PF's "Bird Dogs for Habitat" Campaign Supports the Places Where Bird Dogs Hunt

Year-end giving campaign raises funds for conservation through hunters' love of hunting dogs

What's your favorite bird dog breed? Pheasants Forever's second annual "Bird Dogs for Habitat" campaign challenges upland hunters to cast a vote and make a donation on behalf of their favorite dog. All tax-deductible donations support Pheasants Forever's wildlife habitat conservation mission - and the places where bird dogs love to hunt.

Through online credit card payments, Pheasants Forever will accept contributions placed in support of 45 different breeds of bird dogs. Each $1 donated is equal to one vote for that bird dog breed. In other words, a $100 donation is equal to 100 votes for a particular bird dog breed. U.S. Bank and its Pheasants Forever Visa Card program have started the donations off with a $5,000 contribution, which will be evenly distributed among all breeds.

UPDATE 12/20/11: Pheasants Forever announced Lincoln Financial Network has put forth a $25,000 grant to the nonprofit Bird Dogs for Habitat campaign. Lincoln Financial Network (LFN) will match, dollar for dollar up to a total of $25,000, individual contributions to Pheasants Forever's year-end fundraising effort, all of which will directly support the conservation mission.

Last year's first-ever Bird Dogs for Habitat campaign raised more than $48,000, which all directly supported Pheasants Forever's wildlife habitat efforts. That first campaign included just 25 breeds for people to vote and donate on behalf. That number has expanded to 45 breeds to represent virtually all sporting dog owners. Last year's winning breed was the Vizsla, which accrued $5,877 in contributions. As an added incentive to this year's campaign, all Pheasants Forever Dog Life Memberships sold at $500 each during December will also count toward that breed's vote total.

To donate, click on your favorite bird dog breed below and make a donation in the amount you so desire. Visit the site after you make your donation to see your tax-deductible contribution added to your breed.

Vote for the American Water Spaniel	Vote for the Black Labrador Retriever	Vote for the Boykin Spaniel	Vote for the Bracco Italiano	Vote for the Braque du Bourbonnais
Vote for the Brittany	Vote for the Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Vote for the Chocolate Labrador Retriever	Vote for the Clumber Spaniel	Vote for the Cocker Spaniel
Vote for the Curly-Coated Retriever	Vote for the Deutsch Drahthaar	Vote for the Deutsche Wachtelhund	Vote for the English Cocker Spaniel	Vote for the English Pointer
Vote for the English Setter	Vote for the English Springer Spaniel	Vote for the Field Spaniel	Vote for the Flat-Coated Retriever	Vote for the French Brittany
Vote for the German Longhaired Pointer	Vote for the German Shorthaired Pointer	Vote for the German Wirehaired Pointer	Vote for the Golden Doodle	Vote for the Golden Retriever
Vote for the Gordon Setter	Vote for the Irish Red and White Setter	Vote for the Irish Setter	Vote for the Italian Spinone	Vote for the Labradoodle
Vote for the Large Munsterlander	Vote for the Llewellin Setter	Vote for the Mixed Breeds/Other	Vote for the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Vote for the Picardy Spaniel
Vote for the Poodle	Vote for the Pudelpointer	Vote for the Red Setter	Vote for the Small Munsterlander	Vote for the Vizsla
Vote for the Weimaraner	Vote for the Welsh Springer Spaniel	Vote for the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Vote for the Wirehaired Vizsla	Vote for the Yellow Labrador Retriever

To learn more about making a tax-deductible and/or planned gift to Pheasants Forever, please contact David Bue at (218) 340-5519 or via email at dbue@pheasantsforever.org.