I have hunted quail since I was about 9 years old and still prefer it to any other kind of game hunting. I love to eat quail. Like someone else mentioned, I always shot only the covey rise and maybe a couple of close ones who did not get the word to get the hell out of there! I had all the quail on my farm in NC that I could ever want to hunt. Now there is hardly a covey remaining. Lots of good memories of quail hunting as a kid and my mom fixing them for me. Days gone by. Oh well. I now have to pay to hunt, but what the heck, I am still shooting and get to eat a few quail as the reward. They have just gotten a lot more expensive!!