Just my experience, Phillip. Might have been skewed for some reason or another. I'll continue to watch for this closely this season, if opportunity arises. One thing I thought of that could influence what I see is that my friend, who is an excellent shot also, shoots quail farther out than I am willing to. Those 9s may have lost a lot of energy at the longish distances. I hate seeing a bird drop a leg and fly away so badly that I just usually refrain from long shots. I didn't think about that until this morning.
Most of ours are shot going away, too. A lot different cover, though!
Best to you, SRH