Dove hunters chime in

Are you guys seeing any quail?

Never even heard one today. Sorry

I had a great time sitting next to a WW2 vet and old bird dog man bullshting about dogs. I only shot 3 times and killed 2. He never picked up his gun. The kids killed 14 doves and there were a lot more than we expected coming in to water. We saw one covey of bird next to a buddy’s house on the drive home, and it was small in Fisher County.

A friend was at his lease in eletrica that we quail hunt on and his words were"it's bad"

I did hear 3 coveys whistling right at daylight today.

Hunted the same place neat Olney on opening day for the last few years. We've always heard quail in the morning, and usually bumped a covey or two walking into the field.

NOT THIS YEAR. I did not hear a single call this weekend.

Saw 4 conveys and heard several calling over 2 days in Throckmorton. The conveys were small. No chicks seen.

Heard some Saturday AM and PM near Throckmorton TX

Saw several coveys around the noode area. 6 or 7 per covey.

Didnt see any in Haskell at my place. Saw em earlier in the yr. Will get a report from monahans peyote in the next few weeks. Have a buddy staying 2 weeks in the feild for work. Will try to report back

I spent a couple of days at my lease in Coke County. After the brutal summer, recent rains have been good so there is a lot of new vegetation and there were more Bobs calling on Labor day than I heard when I was there in spring turkey season. I'd say they are trying to have a late hatch and if they do there will be plenty of insects so maybe some will survive. Grasshoppers and bugs are abundant. I did not see any evidence of a hatch thus far so it's badly needed. Hope I'm wrong but I'm afraid it's going to be slow this year.

It looks pretty f bleak from these reports

Got a good report from peyote tx. Southwest of monahans. They ve had rain showers all summer long. My buddy said hes been seeing em. That's at least some good news.

Yes, in Runnels County (Winters, TX) there was a decent amt of quail action going on. Saw and heard them two days in a row.

Where I hunt dove in Crane county I have been seeing alot of blues. Maybe the resident coveys since I have seen them in same areas for past few years. The covey size is little down but have decent water and habitat that they can survive in bad times.

My buddy in the Abilene area says he has more this year than last year.

Yep been seeing some NE of Wichita Falls

Decent numbers east of Seymour as good as last year

Southeast runnels county looks terrible this year.

We have them on our place in Haskell.

Yes

Good reports coming from monahans peyote and ft Stockton areas. They've had rain all summer. My buddy says hes put up quite a few large coveys of 20 plus while driving the oil feild roads.

Had some on my place in haskell a few weeks ago. Got reports from hebronville tx of really good populations.

ranch near Encino is covered up again.....timely rains were a big help.....

Very few birds in Coleman County; lease in Kent County got shut down for the season. Between the poor dove season and minimal quail the scattergun isn't getting much use this year

Big covies on our leases near Chesterville and also west of Sealy!

I have had 4 to 5 coveys of 10 to fifteen at my place in Dickens. Up for archery and saw only 2 coveys with about 10 did see one juvenile in the group of ten. Seem to be down considerably