From the text (p.490) ... 'Hence, it will be readily seen that our ideal quail preserve manager is no vermin-control specialist. To do a good job he must have a broad practical knowledge of such birds, mammals, insects, and reptiles as compete to any extent with quail; also he must know a good deal about their inter-relationships and the whole ecological complex. He must realize that he is living in a period of rapid change in land-handling practices and adjust his policies as changing conditions make it desirable. Above all, he must be a man of good, sound, common sense and wide knowledge and tolerance of humans as well as of other animals. Obviously, he needs all the scientific aid he can get from the various investigations of animal life and environment; but, at the same time, he must have sufficient knowledge and judgment to choose what is locally applicable. He is, of course, an expert agriculturist with a general knowledge of forestry, livestock, and machinery. He knows hunting dogs and their care. He is politician enough to hold his own in dealing with county boards and road commissions. Truly, quail management may be a difficult and complex profession, of which the control of enemies forms but a part. A wide gulf separates such a man from the vermin killing 'gamekeeper' of former days!'