Today is Giving Tuesday, a day we hope you will consider making a special gift to the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation (RPQRF). As a non-profit, RPQRF is dependent on…
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by Becky Ruzicka Schnupp et al. 2013 Determining how many animals exist on a landscape at any one time is the ultimate pursuit of wildlife science, the Holy Grail, if…
by Daniel King and Brad Kubecka There are multiple miscommunications that arise when discussing harvest management. Some of these frankly originate in semantics of a “quail population.” Defining our population…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail This month’s guest is Mr. Rob Hailey from Abilene. The Hailey Ranch, located about 10 miles north of Abilene is a one-man show, and…
by Becky Ruzicka Predators use both visual and olfactory (i.e., sense of smell) senses to locate prey, although most predators tend to rely on one sense more heavily. Birds of…
by Daniel King This month we discuss what we call “brood patches.” Much of a quail’s diet comes from seeds (primarily from forbs) and arthropods, and both of those menu…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail If you’re a golfer, a reference to the Augusta National means it just can’t get much better. If you’re a quail hunter, the same…
by Emily Vincik, John Palarski, and Brad Kubecka Quail feathers are not often discussed, but are essential in survival and provide a benefit to managers/researchers for determining age. The feathers…
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…
by Daniel King Our topic this month is prickly pear management. I will start this off by saying that, despite what some folks may think, prickly pear is not inherently…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail Dr. Rollins’ guest this month is his colleague Dr. Dwayne Elmore from Oklahoma State University. Join them as they discuss quail happenings north of…
by Dale Rollins September 1st may be heralded as the start of Texas’ dove season, but for “Students of Quail” it also marks the unveiling of the RPQRF’s forecast for the…
