Quail vs Rabbitat
“A nice field of rabbit cover in winter” Quite often I hear it stated as a matter of fact that “If you have rabbits,
March 29, 2023
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Shell’s Covert, by Marc Puckett
Ode to an Oddball – the American Woodcock
On a warm day in late March a few years back, while conducting prescribed fires on one of our piedmont Wildlife Management Areas, our
February 13, 2023
Bringing Them Back to When?
My daughter is about to turn eighteen…and I just turned sixty. As I drove towards Strasburg on my 60th birthday in route to helping work
December 1, 2022
Think Small for Big Recruiting
In the hustle of a very busy fall…one where I took on more than my aging mind can handle…a peaceful morning in the woods
October 29, 2022
Oak Savanna Saga
Oak savanna after undergoing forestry mulching to set back hardwood saplings that had grown beyond controllability by prescribed fire. Many of you in the
August 8, 2022
Not Your Grandpa’s Quail Anymore
Most email, other than that from peers, colleagues or landowners, that comes in on any given day is about as useful as a screen
June 17, 2022
Starting All Over…all Over Again.
Life is a risk, and to love anything alive is to chance heartbreak. But it wouldn’t be much of a life without love. Most
May 19, 2022
Attention Cattle Ranchers – There’s a Great New Book for You
“Notice how much residual cover remains after intensive cattle grazing of native grasses” Photo courtesy Marc Puckett With renewed national emphasis on the NRCS’s
April 13, 2022
Embracing Technology without Losing the Past
Daniel J. Boorstin, a professor at the University of Chicago, who was our twelfth Librarian of the Congress of the United States with degrees
March 23, 2022
