Daniel King is now onsite as RPQRR’s new manager; he fills the position held previously by Lloyd Lacoste who moved to the San Tomas lease on the King Ranch. Daniel…
JeffreySorelleDecember 6, 2018
Our quail are ancient in quail-terms; 80% of our fall trapping sample were adults. Because we have leg-banded birds we can identify a large segment (37%) of “old” birds (>2.5…
JeffreySorelleDecember 5, 2018
Survival was “poor” throughout the year; overall the lowest survival we’ve measured. Several factors may have been involved, including poor cover, predation, and parasites. Predator numbers, and their “hunting success”…
JeffreySorelleDecember 5, 2018
Last fall, winter and spring were terribly dry. No winter greens bode poorly for reproduction. A dry fall also meant poor germination of broomweed, which may have parlayed into reduced…
JeffreySorelleDecember 5, 2018
“You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch!” Many quail hunters ask how we could go from “riches” (2016) to “rags” (this season) so quickly. The 2016 season was a record-setter, and…
JeffreySorelleDecember 5, 2018
Last January, we solicited heads of bobwhite and scaled quail in order to assess them for the prevalence of eyeworms. Our goal is to produce a “heat map” showing prevalence…
JeffreySorelleNovember 1, 2018
Our rain gauge registered 13.4" (YTD) on 1 Oct. Over the next three weeks we almost doubled our YTD rainfall (we rec'd approx. 10" during Oct). Many have pondered “will…
JeffreySorelleNovember 1, 2018
We need 200 wild-trapped bobwhites for our latest translocation effort in Erath Co. The study, which will be headed up by Tarleton graduate student John Palarsky, is funded by the…
JeffreySorelleNovember 1, 2018
