Ohio still has a quail season in some of the southwestern counties--these are wild birds. As Jim attested, the blizzards of 77-78 wiped out the quail in the rest of the state. Growing up on a dairy farm in eastern Ohio, quail were common until then.
West Virginia released wild trapped quail in some of the southern coal fields a few years ago and are still hanging on but not thriving. The WV DNR has been releasing pen raised quail on other WMA's and I had a great time this year with my setters. I was sttill working my dogs on them up until a few weeks ago, but have now stopped. Doubtful, but hopeful those birds may reproduce this spring. I need to go out and listen to see if I can hear a little bob-white calling--god, how I miss that. I can see why my friend Garry is so enamored with them.
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"How kind it is that most of us will never know when we have fired our last shot"--Nash Buckingham
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