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2010 National Pheasant Fest Seminar Schedule

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Friday Seminar Schedule

Bird Dog Stage

presented by: Native Performance Dog Food and SportDog Brand
2:00PMTeach Your Hunting Dogs to Be Great Family CompanionsSue BarnesNative Performance Dog Food
3:00PMPreventing Gun ShynessJon HannNative Performance Dog Food
4:00PMControlling your Pheasant Dog from Puppy to AdultTom DokkenSpotDOG Brand
5:00PMRetriever Training 101Todd SterrettNative Performance Dog Food
6:00PME-Collar Training & Starting Your PuppyRick SmithSportDog Brand
7:00PMBird Dog Panel Q & ASteve Ries & Bird Dog Bonanza PresentersNative Performance Dog Food

Hunter Help Room

presented by: Cabela's
2:00PMHow to Plan a Great Hunting Trip West of the Missouri RiverJohn Hogsett
3:00PM20 Great Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Trips in IowaIowa DNR
4:00PMWorld Class Calling to put Ducks and Geese in Your BagBarney Calef
5:00PMPheasant Hunting 101Casey WeismantelAberdeen CVB
6:00PMUsing Classic American Double Guns for Upland BirdsParker Gun Collectors Assoc.
7:00PMUp Close and Personal, Prescriptions for Predator HuntingMerris MillerCoyote Doctors

Habitat Stage

presented by: Habitat Forever
2:00PMDeveloping Grass Plantings to Maximize Wildlife Benefits, Diversity and Long-Term BenefitsTravis IssendorfPheasants Forever
3:00PMEvaluating Native Seedings and Methods to Improve DiversityPaul BockenstedtBonestroo Natural Resources Team
4:00PMCreating Effective Food Plots for Upland WildlifeBruce SpraguePheasants Forever
5:00PMRemoving Trees In Grassland Habitat - Valuable Tools and Techniques to Get the Job Done.Dave ReuterPheasants Forever
6:00PMManaging Your Habitat Area to Reduce Predation through Habitat ManipulationJim RistauPheasants Forever
7:00PMNo Seminar Scheduled

Seminar Room 1

2:00PMNo Seminar Scheduled
3:00PMLEP - The Forever Part of ConservationChris LeeLEP Iowa State Coordinator
4:00PMVenturing With Boy Scouts of AmericaBreck DokkenBoy Scouts of America
5:00PMTeddy Roosevelt: The Conservation PresidentJoe Wiegand
6:00PMConnecting to the Outdoors Through School Based Shooting ProgramsBen BerkaIowa DNR
7:00PMNo Seminar Scheduled

Seminar Room 2

2:00PMNo Seminar Scheduled
3:00PMReload Iowa- Pheasants Forever's Plan to Restore Pheasants in IowaTom Fuller & John LinquistPheasants Forever
4:00PMCHAPTERS ONLY -New Options for Pheasants ForeverIowa Dept. of Revenue & Insp. & Appeals
5:00PMIowa's Water and Land Legacy ActMark LangginCoalition Manager
6:00PMRestoring the Birds/Results of the Upland Game Bird Advisory GroupIowa DNR and Pheasants Forever Staff
7:00PMFire on the Prairie - Prescribed Burning ProgramsDennis PedersenPheasants Forever

Seminar Room 3

2:00PMNo Seminar Scheduled
3:00PMWhat Happened to IA Pheasants & How Do We Get Them Back?Todd Bogenschutz
4:00PMBringing Back Bob on Bill's Farms - Practical Realife Quail ResurrectionBill WhiteMissouri Department of Conservation
5:00PMHow YOU can Establish Quality Nesting & Brood Cover on Your FarmIowa DNR Staff
6:00PMChanging Climate "It's Nature and Impact" Elwyn Taylor
7:00PMSouth Dakota Pheasant Mythology & TruthsTom KirschenmannSD Game, Fish and Parks

Seminar Room 4

2:00PMBrush & Invasive Species Management, Enhancing Wildlife BenefitsDr. Byron SleughDow Agriscience
3:00PMQuail 101 The Secret Life of BobwhitesTim CaughranQuail Forever
4:00PM100 Years Of Pheasant Stocking - The Good, the Bad & the BadderJim WooleyPheasants Forever
5:00PMWing Shooting Clinic - Myths of Steel Shot vs. Lead ShotMarty Eby & Ken KenyonIowa DNR
6:00PMUnderstanding Shotshell PerformanceErik Carlson, Shotshell EngineerFederal Premium Ammunition
7:00PMStaright to the Point: An Introduction to Pointing Dog Bird TrialsCindy FindleyTimberfin Farms

