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08/02/2017 President’s Corner
A quick update to let folks know what is going on with Southern AZ Quail Forever. -Southern AZ including Tucson, Sonoita and Patagonia are as green as I have seen it in the last 15 years. The news reported July Tucson rainfall is the highest ever recorded for the month of July and second highest…
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06/15/2017 President’s Corner
A quick update to let folks know what is going on with the chapter in Southern AZ. It is toasty warm now but we got a little rain today. -Highway cleanup. We had 7 volunteers for our highway cleanup in early May. Thanks to those that helped out. Our next cleanup is planned in Nov.…
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Mearns Quail Study
PROPOSAL JUSTIFICATION: Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) are typically regarded as an oak woodland species reaching their greatest abundance in Madrean Evergreen woodlands (Brown 1989). Montezuma quail have also been observed in Arizona in a variety of conifer and mixed conifer habitats on and below the Colorado Plateau at elevations ranging from 1,718m to >3,000m (5,600…
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Saw Mill Fire and S.A.Q.F. Update
A quick update to chapter members and a request for highway cleanup help. Info on the Sawmill Fire which has burned since last Sunday is available at http://wildfiretoday.com/2017/04/28/firefighters-make-progress-on-the-sawmill-fire-in-arizona/ . The fire has not taken any lives or damaged any buildings but it is still not fully under control. It appears to be human caused…
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March Update
All, Southern AZ Quail Forever will hold our last regular membership meeting of the season at Steakout in Sonoita 16 March with social starting at 6:30 and meeting ay 7:00. The subject of this meeting is the path forward for the chapter. We have made several changes over the last year and gotten quite a bit done but we want…
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Albert William VanBorkum JR Obituary
Up until this year,”Van” was a constant figure on Mearns Quail Hunting Scene in Patagonia AZ. Van and his Wife Karel wintered here to get out of the Nebraska cold.Van was a founding member of S.A.Q.F..He will be missed.
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S.A.Q.F. Quail Hunting Resources Page
We are building out a new Quail Hunting Resources Page on our website. Click Here and have a look.
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Mearns Quail Wing Barrel Data
Click on this link to review Data Collected on Mearns Quail over the Years in S.E. Arizona MQ Wing Barrel Spreadsheet 2016.
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Meeting Minutes 02/16/2017
Southern AZ Quail Forever 16 Feb meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steakout in Sonoita 16 Jan We had 36 people attend including three from AZGFD. Social started at 6:30 with formal meeting start at 7:00. Agenda: -Treasurer; $29,359 in bank, no outstanding issues. -Schedule; schedule for 17-18 hunt season provided and attached below. -Banquet; Banquet results provided. Banquet…
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