My first quail story and pics

[coatimundi01]

Always went as a kid with my dad and brother but was too young to shoot just walked around helping. Well told my bro to dig out his old mossberg 500 20ga out of the closet and I gave her a good cleaning and headed out. Went on a Sunday morning, first shot, hit one! Couldn't find it! My first ever quail, gone! Walking by myself and no dog I couldn't find anymore. I did see some fresh pig sign and had two mule deer yearlings walk right up to me. Pretty neat.

 

Went back this past Thursday and it was cold and windy as all heck. First hour and a half walked around and there were no birds to be found. Almost stepped on a HUGE western dback. My right foot hit the ground less than a foot in front. You can see in the bottom of the pic where my footprint is... Eek! Good thing it was cold as he didn't even budge. Moved spots and eventually found some birds. Got one on the first shot, missed another and then had to call it a day. I'm definitely hooked on chasin these little bastards!

[tjhunt2]

Congratulations on your first quail. I think you didn't get struck by that rattler because he knew you were new here on cwt. My suggestion would be to get a sticker from Amanda, here on cwt, and make your vehicle an offical part of the team. It will also up the value of your truck.

 

TJ

[ready2hunt]

Sounds like a fun trip. Those rattlers always send a shiver up my spine. Good thing it didn't end your trip early. Congrats

[ivhunter]

awesome pics.. quail is good eats.. congrats, my season starts on Saturday..

[Scooter]

It's amazing how unafraid the other species of animals are when you're wearing blaze orange and toting an over/under... If you think the Gambel's are hard to find after youo knock them down... the scalies I shot this weekend were dang near impossible! I found them all, but some were right in front of me on bare ground and I must have walked past them a half-dozen times!

[coatimundi01]

They were young and curious. Still barely had spots. They walked up, stopped about 15' and then I videoed and took a step to make them run/hop. They ran MAYBE 30 yards and then started walking right back towards me again. Spooked them again and let them go on their way. Saw them again like 30min later when I was chasing down some more quail unsuccessfully... Pretty neat

[bonecollector]

Looks like you had a good outting besides the snake.

[6ANut]

Fun little hunt with all those animals minus that snake.

[coatimundi01]

Nah, I like snakes, I'd just rather not encounter one THAT close without knowing it's there... Haha

[Matt Meyer]

Congrats on the nice quail. I can't wait to go out