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Joined: Jan 2014
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I’m hearing a lot of quail this year. Fayette, Marion, Lamar and Walker primarily. Heard a few in Greene co. We have been managing several properties with frequent fire and they’re plentiful on those properties. Are y'all burning these properties every year or is there a break in between? I am trying to get rid of dog fennel and wondered if frequent fire would help.
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Checked on some of my summer plots this afternoon and saw two adult quail and about 8-10 chicks in one. The babies were only a couple inches tall but able to fly pretty good. This particular plot had a lot more Egyptian wheat mixed in than I normally like but after seeing how it helps to shade out the other vegetation better than just sorghum I may start to add more in my mix.
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Jumped about 10 to 12 babies today. That's the second brood I've jumped this year. What kind of numbers is everyone else seeing?
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Slim. Doing some massive habitat improvement this fall to help in spring
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Slim. Doing some massive habitat improvement this fall to help in spring I bet with all the ag around your place, those habitat improvements will be a game changer. Good luck and keep us posted!
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I haven't seen any broods yet, but the last 2 times I have been out checking on trees I have heard 3 or more different birds calling. I've never seen more than a pair on my place, so hoping that some coveys will start forming with the habitat work I've been doing.
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I haven't seen any broods yet, but the last 2 times I have been out checking on trees I have heard 3 or more different birds calling. I've never seen more than a pair on my place, so hoping that some coveys will start forming with the habitat work I've been doing. I bet with you already having some in the area you will see a good increase as the habit improves. What’s the habit like on the surrounding properties? Good luck and keep us posted
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Saw a pair with 10 little ones yesterday. Thats 4 different groups on 225 acres that I for sure know about.
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Saw a pair with 10 little ones yesterday. Thats 4 different groups on 225 acres that I for sure know about. That’s encouraging! What’s the habitat like on your place and the surrounding properties?
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Saw a pair with 10 little ones yesterday. Thats 4 different groups on 225 acres that I for sure know about. That’s encouraging! What’s the habitat like on your place and the surrounding properties? I've got about 60 acres of mixed hardwood bottom with a decent sized creek going thru it, 80 acres of 5 year old planted pines, 1o acres of powerline (2) and 75 acres of 17 year old pine plantation. Mixed in there is about 5 acres or food plots, 2 garden spots, and I've cut lanes with a mulcher of 2-300 yards long in several locations. Good road structure thru it. I keep the roads, lanes and powerlines mowed. Rolling hills.
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Saw a pair with 10 little ones yesterday. Thats 4 different groups on 225 acres that I for sure know about. That’s encouraging! What’s the habitat like on your place and the surrounding properties? I've got about 60 acres of mixed hardwood bottom with a decent sized creek going thru it, 80 acres of 5 year old planted pines, 1o acres of powerline (2) and 75 acres of 17 year old pine plantation. Mixed in there is about 5 acres or food plots, 2 garden spots, and I've cut lanes with a mulcher of 2-300 yards long in several locations. Good road structure thru it. I keep the roads, lanes and powerlines mowed. Rolling hills. Nice, sounds like a good bit of diversity. Do you do any burning?
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Do ya'll do any planting for quail? I haven't yet, but I think this year I'm going to spread a couple lbs per acre of ragweed and partridge pea in my old field winter strip disking. Nothing crazy, just try to add a little diversity. There is very little of either on my place.
I'm not really set up to burn yet, but hope to start implementing that down the road.
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