by John Palarski One of the bright spots for this year’s translocation effort in Erath County has been reproduction. As of July 28, we have found 45 nests on our…
JeffreySorelleAugust 3, 2020
Recently we hosted a small group of collaborators and sponsors for a tour at our Erath County Quail Restoration Project at Quahadi Ranch. We were especially happy to see two…
JeffreySorelleJuly 1, 2020
by John Palarski Since release on March 14th, our birds are faring much better than in 2019. We are actively monitoring 39 individuals. We have documented 52 mortalities (mostly mammalian).…
JeffreySorelleJuly 1, 2020
by Daniel King May was a great month for us! We initiated our official spring cock call counts on 19 May and have conducted four counts thus far. Our initial…
JeffreySorelleJune 2, 2020
by John Palarski Our nesting season got off to a hot start here in Erath County! To date, we have located 25 nests. So far south Texas birds have initiated…
JeffreySorelleJune 2, 2020
In good years when rain comes at the right times, in the right amounts, the Rolling Plains of West Texas can offer the best quail hunting in the country. While…
JeffreySorelleMay 4, 2020
I don’t know about you, but in such a crazy world as we’ve gone through given the coronavirus pandemic, it would be nice to hear some reassuring voices—a chorus of…
JeffreySorelleApril 3, 2020
RPQRR’s efforts at using translocation of wild-trapped quails to restore former populations has enjoyed a good spring thus far. We began our second year of translocation of bobwhites to Erath…
JeffreySorelleApril 3, 2020
by Daniel King To date, RPQRR has received 205 head and wing samples for the 2019-2020 hunting season, 152 of which have been examined for eyeworms using two external techniques…
JeffreySorelleMarch 3, 2020
