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 Re: Quail Report
[Re: mark3]
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01/20/15 04:26 PM
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tigger
THF Trophy Hunter
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Hunted Rolling Plans Friday afternoon, Saturday morning, and Sunday morning and found 14 coveys in 7 hours of hunting. Got to see some really nice dog work and got an 8 month old puppy into some singles and let him point bump and chase. Really turned him on. Very good weekend except for coming down sick.
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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Re: Quail Report
[Re: tigger]
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01/21/15 11:15 PM
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Joined: May 2005
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First_Chance
Veteran Tracker
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Veteran Tracker
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Southern Duval Co., Monday (AM/PM) & Tuesday (AM)... about 12 hours total hunting.
41 coveys (1 truck & 12 dogs) running dogs in pairs.
Conditions were good on Monday for 31 coveys, hot on Tuesday (yesterday) AM with temps in the 80's before lunch for only 10 coveys.
Avg covey size was around 12-13 birds with a couple 25-28 bird rises thrown in. 5 juvies to 1 adult!
good stuff right now!
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Re: Quail Report
[Re: First_Chance]
#5556630
01/22/15 12:17 AM
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Joined: Nov 2009
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bill oxner
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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Southern Duval Co., Monday (AM/PM) & Tuesday (AM)... about 12 hours total hunting.
41 coveys (1 truck & 12 dogs) running dogs in pairs.
Conditions were good on Monday for 31 coveys, hot on Tuesday (yesterday) AM with temps in the 80's before lunch for only 10 coveys.
Avg covey size was around 12-13 birds with a couple 25-28 bird rises thrown in. 5 juvies to 1 adult!
good stuff right now!
This is great. Did you get to run your own dog?
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2017/07/full-3669-105539-full_16668_105507_image.jpg)
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Re: Quail Report
[Re: bill oxner]
#5557494
01/22/15 02:00 PM
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,595
First_Chance
Veteran Tracker
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Veteran Tracker
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Southern Duval Co., Monday (AM/PM) & Tuesday (AM)... about 12 hours total hunting.
41 coveys (1 truck & 12 dogs) running dogs in pairs.
Conditions were good on Monday for 31 coveys, hot on Tuesday (yesterday) AM with temps in the 80's before lunch for only 10 coveys.
Avg covey size was around 12-13 birds with a couple 25-28 bird rises thrown in. 5 juvies to 1 adult!
good stuff right now!
This is great. Did you get to run your own dog? no, not on this one... we flew down.
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Re: Quail Report
[Re: mark3]
#5558102
01/22/15 06:14 PM
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Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 552
TX TCAT
Tracker
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Tracker
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Great quail hunt 15 miles west of San Angelo this past weekend. First time shooting wild birds over my dog (1.5 yo lab). It was tough on the dogs because we were fighting 15-20 mph winds and the birds seemed to be spread out, but we managed to harvest 20 birds. 15 bobs, 5 blues.  
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Re: Quail Report
[Re: mark3]
#5560833
01/23/15 11:12 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 181
patf
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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One interesting thing about the birds on this trip. We killed 8 or 10 blues and one of them had a chestnut belly. I have killed lots of blues over the years and this is the first I have ever seen that wasn't at a taxidermist or pen raised. I will post a picture if I can.  The following is a passage from a book by Hart Stilwell from 1946: And the one we hunt down in that triangle at the southern tip of the state is a sub-species known as the chestnut-bellied scaled quail. He has a rich reddish brown on his breast, whereas the blue quail farther west is simply blue—a light slate blue with a darker-colored band around the edge of each feather, which gives his breast a lovely pattern like lace.
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Re: Quail Report
[Re: TX TCAT]
#5560876
01/23/15 11:37 PM
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Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 91,416
bill oxner
THF Celebrity
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Great quail hunt 15 miles west of San Angelo this past weekend. First time shooting wild birds over my dog (1.5 yo lab). It was tough on the dogs because we were fighting 15-20 mph winds and the birds seemed to be spread out, but we managed to harvest 20 birds. 15 bobs, 5 blues. Beats the snot out of staying at home. I'm hunting both days this weekends on new pastures.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Quail Report
[Re: mark3]
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01/24/15 07:33 PM
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beatarmy
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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 2 or 3 coveys yesterday afternoon. Good dog work and action chasing singles on one covey. only downside was my e collar crapped out mid hunt.
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Re: Quail Report
[Re: patf]
#5562298
01/24/15 10:34 PM
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 312
mark3
OP
Bird Dog
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OP
Bird Dog
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Thanks for the info that is what I had heard it referred to as well. It was definitely a pleasant surprise to pick up
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Re: Quail Report
[Re: mark3]
#5565361
01/26/15 05:20 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 173
UTMallard
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Hunted in Dimmit County, outside of Big Wells this weekend. It was my first wild bird hunt in a long time and we had a blast. Moved 30+ coveys on Saturday and killed 65 birds. "Only" moved 10 coveys yesterday for 27 birds. Some really bad shots in our group  . Most coveys had 12-18 birds...2 coveys of blues. Made me want to move to South Texas!
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