Posts Tagged ‘Quail Forever’
March Newsletter
Overview: Most of Southern AZ continues in a severe drought. Gambel’s numbers were average after good winter rain in the last couple of years. With almost no rain this winter we will pay the price next season. Mearns numbers were poor. Many of the coveys found are small and appear to be hold over birds. …
Read MoreJanuary Update
Overview: As predicted Mearns numbers are poor. Many of the covey found are small and appear to be hold over birds. Gambel’s numbers are looking good after a couple of consecutive decent winter rain years. COVID cases continue to increase in AZ. Our Family Day is still on the schedule but we will take a hard…
Read MoreSeptember Newsletter 2020
Overview Arizona COVID case numbers are continuing to go down. Our board has reviewed member input from our survey to update our schedule. With the current guidelines we would be hard pressed to find speakers for our meetings. We have cancelled all our indoor events. We will continue with our outdoor events that can…
Read MoreJune Newsletter
Overview O We hope all our members are weathering COVID 19 in good health and spirits. Patience and understanding will help us all get through this. We have set a schedule for next season but it is TBD. As many of our members are in a higher risk category we will be cautious with any event…
Read MoreMarch Update 2020
Overview: The AZ Quail Season was not great in terms of quail numbers. While desert quail numbers were a little better than the last couple of years they were well below long term averages. Those that participated in the Wing Bee assessing wings collected from wing barrels saw a mixed bag – some areas provided…
Read MoreDecember Newsletter
Overview The Gambels and Scaled Quail numbers have been spotty to poor across AZ with some of the better numbers seen further north. While not great it is better than the last few years.Mearns opens 6 Dec and their numbers are always hard to predict until we get dogs in the field. Our weak monsoon…
Read MoreSeptember News
Overview: Gambels Quail call counts returned 125% compared to the 10 year average. We have seen a lot of young birds so the desert quail hunting should be better than it has the last few years. Monsoon rains have continued well below average which will likely negatively impact overall Mearns Quail numbers. As typical, rainfall…
Read MoreAugust Newsletter
Most of Southern Arizona received good winter/spring rain which should result in better desert quail chick survival. So far our monsoon rains have not been very good which does not bode well for a good mearns hatch and survival. Dove season is only a month away. I know it is hot, but get your dog…
Read MoreMay President’s Corner
Overview:-Please note we are using constant contact to get our messaging out. Feel free to reach out and respond to me directly if you have a question or comment at zmay@comcast.net.-It has been a buggy Apr in Arizona. The bugs are the result of the wet winter and early spring and will help support the quail…
Read MoreMarch Update 2019
An update from Southern Arizona Quail Forever. Overview:-Only 5 months until dove opens – keep your dog(s) or you in shape.-Joe Bozzo is starting a new job with U.S. Fish and Wildlife up in the Northwest. It is not clear who will take his place at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge [BANWR] but I hope to…
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