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VISIT T HE FOX R IVER V ALLEY C HAPTER W EBSITE : WWW. FOXVALLEYPHEASANTS . COM POWERED BY T HUNDERA MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTIONS I NSIDE THIS ISSUE : F OX V ALLEY CHAPTER 2 P RESCRIBED BURN INFO . 5 L.E.P. 6 WOODS AND WATERS 8 M EMBER/YOUTH CORNER 9 CALENDAR 11 V ITALE S WINNERS 3 Y OUTH H UNT I NFO. 4 I NSERT: YOUTH H UNT R EGISTRATION FORM R OOSTER T ALES OCTOBER/N OVEMBER 2007 FRVC N EWSLETTER My To Do List Get out pheasant hunting every chance I get, this season. Introduce someone new, to hunting. Old or young, male or female, matters not. Just give someone the opportunity to experience what I enjoy so much. Volunteer to help out at the PF-FRVC Youth Hunt. Walk and maybe hunt several of the Glacial Habitat Restoration Areas in Winnebago and Fond du Lac Counties with my dogs. Recruit at least one person into becoming a Pheasants Forever member. Attend the Fox River Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever annual banquet. Extend my current PF Sponsor membership or better yet, become a Life Member and get the nice leather jacket. Spend some golden days in the field with my kids, hiking, hunting, and talking. Volunteer and help out at a PF-FRVC habitat project. Extend my membership in the National Rifle Association. Even though I don’t agree with their positions 100% of the time, the NRA is the #1 organization defending my Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Go on an out-of-state hunt. Pheasants, ducks, deer, or elk– doesn’t matter which. Educate people at every opportunity about the positive aspects of practicing a good conservation ethic and how hunting plays an integral role in the process. Encourage a non-hunter to take a firearms safety class. It simply makes good sense and it’s something everyone should know. Join Safari Club International. SCI is to hunter rights, what the NRA is to my Second Amendment rights. Read a good book. Maybe Robert Ruark’s Horn of the Hunter or a re-read of Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac . Two good choices. Spend time in the field with family and old friends. Make a few new friends along the way. Making a Perfect “To Do” List By, Jack Doemel When you read the title I’ll bet your first thought was, “Oh no, now this guy is going to find more stuff for me to do that I really don’t want to deal with! That’s what my boss and significant other are for.” Well maybe you’re half right, but the To Do List I’m talking about is what I usually consider to be the good stuff. If it happens to further the conservation cause or stretch my boundaries a bit further, so much the better. Now, my list has no time requirements or prioritization needs, although it may make you feel better to get to them in a specific order or complete each item by some other measure. And while season dates or schedules may dictate when you would have to do some of them, nobody will be checking in to see which or how many have been accomplished. It’s strictly between you and …… well, you unless you choose to share this set of goals with another. This one is meant to be completely self-serving. In the words of Toby Keith “It’s about me”. Well, here goes. This is my suggestion of a great To Do list. Feel free to adopt it as your own, add to it, subtract from it or simply toss it aside. Like I said, this is just my idea of things I want to get to in the coming months:

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VISIT THE FOX R IVER V ALLEY CHAPTER WEBSITE : WWW.FOXVALLEYPHEASANTS .COMPOWERED BY THUNDERA MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTIONS

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

F OX VALLEY CHAPTER 2

PRESCRIBED BURN INFO . 5

L .E.P . 6

WOODS AND WATERS 8

M EMBER/YOUTH CORNER 9

CALENDAR 11

V ITALE ’S WINNERS 3

YOUTH HUNT INFO. 4

INSERT : YOUTH HUNTREGISTRATION FORM

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My To Do List Get out pheasant hunting every chance I get, this season. Introduce someone new, to hunting. Old or young, male or female, matters not. Just

give someone the opportunity to experience what I enjoy so much. Volunteer to help out at the PF-FRVC Youth Hunt. Walk and maybe hunt several of the Glacial Habitat Restoration Areas in Winnebago and

Fond du Lac Counties with my dogs. Recruit at least one person into becoming a Pheasants Forever member. Attend the Fox River Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever annual banquet. Extend my current PF Sponsor membership or better yet, become a Life Member and

get the nice leather jacket. Spend some golden days in the field with my kids, hiking, hunting, and talking. Volunteer and help out at a PF-FRVC habitat project. Extend my membership in the National Rifle Association. Even though I don’t agree

with their positions 100% of the time, the NRA is the #1 organization defending myConstitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

Go on an out-of-state hunt. Pheasants, ducks, deer, or elk– doesn’t matter which. Educate people at every opportunity about the positive aspects of practicing a good

conservation ethic and how hunting plays an integral role in the process. Encourage a non-hunter to take a firearms safety class. It simply makes good sense and

it’s something everyone should know. Join Safari Club International. SCI is to hunter rights, what the NRA is to my Second

Amendment rights. Read a good book. Maybe Robert Ruark’s Horn of the Hunter or a re-read of Aldo

Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac. Two good choices. Spend time in the field with family and old friends. Make a few new friends along the

way.

