Archive for November 2018
November President’s Corner
Overview: -Desert quail numbers are poor. Much of the habitat looks pretty good and we had decent rain this year but not at the right time for the chicks. Very few first year chicks are being taken. One exception appears to be San Carlos Indian reservation where gambles, scaled and mearns quail are all…
Read MoreArizona Vegetation and Quail P.D.F By Rana Tucker
For those that could not attend the last S.A.Q.F. meeting please click on the link below to view a P.D.F. version of Rana Tucker’s Presentation.AZVegetationAndQuail
Read MoreSan Rafael Valley Roads Closures
A quick update on what we have been doing with the San Rafael Valley gate closures. SAQF set up and attended a meeting this week with representatives from Coronado National Forest (CNF) and AZ G&F. The meeting was called to formulate the way forward to reopen road access to public land in San Rafael…
Read MoreNovember President’s Corner
Overview: -The rain keeps falling – we had an Oct well above average. While the rainfall varies around the region Tucson is well above the average rainfall for the entire year with 2 months left in the year. -Desert quail opened this month. Bird numbers are clearly down but some can be found. We…
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