About Women on the Wing

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are working to grow and diversify the upland conservation community, with a focus on bringing more women into hunting and shooting with our Women on the Wing (WOTW) Initiative. Women on the Wing events address barriers like confidence, skills-building, and social support.

Conservation Outreach

Engaging Women Landowners

There are about 1 million women farmers and ranchers in the United States, owning one-third of all working lands. An additional 87 million acres are owned by non-operating women landowners.

There is an opportunity to connect with women landowners and operators. Our Conservation Outreach programs engage landowners and operators through women-tailored conservation workshops and learning opportunities.

Women Caring for the Land Events

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever collaborates with the Women's Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN), drawing on shared experiences in conservation outreach.

Through WFAN's work, we know that women prefer to learn about conservation from other women in an informal "learning circle" format, and want to see themselves and their values reflected in outreach materials, expressed in non-technical language.

The WFAN program serves women farmland landowners who are interested in learning more about conservation. Women Caring for the Land and Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever has been working to hold these events across several states including Illinois, Iowa, North Dakota and Wisconsin thus far.