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If It's Green in November, Spray It!

Max Alleger

Oct 28, 2011

Fall is a great time to find and control invasive plants.

Counting Quail

Max Alleger

Oct 20, 2011

Ongoing covey counts indicate mixed quail-hunting prospects across the Show-Me State.

Man's hand holds a late-season quail chick

The State of the Bobwhite

Max Alleger

Oct 13, 2011

Check out this new, range-wide bobwhite conservation report.

Partnership to Benefit Private Landowners

Bill White

Oct 06, 2011

Habitat Challenge Grant funds will help improve habitat for quail and early successional wildlife.

Fall Projects for Quail Managers

Scott Sudkamp

Sep 26, 2011

With quail season still a month and a half away, die-hard bird hunters may be wondering what to do on weekends between now and Nov. 1.

Tree cut down beside open field to create quail habitat

Food of the Gods, Cause of the Sneeze

Scott Sudkamp

Sep 13, 2011

I’m not sure how ragweed attained such a regal genus name. I don’t know anyone who eats it, or even has tried it, but to a quail, the title is certainly well-earned.

Landowner on tractor pulls disk field to promote ragweed growth

Drinking From a Firehose

Elsa Gallagher

Sep 12, 2011

In Missouri, I feel like we’re already ahead of the curve on quail management both on private lands and public lands–-we like fire for quail, and we know quail need the kind of habitat that well-planned and executed prescribed burns create. But be assured (like Scarlett says, “as God is my witness”) if there is a better, faster, cheaper way to create quail successes, this group will find it.

Biologists afield at Tall Timbers Quail Tour in Florida

Physics Lessons for Quail Managers

Scott Sudkamp

Sep 07, 2011

To be more successful managing quail on your farm, look for ways to increase the amount of space they can use for the most days of the year.

How Many Different Calls Does a Bobwhite Quail Make?

Bill White

Aug 24, 2011

Click the video tab on this page to find out. There will be a quiz later!

Calling "Quiet Quail"

Bill White

Aug 10, 2011

I have a friend who calls quail. He doesn't use a phone or other fancy electronics. He mimics the fall covey call or, as I like to say, their "come-hither" call.