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Here's a good video that came out a few days ago from Tall Timbers that discusses hunting our wild quail and some of the safety aspects hunters should know. It also mentions the issue of why using a SxS or O/U is preferred.


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Where are the beautiful side by sides? Bobby

Are they really hunting wild quail in the video? Looks more like released stuff.

OWD

I think you're right in that there were some released quail in the video to some extent. You can pretty much tell when you see the birds are having to be flushed in a relatively open spot. Wild birds rarely let you get that close in such a situation. You'll also see Kevin Kelly in the video. I know he shoots on some of the commercial places fairly often. Of course Tall Timbers owns the about 11,000 acre Livingston Place (formerly called Dixie Plantation.) It's covered in wild birds, but using some stock footage may have been convenient for the production.

I'm looking forward to going to the Georgia-Florida field trial on Monday. Few things like it in the upland hunting world. It will be at Blue Springs Plantation, a beautiful spot along about 7 miles of the Flint River. I've hunted there a couple of times; has as many wild birds as you'll see anywhere. The last time I went to this field trial it was at a plantation adjoining Blue Springs, which is owned by a pretty interesting character. Should be a fun day.

You sure don't need someone with a stick beating the ground to flush wild quail. Gil

That field trial looks like a great time.

Have a good trip.

OWD

I hunted quail a few weeks ago in Kentucky.

Wild coveys, scattered on old Farms, and protected by lifelong Kentucky quail hunters.
We only take one on the covey rise.

They do hold pretty tight and you can be quite close to them when the covey goes up, but certainly no stick swishing required to get them to fly.

I always try to approach the Covey in a fashion that will make them fly in the most advantageous way, though I’m not always successful.

When I think I’m getting close, I do make swishing sounds.