In case you’re still not convinced that stocking penned birds is a waste of time and money, let's look at a few potential negative consequences of stocking.
Posted by Mark Hutchings, Private Land Conservationist, Mt. Vernon on Feb 24, 2012
With landowners like Mark in Southwest Missouri, bobwhites certainly have a better chance of making a comeback, and a whole suite of wildlife species are reaping the benefit.
Through a partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, we aim to help restore quail numbers in Missouri.
In all controlled scientific studies, stocking birds for population increase has failed, often miserably. Read on to learn more about results from some of these studies.