Plan learn to hunt events now!
The Great Outdoors | May 31, 2017
Pheasants a popular, budget-saving pick
By Keith Warnke, Hunting and Shooting Sports Coordinator
September 1 kicks off fall hunting, making it what the state’s hunting and shooting sports coordinator calls the ideal time to start planning Learn to Hunt events.
While hunters are planning their own outings, they can also think about planning Learn to Hunt events. There is still time to get applications in.
An often-overlooked benefit of Learn to Hunts, and hunting in general, is the food harvested. From tender small game like rabbits and squirrels to flavorful gamebirds and hearty big game like deer, hunting puts lean, naturally raised protein on the table. Hunters get exercise when they participate. On top of that, the food just can’t be beat.
Deer, waterfowl and spring turkey Learn to Hunts are traditional
favorites. Another very popular, economical choice is the pheasant. Kelly Macguire, Poynette Game Farm director, agrees.
If you’re hosting a Learn to Hunt pheasant event, sponsors can get free pheasants from the DNR game farm for the event. The State Game Farm in Poynette supplies two birds per participant, and up to 50 birds per event. The newly renovated facility produces an impressive 75,000 pheasants a year for release on public hunting grounds.
It’s a great deal and helps our partners put on fantastic events. Those planning pheasant hunting events are reminded to submit completed, signed Learn to Hunt applications in order to get
their pheasants.
For more information on all your Learn to Hunt needs, search the DNR website at dnr.wi.gov for keyword “LTH.”
