Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Editorial Panel
Sponsors

Invited Manuscripts

Integrating Management, Research, and Monitoring: Balancing the 3-Legged Stool
Michael J. Conroy & James T. Peterson

Management of Southern African Gamebirds: Opportunities and Threats
Tim Crowe

Taking the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative to the Next Level
Donald F. McKenzie

Restoring a Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) Population and the Future of Predation Control
G. R. Potts

Abundance Estimation

The GWCT Partridge Count Scheme: A Volunteer-Based Monitoring and Conservation Promotion Scheme
Julie Ewald, Nevile Kingdon, & Hugues Santin-Janin

Refining the Morning Covey-Call Survey to Estimate Northern Bobwhite Abundance
Joshua P. Rusk, Jason L. Scott, Fidel Hernández, & Fred C. Bryant

Estimating Sample Sizes for Distance Sampling of Autumn Northern Bobwhite Calling Coveys
Mark D. Smith, Richard G. Hamrick, L. Wes Burger, Jr., & John P. Carroll

Summer Male Call Index Relative to Nesting Chronology and Autumn Density of the Northern Bobwhite
Theron M. Terhune, Richard. G. Hamrick, D. Clay Sisson, & H. Lee Stribling

Brood Ecology

Invertebrate Biomass and Richness in Various Food Plot Types in East Texas
Charles W. Anderson, R. Montague Whiting, Jr., Donald R. Dietz, & Richard M. Capps

Integrating Burning and Insecticide to Reduce Fire Ant Impacts on Bobwhite Chicks
Amy Norton Johnson, C. Brad Dabbert, Robert B. Mitchell, & Harlan G. Thorvilson

Northern Bobwhite Brood Habitat Selection in South Florida
Nevena Martin, James A. Martin, & John P. Carroll

Conservation

Managing Black-throated Bobwhite for Sustainability in Belize: Preliminary Results of a Population Study
Jack Eitniear, Reynold Cal, Wilbur Martinez, Omar Fiqueroa, & John Baccus

Delineation of Gambel’s Quail Habitat in the Trans-Pecos, Texas
Alfonso Ortega-Sanchez, Louis A. Harveson, Roel R. Lopez, & Michael R. Sullins

Habitat Use and Survival of the Spotted Tinamou (Nothura maculosa) in Agroecosystems in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jeffrey J. Thompson & John P. Carroll

Gamebird Genetics

Release of Pen-reared Bobwhites: Potential Consequences to the Genetic Integrity of Resident Wild Populations
Kristine O. Evans, Mark D. Smith, Loren W. Burger, Jr., Rachel J. Chambers, Allan E. Houston, & Rick Carlisle

Habitat

Effects of Sex, Age, and Habitat on Northern Bobwhite Spring Dispersal Patterns
M. Patrick Cook, Richard G. Hamrick, & John P. Carroll

Usable Space Versus Food Quantity in Bobwhite Habitat Management
Douglas S. Cram, Ronald E. Masters, Fred S. Guthery, David M. Engle, & Warren G. Montague

Winter Food Habits and Preferences of Northern Bobwhites in East Texas
Donald R. Dietz, Jr., R. Montague Whiting, Jr., & Nancy E. Koerth

Habitat Use and Survival of Gray Partridge Pairs in Bavaria, Germany
Wolfgang Kaiser, Ilse Storch, & John P. Carroll

Effects of Timber Density on Northern Bobwhite Autumn Abundance
Ian T. Little, Shane D. Wellendorf, William E. Palmer, & John P. Carroll

Usable Space Versus Habitat Quality in Forest Management for Bobwhites
Ronald E. Masters, Fred S. Guthery, W. Russ Walsh, Douglas S. Cram, & Warren G. Montague

Influence of Habitat, Fire, and Weather on Bobwhite Abundance at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida
Brett D. Miley & Marian Lichtler

Species Visitation at Quail Feeders and Guzzlers in Southern New Mexico
Dale Rollins, Ben D. Taylor, Troy D. Sparks, Tom E. Wadell, & George Richards

Population Response of Northern Bobwhite to Field Border Management Practices in Mississippi
Mark D. Smith & L. Wes Burger, Jr

Northern Bobwhite Demographic and Population Response Following an Intensive Habitat Modification to an Agricultural Landscape
Theron M. Terhune, D. Clay Sisson, Steven D. Mitchell, & H. Lee Stribling

Habitat Management

Half-Cutting as a Management Tool to Increase Abundance of Northern Bobwhite in South Texas
Dale A. Hall & Nova J. Silvy

Testing the Value of Prickly Pear Cactus as a Nest-Predator Deterrent for Northern Bobwhite
Fidel Hernández, Scott E. Henke, Nova J. Silvy, & Dale Rollins

The Shepherd Project: A Case Study of Private Management for Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in Montana
Bruce Kania & Frank Stewart.

