Shell’s Covert: From the Civil War to the Coordinated Implementation Program
Hot cannon metal under my hands, I peered down the barrel and across the open lands to where the Union troops under General John Pope
August 17, 2017
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Shell’s Covert, by Marc Puckett
Shell’s Covert: I Still Love the Bobwhite Quail
I have been off on a much needed break for a bit now. After 21 years with DGIF and over 25 working with quail, burnout
July 12, 2017
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
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
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
Shell’s Covert: Pictures on my Memory
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words…but I think what they are really worth is 1,000 memories. These days they’ve gotten so easy to
January 3, 2017
Shell’s Covert Blog — Quail Harvest: Regulation Versus Education
Our agency is currently implementing our biennial hunting regulations review and amendment process. We have been taking public comments for three months. The initial online
December 9, 2016
Shell’s Covert: My ‘Quailucation’
Author’s note: I got long-winded again. I guess I could have used 40 mimes, or 100 tweets to try to convey this, but I am
November 8, 2016
