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Title: Bob White Quail Post by: younghogdogger. on August 18, 2012, 04:22:46 pm I thought i would share a few pictures of some of the birds we raised this year. We are keeping a few of these birds but most of them we a turning out so maybe if my hog dogs get to lazy to bay a hog they will point a bird!
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/hillin93/2012-07-15175217.jpg) (http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/hillin93/2012-07-21064405.jpg) (http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/hillin93/2012-07-20100745.jpg) (http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/hillin93/2012-06-17092014.jpg) (http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/hillin93/2012-07-16190836.jpg) (http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/hillin93/2012-04-11161605.jpg) (http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/hillin93/2012-04-11163317.jpg) (http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/hillin93/2012-04-11163254.jpg) (http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/hillin93/2012-04-11162044.jpg) So i was wondering if any one still has wild quial roaming around there place i have been several places all over texas and only see no more than two or three coveys. Title: Re: Bob White Quail Post by: Curcross1987 on August 18, 2012, 04:26:22 pm I remember when I was a kid they were every were not to many any more
Title: Re: Bob White Quail Post by: YELLOWBLACKMASK on August 18, 2012, 04:42:01 pm Finally ....I see somebody else doin some releasing.
We raised and turned bobwhites loose for years around here. Only a few left due to the fire ants reaking havoc. I called up a lil rooster yesterday that was probably a turn out from several years back. Very happy to see someone else still doing it. Fill up the woods with em bud. ;) Awesome pic with them in the road. Title: Re: Bob White Quail Post by: brw7979 on August 18, 2012, 04:46:33 pm Looks like your raising quite a few. This year is the first year in more than I can remember that we have a few here. I know I've seen several covies. Be nice to have them come back like they were 25-30 years ago.
Title: Re: Bob White Quail Post by: Bedias92 on August 18, 2012, 04:48:10 pm That's pretty neat bout how many do yall raise a year
Title: Re: Bob White Quail Post by: younghogdogger. on August 18, 2012, 05:05:14 pm Finally ....I see somebody else doin some releasing. We raised and turned bobwhites loose for years around here. Only a few left due to the fire ants reaking havoc. I called up a lil rooster yesterday that was probably a turn out from several years back. Very happy to see someone else still doing it. Fill up the woods with em bud. ;) Awesome pic with them in the road. Thanks we are trying to get them to start back. We started releasing them 2 years ago just a few at a time but this year we decided to raise a few so we bought some brood stock and raised some where from 350 to 400 birds and we released 90% of them. I know one thing i seen more hawks and wild cats in the past few month then ive seen in my life! Title: Re: Bob White Quail Post by: ole shep on August 18, 2012, 05:22:57 pm Still have enough to hunt in Runnels co. Bell co. Has a few but they live in the brush.
Title: Re: Bob White Quail Post by: sanman on August 18, 2012, 05:34:32 pm Cut my teeth hunting quail behind dogs out in Olney and Seymour. We had around 3500 acres leased for quite a few years. They started killing some big deer around there, and we couldn't afford it anymore. Sure miss following them dogs around them parts.
Title: Re: Bob White Quail Post by: jimco on August 18, 2012, 05:39:44 pm I have a good friend that lives in Amite La. He has a couple hundred acres of commercial pine that is about 15 yrs. old. He's on some
sort of conservation program designed to restore the natural Bob white habitat. I think they planted switch grass throughout the thinned out pine trees. They are seeing a few coveys but not many. How do you go about turning them loose? At what age ? do you have to keep them in a holding pen on the property for a certain time before turning them loose ? Title: Re: Bob White Quail Post by: SCHitemHard on August 18, 2012, 08:15:40 pm they are thick as ants up here. phesants too. cant wait till bird season >:D
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