Quality quail hunting is hard to find. This is a long-standing axiom of upland wingshooting. We are, of course, talking about wild bobwhite quail, opposed to the pen-raised, or "liberated" birds used ...
This story, “They Call Him Mr. Bob,” appeared in the January 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. Dempsey Cape and I were feeling for solid footing on a brushy hillside that angled into the swamp woods where ...
A covey of gambel’s quail scurrying through the desert with their topknots bobbing is a common sight in parts of the southwest. Adapted to live in arid climates, the gambel’s is especially associated ...
AUSTIN Quail hunting season kicks off on Nov. 1 in Texas, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey revealed some encouraging population numbers heading into opening ...
On an early January morning, Raleigh Lowder let loose his two hunting dogs, 2-year-old English pointer Dottie and 10-year-old German short hair Doc, to scour the grounds of Bobwhite Hills Wild ...
The last time you could count on flushing a covey of wild quail on Jack Leffel’s land in Botetourt County was in the 1980s. That’s what Leffel’s friend, Ed McCoy, recollects. Sincethen, the native ...
Many a graybeard who began hunting at a tender age still hold a tender spot for the start of what used to be known as the upland game season. Deer were scarce and wild turkeys all but non-existent on ...
A rainy Saturday didn't stop young hunters from taking shots at quail during a youth quail hunt hosted by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. A dozen eager boys gathered in the dark before dawn ...