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Quail cross bred
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10/06/15 02:10 AM
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Boss1
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Anyone ever seen a Blue/Bobwhite cross? Saw this about 12 yrs ago and again this yr. Brown head, white top notch, type feathers (scales) tips are brown. Just curious.
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Re: Quail cross bred
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10/06/15 03:23 AM
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Mundo
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Blobs--you see them occasionally. Very rare.
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Re: Quail cross bred
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#5963387
10/06/15 11:50 AM
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bill oxner
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Blobs--you see them occasionally. Very rare. Same here.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Quail cross bred
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10/07/15 12:15 AM
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TXPanhandler
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I've seen them before usually in places where there are ample populations of both.
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Re: Quail cross bred
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10/07/15 12:21 AM
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rickym
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Sounds to me like you got a pretty good quail spot
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Re: Quail cross bred
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#5965145
10/07/15 02:30 AM
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NorthTXbirdhunter
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Blobs--you see them occasionally. Very rare. Did it look like this? 7
Last edited by NorthTXbirdhunter; 10/07/15 02:33 AM.
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Re: Quail cross bred
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10/07/15 03:00 AM
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Mundo
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Blobs--you see them occasionally. Very rare. Did it look like this? 7 No.
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Re: Quail cross bred
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10/07/15 01:10 PM
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Boss1
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No. Feathers were like a blue, but tips were brown. Head was brown. White top notch. Will try to post a pic later.
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Re: Quail cross bred
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#5965772
10/07/15 03:17 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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So does a blob only run 200yards before it flushes
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Re: Quail cross bred
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10/07/15 04:57 PM
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8pointdrop
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Below is Dr. Hernandez's answer to the question.
"Yes, hybridization between blues and bobs has been reported in the literature. Their occurrence is rare but does seems to happen. Rates of occurrence of “blobs” range from 1-70 blobs for every 1,000 bobwhites sampled"
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Re: Quail cross bred
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10/09/15 03:53 AM
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Mundo
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When you see a blob you will no it. It clearly is not a bob or a blue. Usually they have a bit of a topknot. I've also seen other quail species hybrids but they were in captivity and pen raised.
Last edited by Mundo; 10/09/15 03:54 AM.
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Re: Quail cross bred
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10/12/15 03:13 AM
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Stoneface
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I know a guy named Jonesy. He's known in Kentucky. I was talking to him and he said he uses these birds to train with. Said they stick like bobwhites, but don't require the conditioning that bobwhite require and will get up and flush like a blue quail. Said they're great for training.
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Re: Quail cross bred
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12/21/15 10:39 PM
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Saw a blob on the way to deer stand this afternoon. Top of body was a blue, from the wings down marks and feathers of a bobwhite. Was running along fence row and in the road with 4 other bobwhite. Ranch in Jim Hogg county. Sorry, no pics
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Re: Quail cross bred
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#6099581
12/24/15 01:42 PM
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colt45-90
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interesting, never seen one, thanks for the post
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Quail cross bred
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12/26/15 01:02 AM
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Bud1Pointer
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In over 25 years of quail hunting, my hunting buddies and I have shot maybe 6 between us. Any where from north of Big Spring to west of Andrews. None of them looked exactly the same but you could tell that they were crosses. One of the ranches we hunted on the land owner had a whole covey of them that came up to the house every day and fed on the back porch.
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