Ask John Morgan about Kentucky's quail numbers and you'll get an honest, if unexpected, answer.

"I don't know," said Morgan, the upland game specialist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. "Anyone who hears a specific number should be skeptical. That indicates that we know how many birds are out there, and we don't. You can't go out and count quail."

The bobwhite quail, which is disappearing in the Southeast, can make a comeback and add millions of dollars to the rural economy if landowners are willing to make changes in the way they manage their crops and timber to protect the birds' habitat.  That was the message Tuesday at a field day devoted to the restoration of Georgia's official game bird.  "The quail decline represents an ecological problem and an economic problem," said Reggie Thackston, a Georgia Department of Natural Resources biologist who works with the birds. "We are losing $45 million a year associated with quail hunting.

USDA's Haying & Grazing Announcement has Positive and Negative implications

Washington, D.C. - May 30, 2008 - Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever
(QF) have a mix of reactions as a result of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement to open more than 24 million acres of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands to haying and grazing later this summer. While the move holds some habitat benefits, it does create problems for hunters this fall and sends the wrong message about the value of CRP to America. Also looming is the recurring discussion about "early-outs" from CRP contracts.

MAN to Leverage SEG’s Relationships with Hunting and Fishing TV Producers, Country Music Stars

Denver and Elba, ALABAMA., (April 23, 2008) – The Maximum Adventure Network (MAN), a 24-hour outdoors adventure-focused television channel, announced today a strategic alliance with Southern Entertainment Group (SEG) LLC, a video and online content distribution company that owns and operates the Artists and Fans Network and Country Lifestyles Network. The alliance will provide additional outdoors adventure TV programs for MAN, give MAN access to marketing opportunities with a variety of country music stars, and provide SEG TV producers with a national platform for airing hunting and fishing shows.

30TH SHOW SHATTERS RECORDS . . . It was one for the record books. NSSF's 2008 SHOT Show smashed all-time records in its 30th year, posting new highs in attendance, exhibition space, exhibiting companies and media turnout.

Firearms and Ammunition Contribute
$3 Billion to Wildlife Conservation;
Industry Announces Important New Initiative