Over $182,559 total dollars have been spent generating more than $362,800 in habitat, education, research and public awareness in 18 years!
Another COK QF donation for a UTV and skid steer attachment to be used on NW OK WMA’s to help maintain the habitat in order to grow more WILD QUAIL.
Annual donation to the Luther FFA Shooting Team for their partnership with the Central Oklahoma Chapter banquets.
Donation for Cross Timbers WMA for the purchase of an ATV with matching PR funds. Central OK Chapter has been assisting in habitat projects on Cross Timbers WMA since 2012.
Starting off 2023 with yet another donation for a DFM Turbosaw w/ herbicide sprayer to be used for Eastern Red Cedar removal on NW OK WMA’s including Sand Hills, Cimarron Hills and Cimarron Bluff.
Latest donation to ODWC; $5,000 towards Packsaddle, Black Kettle, and Ellis WMA’s improvements with fire equipment and seed plus $1,000 towards NW Oklahoma WMA’s for burn equipment to be used on Cimmaron Bluffs and Hills, Sand Hills and others.
More habitat dollars donated to ODWC including $2,000 to Cross Timbers WMA. From left, ODWC Chief of Wildlife Bill Dinkines, PF/QF Regional Rep Laura McIver, ODWC Director JD Strong, ODWC Upland Game Biologist Tell Jenkins and QF Central Oklahoma Chapter President Troy Ellefson.
Central Oklahoma Quail Forever donated $5,000 to the ODWC Stars & Stripes License Project to buy hunting and fishing licenses for military in Oklahoma. Funds were generated during the chapter's 13th Annual fundraising banquet August 18, 2018.
Presenting metal artwork used to raise funds for the Wildlife Department's Stars & Stripes License Project are, from left, Department Wildlife Chief Alan Peoples, Department Director J.D. Strong, Department Assistant Director Melinda Streich, James Dietsch and Laura McIver, both of Central Oklahoma Quail Forever.
Chapter donation to the OU Shotgun Shooting Team.
Central Oklahoma Chapter donation to ODWC for habitat improvements on Hal and Fern Cooper WMA in NW OK.
Hands on Habitat seed purchase
Burn equipment purchased and donated to ODWC for use on Beaver River WMA in OK panhandle.
Central Oklahoma Quail Forever donated towards the purchase of Drummond Flats WMA in N. Central OK.
Central Oklahoma Quail Forever Chapter with another donation to ODWC for habitat improvements in Oklahoma.
Over $174,727.49 total dollars have been spent generating more than $355,000 in habitat, education, research and public awareness in 18 years!
1) Our very first project in 2006! A donation of $4,000 that created (with matching funds) a $12,000 habitat improvement project on Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area, Ellis County, Oklahoma (Removed Old World Blue Stem and replaced 50 acres of native grasses along with removing 3.77 miles of fencing that allows more even cattle grazing distribution and easier hunter access). The public hunting area today is a living, breathing bonanza of beautiful quail habitat with active quail coveys on the property - This is one reason we do what we do!
2) Habitat donation of $20,000 for the purchase of a Marshall Tree Saw attachment for use on wildlife management areas in the Southwest Region
3) Habitat donation of $8,000 to Cross Timbers WMA. The money donated will generate an approximate $32,000 project to purchase an offset disc necessary to create and maintain firebreaks to facilitate prescribed burns along with restoration of native grasses and shrubs in areas that need it. This will impact most, if not all, 10,282 acres
4) Habitat donation of $4,200 for the purchase of 2 v-cutter attachments, transfer pump & water tender. One v-cutter will be based at the SW Region office and will be used for upland wildlife habitat enhancement on region WMA’s to remove eastern red cedar, red-berry juniper and other invasive species. The primary focus will be on improving nesting and brood rearing habitat, while maintaining a proper brush component. The second v-cutter and the water tender for prescribed burning will be maintained at Sandy Sanders WMA, but will also be available for use on all other region WMAs. A 2” transfer pump with suction and delivery hoses will be added to the burn unit based at Sandy Sanders and also available for use on all WMA’s. (Sandy Sanders – 29,766 acres, Altus-Lugert – 3,600 acres, Ft. Cobb – 3.500 acres, Mountain Park – 5,400 acres, and Hackberry Flat – 7,120 acres). This equipment is being utilized on the 5 WMAs
5) Habitat donation $2,175 to ODWC for Cooper and Fort Supply WMAs to provide for the purchase of a V-cutter grapple bucket attachment and the completion of a portable fire suppression skid unit. Both will help to eradicate Eastern Red Cedar and help utilize prescribed burning for managing and improving habitat for wildlife for not only Cooper and Fort Supply, but be used for the NW region and Western OK
6) Donation of $1,000 to the Drummond Flats NAWCA Phase 1 acquisition in north central Oklahoma. The Drummond Flats WMA was purchased in 2006 through a coalition of numerous partners including Quail Forever (& our chapter) and consists of 4,653 acres. It has since become a favorite destination for both hunters and birders due to the mix of both wetlands and upland habitat
7) Burn equipment purchase of $6,185 to be used on Beaver WMA as part of ODWC quail research project, Beaver County, Oklahoma. Another recent purchase that will be used for many years and exciting to see that it is already being used for habitat management at Beaver River WMA, 2 units that total 26,844 acres. The equipment has already assisted with several burns at Beaver River, Cooper and Packsaddle WMAs. The equipment could potentially assist with any of the WMAs in the NW Region and the north WMAs in the SW Region. The possible list: Beaver River, Optima, Rita Blanca, Schultz, Cooper, Ft. Supply, Cimarron Hills, Cimarron Bluff, Canton and Packsaddle, Ellis and Black Kettle
