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Jeff Dennis  | Originally published in  GameKeepers: Farming for Wildlife Magazine Even small landowners can have an effect on quail numbers. Winter is here and southern small game hunters can brush aside the blues of the long offseason and begin to reacquaint their bird dogs with the woodlands. There is no better time to load up some birdshot and seek a few coveys of bobwhite quail and no better way to do it than behind a  qualified canine . What can land managers do to provide quail with the best chance for success in the wild? A simple, but effective bobwhite quail habitat management plan is to first, come up with a long-range strategy of timber thinning and a regular regime of fire. Secondly, back that up with predator control and a  supplemental feeding program . It may seem overly simplified, but you can’t argue with the results. To small, private landowners the main challenge for bobwhite quail habitat management is the lack of a landscape to work ...