Quail Timeline

Quail conservation is a story of habitat. These are the key dated moments.

A Gambel's quail pair with their chicks on desert ground
A Gambel’s quail family

1966: The North American Breeding Bird Survey begins tracking quail numbers across the continent.

1982: Pheasants Forever is founded to restore upland habitat.

2002: Hunt4 Quail.com is part of the original Hunt4 family of hunting sites.

August 2005: Pheasants Forever launches Quail Forever to address the loss of quail habitat.

2015: Quail Forever tops 15,000 members with chapters in 27 states. Bobwhite numbers are reported down about 80 percent over three decades.

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