Eastern Washington Quail hunt...

[steve sutton]

I smell Quail

and there they are

Those aren't Quail Mike thats a Deer

Not that one dummy the Quail, that one, RIGHT THERE

Here, let me show ya....

You better run....

You were right Mike those were Quail...

The rest of you can leave now....

O.K. a bone to pick withall the non-resident Yankee's out here for the hunting season....we realize that we don't have many trees out here but SERIOUSLY does "tagging" our rocks while you're out here really make you feel more at home?

And just so you'll know we do have trees and if you really insist I can take you there. It's right purdy even if there are more birds out in the Sage.

 

[mdunc8]

Great pictures and beautiful birds! Do y'all have many mountain quail or is it mostly California quail?

 

[JoseCuervo]

Great pictures!!!!!


Thanks for posting those.

 

[steve sutton]

We've lost most of our Mountain Quail....

theres still a remnant population in Eastern Washington and a marginally huntable population on the Westside but nothing like the numbers that we used to when I moved out here in the late 80's....

Oregon still has good numbers of them in the SW corner of the State...

Steve

 

[choc dogs]

Steve thanks for sharing your story with pictures., my black lab is learning about upland game this year, probably more than me

 

[Big Slick]

Very nice pics and story line. I know I sure miss chasing mountain quail in Northern Cali!

 

[tarheel]

Great shots; good enough for the best hunting publications, but how did you determine that a non-resident tagged your tree?

 

[steve sutton]

Tarheel....

EASY....trees are GREEN and rocks are GRAY.....

And when a Northwesterner gets that "green lean" to defend a wolf he "hugs a rock" and not "tree"....

So...nope...no question..it was a Yankee, (that eliminates all the fine people from N.C.), for sure.......

Steve

 

[pointingdogsrule]

Congrats and nice pics.

good luck to all
the dog

 

['Ike']

LoL! Very nice...

 

[Big Fin]

Very cool Steve. Love the story told with pics.