2021
May
Colorado Outdoor Women and some of their women buddies were hosted by South Metro PF at the Valhalla Bijou Hunt Club near Bennett on May 1, 2021. The 28 women received instruction in the morning on how to hunt pheasants, habitat conservation efforts, and gun safety. There were field exercises and a pointing lab demonstration in the morning as well. After a terrific lunch with barrel smoked ribs, there was a visit to the Valhalla kennels to get and give some love to a litter of German Shorthair Pointer puppies. Then it was on to the range for some instruction and practice shooting clay targets. Everyone had a “BLAST”.
Our chapter hosted 28 women at the May 1st Ladies Shotgun Clinic at Valhalla Hunt Club in Bennett, Colo. Women from all over the state joined us to learn about upland hunting, firearm safety, and wingshooting basics. After classroom instruction on safety, all of the ladies participated in shooting clays and honing their shotgun skills. It was an energetic and fun day for all — we are looking forward to hosting more ladies events and hunting with these women in the Fall! Special thanks to Valhalla for hosting all of us!
April
April 30, 2021 event at Barr Lake
On April 30, 2021, South Metro Pheasants Forever volunteers hosted a wingshooting clinic at Barr Lake State Park for members and guests of the Colorado Business Roundtable. The event also included hands on instruction in canoeing and archery which were taught by Park personnel. The wingshooting participants varied widely in previous firearms experience with some shooting shotguns for the first time. The shooting was described by one participant as “a hoot!!!”. (Translation… a lot of fun).
2020
November
November 7, 2020, Valhalla Bijou Hunt Club near Bennett, Colorado.
Beginners and novices participated in classroom instruction, clay target practice, and guided hunts in this all-day affair. South Metro Denver PF volunteers were instructors, guides, field safety officers, and dog handlers. Our dogs were all pointers of different breeds. It was a perfect day for a lot of learning and fun.
February
On Feb. 28, 2020 a group of ladies (and one token guy) were guests of the chapter at the Valhalla Bijou Preserve. Our guests were primarily all from the oil and gas industry in various capacities. Pheasants and chukars were the game. There were 2 hunts that day. The morning group received a brief safety refresher before heading to the field. The second group received more intensive safety and field simulation instruction before their afternoon hunt. Both groups got to "warm up" with some practice clay targets before heading to the field. PF chapter members provided the instruction and acted as guides, dog handlers and field safety officers during the hunts. Pointing dogs were used exclusively for theses hunts. Lunch in the clubhouse included sandwiches, chips and gourmet "chukar dip". Homemade donuts and cookies topped off the lunch perfectly. Pheasants Forever has initiated a "Women on the Wing" program to reach out to women who would like to learn how to hunt and enjoy opportunities to be involved in habitat conservation. Other PF programs for women include "Women, Wine and Wild Game", and Women on the Wing Chapters. Women are the fastest growing demographic of all hunters today.
January
2019
January
March
PF, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Natl. Wildlife Refuge and Odyssey Charter School, brought students to the Refuge to learn about pollinators like bees and butterflies. After some classroom activity, the youngsters "dug in" to actually plant a large area with seed that will produce a diverse planting. The project will support pollinators with critically important habitat at the Refuge.
PF, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Natl. Wildlife Refuge and Odyssey Charter School, brought students to the Refuge to learn about pollinators like bees and butterflies. After some classroom activity, the youngsters "dug in" to actually plant a large area with seed that will produce a diverse planting. The project will support pollinators with critically important habitat at the Refuge.
PF, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Natl. Wildlife Refuge and Odyssey Charter School, brought students to the Refuge to learn about pollinators like bees and butterflies. After some classroom activity, the youngsters "dug in" to actually plant a large area with seed that will produce a diverse planting. The project will support pollinators with critically important habitat at the Refuge.
PF, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Natl. Wildlife Refuge and Odyssey Charter School, brought students to the Refuge to learn about pollinators like bees and butterflies. After some classroom activity, the youngsters "dug in" to actually plant a large area with seed that will produce a diverse planting. The project will support pollinators with critically important habitat at the Refuge.
PF, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Natl. Wildlife Refuge and Odyssey Charter School, brought students to the Refuge to learn about pollinators like bees and butterflies. After some classroom activity, the youngsters "dug in" to actually plant a large area with seed that will produce a diverse planting. The project will support pollinators with critically important habitat at the Refuge.
April
Chapter members attended the Partners in the Outdoors Conference (PITO) in Breckenridge. Hosted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, this confab attracts hundreds of organizations that are stakeholders in our Colorado outdoor heritage. National speakers and seminars share information on everything from best conservation practices to how to harness social media. Partnerships of organizations with common goals are formed at the conference and present proposals for competitive PITO grants to help fund their respective projects. PF has had a seat on the annual PITO committee since PITO was founded in 2014.
