Updates
December President’s Corner
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.…
Read MoreHunting Among Hazards -by Greg Munther
“Hunting among Hazards I knew that the continuous piercing high screams from my nearby German shorthair Oakley meant something serious. Just out of sight over a small rise I closed the distance and saw her chest wide open, with a tear 4 inches by 2 inches. It was soon apparent she had impaled herself on…
Read MoreNovember President’s Corner
Overview: -Desert quail numbers are 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. One exception appears to be San Carlos Indian reservation where gambles, scaled and mearns quail are all…
Read MoreArizona Vegetation and Quail P.D.F By Rana Tucker
For those that could not attend the last S.A.Q.F. meeting please click on the link below to view a P.D.F. version of Rana Tucker’s Presentation.AZVegetationAndQuail
Read MoreSan Rafael Valley Roads Closures
A quick update on what we have been doing with the San Rafael Valley gate closures. SAQF set up and attended a meeting this week with representatives from Coronado National Forest (CNF) and AZ G&F. The meeting was called to formulate the way forward to reopen road access to public land in San Rafael…
Read MoreCoronado National Forest Road Closures
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…
Read More24 August President’s Corner
A quick update to let you know what is going on with Southern Arizona Quail Forever. This is going out a week earlier than normal to highlight the Robbins Butte, Red Rock and BANWR opportunities. Overview: -Southern AZ June and July monsoon rainfall has been good for most areas. Grass is very green right now. …
Read More07/02/18 President’s Corner
Overview: -We received some rain in June which is better than normal. Some monsoon activity has been seen in far SE Arizona. -Fire conditions in AZ are very high which has kept areas of the Northern AZ National Forests closed, Coronado National Forest in Southern AZ remains open with stage 2 fire restrictions (nor fires…
Read More01/06/2018 President’s Corner
A quick update to let you know what is going on with Southern Arizona Quail Forever. Overview: -I am seeing Gambels chicks around the house now. We got a very small amount of rain in early May but the G&F outlook is not great for desert quail based on the current drought. -The weather guessers…
Read MoreOutdoor Industry News
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