Shell’s Covert, by Marc Puckett

I went bird hunting last week – our grouse and woodcock seasons are open. This is my first season without old Shell. I did not

“Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to go today” – I’m not sure who that quote is attributed to, but it

    …or, go get that puppy and become a bird hunter now! The old saying, “Timing is everything,” is one of those that seems

Shell’s Covert (Quail Grunts) August 2011   For many of us in Virginia it’s hard to believe that as of July 1, 2011 we began

Shell May 30th, 1994 to June 2nd, 2011   A good Dog. A great best friend. Never worried. Always ready to go. Never ready to

Maybe you recall the movie “Unforgiven.” It has become a classic, and it earned awards for star (and director?) Clint Eastwood –  Best Picture among

As Americans we are routinely criticized for using more than our share of the world’s resources, but we are rarely praised for shouldering more than

We are well into our second year of implementing the Virginia Quail Recovery Initiative and we’ve had some success, especially in terms of measuring “inputs.”

Welcome to the recently-created website of the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative. What you see here is the result of NBCI’s creation of a blogging platform