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Outdoor topics => The Outdoor Board => Topic started by: GATreeGrower on May 05, 2013, 07:36:41 PM

Title: Quail
Post by: GATreeGrower on May 05, 2013, 07:36:41 PM
Anybody ever managed a planted pine stand for timber and quail?  How did you do it?
Title: Re: Quail
Post by: julio on May 05, 2013, 08:33:38 PM
No . BUT quail and a big pot of GRITS sure is good
Title: Re: Quail
Post by: WDH on May 05, 2013, 09:22:22 PM
You have to thin the stand to 50 square feet of basal area or less.  More like 40 square feet.  You have to get on a two year burn cycle.  Don't burn everything in one year.  Stagger the acreage so that you are burning half each year in patches.  This leaves the quail some escape and nesting cover.
Title: Re: Quail
Post by: Al_Smith on May 05, 2013, 09:34:46 PM
The quail are okay,not so sure if they go with grits .
Title: Re: Quail
Post by: GATreeGrower on May 05, 2013, 09:49:51 PM
They go excellent with grits and biscuits :)  Danny, about 100-120 trees an acre?
Title: Re: Quail
Post by: WDH on May 06, 2013, 07:32:01 AM
Depends on the age.  What would be the average diameter?

Lots of good info and links here:  http://www.georgiawildlife.com/node/2730

Here is a nice synopsis of what to do:  http://www.georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/hunting/PrivateLands/QuailPages/3-Managing%20Pine%20Stands%20For%20Quail_revised%2006%2012.pdf
Title: Re: Quail
Post by: Sonofman on May 06, 2013, 10:00:20 PM
Anything goes well with grits.
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