No one questions the importance of rainfall for bobwhite and scaled quail in west Texas. Studies in south Texas conclude that 94% of the variation in age ratios (a measure…
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I hope you have saved some quail heads for our 2018-19 eyeworm surveillance effort. Quail heads can be dropped off at the following locations, or shipped directly to RPQRR. See…
Were you required to memorize poetry in junior high school? I was. Paul Revere’s Ride, Charge of the Light Brigade, and Casey at the Bat were some of the ones…
We seek your assistance in providing bobwhites for our research efforts; we’ll take them “dead or alive.” We need heads (and a wing) from any bobwhites bagged in the Rolling…
Seems like it. I’ve had 5 “blobs” reported to me thus far, and given the reduced quail harvest overall, that seems like a “higher” rate of hybridization than what we…
Daniel King is now onsite as RPQRR’s new manager; he fills the position held previously by Lloyd Lacoste who moved to the San Tomas lease on the King Ranch. Daniel…
As 2018 draws to a close, we are asking for your help. RPQRF is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and we rely on financial support from private donors to make a…
Our quail are ancient in quail-terms; 80% of our fall trapping sample were adults. Because we have leg-banded birds we can identify a large segment (37%) of “old” birds (>2.5…
Last fall, winter and spring were terribly dry. No winter greens bode poorly for reproduction. A dry fall also meant poor germination of broomweed, which may have parlayed into reduced…
“You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch!” Many quail hunters ask how we could go from “riches” (2016) to “rags” (this season) so quickly. The 2016 season was a record-setter, and…
Last January, we solicited heads of bobwhite and scaled quail in order to assess them for the prevalence of eyeworms. Our goal is to produce a “heat map” showing prevalence…