More Snow Day Musings (with photos)

[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

THAT is a great photo. And unlike in my case, you got a bird.

So, growing up in Virginia, it was illegal to hunt quail in the snow. The assumption was that it was unfair. When I got to Missouri and could hunt quail in the snow, I discovered they were right, it is unfair…to the hunter!

The main reason for not being able to hunt quail in the snow in Virginia was in my opinion the road hunters, who would ride around and find coveys roosted on the side of the road, maybe under a cedar, and shoot into the whole covey. And when the snow was partially gone and we couldn't wait any longer we always wondered if the game warden would disagree with us about the legality of hunting with some snow left.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Jerry Harlow

The main reason for not being able to hunt quail in the snow in Virginia was in my opinion the road hunters, who would ride around and find coveys roosted on the side of the road, maybe under a cedar, and shoot into the whole covey. And when the snow was partially gone and we couldn't wait any longer we always wondered if the game warden would disagree with us about the legality of hunting with some snow left.

You may be right about the law trying to prevent covey shooting. We always thought it was because being able to track coveys was an unfair advantage. On those occasions when my father would visit us in Missouri and we could hunt in the snow, about every half hour he’d ask, “Are you sure we’re legal?” After he was humbled by some Snow-Bobs (as we liked to call them), he certainly changed his idea that hunting in snow was unfair.