JACK COUNTY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION


The Jack County Wildlife Management Association, JCWMA.org, will be having their annual dinner along with a membership drive and meeting on the 24th of October from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM at the Casa Grande Mexican Grill in Jacksboro, Texas.

We will have two speakers presenting valuable information to the members and prospective members.

Will Moseley, Wildlife and Fisheries Consultant, Agricultural Division of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation will be presenting a program called "Habitat Management and Tools".  He will discuss the tools that managers can use easily to improve their habitat for wildlife.  These tools include fire, livestock, herbicide, tractors, and hunting.

 
Jennifer Barrow, Wildlife Biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Division will be talking about the new deer hunting regulations.  In addition she will also talk about the effects of the April fires on wildlife habitat.

     You do not have to be a member to attend the meeting
     You do not have to own land to become a member
     You do not have to live in Jack County to become a member
     Hunters are welcome and encouraged to attend
     Annual dues are $10.00

The Jack County Wildlife Management Association (JCWMA) is a voluntary non-profit organization and was formed on February 17, 2001, with the intent of achieving the mission to promote a voluntary cooperative effort to help improve Jack County’s habitat and wildlife through education and sound management practices.

For More Information Contact Keith M Reeves 1-800-410-0181.

Sorry for the slow response,been away for awile!
1 Coyotes,or any predator you are having trouble with!
2 I call them
3 I do shoot them and will always remove the carcuss!
4 The lenght of time will strickly depend on how much land they have and the number of predators they want me to remove!
5 I would only have one other person with me at all times(Day or night)!
6 early morning,late evening,and night are best times for calling predators!

Any more ?s feel free to ask!

I am in the process of locating a speaker for our next meeting on Aprill 11th to come in and speak about food plots.  I'll keep you posted.

Do you specialize in a specific predator? 
How do you control them? 
If you shoot them, do you remove the carcass?
How long do you need access to the land owner's property?
How many people do you bring with you?
When, as in what time of day, do you come in to control the predators?

David,
You can rent a tractor by the half day or full day at Texas Pride in Bowie.  I have rented tractors, trenchers, lifts, bobcats, and assorted other equipment.  He can deliver for a fee or if you have a truck, you can haul it yourself.  He supplies the trailer. 
Keith

I am going to try two types of clover and possibly a soybean mix this year.   The main ingredient is rain.  I am glad to see that Jack County finally got some much needed rain. 

David I will try to contact someone in Jacksboro that might have the time and equipment to help anyone in our association that might have the desire to start a food plot.  I would like to start with the current members that might have equipment to loan, rent, or even help with the instillation of a food plot.  I would also like input from all members of other services that you may need.  Management consulting, dozier work, feeders, deer blinds, etc. anything that might be needed by our members.  A catalogue of available services might be something that everyone could use.

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Does anyone know if there is a tractor rental place anywhere near the southeast part of Jack County?  All I need is something to plow and sow some food-plots and along the edge of timber.  It would be good to have a front loader because I need to do some limited work on trail repair. I just don't think I have enough use for a tractor to justify buying one.  Thanks, David Shawver, 972-495-1718

The fire will be a direct benefit to the deer, turkey and quail population.  Burned areas are usually occupied very quickly by birds and deer, as the new vegetation that comes up is very tender and desirable.  The grass component will not die, although it will be much thinner this year.  That will allow a multitude of forbs (or weeds) to come up, and these forbs are desired by the deer for the vegetation and by the turkeys and quail for the seeds that will be produced later in the year. This new vegetation also provides an excellent site for bug production, which is very important in brood-rearing for both the quail and the turkey.   The quail may not return immediately, although they haven’t been killed.  It’s likely they will move off your place to surrounding areas to find bunch grasses that are suitable for nesting, although that won’t happen for a couple more months.  The only immediate negative effect of the fire could be that escape cover for the quail has been removed, so they may only skirt the fringes of the fire boundary.  But, by and large, the benefits of the fire will far outweigh the negatives. 

Hope this helps.

Jennifer Barrow

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I enjoy your articles and wildlife information. I have a question. There was a grass fire about a month ago that burned about 450 of my 500 acre ranch. We are already seeing green grass coming up. How long before the deer and turkey population returns to what it was before? Also we were beginning to see a few coveys of quail for the first time in many years. Would the grass fire have killed the quail?
 
Thank you,
Mitchell Brown
Brown Brothers Ranch
Salt Creek Road
Jacksboro, TX

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions as to what to plant in a food pllot to attract deer?