Native Grass Forage: The Long Road Back, One Step at a Time…
By Dr. Pat Keyser In working here at the University of Tennessee’s Center for Native Grasslands Management (for nearly a dozen years now), I have
January 22, 2018
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Center Pivot Corners Produce Birds
While enjoying a frigid Holiday season quail and pheasant hunt near Pratt, Kansas, with friends and colleagues Joe and Lucas Kramer, and NBCI grasslands coordinator
January 8, 2018
Shell’s Covert: The Last Bird Hunter
The year is 2047. The old man, now in his early eighties, struggles up over the ridge top, out of breath and wondering if he’d
January 8, 2018
From the Farmhouse to the Whitehouse: The Christmas Covey Gift
An autumn consumed by personal transition interfered with—well, squashed—any ambitions for bird hunting this season. Thankfully, friends and colleagues have provided tales and pictures of
January 3, 2018
Shell’s Covert: A Christmas Quail Management Package
Another short but sweet post… It occurred to me that there are a lot of resources available to people interested in learning more about quail
December 15, 2017
Hunting Public Land Quail
As an avid bird hunter I hunt both public and private lands and have had many quality hunts on both. However, as many of you have likely experienced, hunting quail on public lands is often more challenging. So much so that hunters are often left with t…
December 11, 2017
Conservation Need for Bobwhites
This fall, the US Geological Survey released a summary analysis of the 2015 vs 2005 lists of state “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” (SGCN) as
December 8, 2017
Native Grass Gazette: ‘Natives First’ Policy for Farm Bill Makes First Leap Forward
“Adoption of Natives First by USDA could be the single most important development in restoring bobwhites and declining grassland birds across their ranges. Establishing a
December 1, 2017
Got Habitat?
I loaded up my 3-year old English pointer, Ranger, along with the necessary gear to sustain us for 2 days of quail hunting in north Missouri. As I pulled up to Shane’s house, a rancher friend of mine, he greeted me with shotgun in hand and a German sho…
November 20, 2017
Shell’s Covert: How Much Will Quail Cost Me in Future Timber Income? (Or … Balancing Timber Production & Wildlife Habitat)
Author’s note: Some of this BLOG is derived from a very recent article published in the Journal of Wildlife Management entitled: “Economic Tradeoffs of Managing
November 14, 2017
