Supplemental Feeding Application of Northern Bobwhite in South Texas
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Supplemental feeding is a tool for enhancing northern and some of the economic implications of feeding. This bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations on hunting leases in South Texas. Feeding may be used to improve winter survival, reproduction and/or harvest of birds. Before implementing a feeding program, operators should consider management goals and the factors limiting quail populations. Feeding should be used only if native food quality or quantity is limiting. Type of feed, timing of feeding, and delivery of feed need to be considered. The cost of many current feeding operations ranges between $2.00 and $9.37 per acre.
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