Covey Rise - Tulsa Bird Dog Association

Covey Rise
December 2011
A publication of the Tulsa Bird Dog Assn.
President’s Corner
With Doug Hardesty
President
Doug Hardesty
918-289-5642
Secretary/Treas.
Roy Marshall
918-835-5016
Vice Presidents
Keith Lindsey
918-251-0023
Bob Dorn
918-352-8888
Jeff Jones
918-510-3904
Shane Bevel
918-409-0604
Dennis
Drullinger
918-369-3195
Field Trial
Chairman
Keith Lindsay
Webmaster
Mike Hill
918-543-6357
www.tulsabirddogclub.org
To an Oklahoma quail hunter, every moment spent in the field with
family, friends and dogs is a moment well spent.
Memories of dogs on point, coffee from a thermos, snowy winter
days, big open country, coveralls, over-and-unders, game vests, hearty
lunches, Grandpa, Dad and Mom are conjured up in the minds of hunters
when they look back upon years of great quail hunting. And while all of
these things are central to the making of a great memory in the field, none
of them are as symbolic of the great sport of quail hunting as the iconic
bobwhite quail itself.
Oklahoma has long been home to some of the best quail hunting
and quail habitat in the nation. But the species is currently in a state of
long-term decline across its range. While Oklahoma remains one of the
strongest holdouts of bobwhite quail populations and habitat, wildlife
professionals are proactively launching an extensive effort to understand
and address what could be a number of contributors to the downward
trend in quail populations.
“Quail are dependent on weather and habitat, but there are other
issues out there,” said Alan Peoples, chief of wildlife for Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The downward trend in bobwhite quail populations range-wide has
been long-term since the 1960s and more recently in western Oklahoma.
The number of quail hunters has declined as well - from 111,000 in 1986
down to an estimated 30,000 hunters last year.
Quail decline has been attributed to a number of causes, and there
is no shortage of theories blaming everything from diseases and food
contamination to habitat loss, fragmentation and predation. But Wildlife
Department officials say the issues need to be studied from all angles.
This fall, the Wildlife Department is embarking on an intensive,
long—term research project on two northwest Oklahoma wildlife
management areas to study quail reproductive success and mortality. The
Department is also teaming up with a group of partners to conduct an
extensive research project that covers the western portion of the bobwhite
quail’s North American range. Additionally, the Department will continue
ongoing quail conservation efforts across the state through a number of
initiatives on both public and private lands.
Through these measures, the Department aims to learn as much as
possible about the current downward trends in quail populations as well
as how to most effectively approach quail conservation in the years to
come. By joining with research partners as well as with landowners and
sportsmen, the Wildlife Department looks forward to making headway in
restoring and enhancing habitat for quail and other wildlife.
--- Reprinted from Outdoor Oklahoma Sept/Oct 2011
Meetings every fourth Tuesday at 7pm.
Next Meeting January 24, 2011
Zarrow Regional Library
2224 W. 51st Street, Tulsa Okla. 74107
Treasurer’s Report
With Roy Marshall
Cash balance at October 30, 2011
Income for November
Expenses for November Balance at November, 2011
Net loss for November $3015.94
$950.00
$1365.70
$2600.24
$415.24
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Contact Mark Randell @ 918-633-9554
16’x20’ Dogrun or kennel, 4 sections and can be assembled and disassembled,
Charlie Coen, 580 334-3857 or jesusislord@charliecoen.com
TBDA Membership Application
Mail to: Roy Marshall - P.O. Box 2136 - Tulsa, OK, 74101-2136
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Tulsa Bird Dog Association Annual Dues : $40.00
Notifications
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT SMOKING IS NOT
ALLOWED AT ANY TIME ON OUR FIELD TRIAL
GROUNDS. With the current extremely dry weather
conditions, it is very dangerous and a violation of our
lease agreement.
Membership dues are due and payable
on August 1, 2011
A Note From The Editor
By Shane Bevel
You may have noticed a bit of a change in the Covey Rise in the last three
months. We hope that you have enjoyed it! When the club changed printers this
summer we also redesigned the newsletter.
I hope that you find the new format just as informative as it has been for
years. I hope that you find the photos and writings that we have added to be
entertaining and sometimes thought provoking.
We are all storytellers at our core. We all have a bit of photographer, journalist or poet in our hearts. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t be hunters. It is truly
ingrained in our sport. Upland hunting is indeed filled with art and prose; the
cadence of the hunt demands it.
Here is where you as a club member can come into play. Although I have
many years worth of photos of bird hunters, bird dogs and birds. I would love
for you to contribute. Also, I will continue to use excerpts from some of my
favorite authors. You are welcome to share your favorites as well. If you have a
short excerpt from a book, just send me a scan of the pages.
If you have a great photo of your last hunt, or a story to tell about bird hunting, please send it along. We can’t publish everything every month, but we will
do our best to get it into the newsletter. Please email all submissions to shane@
shanebevel.com whenever you see fit.
Rattlesnake Vaccine Available
“Between the four pads of a dog’s foot,
the fragrance of grass. ”
-- Jim Harrison
Tulsa Bird Dog Club’s 2011 Dog of the Year
and Team Championship Standings
DOGS NAME
MAR 5,11 MAR 26,119-Apr-11 OCT 8,11 OCT 22,11 NOV 5,11
TULSA BIRD DOG CLUB 2011 GUN DOG OF THE YEAR & STANDING
REBA
4
5
5
4
ALICE
6
6
BRANDY
4
2
5
SNOOP
2
5
3
JOHN COFFEE
6
3
SHELLY
2
6
SMOKE
5
2
1
HOSS
4
3
SCHLITZ
4
3
JILL
6
MAGIC
3
3
PAL
6
BART
5
GUNNY
1
4
SONJA
1
1
RED
2
CHILLI PALMER
2
AVIS
1
MAX
1
TULSA BIRD DOG CLUB 2011 PUPPY GUN DOG OF THE YEAR & STANDING
BULLET
2
3
3
3
3
1
MARLEY
3
2
2
KOTA
3
JASPER/TA
2
2
JASPER/TK
2
2
JOE
2
MAGGY
1
WILLY
1
GUNNER
1
TULSA BIRD DOG CLUB’S 2011 HANDLER OF THE YEAR & STANDING
VERNON SEAMAN 3
7
5
4
7
12
DOUG HARDESTY 2
4
3
3
7
1
CURTIS HINEX
5
6
3
2
TOM ALEXANDER 3
7
2
2
1
1
AUSTIN GRAHAM 1
2
3
5
3
KEITH LINDSAY
7
1
6
TOM KRAUSE
6
8
BEN FAULKNER
2
6
LARRY MOORE
4
3
ROY MARSHALL
4
3
7
BILL LACK
2
MIKE HILL
1
TOTAL
18
12
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
15
7
3
2
1
1
1
38
20
16
16
14
14
14
8
7
2
1
Tulsa Bird Dog Club’s 2010 Dog of the Year
Snoop, Austin Graham Owner/Handler
Tulsa Bird Dog Assn.
P.O. Box 2136
Tulsa, OK 74101-2136