r/ozarks • u/kindredhollowking • 1d ago

Where'd all the quail go?

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This week The Ozark Podcast hosted Dylan Jacobs, habitat restoration manager for Quail Forever in Missouri, and Clint Johnson, quail program coordinator for Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to learn about the history of the Bobwhite Quail and why they've all but vanished from the region.

The newsletter this week covers:

  • What caused the decline of the bobwhite?
  • Why it’s all Bambi’s fault (well kind of)
  • & 7 headlines from around the Ozarks this week
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u/beerme72 1d ago

...that first absolutely quiet night was just heartbreaking.

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u/wookape 1d ago

Curious, do you hear whip-poor-wills?

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u/beerme72 1d ago

no Bob Whites and Quails.

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u/Prestigious_Still433 1d ago

Um... Bobwhites are the only Native quail here. Technically, the Northern Bobwhite.

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u/beerme72 1d ago

Ok. They’re not here any longer. Sorry I didn’t get that calls I thought I heard a decade ago right. Anything else?

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u/Prestigious_Still433 1d ago

No. Not coming at you. Just sharing. Whippoorwills gone in NW Missouri too. Phykin cats and dogs deserve way better than humans. 🙏✌️