State Of The Bobwhite - Grassland Conservation At A Crossroads

By: T.V. Dailey, D. F. McKenzie, D.E. Figert and J. G. Doty

This first annual “State of the Bobwhite” report by the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) and the National Bobwhite Technical Committee (NBTC) provides a snapshot of the population, hunting, and conservation status of the northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus. This report provides an assessment of range-wide bobwhite population and hunting activity trends as well as state-by-state population, hunting, and management status summaries. Also featured are key perceptions of state quail coordinators on the trends and current status of quail conservation efforts in their state. These data were compiled in 2011 for the NBCI State Agency Inventory Project.

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