The trucks full of dog boxes and pulling trailers full of eager, whining bird dogs start showing up before dawn at this rugged, quail-rich ranch perched on the high, rolling prairies of west Texas.
Field & Stream's Chad Love recently traveled to the west Texas plains for an opportunity to witness how cutting-edge gundog technology is being used to help researchers learn more about managing wild quail. Every year, GPS-tracking-collar manufacturer Garmin teams up with area quail hunters and their dogs at the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch in Roby, Texas to locate and map quail populations on the sprawling research ranch. The data will ultimately be used in the ranch's ongoing research, but big-running bird dogs are the stars in this show. See what happens when the tailgates drop.
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I wonder if the Garmin Astro collar equipped with a GPS tracking unit works great on kids to?
on pic number nine why is there so many collars on the dog seriously
One is a regular collar, one is the GPS tracking unit and one is used as a signal for the dog so the owner can direct him.
regular collar, e-collar, Astro...
Is there a place we can go to see what the results are or what this research is showing us about quail?
Great photos chad
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Great photos chad
SBW
I wonder if the Garmin Astro collar equipped with a GPS tracking unit works great on kids to?
on pic number nine why is there so many collars on the dog seriously
One is a regular collar, one is the GPS tracking unit and one is used as a signal for the dog so the owner can direct him.
regular collar, e-collar, Astro...
Is there a place we can go to see what the results are or what this research is showing us about quail?
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