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Rolling Plains
Bobwhite Brigade
Rolling Plains
Bobwhite Brigade
“Tell me, I forget, Show me, I remember,“Tell me, I forget, Show me, I remember,
Involve me, I understand.”Involve me, I understand.”
• 5-day camps for youth
• For Ages 13-17 years of age
• Cost is $300, Scholarships Available
•Held annually in June and July
• 5-day camps for youth
• For Ages 13-17 years of age
• Cost is $300, Scholarships Available
•Held annually in June and July
Texas Brigade Camps
Texas Brigade PartnersTexas Brigade Partners Texas Deer Association
Texas Chapters of NWTF
Texas Wildlife Association
Texas AgriLife Extension
Lower Colorado River Authority
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
Texas Deer Association
Texas Chapters of NWTF
Texas Wildlife Association
Texas AgriLife Extension
Lower Colorado River Authority
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
Texas Brigades
< South Texas
< North Texas
< South Texas
< North Texas
< Rolling Plains
< South Texas
< Rolling Plains
< South Texas
Central Texas >Central Texas >
East Texas >East Texas >
CoveyComposition
Covey LeaderCovey Leader
Asst. Covey LeaderAsst. Covey Leader
5 Cadets5 Cadets
“…and this bird you cannot change”
-Lynyrd Skynyrd
“…and this bird you cannot change”
-Lynyrd Skynyrd
A variety or “patchwork” pattern of habitat and cover types in close proximity to each other and connected by travel lanes.
A variety or “patchwork” pattern of habitat and cover types in close proximity to each other and connected by travel lanes.
Interspersion
Good bobwhite quail habitat has a variety of plants that provide food and/or cover.
Good bobwhite quail habitat has a variety of plants that provide food and/or cover.
Diversity
The process (natural or human-influenced) of one group of plants replacing another.
The process (natural or human-influenced) of one group of plants replacing another.
Plant Succession
The transition zone between two different vegetative types.
The transition zone between two different vegetative types.
Edge Effect
FoodWater Cover
Any “weak-link” that is critical to the survival of an animal.
Any “weak-link” that is critical to the survival of an animal.
Limiting Factor
The home range of a bobwhite quail is about 40 acres. Bobwhite quail are “sedentary” species.
The home range of a bobwhite quail is about 40 acres. Bobwhite quail are “sedentary” species.
Home Range
• Nesting Cover
• Loafing and
escape Cover
• Screening Cover
• Roosting Cover
• Brood Cover
• Nesting Cover
• Loafing and
escape Cover
• Screening Cover
• Roosting Cover
• Brood Cover
Cover TypesRequired by Quail
Quail Anatomy& Physiology
Team Building and Leadership Skills
Conservation Games
Shotgun Safety & Shooting
Radio Telemetry
A Little FUN
Insect Collection
Nest Depredation
Media Skills
Taxidermy
K.P. and Bedding Area Inspection
Wildlife Photography & Journaling
Hunter Safety
Who Dun It
A Little Friendly Competition
Constructing
Tri-FoldDisplays
Conservation Cadences
AccomplishmentsTop Cadet >Top Cadet >
College Scholarship WinnersCollege Scholarship Winners
•Our Hunting HeritageOur Hunting Heritage
•The Hunter’s Role In ConservationThe Hunter’s Role In Conservation
•Hunter Safety and ResponsibilityHunter Safety and Responsibility
•Striving for A Land EthicStriving for A Land Ethic
•Our Hunting HeritageOur Hunting Heritage
•The Hunter’s Role In ConservationThe Hunter’s Role In Conservation
•Hunter Safety and ResponsibilityHunter Safety and Responsibility
•Striving for A Land EthicStriving for A Land Ethic
Hunter Skills
Trail
For More Information:Contact Helen Holdsworth, Executive Director
By Phone:
800-TEX-WILD or 210-826-2904, ext. 120
Via Email:
Website:
www.texasbrigades.org
Contact Helen Holdsworth, Executive Director
By Phone:
800-TEX-WILD or 210-826-2904, ext. 120
Via Email:
Website:
www.texasbrigades.org
The Future of
Conservation
“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple but no one can count the apples in a seed”
-Anonymous
“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple but no one can count the apples in a seed”
-Anonymous
