RE: Improving nesting/poult rearing habitat
Coons, possums andarmadillos all take a heavy toll of quail and turkeynests. Two bobcats devastated the quail and turkey population on the 230 acres that a friend of mind owns. Here in OK we also have tens ofthousands of wild hogs roaming around looking for anything that is edible.
If you mow the grass onyour place leave some patches standing for the turkeys to nest in. If your place has livestock, fence off a few plots where the grass can grow.