I have a close friend who has early released (late August) pen raised bobwhite on his land for the last 12-15 years. I hear them whistling every spring and we've always seen broods of bitties. They (the released birds) definitely do mate and raise young down here in GA.
It seems that after doing so, and the young grow up, they're nearly as wild as true wild bobs. They certainly won't always hold while the dogs point, but will often flush wild before the guns can get there.
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