Anatomy of a Partnership for Bobwhites
Partnerships are key to getting habitat work on the ground and restoring northern bobwhites to huntable populations. One such partnership was created after many months
September 23, 2016
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Shell’s Covert: A Quail Cannot Live on Lespedeza Alone
I hope to share with you this month some revealing — and maybe even shocking — facts about quail nutrition. Such as this …
September 6, 2016
Shell’s Covert: Thoughts from the ‘Heartland’
Next month I promise to return to a topic that may be educational, useful and less philosophical – expressly quail nutrition and food habits. But
August 11, 2016
Shell’s Covert: The Subtle Things
I have been absent from the blogosphere since early June. It has been a busy summer so far. Not to mention a very troubling one
July 25, 2016
From the Farmhouse to the White House: Bittersweet Birding
A solo birdwatching trip to an east Arkansas national wildlife refuge last weekend took me physically and mentally away from work’s reports, contracts and
July 13, 2016
Beltway Bobwhites: Taking a Fork in the Trail Toward a Brighter Future for the Bobwhite
Jack Ward Thomas is on my mind as I pen this article, because he very recently passed away. Born in Fort Worth, Texas in
June 24, 2016
Native Grass Gazette: 2 Upcoming Meetings of Importance to the Grassland Community
July 17-20 the 24th North American Prairie Conference kicks off at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Information about the conference can be found online
June 24, 2016
Shell’s Covert: ‘Where are they going to come from?’
My landowner friend of over 20 years and I stood and looked out over almost 900 contiguous acres of clear-cut, or “cut-over” as most folks
June 9, 2016
Beltway Bobwhites: NBCI Plans Study of Federal Ag Programs’ Impact on Upland Game Bird Habitat
With the 2014 Farm Bill nearly half-way implemented — with mixed results for wildlife — NBCI is already thinking about how to make the next
June 3, 2016
Native Grass Gazette: Fescue Toxicosis and Native Grasses
I believe most of you are at least somewhat familiar with fescue toxicosis. I was prompted to blog about it because of the time of
June 1, 2016
