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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 2600"><p>> You're right, quail populations</p><p>> can go through radical</p><p>> year-to-year changes. There's</p><p>> still no doubt that in this area</p><p>> they have been stronger in the</p><p>> past two or three years than any</p><p>> other time since the '70s. I'm</p><p>> almost an hour NW of Waco. I</p><p>> understand the same holds true</p><p>> over closer to Brownwood. Both you</p><p>> and Dun raise good points. My</p><p>> theory probably stinks, but it had</p><p>> crossed my mind. All things must</p><p>> be considered including natural</p><p>> enemies, climate, cover and</p><p>> disease.</p><p></p><p>> Craig-TX</p><p></p><p>Well, I've been sort of keeping up with the quail population in North Texas for the past 40 years, so while I don't KNOW anything, I have made some observations. Weather always plays a major role in the Panhandle. Big, cold thunderstorms that hit just after the quail hatch out seem to take the highest toll of young birds - especially so if there's hail involved. Bob whites do better with drought than too much water. And disease and predation take some, too. I remember the days when we shot every hawk we could - because "they" said hawks killed quail, and now I've seen it now go the other way. All the while, I kept noticing that in the areas where people went to intensive farming, electric fences without "real" fence rows, plowed up whatever native grass was left in favor of "clean" love and bermuda grass rotational pastures, that the quail populations steadily declined. Hawks or no; coyotes, foxes, and skunks or no; fire ants or no; good or bad weather. Even allowng for the normal up and down cycles in the birds' populations, the overall quail situation became worse. But, in the areas that went into the soil bank or the newer set-aside type programs, or were bought up by people less interested in maximum agrigultural return, for whatever reasons, and the land was allowed to revert to a more "natural" state, the quail rebounded. I'm not a "tree hugger" and I believe a fellow has to make a living off his place. I just try to leave a little on the side for the critters, which I enjoy as well. And my observations tell me, right or wrong, that some animal populations - most definately quail - need habitat to thrive. And I need plums for plum butter.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:jrback@aol.com">jrback@aol.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2600"] > You’re right, quail populations > can go through radical > year-to-year changes. There’s > still no doubt that in this area > they have been stronger in the > past two or three years than any > other time since the ‘70s. I’m > almost an hour NW of Waco. I > understand the same holds true > over closer to Brownwood. Both you > and Dun raise good points. My > theory probably stinks, but it had > crossed my mind. All things must > be considered including natural > enemies, climate, cover and > disease. > Craig-TX Well, I've been sort of keeping up with the quail population in North Texas for the past 40 years, so while I don't KNOW anything, I have made some observations. Weather always plays a major role in the Panhandle. Big, cold thunderstorms that hit just after the quail hatch out seem to take the highest toll of young birds - especially so if there's hail involved. Bob whites do better with drought than too much water. And disease and predation take some, too. I remember the days when we shot every hawk we could - because "they" said hawks killed quail, and now I've seen it now go the other way. All the while, I kept noticing that in the areas where people went to intensive farming, electric fences without "real" fence rows, plowed up whatever native grass was left in favor of "clean" love and bermuda grass rotational pastures, that the quail populations steadily declined. Hawks or no; coyotes, foxes, and skunks or no; fire ants or no; good or bad weather. Even allowng for the normal up and down cycles in the birds' populations, the overall quail situation became worse. But, in the areas that went into the soil bank or the newer set-aside type programs, or were bought up by people less interested in maximum agrigultural return, for whatever reasons, and the land was allowed to revert to a more "natural" state, the quail rebounded. I'm not a "tree hugger" and I believe a fellow has to make a living off his place. I just try to leave a little on the side for the critters, which I enjoy as well. And my observations tell me, right or wrong, that some animal populations - most definately quail - need habitat to thrive. And I need plums for plum butter. [email=jrback@aol.com]jrback@aol.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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