Bobwhite quail are one of America's favorite game birds. Healthy coveys of bobwhites indicate healthy land, and because quail hunting can bring in valuable income, landowners and game managers value these birds and encourage them wherever the habitat is suitable. Although biologists have studied bobwhites since the 1920s and have amassed an awesome base of information about this species, their knowledge has not been made widely available to landowners, hunters, and other lay readers. The questions that arise during periods of reflection after a hunt or in discussions around a campfire already have answers, but these, too often, are all buried in the scientific literature. Fred S. Guthery, one of the leading experts on bobwhite quail in the Southwest and southern Midwest, provides a wealth of useful and interesting information in this very readable, well-organized single volume. He offers new experiences and perspectives, based on the latest research, along with a review of his well-known writings and insights from the past fifteen years of observation. Guthery has concentrated most of his work on the Southwest, but this book provides information about all the areas that bobwhite inhabit and also includes information on the related species, Gambel's quail. Because the biology of quail and the principles of their management are very general, the information presented in this book will have application everywhere bobwhites are known. Wildlife managers, landowners, hunters, and anyone else interested in ensuring that quail thrive on their property will find this an accessible and valuable contribution by a leader in the field. FRED S. GUTHERY is professor and holder of the Bollenbach Chair in the Department of Forestry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
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FRED S. GUTHERY is professor and holder of the Bollenbach Chair in the Department of Forestry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
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A valuable asset to quail hunters and managers,
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This review is from: On Bobwhites (W. L. Moody, Jr., Natural History) (Hardcover)
The book covers a variety of topics relating to bobwhites. Dr. Guthery does an excellent job of showing that many of the myths proposed about bobwhites are not backed up by any facts. The writing is not at a technical level, so the book is easily read and understood by a variety of audiences. A must for any quail enthusiest!
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Wildlife managers, landowners, hunters and anyone else interested in ensuring bobwhites thrive on their property will find Dr. Fred Guthery's newest book, On Bobwhites, an invaluable resource.The man known as "Mr. Bobwhite" has all the bases covered in his latest publishing endeavor. On Bobwhites provides a wealth of information in a single volume. If you could only have one book on the bobwhite quail, this should be that book. It is extremely well organized into four sections containing 55 short chapters, making it easy to check the table of contents and find reference to most any question on quail.
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Wildlife managers, landowners, hunters and anyone else interested in ensuring bobwhites thrive on their property will find Dr. Fred Guthery's newest book, On Bobwhites, an invaluable resource.The man known as "Mr. Bobwhite" has all the bases covered in his latest publishing endeavor. On Bobwhites provides a wealth of information in a single volume. If you could only have one book on the bobwhite quail, this should be that book. It is extremely well organized into four sections containing 55 short chapters, making it easy to check the table of contents and find reference to most any question on quail.
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NEW WORLD QUAIL CONSIST OF 31 SPECIES AND 128- 45 subspecies (geographic races). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bobwhite densities, bobwhite density, bobwhite management, quail managers, quail habitat management, bobwhite abundance, bobwhite populations, bobwhite range, quail decline, quail density, bobwhite numbers, devious beast, bobwhite hens, quail management, bobwhite chicks, slack zones, bobwhite habitat, covey size, quail populations, patchwork agriculture, quail abundance, masked bobwhites, bird per acre, wild bobwhites, quail numbers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Rio Grande Plains, Aldo Leopold, Corpus Christi, Buenos Aires, Duval County, Texas Tech University, Another Shot of Water, Bonier Area, Fat Bobwhites, Jim Hogg County, Caesar Kleberg Institute, College Station, Gulf of Mexico, North America, Rancho El Carrizo, The Great Wisconsin Quail Irruption, University of Georgia, Conservation Reserve Program, Mississippi River, Professor Robert, Walter Rosene, Zapata County New!
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NEW WORLD QUAIL CONSIST OF 31 SPECIES AND 128- 45 subspecies (geographic races). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bobwhite densities, bobwhite density, bobwhite management, quail managers, quail habitat management, bobwhite abundance, bobwhite populations, bobwhite range, quail decline, quail density, bobwhite numbers, devious beast, bobwhite hens, quail management, bobwhite chicks, slack zones, bobwhite habitat, covey size, quail populations, patchwork agriculture, quail abundance, masked bobwhites, bird per acre, wild bobwhites, quail numbers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Rio Grande Plains, Aldo Leopold, Corpus Christi, Buenos Aires, Duval County, Texas Tech University, Another Shot of Water, Bonier Area, Fat Bobwhites, Jim Hogg County, Caesar Kleberg Institute, College Station, Gulf of Mexico, North America, Rancho El Carrizo, The Great Wisconsin Quail Irruption, University of Georgia, Conservation Reserve Program, Mississippi River, Professor Robert, Walter Rosene, Zapata County New!
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- Game Management by Aldo Leopold on page 15, page 88, and page 139
- Population Ecology of the Bobwhite by John L. Roseberry on page 116, and page 159
- Animal Minds by Donald R. Griffin on page 161
- Bobwhite Thesaurus by Thomas G. Scott on page 191
- Climate Change & Its Biological Consequences by David Murray Gates on page 177
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