One of six native quail species found in the United States, the northern bobwhite is the only species found east of the Mississippi. It is named for its two-note whistle, which sounds like a low “Bob” ...

Bill White and his sons Tony (left) and Andrew at a quail-restoration site in northwest Missouri. Photographs by Michael Sugrue Bill White makes me question everything I’ve heard about wild bobwhite ...

The Rolling Plains is a premier hunting destination and stronghold for bobwhite quail in Texas, second only to South Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s annual roadside survey indicates a ...

Quail hunters in Texas can take a little solace, perhaps even a bit of optimism, afield this season. The state’s bobwhite quail populations seem to be recovering in what could be a “building year” for ...

What once was arguably the biggest day on the hunting calendar – and might still be in some pockets – arrives Friday. That’s when the season opens for rabbits, ring-necked pheasants and bobwhite quail ...

Another poor quail hunting season comes to an end Tuesday and state wildlife officials are searching to find ways to reverse the trend. On Monday, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission voted ...

Texas' quail hunting season opens Saturday - a change from recent years, when the opener typically fell in late October. A change approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission earlier this year ...

Many years ago, I was invited by a mutual friend on a quail hunt in Alabama. Upon our arrival, I immediately noticed something that was obvious – there was serious momentum in that state for the bird, ...

AUSTIN Quail hunting season kicks off on Nov. 1 in Texas, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey revealed some encouraging population numbers heading into opening ...

Not that long ago, before the suburban tsunami swept them away, farms and meadows and fallow fields laced in rusting barbed wire bumped up against the city. A person arguing that times were better ...