Quail Hunts

**wskinner** · 11-19-2019, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by Saltydog235

On many occasions I have had birds that not only survived a release but coveyed up and thrived. There’s 3 coveys I know of on our club in Gtown that were started on release birds. Does it always happen, nope but occasionally it does.
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Yep, have 2 coveys I know of on our place that started as tamies from a dog trainer that hasn’t released any in a few years, and I only found them by happenstance. I’m sure if I searched I could find a few more. It’s quite the rush having a dozen of those acrobatic birds explode right next to you.

**ecu1984** · 11-20-2019, 12:21 AM

My favorite hunting bar none is quail.
I'd buy a good dog right now if I had enough places to hunt.
If the WMA lands keep improving, a dog will be gotten.

**johnnyb** · 11-20-2019, 08:37 AM

Chigar Grove in Andrews. Call Gregg Jenkins (843)833-5499. Cedar Swamp Quail Preserve call Raymond Cantley (843)601-3258

**baydog** · 11-20-2019, 08:42 AM

there is also a place in St. George, I forgot about but cant remember the name. Where are you located and how far do you want to travel?

**Buckin Bronco** · 11-20-2019, 08:44 AM

I’m in Charleston but so would travel 1.5-2 hours.

**Quackhead22** · 11-20-2019, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Saltydog235

On many occasions I have had birds that not only survived a release but coveyed up and thrived. Thereâ€™s 3 coveys I know of on our club in Gtown that were started on release birds. Does it always happen, nope but occasionally it does.

My dad and I use to work our dogs on a place in Grey Court when I lived in the upstate. Use to get Wisconsin giants IIRC from a guy up there. Iâ€™d work the dogs and let my dad shoot but as he got older, he wasnâ€™t a very good shot so he missed a lot. Those missed birds coveyed up too. One day we pulled the truck up and Ike my male GSP jumped out of the truck and flipped around in mid air, I swear that dog locked up on point in mid air because when he landed he was frozen. My female Abby was locked up standing on the back seat. My dad went to step out of the truck and about 15 birds blew up at his feet. He couldnâ€™t shoot, he didnâ€™t even have a gun. Iâ€™ll never forget the look Ike gave him. It was like look dad, that was some acrobatic shit I did locking up on point in mid air and sticking the landing, least you could do is shoot.

That was a generalization on my part. There are most certainly instances where released birds survive and breed. But in my decade of managing wildlife and time spent in the woods those instances a far less common than finding quail feathers where a hawk or some ground predator has had a snack.

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**baydog** · 11-20-2019, 02:17 PM

Indian Field Quail Preserve is the place in St. George. That is definitely the closest to you as far as I know.

**Bad Habit** · 11-20-2019, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by baydog

there is also a place in St. George, I forgot about but cant remember the name. Where are you located and how far do you want to travel?

Grubers near St George

rp · 11-20-2019, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by baydog

Indian Field Quail Preserve is the place in St. George. That is definitely the closest to you as far as I know.

Isnt that run by Coach Gruber formerly of a local private school down that way?

Dorchester Academy I think

**Duck Nitz** · 11-20-2019, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by wskinner

Yep, have 2 coveys I know of on our place that started as tamies from a dog trainer that hasn’t released any in a few years, and I only found them by happenstance. I’m sure if I searched I could find a few more. It’s quite the rush having a dozen of those acrobatic birds explode right next to you.

It's even better with a trained dog pointing them for you and a loaded shotgun at the ready. Believe it.

Rubberhead* · 11-20-2019, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by Quackhead22

Tamie quail don’t survive more than a week in the wild and there aren’t enough wild birds for the tamie birds to breed with. Also quail aren’t migratory!

What he said...

**Sportin' Woodies** · 11-20-2019, 04:32 PM

DNR should cut the gamewarden budget in half and start releasing pheasants like Midwest states do.

**FishSticker** · 11-20-2019, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by baydog

there is also a place in St. George, I forgot about but cant remember the name. Where are you located and how far do you want to travel?

Pretty sure that's Mr Gruber's place you speak of...

**FishSticker** · 11-20-2019, 04:46 PM

Well that's what I get for not reading the entire thread before responding...

rp · 11-20-2019, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Sportin' Woodies

DNR should cut the gamewarden budget in half and start releasing pheasants like Midwest states do.

Cut the green jean budget? C'mon. Enough crap goes on now and there is no one to stop half of it.

Or are you saying drop their wages? I really doubt many of us here could live on what they are paid now.

And pheasants can't survive in SC.