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Effect Of Field Trials On Northern Bobwhite Survival And Hunt Quality On Dixie Plantation, D. Clay Sisson, Theron M. Terhune Ii
Effect Of Field Trials On Northern Bobwhite Survival And Hunt Quality On Dixie Plantation, D. Clay Sisson, Theron M. Terhune Ii
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
The potential negative effects of horseback field trials on survival and post trial hunting quality of northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) have long been debated. Recent acquisition of Dixie Plantation (3,650 ha) by Tall Timbers Research Station provided a unique opportunity to evaluate this interaction as Dixie has been home to the Continental Field Trial since 1937. We monitored radio-tagged bobwhites annually (n = 183; ~20 coveys during fall/winter) on a core study area (640 ha) upon which a portion of the field trial was conducted during January 2015 & 2016. We estimated Kaplan-Meier survival of radio-tagged bobwhites …
Factors Influencing Northern Bobwhite Hunter Success On A Public Wildlife Management Area In Kentucky, Jarred M. Brooke, John J. Morgan, Danna L. Baxley, Craig Harper, Pat Keyser
Factors Influencing Northern Bobwhite Hunter Success On A Public Wildlife Management Area In Kentucky, Jarred M. Brooke, John J. Morgan, Danna L. Baxley, Craig Harper, Pat Keyser
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Hunter success is a critical measure of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) restoration. Understanding the factors influencing hunter success can guide wildlife agencies in efforts to improve success and satisfaction and sustain hunter support of conservation initiatives. We compared use of vegetation types by radiomarked bobwhite (n = 30 coveys) and hunting dogs (n = 241) equipped with Global Positioning System collars during the 2014–2015 quail hunting season on Peabody Wildlife Management Area in western Kentucky. We surveyed hunting parties (n = 252) immediately after their hunt to determine success (flushed bobwhite) and gather hunt-party characteristics. …
Hunter-Covey Interactions Using Pointing Bird Dogs, Theron M. Terhune Ii, Diana J. Mcgrath, Seth Wood, James A. Martin
Hunter-Covey Interactions Using Pointing Bird Dogs, Theron M. Terhune Ii, Diana J. Mcgrath, Seth Wood, James A. Martin
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Hunting northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) with pointing dogs is a long-standing tradition in the Southeastern United States. Despite this rich hunting legacy, a paucity of empirical, behavioral information exists on the interaction between bobwhite coveys, pointing dogs and humans. As such, the efficiency of using pointing dogs to locate bobwhite coveys or an individual covey’s behavioral response to hunting is poorly understood. During 2013 – 2015, we conducted hunts (n = 192) by mode of foot on Tall Timbers Research Station (TTRS, ~1,570 ha) in Leon County, Florida and horseback on a private property (2,023 ha) in …
Closing Remarks: Are We Whistling Past The Graveyard?, Leonard A. Brennan
Closing Remarks: Are We Whistling Past The Graveyard?, Leonard A. Brennan
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
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What’S A Quail Worth? A Longitudinal Assessment Of Quail Hunter Demographics, Attitudes, And Spending Habits In Texas, Jason L. Johnson, Dale Rollins, Kelly S. Reyna
What’S A Quail Worth? A Longitudinal Assessment Of Quail Hunter Demographics, Attitudes, And Spending Habits In Texas, Jason L. Johnson, Dale Rollins, Kelly S. Reyna
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Funds generated and spent on the pursuit of quail (Colinus virginianus, Callipepla squamata) hunting in Texas are sizable. We surveyed a population of quail hunters in Texas in 2000 and 2011 to assess hunter demographics and spending habits. The population of hunters for the 2000 survey consisted of members of Quail Unlimited who lived in Texas while the 2011 population consisted of the former group’s successor in Texas—Quail Coalition. The initial (2000) survey was a mail questionnaire while the 2011 survey instrument was delivered electronically. We achieved response rates of 47% in 2000 but only 9% in 2011. The number …
Do Resident And Non-Resident Northern Bobwhite Hunters Self-Regulate Harvest Based On Population Size?, Christopher K. Williams, Roger D. Applegate
Do Resident And Non-Resident Northern Bobwhite Hunters Self-Regulate Harvest Based On Population Size?, Christopher K. Williams, Roger D. Applegate
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
A variety of factors influence the relative strength of additive and compensatory mortality of harvest on northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) including covey dynamics, habitat fragmentation, and timing of harvest. State wildlife agencies have long believed regulations could be liberal because hunters will self-regulate effort when populations decrease. A confounding observation is that with lower population abundances, hunter skill and harvest rate increases because the more novice hunters do not participate. This raises the question whether non-resident small game hunters could have a larger impact at lower population levels if they have (1) more money to dedicate to out of state …
Hunting Success On Albany, Georgia Plantations: The Albany Quail Project's Modern Quail Management Strategy, H. Lee Stribling, D. Clay Sisson
Hunting Success On Albany, Georgia Plantations: The Albany Quail Project's Modern Quail Management Strategy, H. Lee Stribling, D. Clay Sisson
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
The Albany Quail Project began in March 1992 as a cooperative between Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and the private quail plantation community surrounding Albany, Georgia. The goal of this collaboration was to increase population densities and hunting success of northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) on these properties. Issues important to the plantations were investigated via field research techniques (e.g. radio-telemetry) and then modifications in management regimes were put into practice. From 1992-2006 over 8,000 wild bobwhites were radio-tagged to study various demographic and population mechanism of bobwhites. The result has been a change in management style based …
Arizona Quail: Species In Jeopardy?, Ron Engel-Wilson, William P. Kuvlesky Jr.
Arizona Quail: Species In Jeopardy?, Ron Engel-Wilson, William P. Kuvlesky Jr.
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
We begin the 21st century with the Midwestern northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) range reduced to a small portion of its historic distribution. This precipitous decline occurred largely during the last quarter of the 20th century, coincident with widespread intensive agricultural land use, unchecked natural plant succession, and frequent severe weather. Various bobwhite enthusiasts of the 1960s–1980s era including Klimstra, Dumke and Stanford had evaluated agricultural land use trends and predicted the near demise of bobwhites that we now lament. Alarmed upland bird hunters have repeatedly spurred policy makers and administrators into action. However, because bobwhites still are only an incidental …
Survival Of Northern Bobwhite On Hunted And Nonhunted Study Areas In The North Carolina Sandhills, Charles F. Robinette, Phillip D. Doerr
Survival Of Northern Bobwhite On Hunted And Nonhunted Study Areas In The North Carolina Sandhills, Charles F. Robinette, Phillip D. Doerr
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Radio-tagged northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) were monitored in the Sandhills region of North Carolina to investigate the influences of hunting on seasonal survival. We used the Kaplan-Meier product limit method with staggered entry design to calculate survival estimates and distributions for 79 radio-tagged bobwhite representing 33 coveys during November-February 1987-89. Estimated winter survival rates for year 1 (59%) and for pooled years (67%) in the nonhunted study areas were greater than in the hunted areas (31 and 45%, respectively; P < 0.05). Survival trends for the second winter were again greater in the nonhunted study areas (7 4%) but not different than hunted study areas (63%; P > 0.05). Avian predation was the major proximate cause of mortality, accounting for 66% of the known losses. Summer whistle count …