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Author Hernández, Fidel, 1972-

Title Beef, brush, and bobwhites : quail management in cattle country / Fidel Hernández and Fred S. Guthery ; foreword by Wyman Meinzer
Edition 1st ed., Texas A & M University Press ed
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages) : color illustrations
Series Perspectives on south Texas
Perspectives on south Texas.
Contents The Colin cosmos -- General ecology -- Principles of habitat management -- Brush management -- Grazing management -- Food management -- Water, predators, and pen-raised bobwhites -- Cover management -- Population counts -- Sex and age ratios -- Harvest management -- Management examples -- The business of bobwhite management -- Bobwhites and other wildlife -- Epilogue
Summary In this completely revised Texas A & M University Press edition, Guthery and coauthor Fidel Hernández have breathed new life into a classic work that for more than twenty years has been teaching biologists, managers, and ranchers to ""think like a quail."" Updated with the latest research on quail habitat management, predator control, and recent issues such as aflatoxin contamination, Hernández and Guthery help land stewards understand the optimum conditions for encouraging and sustaining quail populations while continuing to manage rangeland for cattle production. Written in a sty
Notes Revised edition of: Beef, brush and bobwhites / by Fred S. Guthery. 1986
Includes index
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Subject Northern bobwhite -- Texas, South -- Management
Northern bobwhite -- Habitat -- Conservation -- Texas, South
Range management -- Texas, South
NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Range management
South Texas
Form Electronic book
Author Guthery, Fred S.
Guthery, Fred S. Beef, brush, and bobwhites
ISBN 9781603445870
1603445870
Other Titles Quail management in cattle country