Quail hunting

oucorry · 01-10-2008

went last saturday. found two coveys in about 3 hrs. Not the worst but definitely not the best either. both coveys had about 15 birds in them.

DrakeHunter · 01-12-2008

just curious, where are you hunting at? I know that the last couple of years the quail poulation has been rising. Do you think they are having a come back?

oucorry · 01-12-2008

i've been hunting around central oklahoma. I think the birds here are kinda spotty. I've some good reports out west, but haven't out there yet so i dont know for sure. the last couple of years up north and west around ft. supply areas have been pretty good, but this year the same guys say they cant find any. I think overall the quail population is going down every year. I dont know what anybody can do about either. I just dont think we'll ever see it real good anymore

DrakeHunter · 01-13-2008

I'm not sure if you are totally right? The wildlife dep. is doing all they can to help with the growth of the quail population. There is also an organization called quail unlimited. They specialize in the growth and habitat of Quail. If that isn't enough you can always resort to pen raised birds. I have never hunted them myself but know several people who have, and they said that it was great for their dogs and was also very intertaining.

oucorry · 01-13-2008

i've never hunted pen raised either, but when i watch shows on t.v. they have literally kick the birds up. You wont see that in western ok. Those birds will just flat run away from you sometimes they are amazing how far they will run before they will fly

birdman · 01-21-2008

Quail population in Southwest Ks is off the hook this year. I don't believe i've seen this good of numbers EVER. The relatively mild winter last year, appropriate hatch conditions, and bird carry-over must have all been optimal. It seems the CRP program in this area has done wonders for the quail population.

oucorry · 01-21-2008

thank you for the info birdman. I'm glad to know there are birds somewhere. In my opinion the quail population this year is terrible, but there does seem to be a few more birds than last year. Now on the other hand the pheasant population in the panhandle of Oklahoma is unreal.

01-10-2008	#1 (permalink)
oucorry Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blanchard, ok Posts: 1,125 Images: 7	Quail hunting went last saturday. found two coveys in about 3 hrs. Not the worst but definitely not the best either. both coveys had about 15 birds in them.

01-12-2008	#2 (permalink)
DrakeHunter Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hennessey Posts: 141 Images: 16	Quail just curious, where are you hunting at? I know that the last couple of years the quail poulation has been rising. Do you think they are having a come back?

01-13-2008	#4 (permalink)
DrakeHunter Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hennessey Posts: 141 Images: 16	Quail I'm not sure if you are totally right? The wildlife dep. is doing all they can to help with the growth of the quail population. There is also an organization called quail unlimited. They specialize in the growth and habitat of Quail. If that isn't enough you can always resort to pen raised birds. I have never hunted them myself but know several people who have, and they said that it was great for their dogs and was also very intertaining.

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01-12-2008	#3 (permalink)
oucorry Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blanchard, ok Posts: 1,125 Images: 7	i've been hunting around central oklahoma. I think the birds here are kinda spotty. I've some good reports out west, but haven't out there yet so i dont know for sure. the last couple of years up north and west around ft. supply areas have been pretty good, but this year the same guys say they cant find any. I think overall the quail population is going down every year. I dont know what anybody can do about either. I just dont think we'll ever see it real good anymore

01-13-2008	#5 (permalink)
oucorry Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blanchard, ok Posts: 1,125 Images: 7	i've never hunted pen raised either, but when i watch shows on t.v. they have literally kick the birds up. You wont see that in western ok. Those birds will just flat run away from you sometimes they are amazing how far they will run before they will fly

01-21-2008	#6 (permalink)
birdman Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Longmont, Co Posts: 638 Images: 12	Quail population in Southwest Ks is off the hook this year. I don't believe i've seen this good of numbers EVER. The relatively mild winter last year, appropriate hatch conditions, and bird carry-over must have all been optimal. It seems the CRP program in this area has done wonders for the quail population.

01-21-2008	#7 (permalink)
oucorry Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blanchard, ok Posts: 1,125 Images: 7	thank you for the info birdman. I'm glad to know there are birds somewhere. In my opinion the quail population this year is terrible, but there does seem to be a few more birds than last year. Now on the other hand the pheasant population in the panhandle of Oklahoma is unreal.