Quail Forever Chattooga

07/13/2025

We are going to draw for the sportsman live at 7:30!

Be sure to tune in, and thanks for everyone who bought tickets

04/13/2025

Local prescribed burn for wildlife habitat.

03/22/2025

Discing the edges of fields, or strip disking, can create valuable quail habitat by creating a mosaic of bare ground and vegetation, promoting desirable plants and insects, and providing brood-rearing cover.

11/28/2024

It’s been a long time since I have flushed up wild birds like this in our area. Habitat restoration works!

10/12/2024

https://www.kentuckyliving.com/lifestyle/the-vanishing-bobwhite

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10/09/2024

BREAKING NEWS! The U.S. House of Representatives Introduces North American Grasslands Act Today! Link to the full announcement below.

More than 70% of America’s prairies, sagebrush sage-steppe, and grasslands ecosystems have disappeared since the 1960s. Those habitat losses have been followed by precipitous declines of grasslands wildlife, particularly bobwhite quail, prairie grouse, pheasants, honeybees, and monarch butterflies.

The Grasslands Act would kickstart the voluntary protection and restoration of grasslands and sagebrush shrub-steppe ecosystems – and the livelihoods and wildlife dependent upon them. Functionally, the legislation is modeled upon the highly successful and beloved North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) and would create a landowner-driven, voluntary, incentive-based program to conserve America’s critically imperiled grasslands.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the North American Grasslands Conservation Act. The bill was authored by Representative Nancy Mace (R – SC), Representative Sharice Davids (D – KS), Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R – PA), and Representative Mike Thompson (D – CA). If passed, the legislations would widely be considered one of the most significant steps for grassland conservation efforts in the 21st century.

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are part of a coalition of nearly 50 conservation organizations working in support of this critically important grasslands legislation.

https://bit.ly/4eAG5BN

10/09/2024

PF and QF's Vest Review. We put 10 top upland hunting vests through the wringer last season, and here’s what our bird chasers have to say. Link below.

Upland bird hunters hunger for the right hunting vest. Or a new hunting vest. Or a better hunting vest.

But a real, serious upland hunting vest is a real, serious investment. It is a great investment, to be sure, but not one to take lightly. You want meaningful, independent reviews to kickstart your decision-making process.

That’s why, all season long last year, from prairie and forest grouse time all the way through pheasant and quail seasons, we had 10 real, serious upland hunters each hunting in one vest with a goal of reporting back in detail for PF & QF’s Ultimate Upland Vest Review.

One might ask, is this a review of the ultimate vests for upland bird hunting, or the ultimate review of upland hunting vests? The answer is both.

https://quailforever.org/Hunting/Vest-Story.aspx

09/18/2024

06/20/2024

New raffle. Contact the page or a member for tickets

06/14/2024

The Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project: The Greatest Effort to Save Bobwhite Quail in American History.

You read the title correctly. It might be a mouthful, but the recently announced Working Lands For Wildlife (WLFW), Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project is the biggest endeavor for bobwhite quail in American history.

Announced at the 2024 Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic by USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, the project marks the largest concerted effort to restore bobwhite quail populations across 18 states. This is the first time national funds will be sent to states explicitly for bobwhite quail habitat.

Specifically, this project earmarks $13 million for bobwhite habitat in 2024. This project is one part of a larger, 5-year effort to improve 7-million acres of bobwhite habitat.

One historical obstacle with bobwhite conservation is that most bobwhite habitat occurs on private land. The Working Lands For Wildlife, Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project seeks to address that obstacle by incentivizing private landowners to participate in voluntary conservation practices that will benefit bobwhite quail.

Get the full details on The Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project, at the link below.

https://quailforever.org/BlogLanding/Blogs/Quail-Forever/The-Northern-Bobwhite-Pilot-Project.aspx

06/13/2024

Just a reminder tomorrow is our monthly meeting at the Chattooga County Ag Center, 7pm.

We will have a couple items to discuss including our next upcoming raffle and start planning our banquet we hope to have this fall.

I’m hoping Eddie will be able to get there in time to talk about the happenings at the River Farm and arrange a tour since we had to cancel last month due to weather.

Final note please let me know if you want to do something for dinner and so we can get a count, and we will take donations on plates.