Bad news for bobwhites

How many bird dogs will get to be on point this quail season?

Based on roadside surveys conducted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the bobwhite quail population is at an all-time low.
The severe drought has hurt all wildlife, but especially the bobwhite quail where the number of birds are rapidly diminishing.
Central Oklahoma Quail Forever members Laura McIver and James Dietsch will join me Friday during my online chat from the H&H Shooting Sports Complex to answer questions about the upcoming quail season, what has happened to the birds and what, if anything, can be done to try and restore them to healthy populations.
The online chat begins at 11:30 a.m. on NewsOk.com or you can come by and visit us in person at the H&H Shooting Sports Complex, near I-40 and Meridian.

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Comments

Comment by Loren and Colin Coffey on November 2, 2011 @ 3:04 pm

We are raising Bobwhite Quail at Coffey Brothers Quail Ranch in Guthrie. We will have about 2500 flight ready quail ready for Christmas/New Years.

Comment by W F Wooldridge on November 6, 2011 @ 11:42 pm

Do you have a date? What will you charge per bird? Or are you suggesting a hunt & pay per bird plus trespass fee? Thanks Will

Comment by edgodfrey on November 7, 2011 @ 12:53 am

Coffey Brothers Quail Ranch raises the birds for sale to hunters. They don’t provide places to hunt.

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