1:00 PM ~ Catalog/Exhibits Open
4:00 PM ~ Budweiser Covey Social Hour
7:00 PM ~ Welcome to Springfield Party
AUGUST 1
7:00 AM ~ Registration/QU Office Open
QUAIL HABITAT MANAGEMENT/BIOLOGY
8:00 a.m. ~ CP-33 Bobwhite Buffers - Monitoring Study • Beth Cole/MDC
8:30 a.m. ~ Radio Telemetry of Bobwhite Quail and Habitat Use • Aaron Jeffries/MDC
9:00 a.m. ~ Quail Successes in OK • Doug Schoeling/ODWC
9:30 a.m. ~ Developing Quail Habitat in Woodlands — Mid-Story Thinning and Burning • Steve Fowler/ARGFD
10:00 a.m. ~ Quail in Kansas • Lance Hedges & Jim Pittman/KDWP
CORPORATE PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION - HIT TEAM ON WHEELS
Demonstrations will be conducted in the
hotel's parking lot
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ~ Managing Habitat Using Kubota Tractors and RTVs
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ~ ECHO Power Tools for Wildlife Management
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ~ Habitat Management with Land Pride
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ~ Wylie Sprayers Habitat Management
WESTERN QUAIL SPECIES BREAKOUTS
8:00 a.m. ~ Western Water Workshop-Guzzlers, Tanks and Springs
8:30 a.m. ~ Western Water Workshop-Riparian Restoration
9:00 a.m. ~ Mountain Quail—Oregon's Success Story • Dave Zalunardo
9:30 a.m. ~ Western Quail Management Plan-Update • Richard Bishop
11:00 a.m. ~ State of the Quail Address • Rocky Evans
"QU Past, Present and Future"
1:00 p.m. ~ Catalog/Exhibits Open
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
1:15 p.m. ~ Behavior of Bobwhites and Hunters in Walk Hunts • Dr. Fred Guthrie/OK
2:00 p.m. ~ Texas Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation Update • Dr. Dale Rollins/TAMU
2:45 p.m. ~ BREAK
3:00 p.m. ~ Tall Timbers Research Study on Predator Trapping • Bill Palmer
3:45 p.m. ~ Nest Predator and Trapping System • Brad Mueller
4:30 p.m. ~ NBCI • Don McKenzie
6:00 p.m. ~ Budweiser Covey Social Hour -
Free Night to Enjoy Springfield, Missouri
7:00 p.m. ~ Life Sponsor Dinner - By invitation only
AUGUST 2
7:00 a.m. ~ Registration/QU Office Open
8:00 a.m. ~ Answer The Call Committee Meeting
DOG TRAINING SEMINARS
8:00 a.m. ~ Starting a Gun Dog
8:45 a.m. ~ Advanced Gun Dog Training
9:30 a.m. ~ QU Field Trial Program - United Bird Hunter/Quail Unlimited Field Trial Trail
10:30 a.m. ~ Larry Campbell Chapter Awards Ceremony
12:00 p.m. ~ Awards Luncheon — Partners in Wildlife Conservation
1:00 p.m. ~ Catalog/Exhibits Open
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Vegetative Management Herbicide Applicator Training Workshop and Advanced Prescribed Fire Training Workshop
1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. ~ Common Herbicides Used for Wildlife Management • Wade Teague
1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. ~ The final training in a series for QU insurance qualification-
Prerequisite basic fire training course • Randy Haas/MDC
QUAIL HABITAT MANAGEMENT/BIOLOGY
1:15 p.m. ~ Quail Use of Edgefeathering and Covey Headquarters/How to Conduct
a Fall Whistle Count Survey • Bill White/MDC
2:00 p.m. ~ Native Grasses & Savannah Restoration of Bobwhite • Pat Keyser
2:45 p.m. ~ BREAK
3:00 p.m. ~ Arkansas Update • Jim Baker
Chapter Training/Information
1:15 p.m. ~ Have Your Banquet Paid for Before You Open the Doors • Ronnie Howard/Joe Crafton
2:00 p.m. ~ Texas Size Your Event - How to Net $200,000 • Chip Martin
2:45 p.m. ~ BREAK
3:00 p.m. ~ Utilizing the QU Website for Chapter Promotion • Donnie Buckland
3:45 p.m. ~ Habitat Handbook—Choosing a Project For Your Chapter • Bob Peterson
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
1:15 p.m. ~ Behavior of Bobwhites and Hunters in Walk Hunts • Dr. Fred Guthrie/OK
2:00 p.m. ~ Texas Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation Update • Dr.Dale Rollins/TAMU
2:45 p.m. ~ BREAK
3:00 p.m. ~ Tall Timbers Research Study onPredator Trapping • Bill Palmer
3:45 p.m. ~ Nest Predator and Trapping System • Brad Mueller
4:30 p.m. ~ NBCI • Don McKenzie
WESTERN QUAIL SPECIES BREAKOUTS
1:30 p.m. ~ Western Water Workshop-Guzzlers, Tanks and Springs
2:30 p.m. ~ Western Water Workshop-Riparian Restoration
3:30 a.m. ~ Mountain Quail—Oregon's Success Story • Dave Zalunardo
4:30 p.m. ~ Western Quail Management Plan-Update • Richard Bishop
1:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ~ State Council Meetings
7:00 p.m. ~ Appreciation Dinner and Live Auction
AUGUST 3
State Council Meetings TBA for Sunday morning
JULY 31