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2009 Spring Field Meet Fischer County |
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***Meeting Attendees and Species Collected*** Location: Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch, Fischer County, Roby, Texas When: April 17 -19, 2009 The RPQRR, located 12 miles west of Roby on U.S. 180, was acquired by The Conservation Fund in October 2006. The Ranch has just been granted its own 501(c)(3) nonprofit status as a charitable foundation. Dr. Dale Rollins was appointed as the Director. The Ranch will be used as a research and demonstration facility to foster our understanding and management of bobwhite and scaled quail in West Texas. The vision for the ranch is to sustain Texas’ wild quail hunting heritage for this and future generations. The Ranch is 4,700 acres; it includes 700 acres of CRP, 40 acres of cultivation, and the remainder is rangeland. The cover situation is very good, with ample amounts of nesting cover and ―quail houses. The property has two dwellings; a 3-bedroom house that will serve as headquarters and a ―pavilion in the center of the ranch with a 12 X 80 trailer house. Both have just undergone major renovations. Contact: Toby Hibbitts (thibbitts@tamu.edu) |
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