Posts Tagged ‘U.S. fish and wildlife’
March President’s Corner
An update from Southern Arizona Quail Forever. Overview: -Our winter rain and snowfall has been good and can not hurt as we look forward to next season. It should make a difference for desert quail. -U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge [BANWR] has released a little over 400 Masked Bobwhite…
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 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 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 More14/02/2018 President’s Corner
Southern AZ Quail Forever 15 Feb 18 meeting minutes. Meeting took place at Steak Out in Sonoita. We had 18 people attend. Social started at 6:15 with formal meeting start at 7:00. We had a quorum of chapter officers. For those out of town, we have received nearly 2 inches of rain in the last…
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 MoreMasked 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.…
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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