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Originally Posted by philfree
Numbers are low in MO that's for sure. If quail are to make a comeback it won't be the conservation department who brings them back it will be the hunters. Hunters are going to have to make it lucrative for the farmers, ranchers and land owners to maintain some habitat on ther property so the quail have a place to live and breed. There are some government programs for quail habitat available these days I think and that too will play a big part. It all starts with the habitat.
PhilFree  |
Preadtors are up, thus quail are down. Most of the farmers in my area do a pretty good job but we just have too many varmits right now. Of course these things go in cycles.