Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail This month’s guest is Mr. Pen DeVries, a native of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia). DeVries spent his formative years on a 30,000-acre game reserve in…
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In our third year of translocation, we are seeking to better understand differences in demographic rates of bobwhite translocated to northcentral Texas (near Stephenville) from two distinct source populations. One…
by Becky Ruzicka The ability to radio-collar and track quail via telemetry is arguably the most valuable tool available to a quail researcher. Telemetry provides us with rich datasets on…
by Daniel King As temperatures in the Rolling Plains climb into the triple digits, this month’s Manager’s Minute is about supplemental water. Given the correlation of quail production and rainfall,…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail In the court of popular opinion red imported fire ants (RIFA) are a major player in the decline of quail across the southeastern half…
Lehmann Lovegrass is perhaps the most threatening exotic invasive grass impacting west Texas, e.g., the Permian Basin and Trans Pecos. The lovegrass, imported in the 1930s from the Kalahari region…
by Daniel King If you manage land anywhere south of central Kansas and west of Dallas, odds are you spend some time fighting a woody plant called “mesquite”. While it…
Story by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News This story originally appeared in the May 14 issue of Lone Star Outdoor News A gathering of quail enthusiasts stood in the…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail My guest this month is John McLaughlin, TPWD’s Quail Program coordinator for west Texas. Join us as we discuss TPWD’s role and philosophy on…
The Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation (RPQRF) is pleased to make two special announcements that will ensure the our quail conservation efforts will continue into the future. First, RPQRF broke…
Friends, Romans, countrymen, and Students of Quail: lend me your ears. Concerned about the status of your breeding quail? Who isn’t? Several years of dry weather and a “hard” winter…
by Daniel King Each month we will include a short column highlighting a specific practice or technique related to quail management. We have compiled a list of relevant topics to…
