Pheasants Forever launched Quail Forever in August of 2005 to address the continuing loss of habitat suitable for quail and the subsequent quail population decline. Bobwhite population losses over the last 25 years range from 60 to 90 percent across the country. The reason for the quail population plunge is simple - massive losses of habitat suitable for quail. There are five major factors leading to the losses of quail habitat; intensified farming and forestry practices, succession of grassland ecosystems to forests, overwhelming presence of exotic grasses like fescue that choke out wildlife, and urban sprawl.
Reading Your Dog’s Getting Birdy “Tells”Successful poker players often talk about identifying opposing player’s “tells” in route to victory. Some card players can’t look others in the eye when they’ve got a good hand, or they start tapping their fingers on the table when they’re bluffing. Baseball pitchers are known to have similar “tells.” I can remember one pitcher from [...]
If you like to hunt with performance sporting dogs, like I do, than you understand how important a given dogs temperament can be with regards to its performance. While a good hunter will always consider all aspects of a dogs behavior before picking his hunting companion two of the most important are desire and cooperation. [...]
A Method for Adapting Hunting Dogs to the Sound of GunfireI love hunting with dogs, but, like all animals, loud noises can spook them. This makes adapting your dog to the sound of gunfire one of the most important parts of training a performance hunting animal. Start them young The best way to prevent gun shyness in your hunting dog is to condition the dog [...]
Quail Forever Members to Meet Conservation Policy Makers in WashingtonPheasants Forever and Quail Forever leadership and members will be in Washington, D.C., this week to meet with legislators in support of conservation practices and wildlife habitat. Howard Vincent, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever National President and CEO; Dave Nomsen, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Vice President of Government Affairs, and a contingent of the [...]
Quail hunters and conservationists in Arizona have formed the state’s two newest Quail Forever chapters. The Southern Arizona Quail Forever chapter, covering Pima, Cochise, Pinal and Santa Cruz Counties, and the Valley of the Sun Quail Forever chapter, covering Maricopa County, are committed to creating and improving habitat for the five species of Arizona quail, [...]
Quail hunters and conservationists in Somerset, Kentucky, have formed the state’s newest Quail Forever chapter. The Cumberland Quail Forever chapter is committed to creating and improving habitat for bobwhite quail and other wildlife, and providing youth an opportunity to experience the outdoors. Quail Forever is the quail conservation division of the national, 130,000-member strong Pheasants [...]
We’ve all seen the gas prices rising and if you’re like me (not a millionaire quite yet), gas prices have started to eat into your budget here and I’ve had to adapt. I can feel it every time I go to the pump. I stood there watching the numbers – those impossibly large numbers – [...]