Making a Perfect “To Do” ListBy, Jack Doemel

When you read the title I’ll bet your first thought was, “Oh no, now this guy is going to find more stuff for me to do that I really don’twant to deal with! That’s what my boss and significant other are for.” Well maybe you’re half right, but the To Do List I’m talkingabout is what I usually consider to be the good stuff. If it happens to further the conservation cause or stretch my boundaries a bitfurther, so much the better.Now, my list has no time requirements or prioritization needs, although it may make you feel better to get to them in a specific orderor complete each item by some other measure. And while season dates or schedules may dictate when you would have to do some ofthem, nobody will be checking in to see which or how many have been accomplished. It’s strictly between you and …… well, youunless you choose to share this set of goals with another. This one is meant to be completely self-serving. In the words of Toby Keith“It’s about me”.Well, here goes. This is my suggestion of a great To Do list. Feel free to adopt it as your own, add to it, subtract from it or simplytoss it aside. Like I said, this is just my idea of things I want to get to in the coming months:

CROWING COUNT-Start 45 minutes before sunrise. Drive 10 mile routes, stoppingevery 0.5 miles to listen and record location of crowing roosters onplat book maps. Finish 1 to 1.5 hours after sunrise.Jim Ryf (920) 379-8170

YOUTH HUNT-Members and their dogs pair one-on-one with youth who have passedthe gun safety course to have a group field day hunt for youths toexperience pheasant hunting.Leo Kolaszewski (920) 426-0498 or [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP-To recruit the avid pheasant hunters who are not members to join andparticipate. Committee would meet occasionally to discuss and acton ways to increase membership in our chapter.Ryan Seeley (920) 235-9712 or [email protected] Mathusek (920) 235-5610 x 11 or [email protected]

ADOPT A DNR PLOT-Clean up of a specific Winnebago County areas 4-5 times a year.Jim Ryf (920) 379-8170

FUNDRAISING-Assist in selling tickets to raffles, help out at the sponsor banquet,attend fall social etc. during the year.Jerry Mathusek (920) 235-5610 x 11 or [email protected]

LAND ACQUISITION-A planning/work committee for our chapter to initiate landacquisition programs. These programs are funded and executed usingfederal and state grants, Pheasants Forever national and local funds,easements and land trust cooperation.Jack Doemel (920) 231-1096 or [email protected]

HABITAT/PREDATOR-A planning committee to work on improving habitat and controllingpredation.Paul Fowler (920) 688-5123 or [email protected]

YOUTH BOARD-Sign up to participate and get youth involved.Leo Kolaszewski (920) 426-0498 or [email protected]

BANQUET -Attend planning meetings before next year’s banquet.Jerry Mathusek (920) 235-5610 x 11 or [email protected] Heidl (920) 231-0860

VOLUNTEER OPPROTUNITIES -Sign up to participate in various activities throughout the year.Get on the e-mail or call list to be contacted about upcoming events.Ryan Seeley (920) 235-9712 or [email protected]

LEOPOLD EDUCATION PROJECT (L.E.P.)-The L.E.P. is designed to teach the public about humanity’s ties to thenatural world and to provide leadership in the effort to conserve andprotect the earth’s natural resources.Terry Zawacki (920) 582-4746

NEWSLETTER-Contribute articles, photos, or ideas to the newsletter.Krissy Seeley (920) 235-9712 or [email protected]

OFFICERSCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

STEVE HARNITZ

PRESIDENTJACK DOEMEL

VICE PRESIDENTLEO KOLASZEWSKI

SECRETARYR YAN SEELEY

TEASURERJOHN MANION

DIRECTORSRACHEL FOSTERP AUL FOWLER

AL HEIDLM ARK LEWISTOM MANGIN

JERRY MATHUSEKJ IM RYF

TERRY ZAWACKI

NEWSLETTERKRISSY SEELEY, EDITOR

LEO KOLASZEWSKI, MANAGING EDITORJERRY M ATHUSEK, P UBLISHER

COMMITTEE STRUCTURECOMMITTEE DIRECTOR/C HAIRMANBANQUET AL HEIDL/J ERRY MATHUSEKBURN CREW JOHN KELLERMANFINANCE JOHN MANIONFUND RAISING JERRY MATHUSEKHABITAT PAUL FOWLERLAND ACQUISITION JACK DOEMELMEMBERSHIP RYAN SEELEYNEWSLETTER KRISSY SEELEYPREDATOR CONTROL PAUL FOWLERPUBLIC RELATIONS MARK L EWISWEB-SITE MARK L EWISVOLUNTEER COORDINATOR RYAN SEELEYYOUTH PROGRAMS LEO KOLASZEWSKI

L IFE MEMBERSP AUL FOWLER

JERRY MATHUSEKB ILL MILLER

T OM PUPETERTOM RUSCH

PHEASANTS FOREVER FOX VALLEY CHAPTER

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YOUTH HUNT SLATED FOR DECEMBER 8THBy, Leo KolaszewskiThe Fox River Valley Chapter has set Saturday, December 8 for our 9 th annual Youth Hunt. Last year we moved from September toDecember and found it to be a much better event primarily due to warm weather related problems in early September. Last year wesponsored 65 kids, ages 11 – 18 for this memorable event. Part of the Pheasants Forever mission is education and this event goes along way toward meeting that goal by not only showing folks what proper wildlife habitat is, but also by introducing young people tothe magic of upland hunting over great dogs.The all day event starts out indoors in a great hunting lodge at the RW Ranch in Pickett. During the first hour or so, kids will interactwith wildlife biologists and conservation wardens. They will also participate in a gun safety refresher with Oshkosh Hunter Safetyinstructors. After that, we’ll head out to the trap range for some practice shooting with some excellent shooting instructors. Aftereveryone is feeling a bit more confident with their shooting abilities, the chapter puts on a tasty hot lunch for participants, parentsfriends, and volunteers. After that, it’s off to the field for what we hope will be a hunt to remember. We’ll have stocked over 150rooster pheasants to supplement the areas strong natural production. Chapter volunteers will have plenty of well trained hunting dogsavailable to give everyone a good chance at some shots.

The chapter provides all ammunition and even gives each youth participant a blaze orange PF hat. Parents or adult family friends withhunting experience are welcome to act as mentors or the chapter will provide experienced mentors. Since this is an authorized youthhunt, DNR regulations require an adult mentor for each participant. No hunting license is required for a youth hunt, but allparticipants MUST have completed a DNR approved hunter safety course. While we provide hats to the youth participants, all othersin the field must wear some blaze orange for safety. No one will be allowed in the field without orange. We ask for a $10 donation tohelp us plan for the correct number of participants. Only youth participants will carry firearms.If you know a kid who would enjoy a day centered around the outdoors, get him/her signed up. If you know of a kid who wouldenjoy this but can’t get them out hunting for whatever reason, we are particularly willing to help. We can provide the supervision andguidance for a safe hunt in a very positive environment. We can even provide guns where necessary and will waive the $10 fee if needbe.

Use the reservation form in this newsletter or download one at FoxValleyPheasants.com to sign up or email me [email protected] or call Leo Kolaszewski at (920) 642-3030 with any questions.

The chapter would like to thank the following for helping to fund this event:FIN ‘N FEATHER – WINNECONNE

NAPA -- OSHKOSH & FOND DU LACFOX VALLEY TRANSMISSION

FIRST BUSINESS BANK (2 sponsorships)KLINGER PAINTING

BRIAN WILKE CONSTRUCTIONFRAN & KAREN SEDLACHEK

BLACK WOLF WILDLIFE ASSC – PAUL FOWLERSPANBAUER & ROHAN ACCOUNTING

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Landowners,

Now is the time to start planning for next spring’s prescribed fire season…

Why contract Habitat Forever to conduct your prescribed burn? Here’s just a few reasons… We are the only prescribed burn contractor in the state that will help you find alternative funding sources to help defray the costs

of your burn. We are fully equipped, NWCG certified and trained, and fully insured. We have 25 years experience in planning and executing prescribed fire in Wisconsin. We have three burn teams on the ground in Wisconsin that burn over 2000 acres of native grasses, wetlands, and woodlands every

year. We have the most reasonable rates around!

