Bluestem, Start Thinking Fall Food Plots, Public Relations Update

June 1, 2010 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: More CRP Acres, How Old Are Those Chicks?, Habitat Highlight—Wild Columbine, Native Seeding and Maintenance Tips, A New Minnesota Legacy Begins, The Grassroots Conservation Campaign

January 1, 2010 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2010 Annual Banquet, Pheasant Predators, Habitat Highlight-Purple Prairie Clover, Food Plots - A Necessity or, 1st Annual Longest Tail Feather Contest

October 1, 2009 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2009 Pheasant Forecast, Hunting Success, Harvest & Pressure, Habitat Highlight—Sideoats Grama, 2010 Banquet is set, Big Brothers Big Sisters & SCPF, Farm Bill Update, What’s the Deal with Stocking?

June 1, 2009 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2009 SCPF Banquet, Pheasant Facts, Habitat Highlight—Plains Coreopsis, PF Farm Bill Biologist Program

March 1, 2009 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: 2009 SCPF Annual Banquet—March 7, Pheasants - Food Plots or Feeders, Partnering for Water Quality, Stearns SWCD Honored for Private Land Conservation, Habitat Highlight-Indiangrass

January 1, 2009 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review: Partnering for Youth, Pheasants - Winter Habitat, CRP Changes Benefit Landowners and Wildlife, MN Vote YES Passes Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, PF/DNR Youth Mentor Hunt is a Success

October 1, 2008 by Stearns County PF

The Rooster Review featuring: 2008 pheasant forecast, pheasant ecology, new CRP available, Working agricultural lands, message from the president, member photos, advertisements.