Cotton rats and bobwhite booms seem to be closely linked. Pardon this grainy image (it was taken using a thermal rifle scope during a hog hunt in south Texas in…
JeffreySorelleJanuary 3, 2020
The staff at RPQRR put In a lot of hours during November as they trapped the Ranch for 12 days straight. They trapped a total of 464 birds (including 40…
JeffreySorelleDecember 2, 2019
Podcasts - Dr. Dale on Quail It’s felt more like winter than fall recently, so this month’s episode of our Dr. Dale on Quail podcast is an ode to the…
JeffreySorelleNovember 18, 2019
So, is the bobwhite bust a function of hot and dry weather, eyeworms, or something else? One would be hard-pressed to point a finger at habitat per se this year.…
JeffreySorelleNovember 1, 2019
by Daniel King RPQRR conducts fall covey call counts every year in October. We conduct these call counts at twelve predetermined points on the ranch. We arrive at the day’s…
JeffreySorelleNovember 1, 2019
Podcasts - Dr. Dale on Quail This month’s episode of our Dr. Dale on Quail podcast focuses on the second most abundant, yet equally loved, quail species in Texas: the…
JeffreySorelleOctober 20, 2019
by John Palarski Status: In early April we released 167 (n = 103 from south Texas, n = 64 from Rolling Plains ecoregion) wild-trapped bobwhites on a site in Erath…
JeffreySorelleOctober 1, 2019
If you’ve ever visited RPQRR, you’ve likely heard me say “there’s nothing opulent here but our quail habitat.” Our existing HQ, bunkhouse, and office (all in a 1940’s era farmhouse)…
JeffreySorelleOctober 1, 2019
Podcasts - Dr. Dale on Quail This month’s episode of our Dr. Dale on Quail podcast covers our forecast for the 2019-20 quail hunting season. Get the latest scoop on…
JeffreySorelleSeptember 23, 2019
