New Mexico Covey Find
 

Setter on a New Mexico scaled quail covey last week

The quail of the south west are bucket list hunts for me. Looks much warmer than here another reason to go west old man go west:)

I just love it...and when it's a bad years, it's still better than Colorado!

I don't think I could shoot well there. There are no trees in the way. At least I would not have any excuses.:)

Nice to still be bird hunting. Very nice!

You'd be surprised how many excuses I can come up with out there! :rotf:

So you hunt 5 to 6 months of the year in CO, ID & NM? Did I miss a state? AZ perhaps?

Kansas too :whistle:

I have to be done by the 15 of the Feb for my anniversary in accordance with the deal I made with my lovely bride!

Oh...and I love to spring turkey hunt and fly fish! My wife says...there's always a season! :nono:

Huntin
 

Shawn you are a lucky dog like me. Great wife.great dog and fine guns. Couldn't get any better. Shhhhh about NM blue quail all dem Yankees will be crawling all over our cactus!!! I drive 7 Hr from Tx to NM each year.

nm quail hunting
 

I live in Albuquerque, where do you hunt, I have hunted south but mostly along river by Socorro.

I've hunted from Ft. Sumner south to Hobbs. I love chasing scaled quail on the NM shortgrass prairie

I hunt near Carlsbad on BLM land where we have to dodge oil trucks from time to time. Carlsbad has changes so much in last three years with Permian boom. The Quail are still there but you dare not try and stay in Carlsbad!! Easy walking I’m 72 and great area for my Brittany to work. Best to you. Tell me about your country.

David...it's easy walking everywhere I've been in NM. Colorado can be a little bit more difficult in the canyon and cholla-choked shortgrass country...both on dogs and people. I look for good grass but a fair amount of bare ground and good weeds.

Bird Dig Doc I ditto what you are saying. My goal is to hunt easy country with my 8 yr old Brit. I would like to try and perhaps team up with you on a hunt in NM which if I don’t go too far north is a one day drive from my location in TX. We could team up with our vintage Ithaca’s! Best to you and spring turkey season is in my sites already. My plan is to take my 15 year old grandson to where he went last year. Private ranch in S Tx loaded with birds. If you read the last PP I wrote about 2 Parker’s having a conversation. I intend to write another story only this time both guns are hunting turkeys with my grandson and I. Will be great experience for all.

Love to meet up David in NM...next season. Can't wait til spring turkey season. Best of luck to you as well!

Do you have to boot your dogs?

The sand burs are horrific in some places in NM and I boot them always in Colorado because of the cholla and prickly pear.

Quail hunting
 

Shawn: I live in Elizabeth, we should get together and talk quail hunting. I grew up in Campo, CO and started hunting quail when I was twelve years old. I've hunted quail in CO, KS, NE, NM, AZ, TX, and OK. It's addictive, love it!!

Ron...Love to meet up with you and talk quail. Maybe we can shoot some time.

"I don't think I could shoot well there. There are no trees in the way." LOL. Yup, if you miss in Nevada you got no excuse! I've lived in the West now for 40 year. I don't think that I could do a Grouse or Snipe hunt in Wisconsin now!

I hunt New Mexico on regular bases, Artesia and Hobbs good areas for quail. However don't forget New Mexico Spring Turkey Hunting, several areas have multiple bird limits and you can hunt both Rios and Merriams on the same ranch.
My 2020 hunt I'll be trying to shooting Rio one day and next a Merriam.