Posts Tagged ‘mearns quail’
Mearns Quail Management in Arizona
Have a look at the Mearns Quail Study Kirby Bristow (A.Z.G.&F.) conducted and presented at our last Chapter Meeting.Click the preview.
Read MoreS.A.Q.F. Meeting and Family Day
This is your friendly reminder of our chapter meeting this Thursday 28 Feb at the fairgrounds in Sonoita. Social will start at 6:15 and meeting at 7:00. Speakers are Dr Alberto Macias and Kirby Bristow plus a review of lessons from our banquet. We will have a few pizzas and drinks. Our Family Day/Youth Hunt…
Read MoreGuidelines For Arizona Quail Habitat
Click on the Link to read an AZ G&F Habitat File pertaining to Habitat Requirements for Arizona Quail .Guidelines For Quail
Read MoreEcology of Mearns Quail in S.E. Arizona
Follow this Link PChavarria-Dissertation-Ecology of Montezuma Quail in Southeast Arizona Please read the Author’s finding regarding Mearns Quail and how they don’t deal with cold weather via freezing to death especially if the Covey is broken up.
Read MoreDecember President’s Corner
Overview: -I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is looking forward to a Happy New Year. -Desert quail numbers are really 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.…
Read MoreHunting Among Hazards -by Greg Munther
“Hunting among Hazards I knew that the continuous piercing high screams from my nearby German shorthair Oakley meant something serious. Just out of sight over a small rise I closed the distance and saw her chest wide open, with a tear 4 inches by 2 inches. It was soon apparent she had impaled herself on…
Read MoreNovember 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 More24 August President’s Corner
A quick update to let you know what is going on with Southern Arizona Quail Forever. This is going out a week earlier than normal to highlight the Robbins Butte, Red Rock and BANWR opportunities. Overview: -Southern AZ June and July monsoon rainfall has been good for most areas. Grass is very green right now. …
Read More07/02/18 President’s Corner
Overview: -We received some rain in June which is better than normal. Some monsoon activity has been seen in far SE Arizona. -Fire conditions in AZ are very high which has kept areas of the Northern AZ National Forests closed, Coronado National Forest in Southern AZ remains open with stage 2 fire restrictions (nor fires…
Read MorePresident’s Corner -May 2018
A quick update to let you know what is going on with Southern Arizona Quail Forever. Overview: -The Gambels around my house have started pairing off and we should start seeing chicks before long. Overall desert habitat looks good but our last significant rain was in Feb. Late spring moisture is important to provide the…
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