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our hunters,” Johnson said. “Even when we’re working all spring and summer, we won’t see the numbers of birds hunters see when they’re working their dogs. Hunter data will help us gauge benefits from habitat work and may help us tailor hunting regulations on Wildlife Management Areas.”

The work to conserve northern bobwhites also is critical to Eastern wild turkey and many grassland birds throughout The Natural State. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, grassland birds like northern bobwhites have seen the greatest population loss of any bird type, with a decline of more than 720 million grassland birds since 1970.

Visit https://www.agfc.com/hunting/ more-game/quail for more information about northern bobwhites, including the latest Annual Quail Program Report.

Photo courtesy of AGFC