Tri-State Quail Workshop To Be Held In Manchester, TN

Would you like to spend three days with some of the top quail researchers and land managers in the country? If you are a landowner or manager interested in learning all you can about bobwhite quail, here is your opportunity.

Three similar, intensive bobwhite quail management workshops have been planned in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. The first of these is scheduled for Oct. 1-3, 2008 at the Manchester/Coffee County Conference Center in Manchester, Tenn. The workshop will consist of indoor presentations, evening “shoot from the hip” sessions and socials, and a field trip to a local private farm that has successfully incorporated many types of land management practices to benefit quail.

Noted quail researchers and managers from the Southeast will cover a broad array of subjects related to bobwhite management, including management practices for cropland, pasture, and woodlands; establishment and management of native grasses and forbs; plant identification; use of herbicides; predator control; using pen-reared quail; supplemental feeding, and much more.

The workshop is limited to 50 participants, so it is urged that interested persons reserve a spot soon. The cost for the workshop is $425 per person, which includes all meals, workshop materials, and field trip transportation. To register for the workshop or for more information, contact Mirian Wright at UT Extension, (865) 974-7346 or mwright@utk.edu . The workshop agenda can be viewed on the UT Extension Web site.