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does anyone have wild quail any more?...seems like they have all vanished from this area...
Crowderfarms":2q8dr401 said:We should have a lot more Quail here, but thanks to habitat being shrunk by Sub-Divisions the numbers are down. Not to mention stray Cats, Hawks, Owls,Coyotes and Hunters that shoot over their limits.
Caustic Burno":34dfgzdm said:Crowderfarms":34dfgzdm said:We should have a lot more Quail here, but thanks to habitat being shrunk by Sub-Divisions the numbers are down. Not to mention stray Cats, Hawks, Owls,Coyotes and Hunters that shoot over their limits.
Have a few keep a game feeder with hen scratch in it for them. We have had fireants for the last fifty years here and still had quail. Yes they take there toll and still have quail. I have noticed the population decline in the last ten years as feral cat numbers have gone up. It is not unusal to see a feral cat every deer hunting trip.
hillrancher":3m1996k4 said:No quail here and haven't for 25+ years. The excuse is fescue they starve on it. I don't believe it because of cover there is more cover than there was 12 or so years ago.
We see a pair or so every year but never a increase.
Parkerson Cattle Co.":38itdbjd said:Introduced species........... ring neck dove, competitor....one of many problems
Parkerson Cattle Co.":o0cwj3n3 said:thats the ones I'm talking about... i call them a ring neck, reason why they are open season year round, no limit is because they are an invasive, and a competitor to the quail... If i'm remembering right. Big problem all over the state. they are fun to run over though, because they don't move.... Dang invasives....