Perhaps Virginia is not the first state that comes to mind when you think of bobwhite quail. Like many other states in the bobwhite range, habitat loss in Virginia has led to sharp declines in a once thriving quail population. This trend was noticed by Quail Forever members Briscoe and Kenan White. Passionate conservationists, they wanted to make a difference for quail in their home state. Meanwhile, Marc Puckett and Jay Howell, small game project leaders with the @virginiawildlife Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, were developing a vision for a project that could change the trajectory of the state’s bobwhite quail population. Learn more about this project and quail in Virginia at the link in our bio. #quailforever #quail #bobwhitequail #wildlifeconservation
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Perhaps Virginia is not the first state that comes to mind when you think of bobwhite quail. Like many other states in the bobwhite range, habitat loss in Virginia has led to sharp declines in a once thriving quail population. This trend was noticed by Quail Forever members Briscoe and Kenan White. Passionate conservationists, they wanted to make a difference for quail in their home state. Meanwhile, Marc Puckett and Jay Howell, small game project leaders with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, were developing a vision for a project that could change the trajectory of the state’s bobwhite quail population. Learn more about this project and quail in Virginia at the link below. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/Bobwhite-Quail-Efforts-on-the-Rise-in-Virginia.aspx
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BOGO tickets for the biggest upland event of the year! Use the link below for this limited time offer to purchase one National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic ticket and get a second one for free! 2024 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic, is back in Sioux Falls and promises to be an event you won't want to miss! The nation’s largest upland tradeshow and convention has something for everyone including hunters, landowners, and bird dog enthusiasts. https://pfqf.myeventscenter.com/event/2024-National-Pheasant-Fest-Quail-Classic-84173
“When snow falls over quail country, bobwhite quail rely on winter cover to shelter them from extreme weather. Quality winter cover like plum thickets and stiff-stemmed native grasses such as little bluestem, big bluestem, Indiangrass, and switchgrass are great places for bobwhites to take refuge during winter months. The desirability of these types of cover is amplified when it is located near a food source. In this photo, a highway of bobwhite tracks lead to strips of standing soybeans left behind by the farmer. Soybeans are great for quail as snow accumulates because beans higher on the stalk become accessible to quail.” ✍️📸: Quail Forever Journal Editor @1.ryan.sparks.1 #quailforever #quail #snow #winterhabitat
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Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced they would reopen enrollment for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (continuous CRP). The program will reopen on January 12, 2024 — Additionally, producers already participating in CRP whose contracts expire this year can apply to re-enroll beginning the same day. Learn more about this latest announcement and how to enroll, at the link below. “CRP is the cornerstone of our work to empower producers and landowners in fostering healthy upland bird populations on their properties,” said Ariel Wiegard, vice president of government affairs at Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. “We’re thankful to Congress for extending CRP’s authorization into 2024, and to the USDA for offering timely opportunities to enroll new acres and re-enroll expiring acres in this vital program. CRP exemplifies Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s commitment to a future where wild lands and working lands come together to support life and livelihoods across the country.” https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/USDA-Reopens-Signup-for-Continuous-Conservation-Reserve-Program.aspx
Just bobbin’ around! This covey of bobwhite quail was caught on video by QF member @the_unhip_uplander while doing habitat work and invasive tree removal on a property in Kansas. There’s nothing better than seeing the results of habitat work up close and personal. #quailforever #quail #bobwhitequail #quailhabitat
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On The Wing Podcast Ep. 245: Introducing New Quail Forever Editor Ryan Sparks, is live. Listen now at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts. Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Ryan Sparks during his first week as the new editor of Quail Forever Journal. Sparks talks about growing up in Nebraska and how quail have played an important role in every stage of his life leading to his dream job with Quail Forever. In fact, Sparks’ master’s thesis was titled, “Feathers and Farmers: A Cultural Ecology of Bobwhite Quail in Nebraska’s Platte River Valley.” Episode Highlights: - Sparks discusses his passion for Elhew English pointers, wild game cooking, and classic outdoors writing. He also floats the idea of a future quail hunting and bonefish cast & blast adventure to the Bahamas. - The guys also discuss Sparks’ vision for where he’d like to take the Quail Forever Journal and his interest in sourcing more stories from QF members. In fact, if you’ve got a story idea, please email Ryan at rsparks@quailforever.org.
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If you feel compelled to bring someone new along with you, or take someone who has been out of the field for a long time, take our Hunter Mentor Pledge. It is Quail Forever’s commitment to carrying on the hunting and conservation legacy. As an added bonus, when you take the pledge you are entered to win a guided upland hunt for two. We need much more Hunter Mentor Pledge representation from quail range. Don’t let quail hunting become a fireside story about what people used to do. Help us make sure that it’s still something “we do” in the decades to come. Join your fellow hunters and take the pledge at quailforever.org/mentorpledge. Read the full blog at the link below. https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/How-a-Hunter-is-Made.aspx
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