We do! As of 28 June we have captured 8 broods representing a total of 60 chicks at RPQRR. We attached individually-numbered patagial tags to their wings so their survival…
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Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail Training is usually a prerequisite for good bird dogs. This month’s special guest is Mr. Ronnie Smith, Jr. with Ronnie Smith Kennels in Pawhuska,…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail Most of the quail hunting opportunities in Texas are found on privately-owned lands. But several TPWD Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are popular destinations too….
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail My guest this month is Dr. Scott Henke with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Henke has been involved with…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail This month’s podcast features a “rags to riches” story about RPQRF Director Russell Gordy of Houston. Russell’s love of shotguns has transported him from…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail The most “photographed photograph” at RPQRR is one of my four “Betters” sitting atop the high seat in a Lannom Ranch Buggy. This month’s…
RPQRF was humbled to be featured in Forbes last month by renowned writer and TV producer, Chris Dorsey. Through Dorsey’s colorful and first-rate writing talent, he described the quail hunting…
by Daniel King This month we are discussing food plots. In my experience, food plots are one of the “go-to” practices that managers implement on a consistent basis. However, they…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail Mark Twain reckoned that “everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” As Students of Quail we all follow the…
RPQRF announces two new services in the Rolling Plains: management consultations and distance-based helicopter surveys. “We seek to reach out to our partners (old and new) and provide them with…
by Daniel King This month we are talking about what may be the most versatile and valuable tool in a quail manager’s toolbox: prescribed fire. Bobwhite quail across their geographic…
The RPQRF team uses state-of-the-art technology and methods to estimate abundance of quails from trapping. In short, quails are captured and leg-banded during a time period in which we assume…
