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South Texas Bobwhite Brigade

South Texas Bobwhite Brigade. Texas Brigade Camps. 5-day camps Open to students ages 13-17 Cost is $300, Scholarships Available Held annually in June and July. Central Texas >. < South Texas Carrizo Springs < North Texas Albany. Texas Brigades. < Rolling Plains Coleman

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South Texas Bobwhite Brigade

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  1. South Texas Bobwhite Brigade

  2. Texas Brigade Camps • 5-day camps • Open to students ages 13-17 • Cost is $300, Scholarships Available • Held annually in June and July

  3. Central Texas > < South Texas Carrizo Springs < North Texas Albany Texas Brigades < Rolling Plains Coleman < South Texas Campbellton East Texas > Garrison

  4. Texas Brigade Partners Texas Chapters of NWTF Texas Wildlife Association Texas AgriLife Extension Texas Chapters of Quail Unlimited Texas Parks & Wildlife Department USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service

  5. Covey Composition Covey Leader Asst. Covey Leader 5 cadets

  6. “Tell me, I forget, Show me, I remember, Involve me, I understand.”

  7. “…and this bird you cannot change” -Lynyrd Skynyrd

  8. Interspersion A variety or “patchwork” pattern of habitat and cover types in close proximity to each other and connected by travel lanes.

  9. Diversity Good bobwhite quail habitat has a variety of plants that provide food and/or cover.

  10. Plant Succession The process (natural or human-influenced) of one group of plants replacing another.

  11. Edge Effect The transition zone between two different vegetative types.

  12. Water Food Cover Limiting Factor Any “weak-link” that is critical to the survival of an animal.

  13. Home Range The home range of a bobwhite quail is about 40 acres. Bobwhite quail are “sedentary” species.

  14. Cover Types Required by Quail • Nesting Cover • Loafing and • Escape Cover • Screening Cover • Roosting Cover • Brood Cover

  15. Quail Anatomy & Physiology

  16. Team Building & Leadership Skills

  17. Critical Thinking

  18. Plant Collections

  19. Conservation Games

  20. Shotgun Safety & Shooting After Before

  21. Radio Telemetry

  22. Insect Collection Nest Depredation

  23. Media Skills

  24. Taxidermy

  25. K.P. Duty

  26. Wildlife Photography & Journaling

  27. Who Dun It?

  28. A Little Friendly Competition!

  29. Constructing TRI-FOLD DISPLAYS

  30. Conservation Cadences

  31. The Hunter’s Role In Conservation Our Hunting Heritage Hunter Safety and Responsibility Striving for A Land Ethic

  32. The Future of Conservation “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but no one can count the apples in a seed.” Anonymous

  33. Texas 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

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