Thanks for the link Turkey. Good read!
I have developed a goal. I have 82 acres in a stretch that's 1.1 miles long. Mix of grass, early successional shrubs, and hardwood forest, it's all in strips and blocks. Lots of elevation changes. AND... no cattle on it. My house sits right in the middle of this mile of edge and I do a lot of trapping around the house to cut down predators. I want 2 coveys to live on this strip. I want them to be 25+ birds each.
Plan:
Burn this Feb or March, and again in August. It's been years since this has burned and I want to cut down on fuel load this spring, then do a growing season burn to encourage forbs. After that an 18 month rotation.
Put out grit
Supplemental feed in winter (not feeders but broadcast strips). Do this on acres near the house to reduce predation.
What's your guys's thoughts? Things to add, things to do, things not worth doing?