"And as I shovel dirt and slowly fill that hole, I think of all the meaningless drama and petty grievances that consume us every day, and how a dog, so utterly without guile and so full of genuine, unadulterated love, cuts through all that bickering, backstabbing human artifice and gets right into your heart for no other reason than that’s exactly where it wants to be." Endings and Beginnings: Losing Dogs, Gaining Perspective, and Moving On in a New Year. Read the full article by Quail Forever Journal Editor Chad Love, at the link below. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Endings-and-Beginnings.aspx

Start the new year off right, as a Quail Forever Life Member! This offer includes not only a lifetime of benefits, but also a FREE YETI Hopper Flip 18 Cooler. Thanks to all of you who have answered the call, but for those still on the fence, make sure to take advantage of this limited-time opportunity before it’s gone! Taking your membership to the next level allows Quail Forever to create, restore, and permanently protect more wildlife habitat, while preserving the legacy of our hunting and conservation heritage. Head to the link below to become a Life Member today. https://quailforever.org/SpecialPages/Special-Memberships/Life-Membership.aspx

Can you name all three quail species? Bonus points if you can name the dog breed! 🐶: Wade Zarlingo 📸: Dom Watts

PHEASANTS FOREVER AND QUAIL FOREVER APPOINT LARRY VOYLES TO NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are pleased to announce the appointment of Larry D. Voyles to its National Board of Directors. Voyles, the former director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department and an ardent conservationist, joins the 16-member board which meets quarterly and oversees the operations of Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever. To read more about the appointment of Larry Voyles to the National Board of Directors, head to the link below. https://quailforever.org/Newsroom/2022-December/Pheasants-Forever-and-Quail-Forever-Appoint-Larry-Voyles-to-National-Board-of-Directors.aspx

On The Wing Podcast EP. 195: Counting Bobwhite Quail Populations With Eyes, Ears, & Technology, is live! Head to the link below to listen now. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Podcast-Ep-195-Counting-Bobwhite-Quail-Populations-with-Eyes,-Ears-Technology.aspx Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by three of the country’s foremost quail biologists to talk about past, present, and future efforts to count bobwhite quail and how that population data is used to create high quality quail habitat, more birds, and better hunting opportunities. Those quail biologists include Quail Forever’s Working Lands for Bobwhite Quail Framework Coordinator Dr. Jessica McGuire, Georgia DNR’s Quail Coordinator Dallas Ingram, and University of Georgia Associate Professor Dr. James Martin. Episode Highlights: -Ingram and Martin explain how bird dogs are used to help count fall bobwhite coveys, while taking fun jabs at each other’s favorite bird dog breeds in the process. -McGuire also discusses how landowners who are interested in fostering higher quail populations on their property can get involved with counting quail as a means of better understanding what factors need to be improved on a particular piece of land. -Martin also talks about how his grad students at the University of Georgia are using new technology to make significant strides in our understanding of quail population dynamics.