Quail on my property.

Bfh_auto · Jun 13, 2018

I started a war on Coyotes and feral cats when I bought my property.
I think it is paying off. I see rabbits all the time and saw my first quail this evening when I was mowing hay.
I think I will leave a bigger strip on the fence line for them.

horsemen61 · Jun 13, 2018

That’s awesome to hear op keep up the good fight on the varmints and you will see even more of them!

1KPerDay · Jun 13, 2018

Pretty soon you'll want the yotes back to keep down the hordes of bunnies. Lol

Bfh_auto · Jun 13, 2018

1KPerDay said:
Pretty soon you'll want the yotes back to keep down the hordes of bunnies. Lol

I have a mountain fiest pup that is learning to hunt rabbits.
My wife makes a fine rabbit stew.

Armored farmer · Jun 13, 2018

Unfortunately, mowing hay doesnt bid well for the rabbits and quail.

Fine Figure of a Man · Jun 13, 2018

Saw a couple quail near my place a few days ago. First I have seen in many years.

Bfh_auto · Jun 13, 2018

Armored farmer said:
Unfortunately, mowing hay doesnt bid well for the rabbits and quail.

I don't mow the entire property and am thinking about leaving 15 to 20 ft of fence row like my grandpa did in Illinois. I have to cut hay to feed the horses and pay for farm investments.

Armored farmer · Jun 13, 2018

Bfh_auto said:
I don't mow the entire property and am thinking about leaving 15 to 20 ft of fence row like my grandpa did in Illinois. I have to cut hay to feed the horses and pay for farm investments.

Oh yea, i didnt mean any disrespect. Believe me, we do it too.
I had a pair in my yard today. That's not a good sign. We have had 8 inches of rain and their nesting ground down by the creek was totally flooded.

Bfh_auto · Jun 13, 2018

Armored farmer said:
Oh yea, i didnt mean any disrespect. Believe me, we do it too.
I had a pair in my yard today. That's not a good sign. We have had 8 inches of rain and their nesting ground down by the creek was totally flooded.

None taken. I wish I could turn it all into wildlife habitat.

George P · Jun 13, 2018

You might look into planting crops that attract quail and afford them food and cover

Armored farmer · Jun 13, 2018

Bfh_auto said:
None taken. I wish I could turn it all into wildlife habitat.

Quail hunting was my passion for about a good decade.
I even travelled to your state and hunted down around Bartlesville one fall.
We only shot over points, and was disappointed if we didnt bag over 100 birds in a season.

Bfh_auto · Jun 13, 2018

George P said:
You might look into planting crops that attract quail and afford them food and cover

I need to look into that.
I did plant millet along the treeline and let it go to seed last year. I was hoping for dove but only saw ones in my yard. I must be getting soft because now I find excuses to watch them instead of eating them.

<*(((>< · Jun 13, 2018

Pile a bunch of brush in an area near some water and cover, quail love brush piles, makes for a secure home. We had about 100 quail a year ago in our back lot near our brush pile.

1KPerDay · Jun 13, 2018

Tons of quail on my property. Unfortunately I live in a city that doesn't allow you to shoot birds on your property. Wish I could. Got squirrels and big deer, too.

Patocazador · Jun 14, 2018

The state of Oklahoma provides a number of pdf's dealing with enhancing quail habitat.

https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/species/quail
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=...artment.com/hunting-old/Quailhabitatguide.pdf

Choctaw · Jun 14, 2018

I love sitting outside and listening to the quail calling in the evening. I thought we had lost that in Texas but they are definitely coming back. At least where I am.

Choctaw · Jun 14, 2018

Bfh_auto said:
I started a war on Coyotes and feral cats when I bought my property.
I think it is paying off. I see rabbits all the time and saw my first quail this evening when I was mowing hay.
I think I will leave a bigger strip on the fence line for them.

In Texas we can call Texas Parks and Wildlife and they will send out a wildlife biologist to help you develop a quail program. I bet Oklahoma has something similar.

Bfh_auto · Jun 14, 2018

Patocazador said:
The state of Oklahoma provides a number of pdf's dealing with enhancing quail habitat.

https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/species/quail
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=...artment.com/hunting-old/Quailhabitatguide.pdf

Thanks I will look at this.

andrewdl007 · Jun 14, 2018

Glad to hear about the quail. Growing up in California nothing gave me more joy than going for a walk and seeing huge coveys of quail. Sadly where I would hunt quail they were always few and far between.

Loyalist Dave · Jun 21, 2018

We are up to our armpits in fox, so the bunnies and quail suffer. I hunt farms that are adjacent to suburban "no-hunt-zones", and so the fox have a field day.

LD

Art Eatman · Jun 21, 2018

Where there is mesquite with fairly large branches growing from near the ground, cut the branches halfway through so they sag to the ground. They stay alive, and quail can put nests with some safety via the thorns.

Sistema1927 · Jun 21, 2018

40 years ago when I was first married (has it been that long?), we lived in Southern NM. I had permission to hunt the section of land adjoining us where the owner had about 4 head of cattle. That square mile was just loaded with quail. I also had a covey living under the skirting of our mobile home, but they were safe from my hunting.

Choctaw · Jun 21, 2018

Art Eatman said:
Where there is mesquite with fairly large branches growing from near the ground, cut the branches halfway through so they sag to the ground. They stay alive, and quail can put nests with some safety via the thorns.

This is a great idea. I'm going to give it a shot.

Art Eatman · Jun 21, 2018

Quail are fun people. During my Terlingua years I had a house covey of blues that would come when I called, eager for the hen-scratch I'd feed them. Finally had them gentled enough to feed under the chair I was sitting in. Bunch of welfare queens.

Bfh_auto · Jun 21, 2018

Art Eatman said:
Where there is mesquite with fairly large branches growing from near the ground, cut the branches halfway through so they sag to the ground. They stay alive, and quail can put nests with some safety via the thorns.

Good idea. I'm not far enough West for mesquite. All I have are Hackberry, Mulberry, and Cottonwood.

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