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re: Late Season Training - English Pointers
Posted on 10/21/13 at 3:29 pm to eyepooted
Posted on 10/21/13 at 3:29 pm to eyepooted
Hunters are not the problem, it is the habitat and the habitat fragmentation. Quail are the shrimp of the land, EVERYTHING eats them. Snakes, armadillos, coons, possums, ants, yotes, bobcats, etc all get the eggs and babies. Birds of prey take the adults. Hunters are far from the quail's problem.
These quail are as wild as anything you will find. LDWF considers a released quail to be wild if they produced 2 generations of offspring. A bird in the wild 1 month will act very wild.
The habitat management cost lots of money. Grasses turn to woody plants too quick in Louisiana. I saw a study where the land required to sustain a wild population is 2k acres. Quail need farmers to leave a 30' wide border of natural grasses around fields. It is really an uphill battle only for those with land and money to burn (literally)...
These quail are as wild as anything you will find. LDWF considers a released quail to be wild if they produced 2 generations of offspring. A bird in the wild 1 month will act very wild.
The habitat management cost lots of money. Grasses turn to woody plants too quick in Louisiana. I saw a study where the land required to sustain a wild population is 2k acres. Quail need farmers to leave a 30' wide border of natural grasses around fields. It is really an uphill battle only for those with land and money to burn (literally)...
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Posted on 10/21/13 at 3:42 pm to wickowick
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The habitat management cost lots of money. Grasses turn to woody plants too quick in Louisiana. I saw a study where the land required to sustain a wild population is 2k acres. Quail need farmers to leave a 30' wide border of natural grasses around fields. It is really an uphill battle only for those with land and money to burn (literally)...
Im not disagreeing with you but I don't understand what more needs to be done other than prescribed burning. I sure would like to find out.
Also, prescribed buring is one of the most cost effective ways to benefit wildlife and more specifically quail. Here's my proof:
Prescribed Burning
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