One way we have been able to keep our fees very reasonable is by advising landowners on the proper ways to install theirown fire breaks. For most burn sites, this consists of mowing a 15 foot wide fire break in the fall of the year prior to a springburn. Now is the time to start installing and maintaining these firebreaks!

Unless there is a road, waterway, plowed crop field, or some other natural fire break on the perimeter of your burn unit,these breaks must be cut or disked to remove combustible fuels from the firebreak. If you are cutting tall grass on a fire-break, this cut fuel will need several months of decomposition in order to pose no threat to our crew and equipment onburn day.

Sites must be inspected, burn plans written, aerial photos and permits must be obtained, and on occasion we will need timeto notify and educate your neighbors on the importance of prescribed fire for the ecology of your prairie.

Please notify me as soon as possible so we will have adequate time to plan your burn. Our fire roster is filling quickly…don’tdelay!

Jon Kellermann Habitat Forever [email protected] 920-390-0529 (Cell #)

ATTENTION LANDOWNERS

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The Aldo Leopold Legacy CenterThis is the final part in our series relating to the L.E.P. National Convention held in Baraboo, Wisconsin.I wanted to save “the best” for the final story of our convention.The nature center is a modern wonder as it incorporates conservation into building homes/office spacefor the future. The center has a wide variety of conservation technology. You can explore solar heating,rain water used to create wetlands, and even toilet bowl conservation. You will be amazed at man’sability to save our environment and natural wonders. You can even save money– the center’s firstenergy bill was a surplus of $110.00.I strongly recommend that you visit the center and the shack in the near future. You can take the familyand enjoy a great weekend. Less than 10 miles due south of the center, you have the Crane NatureCenter, Baraboo, and Wisconsin Dells.Have a great time!-Terry Zawacki

The Land Ethic: ATimeless ChallengeOften, people come to us asking, “How can I reduce my impact on the environment?”The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center is, in part, the result of attempting to answer that question. At heart, the Legacy Centerattempts to answer a more difficult, yet essential question—“How can we ensure both people and the land will prosper inthe long run?”From the beginning, Leopold’s Land Ethic guided the design of the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center. The Legacy Center notonly meets the highest standards of the U.S. Green Building Council, but also sustains the health, wildness, andproductivity of the land, locally and globally. It is a place to learn about Leopold’s intimate, life-long relationship with theAmerican landscape and to see his ideas put into practice.Aldo Leopold recognized that no matter how sophisticated we become, people will depend on the land—the land beingshorthand for a large community that not only includes and values people but also plants, animals, soils, and waters. Wemay take natural resources and ecosystems for granted, but, ultimately, the land is what sustains us.“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land,” Aldo Leopold wrote. When the land is degraded, thecommunity suffers—people included. By promoting the health of the land, we are striving to practice the Land Ethic andpromote healthy land and prosperity in our lifetime and for future generations.

The Land Ethic in Action: Meeting the Highest Standards in Green BuildingPromoting the health of the landGoing beyond the attempt to “do less harm,” construction of the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center is intertwined with ethicalland stewardship.The pines planted by Aldo Leopold and his family during the 1930s and 1940s suffered from over competitionby 2000. Removing the smallest, weakest trees reduced competition for resources, promoting the long-term health of thestrongest trees and the forest as a whole. An oak woodland on the Leopold Memorial Reserve was also thinned,removing shade tolerant trees like red maple and black cherry, benefiting the plants and animals that depend on thisimportant but dwindling part of the southern Wisconsin landscape. The harvested trees were used extensively in theconstruction of the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center.This effort shows that we can do ‘more with less.’ Rather than disrupting ancient, healthy forests, we can obtain buildingmaterials and attempt to restore health to ailing lands at the same time.

FRVC NEWSLETTER PAGE 7

...continued from page 6.

Changing the way we use energyThe Legacy Center uses 70 percent less energy than a typical building of its size, demonstrating that we can meettomorrow’s energy conservation goals with today’s techniques and technologies. By reducing demand for energy, a suite ofrenewable energy systems on the site will meet most of the building’s energy needs, cutting the Legacy Center’sdependence on coal, natural gas, and other fossil fuels. On an annual basis, the systems will produce 10 percent moreenergy than the building consumes.

