In all fairness - regarding quail - 40 years ago there was a lot in the way of good habitat and few, if any, planted loblolly pulpwood pine stands. The death of the small farm, and its small fields with hedgerows, and the conversion to pine plantation has removed most of our good habitat. Fire ants of predators - can't have bobs without good habitat.

In my area, once pine moved in quail dwindled quickly. I do well in some but it usually has to do with those cut-overs distance from agriculture and other habitat that is reliable year-in and year-out.

We have many, many issues facing gentleman Bob and the only fact we can agree on is that he has a sad future and little is being done to remedy that.