A big part of the decline in Missouri is the predator increase. Used to be high fur prices had a lot of predators and nest robbers trapped. Not any longer. Some say our turkeys eat young quail, im not sure that�s having that much of an impact. The bulldozers have sure had their effect too, but it�s difficult to fault a farmer for maximizing what he�s getting off of his land. Our conservation Dept just doesn�t get as excited about Quail as they do deer and turkey. I don�t think Quail hunting brings in the $$ like bigger game. Three of the guys I used to hunt with no longer keep bird dogs. Tough to bring up a pup and train him right without birds..

12 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (decreasing), SMB, and HSB (only two have been seen in 5 yrs)
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023.