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Type: Conference Paper
Author(s): S. D. Wellendorf; W. E. Palmer; D. C. Sisson
Editor(s): C. E. Braun; Thomas V. Dailey
Publication Date: 2012

Success of wild northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) management programs on private lands is most often measured by the rate of coveys pointed during the hunting season. Thus, managers of these properties are keenly interested in factors that influence hunting success. We examined how coveys pointed/hour, a measure of hunting success, was influenced by time of hunting season, time of day, weather parameters, and supplemental feeding on 2 intensively-managed plantations over 4 years. There were significant annual differences in the number of coveys pointed/hour among the 4 study years, but hunting success did not vary during the hunting season. Afternoon hunts had consistently higher success rates than morning hunts; however, the effect size was variable from year to year. The selected weather model indicated an interaction between 12-hr barometric pressure change and starting air pressure; hunting success increased with a rapid pressure increase that resulted in a high pressure value at the start of the hunt. A secondary weather model documented a negative relationship between starting air temperature and hunting success. The number of days since supplemental feed was spread had no significant effect on hunting success in 5 of 6 years for the 2 plantations over 3 years. Knowledge of how these variables influence hunting success should improve hunting and provide realistic expectations of hunt success for a given set of circumstances. © 2012, The University of Tennessee, National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative.

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Citation: Wellendorf, S. D., W. E. Palmer, and D. C. Sisson. 2012. Factors influencing northern bobwhite hunting success on two south Georgia plantations, in Braun, C. E. and Dailey, T. V., Quail VII: Proceedings of the Seventh National Quail Symposium. Tucson, AZ. The University of Tennessee, National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative,Knoxville, TN. p. 155-161,National Quail Symposium, VII. http://bringbackbobwhites.org/component/docman/doc_view/181-quail-vii-proceedings-of-the-seventh-national-quail-symposium?Itemid=128.

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Keywords:
  • bobwhite quail
  • Colinus virginianus
  • Colinus virginianus
  • coveys pointed
  • fire dependent species
  • game birds
  • Georgia
  • Georgia
  • hour
  • hunting
  • hunting success
  • northern bobwhite
  • population density
  • private lands
  • season
  • SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING
  • threatened and endangered species (animals)
  • wildlife food habits
  • wildlife habitat management
  • wildlife management
Tall Timbers Record Number: 31638Location Status: In-fileCall Number: QL696.G27 N37 2012Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 54041

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