Impact of Game Crops Intensification and Hunting Management on Red-Legged Partridge
Franoise Ponce-Boutin, Jean-Franois Mathon, & Tanguy LeBrun

Effects of Two Burn Scales on Northern Bobwhite Demographic Parameters and Home Range Size
Shane D. Wellendorf & William E. Palmer

Effect of Supplemental Feeding on Winter Diet and Body Mass of Northern Bobwhites
Ryan E. Whitelaw, William E. Palmer, Shane D. Wellendorf, & John P. Carroll

Policy and Conservation

The GWCT Grey Partridge Recovery Programme: a Species Action Plan in Action
Nicholas J. Aebischer

Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands and Ring-Necked Pheasant Abundance in Minnesota
James F. Drake, Richard O. Kimmel, J.David Smith, & Gary Oehlert

Methods for Controlling Woody Invasion into CRP Fields in Tennessee
John P. Gruchy, Craig A. Harper, & Matthew J. Gray

Management of Montezuma Quail in Texas: Barriers to Establishing a Hunting Season
Louis A. Harveson

Long-Term Climate Trends and Northern Bobwhite Populations in South Texas
Jeffrey J. Lusk, Fred S. Guthery, Markus J. Peterson, & Stephen J. DeMaso

Hunting Success on Albany, Georgia Plantations: The Albany Quail Project’s Modern Quail Management Strategy
H. Lee Stribling & D. Clay Sisson

Summary of Georgia’s Bobwhite Quail Initiative 2000-2005
Reggie E. Thackston, Chris D. Baumann, Bobby T. Bond, & Mark D. Whitney

Managing Quail in Arizona: Meeting New Challenges with Old Techniques
Mark L. Zornes

Restocking

A Review of Gray Partridge Restocking in the UK and its Implications for the UK Biodiversity Action Plan
Stephen J. Browne, Francis Buner, & Nicholas J. Aebischer

How to Re-Introduce Gray Partridges - Conclusions from a Releasing Project in Switzerland
Francis Buner

Comparison of Survival, Productivity, Movements, and Habitat Use of Pre-Season Released Quail on Wild Northern Bobwhites on Groton Plantation, South Carolina
Derek A. Eggert, Brad S. Mueller, Lamar Robinette, & Shane Wellendorf

Survival and Predation

Survival and Habitat Use of Wild Pheasant Broods on Farmland in Lower Austria
Thomas H. Bliss, Brandon C. Anderson, Roger A.H. Draycott, & John P. Carroll

A Review of Crippling Loss for Northern Bobwhites
Aaron M. Haines, Fidel Hernández, Scott E. Henke, & Ralph L. Bingham

Fate and Survival of Radio-marked Montezuma Quail
Froylan Hernandez, Eric Garza, Louis A. Harveson, & Clay E. Brewer

Over-winter Survival of Northern Bobwhite in Relation to Landscape Composition and Structure
R. Douglas Holt, Loren W. Burger,Jr., Bruce D. Leopold, & Dave Godwin

An Evaluation of Short-term Mesocarnivore Control for Increasing Hatch Rate in Northern Bobwhites
Eddie K. Lyons, Jason Frost, Dale Rollins, Ben Taylor, & Cody Scott

Survival of Female Scaled Quail During the Breeding Season at Three Sites in the Chihuahuan Desert
Dale Rollins, Ben D. Taylor, Troy D. Sparks, Robert J. Buntyn, Scott E. Lerich, Louis A. Harveson, Tom E.Wadell, & Cody B. Scott

Survival and Causes of Mortality for Northern Bobwhites in the Southeastern USA
D. Clay Sisson, Theron M. Terhune, H. Lee Stribling, Jerald F. Sholar, & Steven D. Mitchell

Techniques

Necklace-type Transmitter Attachment Method for Ruffed Grouse Chicks
Christopher A. Dobony, Brian W. Smith, John W. Edwards, & Thomas J. Allen

A Method for Determining Asymptotes of Home-Range Area Curves
Aaron M. Haines, Fidel Hernández, Scott E. Henke, & Ralph L. Bingham

Total Body Electrical Conductivity for Determining Carcass Fat in Ruffed Grouse
Aaron B. Proctor & John W.Edwards

Age Determination of Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) using Discriminant Analysis
Maureen I.A. Woodburn, John P. Carroll, Peter A. Robertson, & Andrew N. Hoodless

Telemetry Effects

Additional Evidence Against Radio-handicapping of Northern Bobwhites
D. Clay Sisson, Theron M. Terhune, & H. Lee Stribling

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