Private Quail Efforts in NC Gearing Up

Proceeds from a Jan. 24 banquet to be held by the newly formed Uwharrie Conservation Society will be dedicated to bobwhite quail habitat restoration efforts. The society formerly was known as the Uwharrie Quail Unlimited chapter … “One hundred percent of the proceeds of this banquet will be given to the N.C. Wildlife Habitat Foundation’s Quail Endowment Fund,” said Eddie Bridges of Greensboro, director of the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation … private moves are afoot to aim restoration efforts at individual farms and land holdings in the hope quail will become established and spread to adjoining properties.Several Tar Heel Quail Unlimited chapters have joined the NCWHF to make a joint effort at improving quail conservation. Read more of Craig Holt’s report in the North Carolina Sportsman HERE.