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Quail Quest 2 - West Central Missouri

Bill White

Dec 07, 2013

We ran into our first covey within 3 minutes of leaving the truck.

Man's hand holds a late-season quail chick

Quail Quest - Northwest Missouri

Bill White

Dec 02, 2013

Some of my best quail hunts in Missouri have occurred in the last two years as quail populations have responded to habitat management and drier summers.

Take Heart - We Can Bring Quail Back

Bill White

Nov 18, 2013

Amid years of doom and gloom predictions for the bobwhite quail, we can see a bright light on the horizon. That bright light got a little brighter this fall as the Department and our partner Quail Forever began an effort to inventory quail numbers on several of our private land Quail Focus Areas (QFAs) for the first time.

Three quail huddle in snow-covered brush.

Summer 2

Bill White

Jul 27, 2013

June breeding bird surveys from the 2C Quail Focus Area show more bobwhite quail and grassland songbirds calling in the focus area than in a nearby control area.

Quail Steal the Show

Mary Crowell, Quail Forever Farm Bill Biologist

Jul 05, 2013

The University of Missouri Bradford Research Center, outside of Columbia, held a “Bobwhite Quail and Native Pollinator Field Day” on June 20th. Tour participants were so caught up with the chorus of quail calls, I’m not sure they heard much of what we had to tell them!

Summer

Bill White

Jun 30, 2013

A good friend recently shared with me the lyrics of the old John Denver song "Summer". It describes perfectly what I have been embraced in each morning as I sit in the country along a secluded gravel road waiting for the quail, pheasant and songbirds to wake up.

Just a Week Remains in the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program Signup

Bill White

Jun 07, 2013

The CRP pays a yearly rental payment in exchanged for farmers removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental quality.

Field and Stream 'Hero For a Day' Coming to Missouri

Bill White

Jun 04, 2013

On Saturday, June 15, 2013, Field and Stream is bringing their "Hero for a Day" event to Crowley's Ridge Conservation Area near Bloomfield, Missouri.

Two people inspect the edge feathering on a field. They are walking through waist-high plants.

Summer 2013 Covey Headquarters Newsletter Now Available

Bill White

Jun 04, 2013

The Summer 2013 Covey Headquarters Newsletter is now available.

CRP Signups and Landowner Workshops Announced

Bill White

May 15, 2013

CRP Workshops are being held for landowners and agricultural producers in advance of the USDA Farm Service Agency’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up that runs May 20th through June 14th.