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Meat dog and blue quail
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02/12/16 11:15 PM
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I know most will frown on this but to the die hard blue quail hunters prefer a pointer to rush in on a running covey to get the flush and then point the singles
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02/12/16 11:18 PM
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Re: Meat dog and blue quail
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02/12/16 11:35 PM
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bill oxner
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No. I prefer not to hunt them at all.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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02/14/16 05:55 AM
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dune2218
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My dogs would point/walk behind the covey------- I would go ahead in the truck to fence line, brush , whatever was in front of them that would make them stop. Get out and let them walk into me. A little bit like driving pheasants.
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02/15/16 03:27 AM
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TXPanhandler
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We prefer to flush them several times with a vehicle and then get dogs out and hunt them after they've flown several hundred yards.
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05/08/16 03:21 PM
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I know most will frown on this but to the die hard blue quail hunters prefer a pointer to rush in on a running covey to get the flush and then point the singles When hunting blues all I want is a "dead bird" dog, I'll find the live ones.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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05/08/16 04:45 PM
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As long as there is good cover, I hunt them just like bobs. Wouldn't even want to hunt them on a place with little cover.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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05/11/16 12:27 PM
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My place is just about perfect for Blues, open enough to give them running room but thick enough to get them to sit. You only get about 1 or 2 good hunts with dogs and then you might as well put them up and bring out your dead bird dog. After 2 hunts it turns into a track and field event so you better wear some comfortable boots. My Louisiana buddies came out twice last year and limited out every day using one dog.
From what I'm seeing right now it looks like we'll be getting a good hatch with probably a bigger population of quail than last year. I'm seeing 1-2 pairs every 100 yards driving down the roads. Lot's of bugs and weed seed everywhere. Seeing more Bobs than usual also!
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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05/18/16 04:36 AM
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TXQuailHunter
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Love hunting blues. My dogs adjust to the birds. If blues are running because the cover is sparse. I'll stand still and direct my dog to a position ahead of the birds and and have her come back towards me. Blues usually freeze where they are and its just like hunting singles. Thats why its called bird hunting... using a dog is the only way to hunt. Fun! Fun! Fun!
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05/18/16 04:42 AM
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TXQuailHunter
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I've trained dogs since I was a boy. Had english pointers and setters... all were good... I hunt with a Gordon Setter now and she is a dream to hunt over.
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05/20/16 01:34 AM
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I've never had an opportunity to hunt them but I'm super excited to try them this year. I'll be hunting public land since I don't have a place in that region. I'll let you know:)
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Re: Meat dog and blue quail
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05/20/16 01:38 AM
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We prefer to flush them several times with a vehicle and then get dogs out and hunt them after they've flown several hundred yards. This is the way to hunt blues.
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