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<blockquote data-quote="poorhunter" data-source="post: 5128972" data-attributes="member: 16537"><p>I'v never been convinced that the main problem with quail is habitat loss. As a wildlife biology student at Purdue we helped our major professor collect data and such to figure out why there was such a decline. To be honest though he was more interested is turkey restoration that quail got left to the side as years went by. Anyway, like I said, I never thought habitat loss was the main factor but I'm beginning to think that maybe it is. When I moved to Hickman County I was astounded at how much great habitat there was for quail and I thought for sure I'd be able to hunt some quail here. I've heard one quail since 2011 and I'm outside all the time. So as I'm thinking about quail wondering what may be the problem there's obviously lots of different factors involved, but the decline has been continual for decades. If it were a disease problem then it would be a year or two decline then a recovery. If it were predators the same thing would hold true. If it were a pest same thing. The climate is changing (NOT because of MMGW, just normal fluctuations) but quail don't mind the heat and there's water everywhere in Hickman. So whatever "it" is has to be relatively constant. The decline wasn't an overnight thing like what would happen in a disease outbreak, but slow and steady and constant year after year...kinda like we are seeing now with turkey populations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poorhunter, post: 5128972, member: 16537"] I’v never been convinced that the main problem with quail is habitat loss. As a wildlife biology student at Purdue we helped our major professor collect data and such to figure out why there was such a decline. To be honest though he was more interested is turkey restoration that quail got left to the side as years went by. Anyway, like I said, I never thought habitat loss was the main factor but I’m beginning to think that maybe it is. When I moved to Hickman County I was astounded at how much great habitat there was for quail and I thought for sure I’d be able to hunt some quail here. I’ve heard one quail since 2011 and I’m outside all the time. So as I’m thinking about quail wondering what may be the problem there’s obviously lots of different factors involved, but the decline has been continual for decades. If it were a disease problem then it would be a year or two decline then a recovery. If it were predators the same thing would hold true. If it were a pest same thing. The climate is changing (NOT because of MMGW, just normal fluctuations) but quail don’t mind the heat and there’s water everywhere in Hickman. So whatever “it” is has to be relatively constant. The decline wasn’t an overnight thing like what would happen in a disease outbreak, but slow and steady and constant year after year...kinda like we are seeing now with turkey populations. [/QUOTE]
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