Group organizes to save area habitat, gamebird

scottw@standard-democrat.com

SIKESTON -- Getting a get a bird in the hand starts with there being plenty in the bush -- and plenty of bush for them to be in.

An organizational meeting to establish a Quail Forever chapter here is scheduled for 6 p.m. today at the Sikeston Public Library. Quail Forever is the nation's leading organization dedicated to restoring quail habitat.

SIKESTON -- Hunting quail is "more like a rabbit hunt" than hunting doves or ducks, according to Tim Kavan, private land conservationist with the Missouri Department of Conservation.

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