Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
In 1982, Pheasants Forever was formed. It came about from the frustration of hunters and conservationists watching wildlife habitat losses taking place.
Nebraska's first Pheasant's Forever chapter was established in 1986. In 1990, Cheyenne County was added to the list of chapters in Nebraska as High Plains Chapter No. 278.
On March 5, the High Plains Chapter No. 278 will celebrate 31 years with its annual banquet at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds.
The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with happy hour. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 for membership and dinner, $15 for spouse dinner (with spouse membership), student 16-25 membership and dinner is $30 and Ringneck membership and dinner is $15. The event will also include live and silent auctions, games and raffles, as well as chances to win guns. Tickets are available online only at http://www.highplainspf278.org.
The High Plains Chapter stays busy throughout the year, hosting events and involved with conservation programs.
“Our Youth Pollinator Project is held with the 3rd & 4th graders at Leyton School. With the help of Becky and Jourdan this would not be possible. They are putting in Building Habitat into their curriculum and showing the kids how important it is. Receiving a Milkweed kit from Nationals to try and grow their own Milkweed and watch the progress,” said
We would like to acknowledge the following sponsors, Leyton third and fourth grade teachers - Becky and Jourdan, Mike and Julie Rowan, Tallgrass Energy, Randy's Auto, Rauner & Associates, Sidney Savings and Loan.
We host our annual Youth Pheasant Hunt in the fall and get kids out in the outdoors for a day of fun. We host up to 20 boys and girls ages 12-15 who have passed their hunter safety. We offer safety, biology and habitat classes, they get to reload shells and shoot some trap before taking them out in the field for a chance to harvest a pheasant or two. For some of these youth it is their first time harvesting a pheasant. We are trying to encourage them to get outdoors and enjoy. We offer this hunt with no cost to the youth. We also offer a chance at winning a Youth Lifetime Hunting permit and several other prizes.
We would like to acknowledge the following sponsors and volunteers - Dog Handlers - Paul Hutchison and Kory Krahl, Nebraska State Patrol and Cheyenne County Sheriff's Department, 21st Century Equipment,Fred and Donna Wiedeburg, Sandhills Labs - Alliance NE, Outlaws Café and Catering, Potter State Bank, Cabela's, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Jimmy L’s BBQ & Catering,Ernie and Tracy Ewing, Frontier Arms & Taxidermy, KISST Organics,Hruska Family Farms,Miller Wheat Farms,Nebraska Game and Parks, Sandhills Labs - Alliance NE,Outlaws Café & Catering,
We are the only chapter in Nebraska that offers a hunt to say thank-you to our Veterans. We work with American Heroes in Action and they provide us with Vets to come out and have a relaxing weekend of comradery and hunting.
We would like to acknowledge the following sponsors. Frontier Arms & Taxidermy, American Heroes in Action, Sonny’s Super Foods, Comfort Inn & Suites, Wild Wings by Jim Farrenkopf, Mike & Julie Rowan, Outlaws Cafe & Catering, Sidney Shooting Park, Cabela's, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Jimmy L’s BBQ & Catering, Ernie & Tracy Ewing.
We also had our Youth Mentor Officer Lee Wiegand who was nominated and was the recipient of the first-ever Rooster Buster Chapter Mentor of the Year award in Nebraska. Wiegand was chosen as the winner by the state board for Nebraska Pheasants Forever. We are one of 62 active chapters with nearly 13,000 supporters, according to the Nebraska Pheasants Forever website. Pheasants Forever is a nationwide organization focused on upland wildlife and habitat conservation. In Nebraska we have helped the organization spent about $6.5 million on wildlife habitat and conservation education in 2019. That is our goal of building habitat in our county. Nationwide we are in the top 10 for supporting Legislative Action Fun and in the top 20 for supporting Nesting Cover Acres in Nebraska.
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