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Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
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01/06/19 04:12 AM
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Joined: Sep 2007
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Hopedale
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THF Trophy Hunter
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will all this rain do anything for the quail, or is it more the rain we get in the spring that does it for these birds?
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Re: Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
[Re: Hopedale]
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01/06/19 04:17 AM
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Joined: Nov 2010
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scalebuster
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I issued life jackets to the Quail on my place this week.
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Re: Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
[Re: Hopedale]
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01/06/19 05:28 PM
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Mundo
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Yes its will help with the carryover. February is often a pretty grim month food wise--the rain will help produce early forbs and if far enough south maybe even a bug hatch or two. However, the important rains are spring rains. They stimulate nesting and produce insect hatches that chicks need to mature. Quail chicks typically feed on insects the first weeks of their life--w/o the insect hatch birds don't develop as rapidly and are less likely to survive.
Last edited by Mundo; 01/06/19 05:29 PM.
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Re: Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
[Re: scalebuster]
#7397009
01/06/19 05:34 PM
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Hopedale
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I issued life jackets to the Quail on my place this week. Any pics of them putting them on? LOL But I know what you mean.
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Re: Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
[Re: Hopedale]
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01/10/19 02:31 AM
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TruckMan66
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Yep, all this winter moisture will prep the ground for spring shoots. If we can continue with at least 2 inches of rain per month & not get sweltering hot this summer then next year should be OK.
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Re: Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
[Re: Hopedale]
#7400848
01/10/19 04:18 PM
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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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We've had too much rain in my area.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
[Re: Hopedale]
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01/12/19 12:02 AM
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Joined: Nov 2009
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bill oxner
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This is a report I got today. "My first two outings this year, walking and following my dogs for about an hour each time, resulted in (first) no quail pointed but two 10-12 bird coveys and 1 six bird covey spotted, (second hunt), zippo, nada. I confess I have a perverse habit of looking for birds initially where I am pretty sure they will not be, on low and wet ground. I guess it is hoping against expectation. Today, the third hunt, I hunted the high (3 to 5 feet higher is “high” on the coastal prairie) ground for an hour. My dogs pointed and I flushed four coveys in the first 50 minutes. No animals were harmed. Nothing to brag about but plenty to be grateful about. It has been so wet here I have been afraid I would not find quail at all. Here, wet = bad quail year. So I am grateful for the seven coveys I have seen in 3 hunts." He included this picture.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
[Re: bill oxner]
#7411170
01/22/19 01:15 AM
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Joined: Aug 2014
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Catch Dog
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Tracker
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Mr. Oxner I’m thinking about getting one of them red setters, you have any suggestions on a kennel/breeder? I’m
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Re: Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
[Re: bill oxner]
#7414242
01/25/19 01:18 AM
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Quaillooker
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Bill
You cheated. You are holding that (blue collar) brace dog's leg with a stick! Ha! Ha! .
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Re: Fall\Winter Rain - Quail
[Re: bill oxner]
#7415251
01/26/19 01:15 AM
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Joined: May 2007
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JohnRussell
Pro Tracker
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Pro Tracker
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This is a report I got today. "My first two outings this year, walking and following my dogs for about an hour each time, resulted in (first) no quail pointed but two 10-12 bird coveys and 1 six bird covey spotted, (second hunt), zippo, nada. I confess I have a perverse habit of looking for birds initially where I am pretty sure they will not be, on low and wet ground. I guess it is hoping against expectation. Today, the third hunt, I hunted the high (3 to 5 feet higher is “high” on the coastal prairie) ground for an hour. My dogs pointed and I flushed four coveys in the first 50 minutes. No animals were harmed. Nothing to brag about but plenty to be grateful about. It has been so wet here I have been afraid I would not find quail at all. Here, wet = bad quail year. So I am grateful for the seven coveys I have seen in 3 hunts." He included this picture. Very nice! Honestly, have not seen much use of the setters in years. So good to see someone that uses them. Dad loved pairing a Red with a Llew. The Llew was a lot closer working and the Red was more outwards, so they paired up well, but Jeb (the main Red I remember,....if he went left, you better go left 'cause he knew where the birds were.. heh R
Hunting is easy..it's getting permission from your wife that is tough.
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