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The Covey Headquarters Newsletter
Management Calendar

Note: The following management tips are suggested for Missouri and surrounding states and may be applicable to other regions of the country as well.

June
Quail nesting peaks in June. Seed milo, millet, and forage sorghum food plots by June 30. Mow firebreaks around grassland you intend to burn this fall. Contact MDC or NRCS for burn plan assistance. Use chemicals to set back CRP native warm season grasses by June 30.

July
Excessive June and July rains can shift peak hatching to August. Quail continue to nest and broods are foraging - resist the temptation to mow this month.

August
Mow or burn fescue to prepare for fall herbicide treatment. Till firebreaks now for fall, winter, and spring prescribed burns. Burn native warm season grasses between August 15th and March 15th to stimulate wildflowers.

The Covey Headquarters Newsletter
3915 Oakland Ave
St Joseph, Missouri
Volume 4 - Issue 2 - Summer 2005

The Covey Headquarters Newsletter is a joint effort of the Missouri Department of Conservation, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Missouri Extension and Quail Unlimited.

Articles

Plants You Should Know: Native Perennial Food

Build it and they will come

EQIP proves to be positive for quail numbers

Habitat is the Key for Bobwhites

Brood Habitat - An Overlooked Habitat Component?

Covey Management Calendar

A New Quail Habitat Model

Habitat Improvement

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