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WITH THE HELP of Best Buy, the official Technology Parter of National Pheasant Fest 2010, the Landowner Habitat Help Room is more advanced than ever.

Best Land Use with Best Buy

Landowners already know the value of the Landowner Habitat Help Room at National Pheasant Fest. Over 1,000 landowners have taken advantage of the Landowner Habitat Help Room at past events, leading to over 65,000 habitat acres that have been evaluated for management recommendations by Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever wildlife biologists.

Now, thanks to Best Buy, the official Technology Partner of National Pheasant Fest 2010, The 2010 Landowner Habitat Help Room will offer a dozen work stations featuring large-screen monitors to provide large detail on your piece of property. Accompanied by a trained Pheasants Forever biologist, or partnering biologist from the Iowa DNR and USDA, any landowner can find out how to improve their acres for wildlife and even what local, state, and federal conservation programs they qualify for enrollment.

With the most current streaming data available, the Landowner Habitat Help Room presented by Best Buy & Geek Squad will offer topographic and aerial maps on any piece of property in the entire country. All that's needed is the legal description of your property or the ability to pinpoint the exact location on the map.

Pheasant Fest Phast Facts

• Looking for a Pheasant Fest primer? Late-season pheasant hunting opportunities exist in Iowa, as the state's season goes through January 10, 2010.
• The National Pheasant Fest 2010 Seminars schedule is now AVAILABLE ONLINE. Find the dog seminar that suits you at the Bird Dog Stage presented by Native performance dog food & SportDOG electronic training systems, or track down some outdoor expertise at the Hunter Help Room seminars presented by Cabela's.
• For the first time, Pheasants Forever's quail division, Quail Forever
, will be a featured component of the Fest. Come to "Quail Country" where it will be nothing but quail for three consecutive days.

Fest Freeze Frame

WANTED: STRAIGHT SHOOTERS. Air rifle ranges are just one of the many popular attractions that appeal to youngsters at Pheasants Forever's National Pheasant Fest.

Bird Dog Bonanza Update

SO YOU WANT to be in the Bird Dog Parade, do ya?

Calling All Bird Dogs

The Pheasant Fest tradition of kicking off the event with the Bird Dog Parade began in Des Moines in 2007. This year, upwards of 40 different breeds of bird dogs will help us celebrate Pheasant Fest's return to Iowa with PF's largest Bird Dog Parade yet.

If you are interested in having your dog(s) participate in the Bird Dog Parade, please contact Pheasants Forever's Karlene Carlson, Event Coordinator, at kcarlson@pheasantsforever.org or toll free at (877) 773-2070.

The Bird Dog Parade is part of the Bird Dog Bonanza presented by Native performance dog food & SportDOG electronic training systems.