Bobwhite numbers appear to be healthier this year in many parts of Oklahoma, according to field reports from quail hunters. The state's quail hunting season is under way and will run through Feb. 15.
December 16, 2014
By Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
After several years of disappointment in the field for quail hunters, the 2014 season is proving to be one to remember. Several hunters have reported that quail populations seem to be improved, and they are having success finding and harvesting bobwhites and scaled quail in some sections of Oklahoma.
"It's 100 percent better this year," said hunter Lee Francis, president of Tulsa's Tall Grass Heritage Chapter of Quail Forever. "It's like a new day."
Random surveys of quail hunters indicated they were finding several coveys of quail in the Panhandle, northwest and west-central parts of the state. In the Panhandle and northwest areas, hunters reported moving an average of four...