Online Forecast: Storm Clouds Brewing

Anthony Hauck

Anthony Hauck is the public relations specialist at Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever's national headquarters. He grew up on a farm in western Minnesota and now lives in White Bear Lake. He loves to hunt pheasants, Hungarian partridge, grouse, woodcock, waterfowl and deer.

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Online Forecast: Storm Clouds Brewing

Posted by: Anthony Hauck Updated: November 3, 2009 - 11:04 AM

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Many of us now use social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) as part of our functioning daily lives. It's easy to communicate with friends new and old, and I personally like to check in on my ex girlfriends and find reasons why my life is better than theirs.

In all seriousness, the Pheasants Forever Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/pheasantsforever) has the goods. Nearly 6,000 people of all ages are "fans," and many are regular contributors in online discussions ranging from serious (federal conservation programs), to the not-so-serious (weekend hunting reports), to the online fisticuffs (Are Labs better than shorthairs?).

For you hardcore waterfowlers, of which I am also one, Federal Premium® Black Cloud® ammunition has launched a new social networking site called Storm Chasers Network. You won’t find juicy relationship news or be able to see who just became a fan of Megan Fox, because this bad boy is devoted entirely to the world of waterfowl hunting. You can track the duck migration and a lot more, so check it out for yourself at www.stormchasersnetwork.com. I’m just getting my profile going, but find me on the site as "bigcat" (a story for another time).

On a slightly related note, we’re excited at PF because Federal Premium will be expanding its Black Cloud technology to create an upland style load, available next fall. Federal Premium has been a great supporter of Pheasants Forever’s conservation efforts, and has already produced more than 20 million rounds to fill PF-logoed Federal Wing-Shok boxes, with a portion of the proceeds of every box going to "The Habitat Organization’s" conservation efforts.

And after the new upland ammunition is unveiled in 2010, could a similar upland hunting social networking site be in the chamber? The bigcat hopes so.