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…
Last January, we solicited heads of bobwhite and scaled quail in order to assess them for the prevalence of eyeworms. With only a short time left in the 2017-18 quail…
By Dale Rollins It’s been several years since I had to rehearse the melancholy chorus of “No Quail, No Quail” (sang to the tune of the Christmas carol “Noel, Noel”…
“We’ll start a fire on both sides of this field, and it will eventually burn together,” says Dale Rollins as we ride his side-by-side utility vehicle along the ranch’s interior…
No question rainfall is critical to a quail crop. South Tx research (Caesar Kleberg wildlife Research Institute) showed that 94% of the variation in age ratios of bobwhites was explained…
Two years after quail populations in Texas’ premier quail regions hit peaks not seen in a generation, abundance of the iconic, ground-nesting game birds in some of those areas has…
“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Oh no, not again. I’m feeling more and more like a…
These frequently asked questions were gleaned from our Facebook page. How do quail become infected with eyeworms? Quail must consume an infected “intermediate host” (e.g., grasshopper, cricket, cockroach). Once inside the…
“Anyone who thinks we don’t have a problem with eyeworms should ‘open their eyes.” – Joe Crafton “Tell me, and I forget. Show me, and I remember. Involve me, and…
