the guys I've talked to in Western Kansas (near Liberal) say the drought has pretty well wiped out the quail. Not enough left to hunt. These are bobwhites.
When I lived in Eastern Washington, we found quail wherever there was thick brush and water, mainly in side canyons to the big streams like the Snake River and Asotin Creek. REALLY rough country--think chukar country with heavy brush. Fun when I had the stamina, tho. Didn't mind fighting rose bushes and blackthorn and blackberry canes then. You could lose a lot of blood in day's quail hunting! Usually too cold to notice until you got home....these were California quail (we call them Valley Quail in CA to differentiate from Mountain Quail, but they don't sound like "Valley Girls" much!).
Last edited by Mesa; 12/09/12.
