Kansas Quail Hunting

[Steiner]

My "Epic October" stretched into a late Novemeber/Early December Kansas quail hunt. I made a spur of the moment decision to head out alone with the dogs based on several reports I had heard regarding great bird numbers and a dear friend that shared the name of a guide. All I can say is WOW! Unfortunately, I didn't have time to get pictures of the dogs on any of their beautiful finds as the quail were not interested in hanging around long and I was hunting alone. The weather was perfect and the country is beautiful. The dogs and I moved more wild quail in 1 1/2 days of hunting than I have seen in my entire life. It was 2 of the most wonderful days of hunting I've ever experienced. If you have the ability to get to Kansas or Oklahoma in the next couple of months, do not pass up the opportunity.

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[6pt-Sika]

Excellent Dan

[Double Lab]

Sounds awesome Dan. It's on my bucket list. Next time we are together I'll pick your brains. Great pics, thanks.

[J. Scott Hanes]

Were you hunting public lands? That must have been a fantastic hunt. Back in the 1980's a Trapshooting friend took me to west Texas on a quail hunt that I will never forget. At least a dozen coveys each day and they numbered 25-30 birds each. It was incredible.

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by J. Scott Hanes

Were you hunting public lands? That must have been a fantastic hunt. Back in the 1980's a Trapshooting friend took me to west Texas on a quail hunt that I will never forget. At least a dozen coveys each day and they numbered 25-30 birds each. It was incredible.

I was hunting private land Scott and the coveys were almost all in the 25-30 bird range.

[Andy]

Better idea is Daryl picks me up on his way out to meet you and I feed him and lubricate him so much that I shoot more birds than he does. Kansas quail is a bucket list item!!! Hell, quail about anywhere is a bucket list item for me.

[Double Lab]

Sounds like a plan Andy. I'll give you first chance on the covey rise.

[Kevin McCormack]

Curiously enough, I never hunted quail in KS when I lived there for a few years in the early 1970s, but had great quail hunting just up over the border in southern Iowa with friends from KC. Went to Texas for guided wild quail way up in the panhandle twice, east of Dalhart and north of Darouzette, creeping over into OK once or twice near Slapout (yes we bought licenses!). Lots of driving from lease to lease, tailgate lunches in the field, and more wild birds than I ever saw anywhere. Big coveys but our guide never let us shoot more than 2 per man out of any one covey. Lots of walking and great dog work, when they said "all wild birds", they meant WILD!! Interesting flush characteristics; some held drum-tight till the very last minute then burst up all at once; a few times singles would trickle out for a few minutes before the mob flushed. No rattlers but plenty of cactus and thorny pear thickets, hard on the boots and the hands!

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

Sounds like a plan Andy. I'll give you first chance on the covey rise.

When those 30 bumble bees get up you better start shooting. They get to 45-50 yards in a heartbeat.

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by Dan Steingraber

When those 30 bumble bees get up you better start shooting. They get to 45-50 yards in a heartbeat.

No problem Dan, that's why God invented the full choke.