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Day lease for Quail? #7933914 08/13/20 03:04 PM
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Just moved to the Ft Worth area. Are there any day leases available for Quail hunting? Where I moved from, we could knock on the door of the ranch/farm and ask for permission to make a pass thru the property and most of the time they approved us in a certain area. Maybe those days are gone forever down here. Thought a day lease might be something to inquire about.

Re: Day lease for Quail? [Re: Readytogo] #7934067 08/13/20 04:38 PM
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Decide where you want to hunt and call the COOP in nearby towns.

Re: Day lease for Quail? [Re: Readytogo] #7934310 08/13/20 08:40 PM
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I moved to Texas from Arkansas and had the same question. There were a few years ago. It would be tough to fine any today.

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Re: Day lease for Quail? [Re: Readytogo] #7934412 08/13/20 09:54 PM
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Normally on a day lease the 'hunters' are trying to kill as many birds as possible to get their money's worth ,,, as opposed to a season lease where they normally limit their killing because the birds have to last for 4 months. So by the third or fourth time the land is leased out for a day hunt, there are very few birds left.

Re: Day lease for Quail? [Re: Readytogo] #7935047 08/14/20 01:00 PM
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You might look up the NSTRA schedule in your area. They open the fields Saturdays after the trials.


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Thanks to all for the suggestions, much appreciated.

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U could buy some birds throw em out at the grasslands and hunt em. Ive got a buddy extremely close to there w a few thousand birds to sale.

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Re: Day lease for Quail? [Re: pervis] #7938130 08/16/20 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by pervis
U could buy some birds throw em out at the grasslands and hunt em. Ive got a buddy extremely close to there w a few thousand birds to sale.

not legal--you need a private hunting license for the property and all the birds have to be banded with the number of the license and have documentation showing provenace for the birds.
It is illegal to release game birds without this.

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Go to the USDA office in the county you want to hunt and ask folks there if they know of any landowners with improved pasture or crp that they would be willing to lease. There are often people who have inherited a 1/4 section or so that will let you hunt. You can find landowners with a couple of coveys who will day lease but it takes a LOT of legwork. I hunted with guide in the Falfurrias area some years back who did this. He had a string of 1/4 secition pastures and drove you from pasture to pasture. We drove and loaded and unloaded a lot but he moved a lot of birds.

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U could buy some birds throw em out at the grasslands and hunt em. Ive got a buddy extremely close to there w a few thousand birds to sale.

not legal--you need a private hunting license for the property and all the birds have to be banded with the number of the license and have documentation showing provenace for the birds.
It is illegal to release game birds without this.


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Re: Day lease for Quail? [Re: Readytogo] #7939431 08/17/20 05:55 PM
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wardens will give you a pass on covey house birds and training birds if you can show they aren't wild. Like a receiipt for their purchase or some way to prove you raised them.

They will get you for releasing to hunt or to propagate and area.

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