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    January 19, 2023
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    Episode 45 – Gene Miller on Shelterbelts for Quail

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Media, Podcasts

    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…

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    January 3, 2023
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    Fall Trapping at the Research Ranch

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Media

    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…

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    January 3, 2023
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    Statewide Quail Symposium slated for August 16-18 in Abilene

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Media

    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…

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    December 19, 2022
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    Episode 44 – Roy Wilson: 40 Years of Outfitting Quail Hunts in West Texas

    By JeffreySorelle | Podcasts

    Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail Roy Wilson has lived his entire life in the Rolling Plains of Texas, and operated various hunting outfitter businesses during that time. His specialty for…

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    December 2, 2022
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    Helicopter Count Summary

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Media

    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…

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    November 18, 2022
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    Episode 43 – Talking Quail with TPW’s Carter Smith

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Media, Podcasts

    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…

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    November 1, 2022
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    Late-hatches?!

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Media

    Good rains in mid-August across much of west and south Texas have folks excited about the possibility of late-hatches of bobwhite and blue quail.  A poll of managers, ranchers and…

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    November 1, 2022
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    RPQRR Covey Counts

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Media

    This past month on the Research Ranch we completed fall covey call counts. These counts are part of the suite of monitoring activities we do on an annual basis to…

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    October 17, 2022
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    Episode 42 – Quail & Rural Real Estate in Texas

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Podcasts

    Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail How do quail and quail management affect rural land values? Is the “bird dog’s tail” wagging the “livestock dog” relative to land prices? These…

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    October 3, 2022
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    RPQRR Roadside Survey Results

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Media

    Last month we conducted our annual roadside counts at RPQRR. The survey consists of 4 observers counting all quail seen along a 19.2 mile transect. The transect is broken into…

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    September 20, 2022
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    Episode 41 – Gun Dog Supply’s Steve Snell

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles, Media, Podcasts

    Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail Odds are if you have a hunting dog (defined broadly), you’ve done business with Gun Dog Supply’s Steve Snell. I first met Snell in…

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    September 1, 2022
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    Late-summer Nesting Report from RPQRR

    By JeffreySorelle | Articles

    Summer is nearly over, and so is nesting season on the Research Ranch. There’s a chance the late August rain will stimulate some hens to nest again, but given range…

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    • Episode 45 – Gene Miller on Shelterbelts for Quail January 19, 2023
    • Fall Trapping at the Research Ranch January 3, 2023
    • Statewide Quail Symposium slated for August 16-18 in Abilene January 3, 2023
    • Helicopter Count Summary December 2, 2022
    • Episode 43 – Talking Quail with TPW’s Carter Smith November 18, 2022
    • Late-hatches?! November 1, 2022
    • RPQRR Covey Counts November 1, 2022
    • RPQRR Roadside Survey Results October 3, 2022
    • Episode 41 – Gun Dog Supply’s Steve Snell September 20, 2022
    • Mid-Season Report from RPQRR August 2, 2022

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