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 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
Fire is a Crescent wrench for wildlife managers. Do you have it in your tool box? I know what you’re thinking . . . so why did you wait until…
JeffreySorelleMarch 3, 2020
We trap quail intensively in November and February each year in order to (a) band as many as possible, and (b) increase our number of radio-marked birds as we approach…
JeffreySorelleMarch 3, 2020
We have 12 units (“polygons”) lined up for prescribed burning during February and March. If you’d like to get some exposure to, or additional experience with, using fire as a…
JeffreySorelleFebruary 4, 2020
