We were back at it again this weekend. This time instead of pen raised chukar we released pen raised Bob White quail. The quail flew really well and flushed nicely, for a penned bird, and they are cheaper, which is a bonus. The dogs had a great time hunting. Like always I spaced the birds far apart so that they actually had to hunt for them. Both dogs had hanging tongues and wagging tales when we got back to the truck.

On a side note, the conditions at this point here in Northern Nevada are the best that I have seen for at least the last few years. If we just get some good spring maintenance rain, and avoid a cold snap during the hatch we have a great chance of getting back on track for better wild bird hunting this coming season. It looks like the Quail have started nesting because all I am seeing now are males, as the females must be at least thinking about settling down and laying eggs. My experience is that the quail usually will go to nest at least a few weeks before the chukar.

Jay