Local Conservation Organizations Have a Field Day with Dixie Elementary School
Story by Brad Trumbo, published in the Waitsburg Times, Palouse Outdoors Column, December 7th, 2023. In late October, the Walla Walla County Conservation District (WWCD), Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever (BMPF), and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hosted Dixie Elementary for a…
“Sharing the Land” and Conservation Values
Published July 6th, 2023 in The Waitsburg Times Aldo Leopold is known as the visionary behind modern wildlife and habitat management. He understood the connection between ecosystem integrity and wildlife abundance and diversity. Perhaps more important, Leopold understood where and how humans fit into…
Corrie Thorn Hadley Receives 2022 Polaris Habitat Stewardship Award
Each year, we present the Polaris Habitat Stewardship Award to a Chapter volunteer who made a significant contribution to our habitat mission across the year. This year’s Award recipient is Ms. Corrie Thorne Hadley. Corrie has served the Chapter well over the past decade,…
2022 National Chapter of the Year
See the full list of 2022 National Chapter Award recipients here! Read the Walla Walla Union Bulletin Story here! PF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AWARD – BLUE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER First chartered in 1988, the Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever Chapter #0258 of eastern Washington is one…
Women on the Wing Hosts Pre-season Upland Hunt
Originally published in The Waitsburg Times, 6 October 2022 (hunter names are fictional) Smoke hung like a heavy fog in the Palouse River canyon, making for a simultaneously mesmerizing yet apocalyptic scene. The sun itself appeared ablaze, blood-orange behind the smoke as it climbed…
Women on the Wing – Learn to Hunt and Shoot
Press Release published in the Walla Walla Union Bulletin 29 May 2022 The threat of rain didn’t stop twenty-three enthusiastic women from arriving at the Walla Walla Gun Club on April 30th, 2022, for a Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever (BMPF) Women on the Wing…
2022 Annual Banquet Summary
Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever (BMPF) held its 31st annual fundraiser banquet February 26th, 2022 at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds Pavilion. Per usual, the community offered overwhelming support for the non-profit habitat organization. Tickets were sold at $90 for a single Pheasants Forever membership with options…
Women on the Wing Lands in Walla Walla
2022 Women on the Wing Steering Committee While hunting is still largely viewed as a man’s activity, the number of women hunters increased 25 percent between 2011-2016 according to US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the numbers continue to climb. Embracing women in the…
Youth Hunters, Old Dogs, and Wiley Roosters
October 9th, 2021 dawned beautifully crisp and clear. A prime day for Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever’s annual youth hunt. Upon arrival at Clyde Shooting Preserve, the usual crowd of hunters and canines was not what it was in the past. The change came as…
Smoke and Clays
As the Green Ridge fire expanded into the southwest line of the Lick Creek blaze, Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever welcomed youth shooters to their final regular event of the summer clay series at the Walla Walla Gun Club. Despite a light haze from the…