All Upland Game Bird Grant Projects Categories Habitat Enhancement (12) Hunting Oportunity (8) Research, Survey and Monitoring (10) Upland Game Bird Dove Hunt Habitat Development November 1, 2017 In this project, 1,773 acres of farmland distributed in the north end of Imperial Valley will be made available for public hunting opportunities. To minimize expense and water use, only strips will be planted with a grain crop (wheat) in each field. Of the 1,773 acres, approximately 177 acres will be farmed with a grain crop to provide game bird habitat. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting Oportunity Tagged: Cleveland-Icehouse Forest Health Project November 1, 2017 The Eldorado National Forest has engaged in a 10-year Stewardship Agreement with the National Wild Turkey Federation to help implement and administer the 2,976-acre Cleveland-Icehouse Forest Health Project. Once treated, these stands will be more resilient to disturbance and fire, with enhanced habitat quality for upland game birds. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Enhancement Tagged: Estimating Factors That Influence Population Vital Rates and Space Use Patterns of Pheasant in the Central Valley, California November 1, 2017 The ring-necked pheasant is one of California’s most prized game birds, but hunter success and harvest has greatly declined. A comprehensive assessment of the pheasant population status and possible factors related to population trends in California has not been conducted in nearly 25 years. This information is needed to guide management of pheasant populations and their habitats in California. Continue reading... Categories: Research, Survey and Monitoring Tagged: Upper Bute Basin WA Llano Seco Unit Upland Restoration, Free Roam Phase 1 November 3, 2016 The proposed restoration effort will improve 92 acres of upland nesting cover on the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area’s Llano Seco Unit. The restoration effort will develop a robust stand of dependable perennial grasses associated with the remaining historic sloughs which are inundated throughout the year. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Enhancement Tagged: Knoxville WA Native Grassland Restoration November 1, 2016 Knoxville Wildlife Area consists of 21,000 acres dominated by oak woodlands and chaparral. The area's valley’s are infested with invasive exotic plant species including yellow star-thistle and medusa head. This project will eradicate these weeds from 60 acres at the southern boundary and replace them with native grasses. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Enhancement Tagged: Ruffed Grouse Trend Monitoring Design and Implementation November 1, 2016 Habitat use of ruffed grouse in California is only known from anecdotal or descriptive studies.The proposed project would generate a species distribution model (SDM) and conduct pilot field sampling and trend monitoring program design, covering the statewide distribution of Ruffed Grouse in California, in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou, Trinity, Tehama, and Shasta Counties. Continue reading... Categories: Research, Survey and Monitoring Tagged: Population Vital Rates and Space Use of Pheasants in the Central Valley, California November 1, 2015 This study will include field operations, data collection, and analytical approaches aimed at answering basic questions regarding upland game bird populations including pheasants and turkeys. Continue reading... Categories: Research, Survey and Monitoring Tagged: Upper Pine Creek Guzzler Renovation November 1, 2015 The proposed project would renovate a guzzler on Mt. Laguna by repairing/installing a new 500 gallon system by Rainmaker Wildlife Water Guzzlers and Escape Ramps, providing a source of water during prolonged drought, which will in turn benefit upland game birds and upland game bird hunters. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Enhancement Tagged: Tests of efficient methods for assessing Mountain Quail abundance and habitat November 1, 2015 Assessment of Mountain Quail abundance and critical habitat is hindered by the lack of practical and efficient methods for counting birds and measuring dense, frequently impenetrable, chaparral vegetation. The Game Bird Research Group proposes to quantify the temporal patterns of Mountain Quail vocalizations that underpin abundance estimates derived from call counts. Continue reading... Categories: Research, Survey and Monitoring Tagged: Habitat distribution modeling for the Sooty Grouse at its southern limit on the north coast of California November 1, 2015 In this project, Game Bird Research Group proposes to attain accurate coordinate locations for a sample of territorial male Sooty Grouse throughout Mendocino, Glenn, Lake, and Sonoma counties and use them to create a habitat suitability model that predicts the locations of additional breeding sites throughout the region. Continue reading... Categories: Research, Survey and Monitoring Tagged: Prev123Next