I used to raise quail

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Buddy Harrison

Just seems that quail can't catch a break. The game little guys have to contend not only with weather and disease but everything that wants to eat them; foxes, owls, cats, coyotes, hawks, raccoons, possums, fire ants, snakes, and on and on. On the positive side, there are several research organizations that seem to be serious about coming up with answers regarding how to increase our little friends numbers. We can only hope a solution is found, and quick.

In my experience hawks were the number 1 killer of our quail .
I think another problem quail hunting faces is its not easy to get new hunters involved with it because of the cost .