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…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail This month’s guest is Mr. Clay Sisson from Albany, GA. Clay’s name is often quoted in quail management circles via his work with the…
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…
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…
