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May Newsletter
Overview: Severe drought in Southern AZ continues with below normal rainfall over the winter and spring which will support fewer birds.Our schedule for the 21/22 season is below. We are planning normal events for next year. We will follow national, state and local guidelines on COVID and will adjust our activities and schedule as required.Do…
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April Update 2021
Overview: Our schedule for the 21/22 season is below. We are assuming once most have received the COVID vaccine and case numbers go down we can resume a more normal schedule. We will follow national, state and local guidelines and will adjust our activities and schedule as required.Severe drought in Southern AZ continues with below…
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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 MoreFebruary Update 2021
Overview Most of Southern AZ continues in a severe drought. Gambel’s numbers are decent 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 have been poor. Many of the coveys found are small and appear to be hold over…
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January 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…
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Mearns Quail Wing Barrels
Below is a map with the Locations of AZ G &F Wing Barrel Locations.Data for this year will be greatly appreciated.
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December Update
Overview: Gambel’s numbers are looking good after a couple of consecutive decent winter rain years. We are not predicting a good Mearns’ year after a dismal monsoon. Our loose rock dams help during below average rainfall years by slowing runoff to keep water in the soil longer.COVID cases continue to increase in AZ. Expect the…
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November Update
Overview: Our monsoon rainfall which drives Mearns’ numbers is the 2nd worse on record. All is not lost – Gambel’s numbers are good after a couple of consecutive good winter rain years. Our loose rock dams help during below average rainfall years by slowing runoff to keep water in the soil longer.We are not done…
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October Newsletter 2020
Overview Our monsoon rainfall which drives Mearns’ numbers has continued very poor – it is being reported in the Tucson area as the 2nd worse on record. All is not lost – we are seeing good sized Gambel’s coveys. Their numbers are up after a couple of consecutive good winter rain years. Our loose rock…
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September 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…
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