Shell’s Covert: Housing Development Quail Management
This is a true story about a man devoted to quail management. I won’t give his name or tell you exactly where his property is
June 16, 2017
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The Native Grass Gazette: Ready, Set, BURN!!!
Prescribed burning in grasslands during the growing season as a management practice has been quietly taking place for a number of years, primarily by out-of-the-box
June 5, 2017
2nd Batching Period for CRP Tree Practice Incentives Ends Today, FSA Expected to Continue Taking Requests Until Money Runs Out
The Farm Service Agency (FSA), which administers the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), announced in December the availability of $10 million dollars to provide financial incentive
May 31, 2017
Shell’s Covert: Putting the ‘Sting” in Quail Management
I am sure you’ve all heard the old saying “Taking the sting out of it.” Something said like this “Man, the post-game picnic sure took
May 16, 2017
Native Grass Gazette: A Culture of Prescribed Fire (and a Safety Note)
It’s been a while since I’ve posted to the blog. Part of the reason for that is one of the topics I am covering in
April 17, 2017
Shell’s Covert: No Wasted Words
Writing for some of us who are not gifted speakers, or ad libbers, is a way to communicate and convey our ideas and emotions. But
April 17, 2017
Shell’s Covert: Making Sense of ‘Basal Area’
Seeing the Light: a simple way to estimate whether your timber stand is open enough for bobwhites As biologists, foresters or other resource professionals,
March 9, 2017
Shell’s Covert: Lowbrow Bird Hunting (It Doesn’t Have to be Fancy to be Fun!)
Author’s note: This BLOG is dedicated to my Llewellin setter, Smudge, who drifted off into the shadows of a grouse-filled thicket in heaven last
February 13, 2017
Native Grass Gazette: NatiVeg – Helpful Tool or Curious Tchotchke?
I hate answers that begin with “it depends.” That usually means you are about to be inundated with tons of detailed, probably useless information which
January 10, 2017
From the Farmhouse to the White House: Remembering Rocky Evans, Co-Founder of Quail Unlimited
Joseph Roswell Evans, co-founder of Quail Unlimited, died December 9, 2016 at 66 years old in Augusta, Georgia. Much better known as “Rocky,” he and
January 9, 2017