Using Locally harvested and recycled materialsThe pine trees Aldo Leopold and his family planted in 1935-1948 are amajor building component in the Legacy Center. In the form of trusses,structural beams, siding, finish work, and even impressions in concrete,Leopold wood appears in all the Legacy Center buildings. Other locallyharvested material has been used for the exterior siding, flooring, furniture,and interior paneling. The remaining building materials, where possible,are comprised of recycled aluminum, reused wood, reclaimed stone, andrapidly renewable materials.

Maximizing use of materials through innovative engineeringSmall diameter trees were used “in the round” in the construction of theLegacy Center. This technique preserves the strongest portion of the woodand allowed the architects and engineers to use material that wouldordinarily be considered substandard for structural purposes. Joined in trussformation, these logs are incredibly strong and span the roofs of the30-foot-deep Restoration Workshop and Home Range Hall without anyinternal support columns.

Heating and cooling with passive geothermal technology and a radiant floor systemThe primary means of heating and cooling the Legacy Center is a geothermal radiant floor system. The floor of most of themain building is a concrete slab that houses internal tubing. A glycol mixture runs through the tubes, and is heated orcooled by a heat exchanger tied to geothermal wells beneath the ground. The concrete takes on the temperature of theglycol coils and radiates it into the rooms. Because of the mass of the system and concrete’s insulative qualities, once theslabs reach the desired temperature, it is easy to maintain the temperature without high inputs of heat.

Saving energy with a unique ventilation systemSeparating the fresh air ventilation systems from heating and cooling systems will save 2 to 5 times the amount of energy ofa conventional building by delivering only the air required by codes for ventilation anda healthy environment. Energy required for ventilation is further reduced through theuse of a unique system of buried earth tubes, preheating ventilation air during winterand pre-cooling air during summer before entering the building.

Tapping solar energy to help reach “net zero” energy consumptionThe solar panels that cover the Legacy Center’s south-facing roof make up thebuilding’s most conspicuous renewable energy system. Impressive reductions in energyuse and a combination of less-noticeable renewables give the Legacy Center a “net

zero” energybudget—producing more energy than the buildingconsumes over the course of a year.

-reprinted with permission from L.E.P.

Knowing where our wood comes from

Nearly 100% of the Legacy Center’sstructural skeleton was built with pine treesplanted by Leopold and his family. Siteharvested wood products in the LegacyCenter include: Hand peeled Leopold pine

trusses and beams in theround

Red maple ceiling decking Leopold pine paneling Black oak exterior siding White oak flooring Red maple paneling Leopold pine trusses milled

on site Cherry flooring Hand-made oak tables and

cherry chairs

The building has 198 solarpanels mounted on the roof,producing a total of 50,000kilowatt hours of energy peryear— enough to meet the

needs of 5 typical homes in theregion, and will be more thanenough to power the 12,000

square foot.

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By, Leo KolaszewskiThis year the annual Youth Mentor hunt has a couple of newbenefactors. The Oshkosh West High School club Woodsand Waters has taken on a spring - fall project of raisingpheasants from chicks. The chicks were generously donatedby the Winnebago Conservation Club. Come December,the pheasants will be mature adults that the Woods andWaters kids plan to donate to Pheasants Forever to be usedfor the 9 th annual Youth Hunt. It’s great that one youthgroup takes on a project that teaches them a lot about thespecies and in turn donates the outcome of that project toanother youth project.

In the past, one of the largest expenses of putting on theYouth Hunt has been the purchase of pheasants that offeryoung participants the opportunity to see plenty of dogflushes. That really becomes a highlight of the event.Pheasants Forever would like to thank both of these groupsfor their great support of this exciting event.

Oshkosh Woods and Waters and Winnebago Conservation ClubTeam Up to Help Out PF Youth Hunt

These pheasants, raised since they were chicks by OshkoshWoods and Waters, are starting to show their adult colors.

