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i'm glad you brought this up, even though its not getting the debate it deserves. it;s obvious that QF or PF is not going to touch this, and that none of our respective conservation departments will either. when you break it down to its simplest form, quail either don't have a safe enough...

thanks P.D., that oklahoma state article is good stuff. burn and graze.

P.D. can you tell more about cattle stocking when the goal is more quail? how many acres of what kind of forage are you grazing? how many grazing days/head? do you have a formula, or is it by what average grazing height you are comfortable with for the time of year and conditions? how many...

from my observations, in west central missouri today, the normal cattle farm is a spring, summer, early fall, fescue based operation. typically around november 1st, depending on your stocking rate, it turns into a fescue based hay and supplemented grain operation. with a really dry start to...

my original post was meant to poke my fellow missouri quail hunters into reporting how great the hunting is. i had noticed the article that said pheasant dramatically up nw and nc, and southern quail were up 100%. when i decided to post, i looked up the article again to make sure i had the...

i thought missouri was the leader for habitat and quail comeback success a year or two ago. southern quail were supposed to be 100% higher than 2021. this years pheasant forecasts said dramatic increase north and northwest, and quail should be good. it sure is quiet on here

thanks for the responses. i'm converting some overgrazed droughted upland fescue pastures to warm season grasses with pollinators. i planned 3 acres of indigo, summac, plumb, and blackberry along bare fencelines and open hilltops. Missouri Dept. Conservation sells bare root seedlings, but at...

does anyone have a source for quail covey headquarters seed mix? it used to be a QF thing in the early 2000's. it was a mix of false indigo, winged summac, and wild plumb, or similar local variants. trying to establish bare fencerow and hilltop escape cover clusters. i bought bags at a qf...

i wish the MDC, QF, or even KDWP would make an attempt to quantify habitat types per section of land, that they think it takes to attract, hold and build a quail population. at least give a landowners and neighbors a target that could be worked toward. meaning how many acres of warm season...

i thought the quail emphasis area were farmed and maintained for purpose of attracting and maintaining quail, and in northern missouri also pheasant. not much studying besides mandatory/voluntary hunter harvest cards. i've hunted 3 QEA's in western missouri and have never seen a wing box or...

oh well, forgot all about it. was kinda pricey just to go watch. did anyone attend? i just read nick prough's article in the habitat guide from the quail and upland wildlife federation. new federal wildlife restoration programs, imbalance of predators, quail nesting much later in summer...

on the topic of hunting a dog multiple days and from speaking to a few of these supplement people, i believe pre hydration is very important, adding water to a quality kibble if you don't already. feeding heavy 48-24 hours before day one hunt, because a dog can't process energy snacks or food...

Just found this -- ninth quail symposium, Springfield, MO. Looks interesting, with some actual science and open forum. Might be worth attending, with all the heavy hitters in the quail community.

Ozark, good luck trying to gain support. i never seem to get any backing for my ideas thru the local qf. all i have ever asked for is that the MDC do their own scientific studies on quail, not rely on, or cite studies from other states. my ideas were all life cycle, breeding, nesting...

a stroke? maybe thats what is wrong with me. i think its more frustration that we used to have great quail populations, now their gone, and i just don't see any urgency in trying to bring them back. how silly of me to be passionate about something so unimportant in the grand scheme of things.

i also have followed the RPQR for years. they believe rain makes habitat, which make quail. that doesn't work in missouri. they believe eye worms are a major problem that is fixable. MDC does not. they believe transplanting/restocking quail works. MDC does not. MDC did do their own capture...

about 8 years ago, i heard that if you want MDC (missouri dept. of conservation), and other government agencies to make changes, then go to the CFM (conservation federation of missouri) annual meeting in jefferson city, and sit in on the "upland resource committee". after you learn how it...

Ozark Quail Hunter, right now you're posting on the introductions page. scroll down the forum to regional discussion (missouri)

Ozark Quail Hunter. just my opinion, post this on the missouri page, i would love to respond

welcome to the forum, lots of opinions and some good info here. look up west central QF, even though we haven't met since covid. this chapter has installed more acres of habitat in the last 25 years than any other county in the USA, and the MDC roadside quail survey still shows us as zero...