Quail Forever: Journal of Upland Conservation

Volume 20

Number 5 (Fall 2025)

• Page 1 Ryan Sparks [editor], [brief introduction]
• Pages 2-3: [advertisements]
• Pages 4-5: Table of Contents
• Page 6: Masthead
• Page 7: [advertisement]
• Page 8: Marilyn Vetter, On Point: "The Griswolds Go Hunting"
• Page 9: [advertisement]
• Pages 10-14, 16: Greg McReynolds, "Code Breaking: What We Call the Places that Call Us Back"
• Page 15: [advertisement]
• Page 16: [advertisement]
• Pages 18-24, 26: Casey Still, "'Judy': A World War II Bird Dog Endures the Unthinkable"
• Page 25: [advertisement]
• Page 27: [advertisement]
• Pages 28-32, 34: E. Donnall Thomas Jr. (Photos by Don and Lori Thomas), "Quail from the Forgotten Corner: The Hidden Uplands of the Pacific Northwest"
• Page 33: [advertisement]
• Page 35: [advertisement]
• Page 36: Leaving a Legacy (New Quail Forever Members)
• Page 37: [advertisement]
• Pages 38-40: Emily Spolyar, "Coveys and Kindness: The Smith Celebration Trial and the Quiet Wisdom of Harold Ray"
• Page 41: [advertisement]
• Pages 42-46: Ryan Sparks, "A Legacy in Wood: Artist Chris Wilson Carves Grace, Motion, and Memory"
• Page 47: [advertisement]
• Pages 48, 50: Mikayla Peper, "The True Wealth of Farming: Quail Forever's Farmer of the Year, Wally Childress"
• Page 49: [advertisement]
• Page 51: [advertisement]
• Pages 52-54: Henry Utschig, "Camaraderie Among Coveys: Fellowship and Family in the Quail Fields of Kansas"
• Pages 55-63: [advertisements]
• Pages 64-73: "This Old Gun"
  • Pages 66-67: Andrew Vavra, "A Gift Beyond Words"
  • Pages 68-69: Tell Judkins, "A Tale of Two Shotguns"
  • Pages 70-71: Trey Johnson, "First Gun, Forever Gun"
  • Pages 72-73: Ryan Sparks, "Don't Miss"
• Page 74: Travis Frank, The Flush: "Oklahoma Explosions"
• Page 75: [advertisement]
• Pages 76-78, 80, 82: On the Landscape
  • Page 77: Gilbert Randolph, Maryland: "Investing in Habitat in Maryland: Chesapeake Bay Chapter Donates $50,000 to Habitat Restoration"
  • Page 78: Gilbert Randolph, Missouri: "Quail Forever Dedicates New Public Land Areas in Missouri"
  • Page 79: Kelsi Wehrman, Nebraska: "A Win-Win in Nebraska"
  • Page 82: Alison Menefee, Virginia and Pennsylvania: "Virginia Quail Trapping Aids Pennsylvania Restoration Efforts"
• Pages 79, 81, 83: [advertisements]
• Pages 84-89: Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, The Hunter's Table: "Food as Medicine: Tribal Nation Building Through Native Food"
  • Pages 88-89: [recipe for roasted quail with corn and wild rice salad]
• Page 90: Tell Judkins, Quail Country: "Listening with Your Eyes: A Landscape's Response to Restoration"
• Page 91: [advertisement]
• Page 92: Aaron Kuehl, Habitat How-To: "Creating Covey HQ's"
• Page 93: [advertisement]
• Page 94: Ariel Wiegard, Capitol Insider: "QF's New Upland Action Center: A New Tool for Upland Advocacy"
• Page 95: [advertisement]
• Page 96: Ryan Sparks, Quail Tales: "Our Land: The Soul of America"