By, Oshkosh West High School Index StaffThe sizzling days of summer are usually alleviated by a dip in a cold pool or an afternoon of leisure on the beach. However, this wasnot the case for the members of West Woods and Waters, who spent their summer raising a flock of 250 pheasants from younghatchlings to adulthood.“We are raising the pheasants for a Pheasants forever youth hunt in December,” said senior advisor Ryan Jones. “It is a large huntingorganization that participates in community activities and other hunting projects.”West Woods and Waters became involved with the project after they contacted the Winnebago Conservation Club in search of acommunity project.“I called the Conservation Club and wanted to know if they had any ideas for us,” said Rhonda Bartels, the staff advisor of the club.“We worked with them before and when they asked us if we would like to raise the pheasants; we happily agreed.”To care for the pheasants, the students were required to tend to the birds twice a day for two weeks at a private farm where they werehoused. There they got a first hand look at what raising an animal entailed.“We get them as eggs and they go in the incubator. After that we put them under heat lamps and then they are fed and given water,”said Jones.Although the endeavor turned out to be a consuming task, the members were more than willing to lend their time to the cause. CaseyBartels, another senior advisor of West Woods and Waters, explained that the venture was well worth the effort.“We thought it would be a good learning experience for us. None of us have really done anything like that before,” she said.Along with learning this brief lesson on the circle of life, the members were able to support the ideals of West Woods and Waters.“It’s a good way for us to get involved in the outdoors. That’s what West Woods and Waters is all about,” said Casey Bartels. “It wasa lot of work, but is was fun. I think if everyone could do it again they would.”-reprinted with permission from Trent Scott, General Advisor of The Oshkosh West Index

Woods and Waters Members Pioneer Fresh Aviary Beginnings

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These pheasants, raised since they were chicks by Oshkosh

Pheasants Forever-FRVC member, Wisconsin DNR Biologist and good friend,Timothy Lizotte has been awarded a new position within the Department of NaturalResources. Unfortunately for our Fox River Valley Chapter, Tim will be leaving his posthere in southern Winnebago and northern Fond du Lac Counties and heading to the southeastregion of Wisconsin, where he’ll continue his career with the department.

During the past eight years, Tim has been instrumental in the planning and executionof many local projects our Chapter has taken on. When our FRVC expressed an interest inland acquisition, Tim wrote the grant proposal which led to our securing a $50,000 NorthAmerican Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA), matching grant. We then applied foradditional grants through the Knowles/Nelson Wisconsin Stewardship Fund resulting in atotal of $200,000 which was applied toward the Chapter’s two land purchases in WinnebagoCounty, totaling nearly 95 acres.

Without exception, Tim would always partake in the annual youth hunt where he’d give the kids andadults in attendance a brief education in wild pheasant and upland biology. Later in the day, Tim and his dog could befound in the field mentoring one or more of the young hunters, making their day in the field with Pheasants Forevermembers something to remember.

Habitat improvement and public hunting grounds clean-up were two more projects where you could catch Timand other PF volunteers working together to the benefit of wildlife and the visitors utilizing the regions public lands. Heorganized the work crews, provided oversight on the projects, and often threw in lunch for the hungry crews. In addition,when ideas and discussions would arise on potential activities, we could always count on Tim to be our sounding board toinsure that we stayed on track and followed a sensible set of principles in natural resource management, when dedicatingChapter funds and manpower. His professional expertise proved to be invaluable.

Tim Lizotte’s positive influence on the FRVC will be sorely missed and we can only hope that his successorpossesses the same enthusiasm and willingness to work with the local conservation organizations, as he has. The entireleadership team of the Chapter wishes Tim and his wife Shelley, all the best and we thank him for all his contributions toour organization, over the years.

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Chapter Member

Youth Corner– Raising PheasantsBy, Mike Drummond, Oshkosh West Woods and Waters

The West Woods and Waters club volunteered to take care of a group of 250 pheasants for the Winnebago ConservationClub. The pheasants will be used to stock fields before the Pheasants Forever Youth Hunt. Our club was first orientedwith the care of the birds in early July. Our duties included feeding and providing water for the birds. They began life inan eight by eight shed with one bucket of water and two small troughs of food. As the birds developed, they began to shedtheir yellow feathers and got to move into a larger enclosed pen along with the shed. They ate a lot of food. The pheasantsgot blinders so they wouldn’t eat each other. The blinders limited their vision from side to side, so they ran into things ifthey were in a hurry. After about two months, they moved the pheasants into a large outdoor area covered with a net.Mrs. Bartels attempted to name every bird in the pen, but just couldn’t manage! We did however have a problem withnuisance animals getting into the pen. We set live traps near the pens and managed to trap a variety of animals includingcats, raccoons, and a skunk– that managed to keep Ryan out of the pen for a day. We are currently feeding the birds everyother day. We use bags of food every time we go to the pens. It has been a good experience for our club and we are happyto do the work for a good cause.

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