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SOUTH TEXAS BOBWHITE BRIGADE. What is Texas Brigades?. 5-day wildlife leadership camps Open to students ages 13-17 Cost is $400 – scholarships available Held annually in June and July 7 camps across the state of Texas. North Texas – San Anglo. Bass Brigade. Santa Anna.
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SOUTH TEXAS BOBWHITE BRIGADE
What is Texas Brigades? • 5-day wildlife leadership camps • Open to students ages 13-17 • Cost is $400 – scholarships available • Held annually in June and July • 7 camps across the state of Texas
North Texas – San Anglo Bass Brigade Santa Anna South Texas - Uvalde Tennessee Colony Burnet Rolling Plains - Coleman South Texas - Campbellton
Covey Composition Cadets Covey Leader Asst. Covey Leader
Tell me and I forget.Show me and I remember.Involve me and I understand. The Brigade Motto
Quail Anatomy and Physiology “And this bird you cannot change…”
Technology in Wildlife Management Radio Telemetry GPS
Marching and Cadences I don’t know but I’ve been told About a man named Leopold Wrote an ethic for the land Taught us how to understand
Critical Thinking and Life Skills “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but no one can count the apples in a seed.” – Anonymous
Interspersion A variety or “patchwork” pattern of habitat and cover types in close proximity to each other and connected by travel lanes.
Diversity Good bobwhite quail habitat has a variety of plants that provide food and/or cover.
Plant Succession The process (natural or human-influenced) of one group of plants replacing another.
Edge Effect The transition zone between two different vegetative types.
Limiting Factor Water Food Cover Any “weak-link” that is critical to the survival of an animal.
Home Range The home range of a bobwhite quail is about 40 acres. Bobwhite quail are “sedentary” species.
Cover TypesRequired by Quail • Nesting • Loafing • Escape • Screening • Roosting • Brooding
For more information: 855-TXBRIGS 210-556-1391 www.texasbrigades.org