8) Habitat donation of $5,000 to Cross Timbers Wildlife Management Area, Love County, Oklahoma. The purpose of this project is to purchase 12,500 sand plum seedlings to replace fescue and Bermuda grasses prevalent in the WMA for improving quail populations. The money donated will generate an approximate $20,000 project
9) Donated $14,600 to date to purchase and outfit prescribed burn trailers for the Oklahoma Prescribed Burning Association to be used to conduct burns statewide through local burn associations
10) Donated $833 (in conjunction with 3 other chapters) for the purchase of a disk harrow for use on the Honobia Creek and Three Rivers WMA’s in southeastern Oklahoma. This project will include habitat research to determine the effects on quail in timber production areas when fire is not a component of the management. Strips will be disked in between pine planting row to generate forb and native plant growth beneficial to quail that would otherwise come as the result of prescribed burning in other areas. The combined total of acres between these two WMA’s is over 300,000 though the acres affected will be limited by the age and amount of clear-cuts on the two areas
11) An additional donation of $5,000 was made to Cross Timbers WMA in September of 2015 for another sand plum planting
12) Donated $3,000 to ODWC for the purchase of an equipment trailer to haul equipment for habitat manipulation at the Grady County WMA and Lexington WMA
13) Donated $2,875 to purchase burn equipment for Hackberry Flat WMA in Southwestern Oklahoma. This equipment will be used throughout the Southwest region
14) A $2,500 donation to Cross Timbers WMA for the purchase of a Skid Steer and attachments to control and maintain woody plants
15) Donated $937 for burn equipment to be used at Osage, Hulah, and Copan WMA’s
16) Donated $1,085 for the purchase of burn equipment for use on the Ouachita WMA in Southeastern Oklahoma spring of 2017
17) Donated $1,137 to purchase rotary cutter for brush control on Three Rivers WMA
18) Donated $2,500 for purchase of native grass seed for Cross Timbers WMA
19) Donated $2,500 to OLAP habitat incentives
20) Donated $9,500 to support QF Farm Bill Biologists in Oklahoma in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023
21) Donated $440 for nest & brood rearing habitat and food plot for Three Rivers WMA
22) Donated $2,388 to purchase burn equipment for Heyburn, Keystone, and Three Rivers/Honobia Creek WMA’s and native grass seed and sandplum seedlings for Cross Timbers WMA
23) Donated $2,000 to Oklahoma State Habitat fund for land acquisition on Arbuckle Springs WMA
24) Donated $1,200 to Deep Fork WMA for the purchase of a disk to build and maintain firebreaks and strip disking
25) Donated $1,500 to Cross Timbers WMA for the purchase of sand plum seedlings
26) Donated $5,000 to Black Kettle and Packsaddle WMA’s for equipment and food plot seed
27) Purchased $672.49 of seed for land improvements in central OK
28) Donated $1,000 to Cimarron Hills, Cimarron Bluffs, and Sandhills WMA for ATV for prescribed burns
29) Donated $2,000 to Cross Timbers WMA for the purchase of ATV and sprayer w/matching federal funds totaling $8,000
30) Donation of $3,750 for DFM Turbosaw with herbicide sprayer to be used to control eastern red cedar on NW WMA’s w/matching federal funds totaling $15,000
Research projects – a total of $3,000 donated for research not including time spent:
1) Donation to the Cross Timbers Experimental Range in north central Oklahoma
2) Donations to the OSU Game Bird Research Fund in Stillwater
3) Assisted OSU/ODWC in a quail research bird survey from 2012 to 2014 on both Packsaddle WMA and Beaver WMA as part of a post reproduction quail study
4) Participated in the Timber Land Quail Hunt and Data Collection in SE Oklahoma in 2015-2018
5) Members participate in Fall Covey Counts on WMA’s as a part of NBCI monitoring
Youth Education, Events & Shooting – over $25,000 spent
1) Host & Fund annual youth education shoots free to participants that includes instruction, shooting clays, shells, and lunch
2) Annual $1000 donation to the Path to the Uplands (No Child Left Indoors Initiative) for over 10 years
3) Donations annually to the Luther FFA Shooting Team (annual donation for working banquet)
4) Hosted the 2014 Whistlerfest at the Arcadia Conservation and Education area which introduced youth to a variety of outdoor activities
5) Donations to the Oklahoma Youth Hunter Education Challenge OKYHEC
6) Sponsor scholarships to the Leopold Education Project (LEP) annual conference
7) Donation to the ECU Shooting Team
8) Donation to the NOC Shooting Team
9) Donation to the University of Oklahoma Clay Target Team
Public Awareness Education, Events & Shooting – a total of $29,750 spent:
1) Annual $1000 Donation to the Quail Forever Legislative Action Fund for over 10 years
2) Annual Platinum Sponsor of the OK State Habitat Conventions
3) Host & Funded 5 yrs of annual military appreciation family shoot and picnic free to participants that includes lunch – reaching more than 300 military & family.
4) Hosted Wounded Warrior Quail Hunt
5) Help fund Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) Ranch Conversation seminars held by the High Plains RC&D Council
6) Donation to the Southeastern Quail Study Group meeting held at Quartz Mountain in southwestern Oklahoma
7) Donation to the Red River Quail Symposium hosted by Fred Guthery of Oklahoma and Dale Rollins of Texas
8) Donation to the Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
9) Donation of $750 to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Upland Game department for the publication of the upcoming Quail Crop Seed Identification guide that will benefit both hunters and landowners interested in managing for quail.
10) Donations totaling $5500 to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife for the Stars and Strips Veteran Licensing program.
11) Donation of $500 to the Pushmataha WMA Field Day, $900 to the Cross Timbers WMA Field Day among others
Thanks to your generous contributions, over $174,727.49 total dollars have been spent generating more than $355,000 in projects, education, research and public awareness in 18 years! Rev. 8/2023