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covey of quail
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5200966" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I have friends now in areas once known as some of the last areas in TN with good quail populations (only a few years ago).</p><p></p><p>Today, even where they have augmented significant acreage with great quail habitat,</p><p>they have no quail. IMO, in their areas, the #1 factor preventing quail may be certain farming pesticides and a reduction of habitat <u>in the greater surrounding area.</u></p><p></p><p>Apparently, for quail to thrive, there needs to be thousands (not just hundreds) of <u>contiguous</u> acreage having good quail habitat, <em><u>AND</u></em><u> a good food supply of insects to keep baby quail from starving</u>. Doesn't matter how good the habitat & nesting success if all the baby quail starve to death.</p><p></p><p>In another area further east (Stewart Co.) we have some really good quail habitat spread over thousands of acres <em>WITHOUT</em> the farming pesticides knocking down the insect food supply for baby quail. Appear to have decent nesting success, but can't seem to get much above a remnant surviving population of quail. In this area, I believe the main factor preventing the quail population from growing may be the Cooper's hawk.</p><p></p><p>Just saying, the quail issue may involve much more than habitat,</p><p>albeit without that good habitat, the other issues may not matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5200966, member: 1409"] I have friends now in areas once known as some of the last areas in TN with good quail populations (only a few years ago). Today, even where they have augmented significant acreage with great quail habitat, they have no quail. IMO, in their areas, the #1 factor preventing quail may be certain farming pesticides and a reduction of habitat [U]in the greater surrounding area.[/U] Apparently, for quail to thrive, there needs to be thousands (not just hundreds) of [U]contiguous[/U] acreage having good quail habitat, [I][U]AND[/U][/I][U] a good food supply of insects to keep baby quail from starving[/U]. Doesn't matter how good the habitat & nesting success if all the baby quail starve to death. In another area further east (Stewart Co.) we have some really good quail habitat spread over thousands of acres [I]WITHOUT[/I] the farming pesticides knocking down the insect food supply for baby quail. Appear to have decent nesting success, but can't seem to get much above a remnant surviving population of quail. In this area, I believe the main factor preventing the quail population from growing may be the Cooper's hawk. Just saying, the quail issue may involve much more than habitat, albeit without that good habitat, the other issues may not matter. [/QUOTE]
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