Many of you managing your land for quail are also planting deer food plots on the same tract. I see this as a common practice as I consult with various landowners. Many times what I also observe is a wasted opportunity to improve quail habitat. Let me explain.
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Using Chicken Litter on Quail Habitat
It has been stated that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The same could be said about chicken litter. Although this material has been recycled through a chicken, I have found it to be very beneficial as fertilizer on quail land, food plots, and dove fields. Now before you go turning up your nose at the idea, give me a chance to explain.
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Using Egyptian Wheat In Quail Management
There is a saying that goes ” all that is complex is not useful but all that is useful is simple”. Whenever I visit a property to give advice concerning quail management, I try to keep it as simple as possible. The simpler you make things, the more likely it is that people will be willing to follow through with the recommendations.
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Controlling Hardwood Brush In Quail Habitat
They are out there! In your fields, day and night, these enemies are slowly but surely are eating away at the fabric of your hard fought efforts to have quail this fall and winter. No, I am not talking about predators; I am referring to sod-grasses and hardwood brush.
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Fall Strip Discing Quail Habitat
We are all familiar with the motel sign that reads, “Please Do Not Disturb.”This is definitely one sign you don’t want hanging on your quail hunting fields. If performed correctly, disturbing the soil during the winter months can improve this winter’s hunting and also be an inexpensive method to keep your fields productive for the future.
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Putting Muscle on Weak Quail Land
General land management practices of the past thirty-five to forty years have favored some species of wildlife, but quail is not one of them. For this reason most of us have to apply planning and effort to produce strong quail hunting land.
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Quail Habitat Management Mistakes
As I visit parcels of quail land across the southeast, it is common for me to see practices that are done with the best of intentions though they are counter productive in regard to quail management. Let’s take a moment to discuss a few.
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Quail on Small Acreage
by Guest Contributer Dr. Ron Haaland
You do not need to own or lease thousands of acres of quail habitat to enjoy your favorite sporting bird. Under the right circumstances and with the right management inputs, bobwhite quail can and do thrive on small properties.
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Continuing Education
A fellow once asked me where I received my education. My reply to him was that I had received my schooling from the University of Georgia, but my education came from 30 years of working field projects.
I have to admit that this education is still a work in progress. Each season the quail seem to teach me something new about how to better manage my quail area. Many of you have called to share interesting things that you have experienced as well. In this newsletter I have combined these into suggestions listed as helpful hints. It is my objective to pass on any new information that will help your project be a success.
Quail Management on Small Acreages
This article was originally produced by the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, February 12, 2001.
Deterioration and fragmentation of bobwhite habitat are the primary causes of the bobwhite decline throughout the United States. Fragmentation is the process where habitat elimination separates or isolates remaining areas of habitat. Recent scientific information indicates quail populations may need enough contiguous habitat to support at least 800 quail to prevent localized extinction over the long term. The area required to support 800 quail probably ranges fro 800 to 8,000 acres, depending upon the quality of the habitat.
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