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…
Our rain gauge registered 13.4″ (YTD) on 1 Oct. Over the next three weeks we almost doubled our YTD rainfall (we rec’d approx. 10″ during Oct). Many have pondered “will…
We need 200 wild-trapped bobwhites for our latest translocation effort in Erath Co. The study, which will be headed up by Tarleton graduate student John Palarsky, is funded by the…
Coupled with increased awareness of the parasite work being done by the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation, a dismal 2017-’18 quail season in West Texas and Oklahoma left many hunters pointing…
Park Cities Quail Coalition (PCQC) hails its annual banquet as “Conservation’s Greatest Night.” When they raise in excess of $1 million dollars who can argue with their claim? And, this…
