December President’s Corner

By SAQF | December 31, 2018

Overview: -I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is looking forward to a Happy New Year. -Desert quail numbers are really poor.  Much of the habitat looks pretty good and we had decent rain this year but not at the right time for the chicks.   Very few first year chicks are being taken.…

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Coronado National Forest Road Closures

By SAQF | August 30, 2018

Two gates have been locked by private landowners south of Patagonia that have closed road access to over 30,000 acres of public land mostly in the north part of San Rafael Valley.  Brittany Oleson from AZ G&F reported this to me over a month ago but I did not fully understand the overall impact until…

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Hwy Clean-Up and Chapter Elections

By SAQF | April 7, 2018

Highway Clean up. We need volunteers to assist with our highway cleanup scheduled 7:30 next Sat 14 Apr.  We will meet at the intersection of Highway 82 and Hog Canyon Road.  It should take about 1 hour and then the chapter will pick up breakfast for volunteers at the monthly Sonoita Fire Station breakfast in…

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01/02/2018 President’s Corner

By SAQF | January 2, 2018

Happy New Year, I hope everyone had a good holiday period. Chapter meetings: -The 18 Jan meeting will include Bill Radke from US Fish and Wildlife Service who will discuss the Masked Bobwhite recovery project at Buenos Aires NWR in Southern AZ.  Tom Sullivan will also bring us up to speed on our habitat projects.…

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Nov.17th Meeting Minutes

By SAQF | November 18, 2017

Southern AZ Quail Forever 16 Nov 17 meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steakout in Sonoita.  This is our first meeting of the 17/18 hunt season.  Our next meeting will be 14 Dec.  We will also do another highway cleanup which is tentatively scheduled for 8:00 6 May. We had 29 people attend.  Social started…

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11/09/2017 President’s Corner

By SAQF | November 9, 2017

Here is an update to let folks know what is going on with the chapter in Southern AZ.  Sorry this is a little later than normal but I have been up in SD the last week chasing Ringnecks with fellow chapter members Tony Valentino and Jim Littlejohn. We are working to keep our webpage and…

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Firescape Project Update

By SAQF | October 30, 2017

  Southern Arizona Chapter of Quail Forever 1520 E. Bristol Drive Nogales, AZ 85621 September 22, 2017 COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED CIENEGA CREEK FIRESCAPE PROJECT Thank you for soliciting our input. The Southern Arizona chapter of Quail Forever is an organization committed to the effective management, protection and enhancement of quail habitat in southern Arizona.…

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President’s Corner

By SAQF | January 15, 2017

All, Southern Arizona Quail Forever will hold our January meeting Thursday 19 Jan at Steakout in Sonoita 6:30-9:00 . -We have two speakers: 1)  Dr Heather Connally a critical care specialist will discuss some of the major dangers to our four-legged hunting partners including rattlesnake bites, gila monster attacks, Colorado River toad toxicity, animal attacks, cactus encounter, allergic reactions,…

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