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How to Hunt Scaled Quail

Scaled Quail are found in the arid regions of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and central Mexico. Prefers open areas of dry grassland with mixed cactus and shrubbery. Pale gray overall, with a distinctive scaled pattern on the neck, chest and underside.  This species lacks a plume but does have a crest that resembles a tuft of cotton, hence the commonly used nickname. Breeding occurs from April through September, depending...

How to Hunt Mountain Quail

Mountain quail are found in the mountainous regions of the West Coast, from northern Baja to Washington and eastward into Idaho. They prefer thick, brushy mountainous areas ranging in elevation from 2,000 feet to 10,000 feet. Mountain quail are the largest quail species. Identifiable by two long, straight plumes that jut slightly backward from top of head.  Gray-blue breast and neck, brown throat patch, and flanks that are heavily barred with...

A Guide To Raising Quail

What if I told you that out there in the world exists a bird that is so low to the ground that it often goes under the radar of the vast majority of homesteaders? It’s the same bird that allows folks in both rural and urban settings to explore several aspects of self-sufficiency while still often abiding local by-laws, all the while capable of laying an egg a day and using only a fraction of the room and energy that chickens require. Not to...