{"id":17873,"date":"2012-09-13T11:58:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T16:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/?p=17873"},"modified":"2012-09-14T20:45:48","modified_gmt":"2012-09-15T01:45:48","slug":"how-texas-quail-is-making-a-rebound-and-why-it-might-not-be-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2012\/09\/13\/how-texas-quail-is-making-a-rebound-and-why-it-might-not-be-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"How Texas Quail Is Making a Rebound, And Why It Might Not Be Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy of Texas A&M Agrilife<\/p>

Quail are released as part of a Texas A&M Agrilife research program.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Texas quail are back – sort of. Experts say the Texas quail population has notably increased this fall compared to last year’s dismal numbers. However, it seems this season\u2019s increase won\u2019t be enough to reverse the 5-year trend<\/a> of diminishing quail numbers in Texas. According to Texas A&M Professor and Wildlife expert Dr. Dale Rollins<\/a>, despite this year\u2019s improved conditions, it is likely many hunters will opt out of hunting quail again this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be many ranches in the state that say, ‘Hey, we want to give our populations a break from hunting this year, we want to allow them to recover a little bit, and hopefully have good weather this year, so we have better breeding populations next spring. And then we’ll see a nice increase in our core population in the fall of 2013,’\u201d Rollins tells StateImpact Texas.<\/p>\n

Rollins also says the 2011 drought is only one cause of the lowest quail numbers in Texas history. <\/p>\n

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