Game Bird Program

Carolina Regional Quail Program

Dating back to visits from Herbert Stoddard, Tall Timbers has been involved at varying degrees with the restoration and management of bobwhites and fire dependent systems in the Carolina’s since the 1930s. In an effort to carry out our 10-year strategic plan, in 2018, we hired full-time biologist, Paul Grimes to oversee the expansion of Tall Timbers’ scope and influence in the Carolinas.

Our goal is to work with landowners and other conservation partners to establish 100,000 new acres of wild quail lands by 2026. The focus of our work in east Georgia and the Carolinas is providing guidance and technical assistance in the renovation of existing quail properties as well as the creation of new ones. More specifically, expansion of intensively managed quail properties across different landscapes. These landscapes are highly variable with regard to associated challenges ranging from heavy grass competition in the South Carolina Low Country to increased urban development with marginal suitability in the Upstate. Amid these and other challenges, there is a wide and growing interest and dedication in restoring wild quail populations in the Carolinas where one measures success of a hunt by number of individual coveys found instead of the number of individual quail harvested.

Current CRQP properties are seeing covey find rates ranging from less than 1 covey per hour to around 1.5 – 2 coveys per hour! If you are located in the Carolina’s, contact Paul Grimes for more information on how to manage your property to maximize success toward reaching your quail objective.

Use our Program Specific Giving to donate directly to the  Carolina Regional Quail Program.