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 Re: Dale Rollings 2017/18 quail season prediction - "disappointingly average"
[Re: pharmvet]
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08/24/17 05:16 PM
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texas wetlands
Bird Dog
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We've had plenty rain again this year on the west side of Jones County and the birds are as good as last year if not better.
CCBIRDDOGMAN you just need to get those dogs ready and I'll show you!! ha. Can't promise another banded bird but who knows 27 miles is a long ways.
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Re: Dale Rollings 2017/18 quail season prediction - "disappointingly average"
[Re: texas wetlands]
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08/24/17 05:45 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
Bird Herder
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Bird Herder
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We've had plenty rain again this year on the west side of Jones County and the birds are as good as last year if not better.
CCBIRDDOGMAN you just need to get those dogs ready and I'll show you!! ha. Can't promise another banded bird but who knows 27 miles is a long ways. Were going for 2 bands this year. 1 Bob and 1 Blue.  Dogs will be ready, gonna run them some this weekend if it's not a total washout.
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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Re: Dale Rollings 2017/18 quail season prediction - "disappointingly average"
[Re: huntwest]
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08/24/17 06:11 PM
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Edge Runner
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I think what we will see is population fluctuations from area to area. Take the Matador WMA for instance. Based on their road surveys the population should be one fourth of what it was last year. There were over 10,000 quail reported to be killed out there last year.
I hunted on a property last season (2016-17) that I thought had a ton of birds, until I talked to one of the oil company guys who drove the property 3 - 5 days a week, he said there were significantly more quail the year before (2015-16). As we got more familiar with the place we found that first spot had maybe half as many birds as a piece of property less than 10 miles away.
I hope to hunt the same places I found birds last year and based on what I'm hearing there won't be as many birds as last year.
Regardless, I hope it's year of good health and great memories and please Lord help me shoot better this year.
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Re: Dale Rollings 2017/18 quail season prediction - "disappointingly average"
[Re: Edge Runner]
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08/24/17 09:39 PM
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tigger
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I think what we will see is population fluctuations from area to area. Take the Matador WMA for instance. Based on their road surveys the population should be one fourth of what it was last year. There were over 10,000 quail reported to be killed out there last year.
I hunted on a property last season (2016-17) that I thought had a ton of birds, until I talked to one of the oil company guys who drove the property 3 - 5 days a week, he said there were significantly more quail the year before (2015-16). As we got more familiar with the place we found that first spot had maybe half as many birds as a piece of property less than 10 miles away.
I hope to hunt the same places I found birds last year and based on what I'm hearing there won't be as many birds as last year.
Regardless, I hope it's year of good health and great memories and please Lord help me shoot better this year. I agree 100 % I have seen on several occasions where five miles with all things other than rain can mean a big difference in number of birds.
Tigger
If it isn't white it is not a birddog.
KC
Lying is lying. Don't bitch about one doing it and condone another. That's called hypocrisy.
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