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Hwy #82 Clean-Up
On 30/11/2016 Seven Southern Arizona Quail Forever Members braved the morning cold and continued with our Adopt a Highway Clean up program along Hwy # 82.The chapter also picks up Garbage along Private Roads that provide access to the National Forest.This is done to help continue to build Landowner -Hunter relations.Thanks to Ron Walp for…
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30/11/2016 President’s Corner
All, Mearns opens this Friday 2 Dec and will likely be decent based on initial scouting reports. Gambels and Scaled Quail have continued to be elusive. Our next chapter meeting is Thur 15 Dec at Steakout in Sonoita 6:30-9:00. Rana Tucker from AZGFD region 5 has agreed to speak on access issues and I have invited Forest Service to talk…
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Meeting Minutes 11/18/2016
All, Our Nov meeting was held at Sonoita Steakout 17 Nov from 6:30 – 9:00. Our new audio visual equipment worked well ensuring all could see and hear well. Gambels and scaled quail have been somewhat scarce but some have had decent success. Mearns opens 2 Dec and will likely be decent. I provided a status of our…
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Saturday November 12th Meeting
Come join Southern Arizona Quail Forever for an informal meeting with Dr. Alberto Macias from Sonora State University.He will be discussing The Mearns Quail Study the Chapter hopes to help fund. The Meeting is At The Wagon Wheel Saloon (back room) @ 1.30 PM.
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President’s Corner
SAQF Members, Gambels Quail hunting reports have been mixed. The areas north and west of Tucson have been poor while the areas around Wilcox and Bonita have been decent. I have not heard reports on Scaled Quail. We completed our third gun raffle and membership drive at Sportsman Warehouse in Tucson on 14 &15 Oct…
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Arizona Game and Fish Check Station Data
Click on the link and download the file to review data collected by AZ G&R regarding Quail Harvest for Gambels and Scaled Quail. qu-check-station-data
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President’s Corner
SAQF Members, Gambels and Scaled Quail opens in AZ this Friday 30 Sep. We have continued to have decent rain and grass looks very good. Saturday 24 Sep members of the chapter along with members from Valley of the Sun chapter and other dog groups supported an AZGFD Scaled Quail Flush Count near Bonita AZ. Weather was…
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S.A.Q.F. Gun Raffle
SAQF is selling raffle tickets for: Stoeger over under shotgun with 12 and 20 gauge barrel sets. Tickets limited to 45. Weatherby Semi-Auto 12 gauge shotgun. Tickets limited to 40. Springfield XDS 9mm compact carry pistol. Tickets limited to 40. Ruger 22/45 Lite 22 lr pistol in green. Tickets limited to 40. Savage 111 30-06…
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Scaled Quail Flush Counts
Scaled Quail Flush Count Surveys The 2nd Annual Scaled Quail Flush Count Surveys will take place on Saturday September 24th, 2016. Our base of operations will be at the Stockton Pass Campground located on US-266 East of Bonita (see directions below). We need volunteers with dogs to run the routes and volunteers without…
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President’s Corner
Presidents Corner: Dove season opens 1 Sep with Gambels and Scaled Quail opening 30 Sep. Time to get your shotgun out and put a few rounds through it at the range. Also need to get your dog in shape for the season. For those out of state, we have had decent rain and grass looks…
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