Beyond the Food Patch:
A Guide to Providing Bobwhite Quail Habitat
Appendixes
Appendix A
| Recommended Plantings for Quail | ||
|---|---|---|
| Herbaceous | Planting Time | Planting Rates/Acre |
| Bobwhite soybeans | May - June | 1 bushel |
| Cowpeas | May - July | 1 bushel |
| Buckwheat | mid-June - July | 40 pounds |
| Grain sorhum (milo) | May - June | 5 pounds |
| Korean or Kobe lespedeza | February - March | 15 pounds |
| Partridge pea | after last frost | 5-8 pounds |
| Sunflower | May - June | 20 pounds |
| Millet: pearl, browntop | May - June | 15-20 pounds |
| Austrian winter pea | mid-September - mid-October | 25 pounds |
| Crimson clover | September | 15 pounds |
| Small grains: Wheat Barley Winter rye |
October mid-September - October mid-October - mid-November |
1 bushel 1 bushel 1 bushel |
| Orchardgrass | Aug. - Sep., Feb. - Mar. | 8-10 pounds |
| Ladino clover | Sept. - Oct., Feb - Mar | 2-3 pounds |
| Orchardgrass/ladino | Sept. - Oct., Feb - Mar | 6-8 and 1-2 pounds |
| Bicolor (VA70): lespedeza seed |
April |
1 pound/1000 ft/row |
| Shrubs: Plant seedlings as soon as available. Usually early spring. Minimum of 4 rows for lespedeza. 3 rows of all others. |
Spacing | |
| VA-70 (bicolor) lespedeza | 3 ft X 3 ft | |
| Shrub dogwood: red osier, gray ans silky | 6 ft X 6 ft | |
| Indigobush | 6 ft X 6 ft | |
| American plum | 6 ft X 6 ft | |
| Trees: White or Virginia pine, or red cedar (Use in combination with shrubs for establishing hedgerows) Flowering dogwood (Use in hedgerows and field borders) |
10 ft X 10 ft 20 ft in line |
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Appendix B
| Sources for Obtaining Technical and/or Cost Share Assistance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Agency | Tech. Assistance |
Cost Share Program |
| Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries | Yes | Wildlife Best Management Practices (BMPs) thru local SWCD |
| Virginia Department of Forestry | Yes | Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) |
| Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) | Yes | Agricultural/Wildlife Best Management Pratices (BMPs) |
| USDA Farm Service Agency | No | Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) |
| USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) |
Yes | Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) Forestry Incentive Program (FIP) |
| Quail Unlimited | No | Low Cost Seed |
All photos, unless otherwise credited, are by Dwight Dyke, Blackhawk Productions©. The quail sketches have been produced by Spike Knuth over the years for various Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries quail publications. We are indebted to these men for sharing their skills with the readers.
