Quail in Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department works with Federal, State and private partners to conserve, manage and restore bobwhite populations in Texas. The overlying road map for TPWD's efforts is the Land and Water Resources Conservation and Recreation Plan. Within this context the Upland Game Bird Strategic Plan: A Five Year Roadmap (PDF) was developed to ensure the preservation of upland game birds in Texas and their diverse natural habitats for present and future generations.
Quail Management Tips
The structure of habitat needed to sustain quail is well documented. Although the types of plants used by quail change across the different regions of Texas, the structure of the habitat, which provides nesting, overhead screening, loafing, and roosting cover, remains the same.
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In the News
- Restored habitats key for quail to flourish again — Houston Chronicle
- Texas' quail population drought is over — Houston Chronicle
- Prairie landowners replant to make room for quail — Houston Chronicle
- State allocating $6 million to restore quail populations — KSAT 12
- Texas Ranchers Work On Bobwhite Quail Restoration — Texas Public Radio
Audio
Wildlife: Quail on the Prairie from the Passport to Texas Radio Segment
Publications
- Gambel's Quail in Texas: Biology and Management PDF
- Can We Bring Quail Back? PDF
- Where Have All the Quail Gone? PDF
- Bobwhite Facts and Fantasies PDF
- Bobwhite Quail in Texas PDF
- Bobwhite Quail Management in South Texas PDF
- Effects of Quail Management on Non-game Species PDF
- Guidelines for Bobwhite Habitat Management in the Cross Timbers and Prairies PDF
- The Upland Game Bird Management Handbook for Texas Landowners PDF
- Upland Urgency: The Fight Against Bobwhite Quail Decline PDF