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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 1276383" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>Like M5 said, you do want some grown up fence rows but not necessarily 100%. What quail like is diversity. You can have quail and cattle but you need to keep in mind the little things that you don't think about. If you are spraying your fence row, spray a while then leave an unsprayed strip for a while and then spray again. If you go out of your way to remember to keep the habitat diverse and not manicured like a golf course you'll have quail. Do the same with mowing. Mow in thirds letting things grow at different levels between mowings. </p><p></p><p>Also, remember not to have too much of one habitat. Say a solid fence row of brambles and expect them to do well because what you will create is a feeding area for the predators because they will catch on to this fast and kill your birds. This is the same for food plots and feeders.</p><p></p><p>As to the soybeans, I doubt they are feeding much on this. Right now the majority of their diet is from bugging. Leave them some areas to feed on the insects. The food problem for quail occurs in the early spring. This is when some feed scattered randomly around will be helpful but by spring 85% of your birds will be dead so this is where hunting is helpful. It increases those who make it till spring's chances of survival. </p><p></p><p>If you will make a conscious effort to do some of these things you will be surprised to see what population you can build just with a little thinking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 1276383, member: 4362"] Like M5 said, you do want some grown up fence rows but not necessarily 100%. What quail like is diversity. You can have quail and cattle but you need to keep in mind the little things that you don't think about. If you are spraying your fence row, spray a while then leave an unsprayed strip for a while and then spray again. If you go out of your way to remember to keep the habitat diverse and not manicured like a golf course you'll have quail. Do the same with mowing. Mow in thirds letting things grow at different levels between mowings. Also, remember not to have too much of one habitat. Say a solid fence row of brambles and expect them to do well because what you will create is a feeding area for the predators because they will catch on to this fast and kill your birds. This is the same for food plots and feeders. As to the soybeans, I doubt they are feeding much on this. Right now the majority of their diet is from bugging. Leave them some areas to feed on the insects. The food problem for quail occurs in the early spring. This is when some feed scattered randomly around will be helpful but by spring 85% of your birds will be dead so this is where hunting is helpful. It increases those who make it till spring's chances of survival. If you will make a conscious effort to do some of these things you will be surprised to see what population you can build just with a little thinking. [/QUOTE]
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