Quail Sightings

[dennishoddy]

Just this afternoon I heard someone say this was the best year for quail in the last 20 years. Has anyone else heard that? I can't attest to it, as I don't exactly live in prime quail territory (the turkeys would probably eat them ).

That was from an Okla Dept of Wildlife quail report.

I think its been proven that turkey are not detrimental to a quail population. There was a lot of argument about it back in the day, one way and then the other.

 

[SoonerP226]

I think its been proven that turkey are not detrimental to a quail population. There was a lot of argument about it back in the day, one way and then the other.

That was a joke. I'd never heard anything about turkeys being detrimental to quail, I was just talking about the huge, absolutely unconcerned birds that like to wander around my property. I think they may be keeping the coyote population in check...

 

[dennishoddy]

That was a joke. I'd never heard anything about turkeys being detrimental to quail, I was just talking about the huge, absolutely unconcerned birds that like to wander around my property. I think they may be keeping the coyote population in check...

Oh yeah, the topic of turkey eating quail eggs and those at bumblebee size has been a big thing for a long time. Mostly by quail hunters seeing a decline in quail numbers while turkey numbers continue to improve.

 

[DEER 24/7]

back in the 80's when the quail were everywhere. There was no cattle egrets. All of sudden in the 90's started seeing cattle egrets everywhere you look and a lot of them. Now our quail are coming back. Guess what I hardly ever see any cattle egrets anymore I don't know why but they are not around like they use to be. I am not saying that's what happen to the quail but I seen years ago cattle egrets chasing and catching baby quail . I have been seeing a few dog boxes in the back of trucks sure like seeing that.

 

[dlbleak]

i thought the rumors of 50 bird coveys was a bunch of hogwash until my buddy said he got up two coveys that size.

 

[Okie4570]

Hunter orange sucked this covey right into range this morning lol.

 

[chazroh]

I should have saved the pics. I had 10-15 quail on my trail cam in southeast Kansas. Pretty cool to see these birds make a comeback.

 

[chazroh]

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Checked cam today. Had a few more on it

 

[imhntn]

We moved at least 6 coveys today on 2 quarter sections.

 

[dennishoddy]

We moved at least 6 coveys today on 2 quarter sections.

Good news. I'll carry my 1100 cylinder bore when I go out.