Posts Tagged ‘arizona game and fish’
24 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 MoreHwy Clean-Up and Chapter Elections
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…
Read More03/28/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…
Read More03/15/2018 Meeting Minutes
Southern AZ Quail Forever 15 Mar 18 meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steak Out in Sonoita. We had 14 people attend including a G&F rep. Social started at 6:15 with formal meeting start at 7:00. We did not have a quorum of chapter officers with only 3 attending (4 is required for a quorum…
Read More01/18/2018 Meeting Minutes
Southern AZ Quail Forever 18 Jan 18 meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steak Out in Sonoita. We had 29 people attend. Social started at 6:15 with formal meeting start at 7:00. We had a quorum of chapter officers. Agenda: -Treasurer; $20,000+ in bank with outstanding bills just under $5,000, no outstanding issues. -Schedule; schedule…
Read More01/02/2018 President’s Corner
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.…
Read MoreQuail Festival Update
UpdatesQuail Festival Sat afternoon Sonoita Fairgrounds. Time -1pm-4 pm Your well behaved dog is welcome inside the hall. The quail festival sticker provided by G&F will get you a 10% discount on your bill at Steak Out through next Friday. If you bring Mearns into the festival from Sat morning, Alberto can collect the…
Read MoreSouthern Arizona Quail Festival
Southern Arizona Quail Forever and The Arizona Game and Fish Department are please to announce The First Annual Quail Festival at the Sonoita Fairgrounds (Pioneer Hall) on Saturday December 9th.This event is open to everyone including Birders,Hunters and the Curious ! See The Flyer for Timings and Exhibitors.
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