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Please Submit Quail Samples to Us!

he Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch is again asking for hunters to submit quail samples to be included in a research project looking at the prevalence of eye worms and cecal worms in quail. Last year we examined almost 400 hunter harvested birds and we are asking you to submit birds again this year.

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Episode 80: Diseases of Quail in Texas

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Ever think seriously about the possible impacts of disease on a quail population? I have … and it intrigues me. Join me this month as Dr. Markus J. Peterson covers the gamut of diseases that can infect quail. The Dr. Dale on Quail podcast series was initiated in 2019, and…
Keds, Eyeworms and Cecal Worms, oh my!
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Keds, Eyeworms and Cecal Worms, oh my!

by Dr. Dan Foley Every hunter who cleans birds long enough eventually encounters something unexpected. During our recent fall trapping event on the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch (RPQRR), we observed several individual bobwhite quail carrying flat-looking flies moving through the feathers. These insects are louse flies—often called keds. Their…
Rolling PlainsRolling PlainsJanuary 5, 2026
Fall 2025 Quail Trapping Update
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Fall 2025 Quail Trapping Update

by Mitchell Riggs We concluded our fall trapping efforts on December 20. We extend our sincere thanks to the many volunteers from Tarleton State University, West Texas A&M University, Texas Tech, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Rolling Plains Bobwhite Brigades, Texas Master Naturalists, and local landowners and managers who made…
Rolling PlainsRolling PlainsJanuary 5, 2026
How Nesting Cover Shapes Quail Success at the Research Ranch
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How Nesting Cover Shapes Quail Success at the Research Ranch

By Kyndal Underwood Successful nesting is one of the most important—and most vulnerable—stages in a quail’s life cycle. At the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch (RPQRR), technicians have spent more than a decade tracking where quail chose to nest and how these choices influence nest survival. A recent long-term study…
Rolling PlainsRolling PlainsJanuary 5, 2026
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by Dana Wright Every year we have people send us pictures of quail breasts with these spots on them wanting to know what they are, they are commonly referred to as "rice breast". The spots are lesions caused by parasitic worms that are a Physaloptera spp.. The quail becomes infected…
Rolling PlainsRolling PlainsDecember 1, 2025
Making Sense of Quail Surveys: Practical Guidance for Rolling Plains Landowners
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Making Sense of Quail Surveys: Practical Guidance for Rolling Plains Landowners

by Dr. Dan Foley For most quail hunters/landowners across the Texas Rolling Plains, a key question every fall remains the same: how many quail are on my ranch, and how aggressively can I hunt them without hurting the population? Answering these questions requires a survey method that produces reliable, repeatable…
Rolling PlainsRolling PlainsDecember 1, 2025
Quail Trapping Season About to Kick Off at the Research Ranch
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Quail Trapping Season About to Kick Off at the Research Ranch

by Kyndal Underwood Excitement is building at the Research Ranch as our technicians prepare for one of the most intensive—and important—field efforts of the year: quail trapping season. This large-scale operation demands long days, late nights, and a great deal of coordination, but the information gathered is among the most…
Rolling PlainsRolling PlainsDecember 1, 2025

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