June 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…

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03/28/President’s Corner -N.R.C.S.Info included

Overview: -Overall this has been a below average hunting year.  Hunting reports have been mixed with the majority of folks having a tough season for both desert and mearns quail due to warmer than normal temperatures and tough scenting conditions.  Bird numbers for desert quail appeared lower than normal and mearns also low but better…

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December 14th Meeting Minutes

Southern AZ Quail Forever 14 Dec 17 meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steak Out in Sonoita.  We had 23 people attend.  Social started at 6:30 with formal meeting start at 7:00.  We had a quorum of chapter officers. Agenda: -Treasurer; $15,500+ in bank, no outstanding issues.  We sold $440 in hats and received $30…

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Masked Bobwhite Hazing

Jeff Hintz and I had the opportunity today to harass an endangered species.  It is something that you could get you in legal trouble but in this case it was at the invitation of U.S. Fish and Wildlife.  Wild Masked Bobwhite are feared to be extinct with the last ones seen in Sonora around 2000.…

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30/11/2016 President’s Corner

All, Mearns opens this Friday 2 Dec and will likely be decent based on initial scouting reports.  Gambels and Scaled Quail have continued to be elusive. Our next chapter meeting is Thur 15 Dec at Steakout in Sonoita 6:30-9:00.  Rana Tucker from AZGFD region 5 has agreed to speak on access issues and I have invited Forest Service to talk…

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Meeting Minutes 11/18/2016

All, Our Nov meeting was held at Sonoita Steakout 17 Nov from 6:30 – 9:00.  Our new audio visual equipment worked well ensuring all could see and hear well. Gambels and scaled quail have been somewhat scarce but some have had decent success.  Mearns opens 2 Dec and will likely be decent. I provided a status of our…

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S.A. Quail Forever Election Results

Here are the results from our Election. 1: Chapter President:    Zack May 2: Chapter Vice President:   Open—all nominees declined 3: Chapter Treasurer:  Linda Pfister 4: Chapter Banquet Chair:  Dave Brown 5: Chapter Secretary:    Ron Funk 6: Chapter Habitat Chair     Tom Sullivan 7: Chapter Youth Chair:    Nick Besnick 8: Chapter Membership Chair:    Open—all…

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2016 Youth Hunt

Our 2016 Youth Hunt was held on March  and was a great success.We had 30 Potential Hunters from Rural S.E. Arizona attend.Thanks to all the Volunteered.

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