Shell’s Covert: The Charismatic Bobwhite
Way back when, at one of our quail team meetings, a member of our distinguished crew mentioned, “We’ve been using these same quail photos forever.
October 10, 2016
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Shell’s Covert, by Marc Puckett
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
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
Shell’s Covert: ‘Planting’ Lines in the Sand — The Natives vs Non-Natives Debate
Author’s Preface: I discovered quickly when writing this post that this topic cannot be done much justice in a short article. It is not my
May 13, 2016
Shell’s Covert: Paw Paw Crosses the River
My father-in-law, Harry Byrd Elam, Sr., passed away last Thursday night, March 31, 2016. He died in the house he was born in back in
April 7, 2016
Shell’s Covert: The ‘Best Use of the Land’
I won’t mention any company names or exact locations, but this is a true story, and one that I hope illustrates some of the dilemmas
March 17, 2016
Shell’s Covert: Bobwhite Battle Fronts
While I grew up around farms and bobwhites, I have officially been working with quail since 1992. At that time we were just realizing the
February 2, 2016
Shell’s Covert: ‘Beamerball’ & Bobwhites — A Quail Blog Tribute to Frank Beamer
Frank Beamer, who just retired after 29 years, became the Virginia Tech football coach the year I exited my all-expenses-paid, 4-year tour with the U.S.
January 6, 2016
