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
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
According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 is the “year of the rat.” As a Student of Quail, you need to study the relationship between rodent abundance and quail abundance; it…
JeffreySorelleFebruary 4, 2020
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
“One generation plants the tree and another enjoys the shade.” – Anonymous There’s two kinds of donors in the quail world: those who write a check, and those who donate…
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
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
