Arizona Mearns outlook.

[Phil C]

This years Mearns quail season is just two months away. Unfortunately this may end up being one of the worst Mearns nesting in 100 years. Our Mearns quail rely on getting good summer Monsoon rains.
Per a posting on Rain logger .
Overall, this looks to be the driest and hottest monsoon season for all of Arizona on record. Preliminary data from the Westwide Drought Tracker shows almost all of the state as the driest July-August-September period since records began in 1895.
Many of the areas I have scouted not surprisingly has little to no grass. A few areas that received some rain ended up being heavily grazed before ranches were able to get cattle sold.
We have been fortunate to have had some great seasons over the last 10 years but this will not be one of them and may effect the Mearns quail numbers for years to come.