Title: South Texas Bobwhite Brigade
1South Texas Bobwhite Brigade
2Texas Brigade Camps
- 5-day camps
- Open to students ages 13-17
- Cost is 300, Scholarships Available
- Held annually in June and July
3 North Texas Albany
North Texas Santa Anna
South Texas Carrizo Springs
Texas Brigades
Rolling Plains Coleman
South Texas Campbellton
4Texas Brigade Partners
Texas Wildlife Association Texas AgriLife
Extension Texas Chapters of Quail
Coalition Texas Parks Wildlife Department
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
5Covey Composition
Covey Leader
Asst. Covey Leader
5 cadets
6Tell me, I forget, Show me, I remember,
Involve me, I understand.
7and this bird you cannot change -Lynyrd Skynyrd
8Interspersion
A variety or patchwork pattern of habitat and
cover types in close proximity to each other and
connected by travel lanes.
9Diversity
Good bobwhite quail habitat has a variety of
plants that provide food and/or cover.
10Plant Succession
The process (natural or human-influenced) of one
group of plants replacing another.
11Edge Effect
The transition zone between two different
vegetative types.
12Food
Water
Cover
Limiting Factor
Any weak-link that is critical to the survival
of an animal.
13Home Range
The home range of a bobwhite quail is about 40
acres. Bobwhite quail are sedentary species.
14Cover Types Required by Quail
- Nesting Cover
- Loafing and
- Escape Cover
- Screening Cover
- Roosting Cover
- Brood Cover
15 Quail Anatomy
Physiology
16Team Building Leadership Skills
17Critical Thinking
18Plant Collections
19Conservation Games
20Shotgun Safety Shooting
After
Before
21Radio Telemetry
22Insect Collection
Nest Depredation
23Media
Skills
24Taxidermy
25K.P. Duty
26Wildlife Photography Journaling
27Who Dun It?
28A Little Friendly Competition!
29Constructing
TRI-FOLD DISPLAYS
30Conservation Cadences
31The Hunters Role In Conservation Our Hunting
Heritage Hunter Safety and Responsibility Striving
for A Land Ethic
32The Future of Conservation
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but no
one can count the apples in a seed. Anonymous
33Texas Brigades
For more information or to receive a copy of the
application, long onto www.texasbrigades.org Or
contact Helen Holdsworth at 1-800- TEX-WILD