From Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute – A Practical and Efficient Helicopter Survey Technique to Estimate Bobwhite Abundance on Texas Rangelands – An Update and Review

Northern bobwhite population estimates have been crucial for wildlife management in Texas, where the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute has spent over 30 years developing estimation techniques, including a 2010 method for converting helicopter survey counts to density estimates. Building upon the 2010 work, recent research from 2014-2019 has led to an updated conversion factor that accounts for survey conditions like weather, time of day, and brush cover, providing more accurate population estimates for this important gamebird species.