Retired football coach Mooney Player sold his family’s 774-acre South Carolina timberland to Quail Forever for $1.5 million. Player turned the land into a private quail preserve in response to damage from Hurricane Hugo. More than 30 years later, Player formalized a land transfer with Quail Forever and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, which will co-manage the property. They plan to maintain a proper habitat for quail, whose population in South Carolina has dropped considerably due to suburban sprawl and intensive farming practices. The property, now called Bobwhite Hills Wildlife Area, is adjacent to a 2,000-acre public wildlife management area and will be open for public hunting during the 2023-24 season. Read more HERE.