Seminar Room 5

2:00PMMachine Shed's Special Pheasant RecipeChef Roger JohnsonMachine Shed
3:00PMYear Round Nutrition for the Hunting DogDr. Joe SpooTechmix, Inc.
4:00PMXtreme Sport ShootingPatrick FlaniganWinchester Arms
5:00PMTrapping & Sport DogsSpencer HillIA Trappers Assoc.
6:00PMFood Plots for Upland Wildlife - Habitat Prescriptions for Effective Food and CoverJim WooleyPheasants Forever
7:00PMDog Training/Tools of the TradeJoe ScarpyHuntemup.com

Seminar Room 6

2:00PMNo Seminar Scheduled
3:00PMWirehaired Pointing GriffonsWirehaired Pointing Griffon Club of America
4:00PMSignature Pheasants Dishes - #1Chef Carl HawkinsonChyenne Ridge Signature Lodge
5:00PMRemembering the Hunt - Great Video and Photography for Wonderful Memories Afield
6:00PMIowa Farm Pond ManagementJohn ReddOutdoor Water Solutions
7:00PMGetting To Know the British LabJohn PesekRoyalty British Kennels

Seminar Room 7

2:00PMFeather Art and the Use of the Pheasant PeltDonna Landsman
3:00PMPregnancy and Whelping ManagementDr. Bruce ChristensenIowa Sate University
4:00PMBuying Recreational PropertyJohn SchutteDakota Properties Land Company
5:00PMKennel Cough -They won't hunt if they can't smellDr. Donald BramlageIntervet/Schering Plough
6:00PMPointer BasicsChris RiddleDT Systems
7:00PMHunting Dog Field Emergency and First AidDr. Joe Spoo DVMTechMix, Inc.

Seminar Room 8

2:00PMPicking a Puppy & The First Six MonthsJeff FullerSoggy Acres Kennel
3:00PMBasic Obedience and E-Collar TechniquesJoe RabbittTritronics
4:00PMStarting Puppy and Building a Solid FoundationSteve and Tracy HarmeyerKrystal Creek Kennels
5:00PMGun Dogs from A to ZTom Poorker & Doug SchoenbornCountry Vet
6:00PMSelecting the Right PuppyLyle SteinmanCountry Vet & Zoom Dog
7:00PMBird Hunting Boot CampScott LindenWingshooting USA
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Saturday Seminar Schedule

Bird Dog Stage

presented by: Native Performance Dog Food and SportDog Brand
10:00AMControlling Your Pheasant Dog from Puppy Through AdultTom DokkenSportDog Brand
11:00AMRetriever Training 101Todd SterrettNative Performance Dog Food
12:00PMConditioning Our Canine AthletesSteve RiesNative Performance Dog Food
1:00PMTeach Your Hunting Dogs to Be Great Family Companions Sue BarnesNative Performance Dog Food
2:00PME-Collar Training and Starting your PuppyRick SmithSportDog Brand
3:00PMProper use of Positive and Negative Reinforcement in Your Training ProgramChad HinesNative Performance Dog Food
4:00PMStarting Flushing Breeds with Basic CommandsJason GivensNative Performance Dog Food

Hunter Help Room

presented by: Cabela's
10:00AM20 Great Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Trips in IowaIowa DNR
11:00AMHow to Plan a great Pheasant Hunting Trip West of the MissouriJohn Hogsett
12:00PMPheasant Hunting 101Casey WeismantelAberdeen CVB
1:00PMRemebering the Hunt - Great Video and Photography for Wonderful Memories Afield
2:00PMWorld Class Calling to Put Ducks and Geese in Your BagBarney Calef
3:00PMUp close and Personal, Prescriptions for Predator HuntingMerris MillerCoyote Doctors
4:00PMUsing Classic American Double Guns for Upland Bird HuntingParker Gun Collectors Assoc.

