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    Manager’s Minute: Woody Cover for Quail

    by Dana Wright Most rangelands in west Texas have plenty of woody cover for quail, but there are situations when woody cover can be a limiting factor for quail.  Examples…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleMarch 2, 2023
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    Episode 46 – Joe Don Brooks reflects on 80 years of quail hunting

    Podcasts - Dr. Dale on Quail "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.” – African proverb Take a trip back through time this month as Dr.…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleFebruary 17, 2023
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    Mark Your Calendars for Statewide Quail Symposium

    Covey up! It’s been four years since the last Statewide Quail Symposium was held. So, we’re excited to announce that we’re ready for another one! Mark your calendars for August…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleFebruary 1, 2023
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    Rodent Populations Remain “Low”

    Quail and rodents have many things in common–they both eat seeds, use similar vegetation for shelter from the elements and predators, and everything wants to eat them. It should be…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleFebruary 1, 2023
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    RPQRF Announces Sporting Ranch Training Program for Veterans

    by Dana Wright Are you a veteran or do you know a veteran who’s interested in hunting and the outdoors, and turning that interest into a career?  The Rolling Plains…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleFebruary 1, 2023
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    Episode 45 – Gene Miller on Shelterbelts for Quail

    Podcasts - Dr. Dale on Quail This month’s guest is Gene T. Miller of Amarillo. Gene’s career was largely with TPWD as a Technical Guidance Biologist. We’ll discuss the “form…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleJanuary 19, 2023
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    Fall Trapping at the Research Ranch

    Each March and December at the Research Ranch we trap quail for two weeks. Every bird captured receives a leg band and are aged, sexed, and weighed. The bands stay…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleJanuary 3, 2023
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    Statewide Quail Symposium slated for August 16-18 in Abilene

    The Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation features two special educational opportunities in alternate years. Even-numbered years feature QuailMasters while odd-numbered years feature the statewide quail symposium. The symposium, initiated in…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleJanuary 3, 2023
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    Helicopter Count Summary

    by Becky Ruzicka In November we conducted our annual helicopter surveys on the Research Ranch. We fly close 57 miles of transects spaced about 220 yards apart on the portion…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleDecember 2, 2022
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    Episode 43 – Talking Quail with TPW’s Carter Smith

    Podcasts - Dr. Dale on Quail Carter Smith has served as Executive Director for TPWD for the past 15 years and retires at the end of this year. He is…
    JeffreySorelle
    JeffreySorelleNovember 18, 2022
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