Wild Quail Hunts

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Wild Quail Hunts

Post by kcbullets » Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:42 pm

Any suggestions on reasonably priced wild quail hunts where there are good number of birds? I may considering booking one for next season. I am not interested in using their dogs. I want my dog to get the experience.

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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by roaniecowpony » Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:48 pm

The Texas quail hunts are legendary. You might poke around the net a bit for a place. But the past couple years of drought have decimated the populations in the southwest.

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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by mm » Sun Mar 30, 2014 4:22 am

I thought Kansas had a huntable population of quail. I was planning to go there next season.

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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by lugmastro » Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:52 am

There are not many places that you are going to find wild quail. You are even less likely to find a lodge that you hunt wild birds at, most lodges are pen raised birds at this point.
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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by jetjockey » Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:15 pm

What kind of quail? My dad runs into wild quail in WA state all the time while pheasant hunting.

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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by kcbullets » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:33 am

The quail in KS seem to be rebounding back a little this past season, but nothing great. It seems to get much dog work you have to use pen raised birds.

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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by fishvik » Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:12 am

jetjockey wrote:What kind of quail? My dad runs into wild quail in WA state all the time while pheasant hunting.
If you want to hunt California quail(Valley Quail), ID,NV,WA,OR and of course CA usually have good populations and they can be found on public lands.

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Post by Scott Linden » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:57 pm

Hands down, the largest valley quail population I've ever seen: http://www.flyingdoublef.com/newhunting.html
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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by roaniecowpony » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:24 pm

I have a friend in Vale. Things there are down from the drought as well.

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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by tfbirddog2 » Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:56 am

I guide at a lodge here in NW. Kansas we offer quail hunts we have established wild coveys on our property from the birds that have gotten away to neighbors property. Ks quail pop. is down but slowly coming back, some good springs would help! PM Bullets if you'd like. I know spots here in Kansas you may not of hunted
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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by TonyS » Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:32 pm

Scott,

That ranch looks like the kinda place a guy could hurt his shoulder shooting so much.

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Post by Scott Linden » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:57 pm

TonyS wrote:Scott,

That ranch looks like the kinda place a guy could hurt his shoulder shooting so much.
Dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.
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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by oldbeek » Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:09 am

In the desert of California, the quail did pair up this year. Last year they didn't nest at all. My normal covey of 100 was down to 6 this spring. Food is scarce and weather is dry, dry, dry! I am supplemental feeding milo and wheat and carrying water to guzzlers, trying to keep this covey viable.

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Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Post by birddogger » Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:16 am

TonyS wrote:Scott,

That ranch looks like the kinda place a guy could hurt his shoulder shooting so much.
May be, but it is way out of my class. :roll:

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