Habitat Stage

presented by: Habitat Forever
10:00AMPrescribed Fire as a Grassland Management ToolKelsi WehrmanPheasants Forever
10:30AMPrescribed Burn Plans and Burn PreparationGreg SchmittIowa DNR
11:00AMPrescribed Fire Tools and EquipmentRobert PattersonPheasants Forever
11:30AMConducting a Prescribed Fire 101Pheasants Forever StaffPheasants Forever
1:00PMBuilding Quaiity Nesting Habitat with Native Grass and Forbs. Establishment and ManagementMatt AllenPheasants Forever
2:00PMThistle, Wild Parsnip - Broadleaf Weed Control in Diverse Grassland HabitatDouglas RoyPheasants Forever
3:00PMAdvanced Wildlife Management: I Have the Food Plots, Prairie Grass, the Tree plantings. Now what do I do?Matt MorlockPheasants Forever
4:00PMManaging Your Old CRP, The Only Path to More Pheasants and Quail Jason SykePheasants Forever

Seminar Room 1

10:00AMIA Pheasants Forever Youth Mentor Hunt ProgramsTom FullerPheasants Forever
11:00AMHidden Treasures: GPC and GeocachingBenji Kohn
12:00PMT.U.N.E into the OutdoorsPete & Katie Soukup and Janine KohnPheasants Forever
1:00PMTracking - Reading Stories in FootprintsChris LeeLEP Iowa State Coordinator
2:00PMCapturing a "Splash of Nature"Stan Beuman
3:00PMTeddy Roosevelt and Wildlife ConservationJoe WiegandPheasants Forever
4:00PMFamilies Making a Splash: Flyfishing the DriftlessBrett Lorenzen/Ryan MaasTrout Unlimited

Seminar Room 2

10:00AMChapter Seminar - FundraisingJohn LinquistPheasants Forever
11:00AMSouth Dakota Pheasant Mythology & TruthsTom Kirschenmann
12:00PMGetting to Know the British LabJohn PesekRoyalty British Kennels
1:00PMRestoring the Birds/Results of the Upland Game Bird Advisory GroupIowa DNR & Pheasants Forever Staff
2:00PMChanges in Climate "It's Nature and Impacts"Elwin Taylor
3:00PMReload Iowa - The Plan Plan to put More Birds Back on the LandscapeTOm Fuller & John LinquistPheasants Forever
4:00PMFire on the Prairie - Prescribed Burning ProgramsDennis PedersonPheasants Forever

Seminar Room 3

10:00AMQuail 101 - The Secret Life of BobwhitesTim CaughranPheasants Forever
11:00AMWhat's Happened to Iowa's Pheasants and How Do We Get Them BackTodd Bogenschutz
12:00PMBringing Back Bob on Bill's Farms - Practical Realife Quail ResurrectionBill WhiteMissouri Department of Conservation
1:00PM100 Years of Stocking: The Good, the Bad and the BadderJim WooleyPheasants Forever
2:00PMIowa Farm Pond ManagementJohn ReddOutdoor Water Solutions
3:00PMFood Plots for Upland Wildlife - Habitat for Effective Food and CoverJim WooleyPheasants Forever
4:00PMManaging for Monster Whitetails on Your FarmJim JansenIowa DNR

Seminar Room 4

10:30AMFarmland Conservation and the Future of Iowa PheasantsPanel Discussion
11:00AMFarmland Conservation and the Future of Iowa PheasantsPanel Discussion
12:00PMFangs & Feathers - Are Predators Eating my Limit of PheasantsBill Clark
1:00PM No Seminar Scheduled
2:00PMIowa's Water & Land Legacy - Sustainable Funding for Iowa's Natural Resources and its positive effect on Water, Soil, Natural Areas and Wildlkife
3:00PMIowa's Water & Land Legacy - Sustainable Funding for Iowa's Natural Resources and its positive effect on Water, Soil, Natural Areas and Wildlkife
4:00PMPreserving Rural AmericaPaul Rushmann

