Quail Books

[George Lander]

I guess that my favourite was one written by my old University of South Carolina English professor Havilah Babcock "My Health Is Better In November"

Best Regards, George

[6pt-Sika]

Whats a "quail"

When I was growing up I think I never heard them referred to as anything but birds until I was maybe 16 or so !

Back when wild birds were still fairly easy to come by in central Virginia you rarely heard of anyone shooting Grouse and much less Woodcock !

There's an older dog trainer skeet shooter by the name of Robin Agee that lives down in Farmville VA . Thirty years ago I still remember him talking about wild birds below Richmond to the Carolina line . I wish I could figure out a way to write birds to mimic the way he and George Parkins pronounced the word it was priceless .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by George Lander

I guess that my favourite was one written by my old University of South Carolina English professor Havilah Babcock "My Health Is Better In November"

Best Regards, George

I'll second that !

My aunt's husband was a student at USC when Babcock was still teaching !

He may have been living as a Sandlapper but he was still a Virginian in his heart .