Improve Arkansas Quail Habitat with a Wave of the Magic Wand

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

USA -(Ammoland.com)- It may not be magical, but a spraying wand and applicator is one of the best and least labor-intensive tools a landowner can use to improve their property for quail.

Ryan Diener, senior Farm Bill biologist with Quail Forever, one of the AGFC’s main partners in the restoration of northern bobwhite in Arkansas, says spraying non-native cool season grasses in the fall is one of the best practices a landowner can do to make their property more appealing to quail.

“Granted, spraying is usually a precursor to a more involved project, it can function quite well on its own,” Diener said. “Whether you have a solid stand of fescue, or cool season grasses and winter annual weeds (like garlic mustard) creeping into your favorite native grass and wildflower stand, a spraying application is a quick, easy, and cheap way to drastically improve that area for quail and other wildlife.”

Fall spraying should be done after your specific area gets a “killing frost” – four or more hours under 27 degrees. A killing frost will make all of our native plants go …Read the Rest

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