Seminar Room 5

10:00AMFarmland Conservation and the Future of Iowa Pheasants Panel Discussion
11:00AMFarmland Conservation and the Future of Iowa Pheasants Panel Discussion
12:00PMFangs & Feathers - Are Predators Eating my Limit of PheasantsBill Clark
1:00PMNo seminar Scheduled
2:00PMIowa's Water & Land Legacy - Sustainable Funding for Iowa's Natural Resources and its positive effecto on Water, Soil, Natural Areas and Wildlkife
3:00PMIowa's Water & Land Legacy - Sustainable Funding for Iowa's Natural Resources and its positive effecto on Water, Soil, Natural Areas and Wildlkife
4:00PMFeather Art and the Use of the Pheasant PeltDonna Landsman

Seminar Room 6

10:00AMBrush & Invasive Species Management., Enhancing Wildlife BenefitsDr. Byron SleughDOW Agriscence
11:00AMPointer BasicsChris RiddleD T Systems
12:00PMUnderstanding Shotshell PerformanceErik Carlson, Shotshell EngineerFederal Premium Ammunition
1:00PMIowa Turkey Tactics!Outdoors Dan
2:00PMWingshooting Clinic - Myths of Steel versus Lead ShotMarty Eby and Ken KenyonIowa DNR
3:00PMSignature Pheasant Dishes - #2Chef Carl HawkinsonCheyenne Ridge Signature Lodge
4:00PMBasic Obedience and E-Collar TechniquesJoe RabbittTriTronics

Seminar Room 7

10:00AMYear Round Nutrition for the Hunting DogDeutsch Langhaar Gruppe Nord Amerika
11:00AMVeterinary Involvement in New Puppy CareDr. Bruce ChristiansenIA State University
12:00PMBuying Recreational PropertyJohn SchutteDakota Properties Land Company
1:00PMVeterinary Management of the Stud DogDr. Bruce ChristiansenIA State University
2:00PMManaging Canine ParasitesDr. Donald BramlageIntervet/Shering Plough
3:00PMTrapping and Sport DogsSpencer HillIA Trappers Association
4:00PMXtreme Sport ShootingPatrick FlaniganWinchester Repeating Arms

Seminar Room 8

10:00AMBird Hunting Boot CampScott LindenWingshooting USA
11:00AMSporting Dog Training- IntroductoryLyle SteinmanCountry Vet & Zoom Dog
12:00PMPicking a Puppy & The First Six MonthsJeff FullerSoggy Acres Kennel
1:00PMXtreme Sport ShootingPatrick FlaniganWinchester Repeating Arms
2:00PMStarting a Puppy & Building A Solid FoundationSteve and Tracy HarmeyerKrystal Creek Kennels
3:00PMSport Dog Training- AdvancedLyle SteinmanCountry Vet & Zoom Dog
4:00PMGun Dogs from A to ZTom Poorker & Doug SchoenbornCountry Vet
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Sunday Seminar Schedule

Bird Dog Stage

presented by: Native Performance Dog Food and SportDog Brand
11:00AMProper Use of Positive & Negative Reinforcement in Your Training programChad HinesNative Performance Dog Food
12:00PMStarting Flushing Breeds with Basic CommandsJason GivensNative Performance Dog Food
1:00PME-Collar Training & Starting Your Puppy!Rick SmithSportDog Brand
2:00PMBuying Your Puppy and Collar ConditioningRick GrantSportDog Brand
3:00PMBid Dog Panel Q & ASteve Ries & Bird Dog Bonanza Presenters

Hunter Help Room

presented by: Cabela's
11:00AMHow to Plan a Great Pheasant Trip west of the Missouri RiverJohn Hogsett
12:00PMUp Close and Personal, Prescriptions for Predator HuntingMerris MillerCoyote Doctors
1:00PM20 Great Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Trips in IowaIowa DNR
2:00PMDog Training/Tools of the TradeJoe Scarpyhuntemup.com
3:00PMRemembering the Hunt - Great Video and Photography for Wonderful Memories Afield

Habitat Stage

presented by: Habitat Forever
11:00AMPrescribed Fire as a Grassland Management ToolPheasants Forever StaffPheasants Forever
11:30AMPrescribed Burn Plans and Burn PreparationPheasants Forever StaffPheasants Forever
12:00PMPrescribed Fire Tools and EquipmentPheasants Forever StaffPheasants Forever
12:30PMConducting a Prescribed Fire 101Pheasants Forever StaffPheasants Forever
2:00PMManaging Your Habitat Area to Reduce Predation Through Habitat ManipulationJim RistauPheasants Forever
3:00PMThistle, Wild Parsnip - Broadleaf Weed Control in Diverse Grassland HabitatDouglas RoyPheasants Forever