Chapter members attended the Partners in the Outdoors Conference (PITO) in Breckenridge. Hosted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, this confab attracts hundreds of organizations that are stakeholders in our Colorado outdoor heritage. National speakers and seminars share information on everything from best conservation practices to how to harness social media. Partnerships of organizations with common goals are formed at the conference and present proposals for competitive PITO grants to help fund their respective projects. PF has had a seat on the annual PITO committee since PITO was founded in 2014.
Chapter members attended the Partners in the Outdoors Conference (PITO) in Breckenridge. Hosted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, this confab attracts hundreds of organizations that are stakeholders in our Colorado outdoor heritage. National speakers and seminars share information on everything from best conservation practices to how to harness social media. Partnerships of organizations with common goals are formed at the conference and present proposals for competitive PITO grants to help fund their respective projects. PF has had a seat on the annual PITO committee since PITO was founded in 2014.
May
August
October
2018
February
Dean Titterington, PF Habitat Chair, attended the Pheasant Fest national conference in South Dakota. The event was attended by hundreds of PF members, vendors, habitat experts and other supporters. Seminars provided expertise on everything from best farming practices, seed mixes and dog training to how to run better fundraising banquets. It provided an opportunity for our chapter to get some donated hunts to auction at our next banquet. Dean was entered into a free veteran's raffle and won the big prize, a HOWA 6.5 Creedmore Legacy precision rifle in an American flag finish! Even the pheasants were seen to celebrate the conference with a beverage.
Dean Titterington, PF Habitat Chair, attended the Pheasant Fest national conference in South Dakota. The event was attended by hundreds of PF members, vendors, habitat experts and other supporters. Seminars provided expertise on everything from best farming practices, seed mixes and dog training to how to run better fundraising banquets. It provided an opportunity for our chapter to get some donated hunts to auction at our next banquet. Dean was entered into a free veteran's raffle and won the big prize, a HOWA 6.5 Creedmore Legacy precision rifle in an American flag finish! Even the pheasants were seen to celebrate the conference with a beverage.
Dean Titterington, PF Habitat Chair, attended the Pheasant Fest national conference in South Dakota. The event was attended by hundreds of PF members, vendors, habitat experts and other supporters. Seminars provided expertise on everything from best farming practices, seed mixes and dog training to how to run better fundraising banquets. It provided an opportunity for our chapter to get some donated hunts to auction at our next banquet. Dean was entered into a free veteran's raffle and won the big prize, a HOWA 6.5 Creedmore Legacy precision rifle in an American flag finish! Even the pheasants were seen to celebrate the conference with a beverage.
April
In partnership with Colorado Parks & Wildlife and Americas for Conservation and the Arts. Our chapter brought a group of Hispanic children to Barr Lake State Park to learn about habitat conservation. Children were given some in-the field instruction by PF Biologist Jerry Miller on what makes good wildlife habitat. Then the children proceeded to actually plant trees and shrubs at predetermined sites. Many children learned how to handle a shovel for the first time. We wrapped up with a fun cultural activity, a poetry recital in the amphitheater.
In partnership with Colorado Parks & Wildlife and Americas for Conservation and the Arts. Our chapter brought a group of Hispanic children to Barr Lake State Park to learn about habitat conservation. Children were given some in-the field instruction by PF Biologist Jerry Miller on what makes good wildlife habitat. Then the children proceeded to actually plant trees and shrubs at predetermined sites. Many children learned how to handle a shovel for the first time. We wrapped up with a fun cultural activity, a poetry recital in the amphitheater.
In partnership with Colorado Parks & Wildlife and Americas for Conservation and the Arts. Our chapter brought a group of Hispanic children to Barr Lake State Park to learn about habitat conservation. Children were given some in-the field instruction by PF Biologist Jerry Miller on what makes good wildlife habitat. Then the children proceeded to actually plant trees and shrubs at predetermined sites. Many children learned how to handle a shovel for the first time. We wrapped up with a fun cultural activity, a poetry recital in the amphitheater.
In partnership with Colorado Parks & Wildlife and Americas for Conservation and the Arts. Our chapter brought a group of Hispanic children to Barr Lake State Park to learn about habitat conservation. Children were given some in-the field instruction by PF Biologist Jerry Miller on what makes good wildlife habitat. Then the children proceeded to actually plant trees and shrubs at predetermined sites. Many children learned how to handle a shovel for the first time. We wrapped up with a fun cultural activity, a poetry recital in the amphitheater.
2017
August
As part of Mentor Days at Barr Lake State Park, P brought our trailers and equipment to the park to set up a pellet gun target activity. Participants receive instruction in fundamentals of gun safety using a classroom approach before learning to shoot the pellet guns. Most shooters were able to shoot a bullseye or two and were thrilled to be able to keep their targets.