Seminar Room 1

11:00AMSpice Up Your Youth EventsJohn LinquistPheasants Forever
12:00PMTeddy Roosevelt: The Scouting Life and the OutdoorsJoe WiegandPheasants Forever
1:00PMCanaries on IceKay NeumanDiversity Farms, IA
2:00PMBison, Elk and Bobcats Oh My!Ranger Al MurrayNeal Smith Wildlife Refuge
3:00PMFur Harvesting Fun!Pat Petersen

Seminar Room 2

11:00AMCHAPTERS ONLY - Iowa DNR Wildlife Legislative Issues for 2010 and Beyone Dale GarnerWildife Bureau Chief, Iowa DNR
12:00PMCHAPTERS ONLY - Using Habitat to Protect Our WaterPheasants Forever Staff
1:00PMNo Seminar Scheduled
2:00PMRestoring the Birds/Results of the Upland Game Bird Advisory GroupIowa DNR and Pheasants Forever Staff
3:00PMIowa Water and Land Legacy coalitionMark Langgin, Coalition Manager

Seminar Room 3

11:00AMWhat's Happened to Iowa's Pheasants and How Do We Get Them BackTodd Bogenschutz
12:00PMBringing Back Bob on Bill's Farms - Practical Realife Quail ResurrectionBill WhiteMissouri Dept of Conservation
1:00PMIowa Farm Pond ManagementJohn ReddOutdoor Water Solutions
2:00PMManaging for Monster Whitetails on Your FarmJim JansenIowa DNR
3:00PMNo Seminar Scheduled

Seminar Room 4

11:00AMStraight to the Point: An Introduction to Pointing Dog Bird TrialsCindy FindleyTimberfin Farms
12:00PM100 Years of Stocking, The Good the Bad and the BadderJim WooleyPheasants Forever
1:00PMUnderstanding Shotshell PerformanceErik Carlson, Shot Shell EngineerFederal Premium Ammunition
2:00PMBasic Obedience and E-Collar TechniquesJoe RabbittTriTronics
3:00PMWirehaired Pointing GriffonsWirehaired Pointing Griffon Club of America

Seminar Room 5

11:00AMBrush & Invasive Species Management., Enhancing Wildlife BenefitsDr. Byron SleughDow Agroscience
12:00PMXtreme Sport ShootingPatrick FlaniganWinchester Arms
1:00PMTrapping and Sport DogsSpencer HillIowa Trapper's Association
2:00PMSignature Pheasant Dishes - #3Chef Carl HawkinsonCheyenne Ridge Signature Lodge
3:00PMHunting Dog Field Emergency and First AidDr. Joe Spoo DVMTechMix, Inc.

Seminar Room 6

11:00AMFood Plots for Upland Wildlife - Habitat Prescriptions for Effective Food and CoverJim WooleyPheasants Forever
12:00PMPointer BasicsChris RiddleDT Systems
1:00PMYear Round Nutrition for the Hunting DogDr. Joe SpooTechmix
2:00PMGetting to Know the British LabJohn PesekRoyalty British Kennels
3:00PMFeather Art and the Use of the Pheasant PeltDonna Landsman

Seminar Room 7

11:00AMPregnancy and Whelping ManagementDr. Bruce ChristensenIA State University
12:00PMParvo Virus - Strains and ManagementDr. Donald BramlageIntervet / Plough Schering
1:00PMVeterinary Management of the Stud DogDr. Bruce ChristensenIA State University
2:00PMPreserving Rural AmericaPaul Rushmann
3:00PMBuying Recreational PropertyJohn SchutteDakota Properties Land Company

Seminar Room 8

11:00AMBird Hunting Boot CampScott LindenWingshooting USA
12:00PMPuppy Selection and TrainingLyle SteinmanCountry Vet & Zoom Dog
1:00PMPicking A Puppy & the First Six MonthsJeff FullerSoggy Acres Kennel
2:00PMGun Dogs from A-ZTom PoorkerCountry Vet
3:00PMStarting Puppy and Building a Solid FoundationSteve and Tracy HarmeyerKrystal Creek Kennels
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(this list subject to change, last updated 2/22/2010)