It should be a quality quail hunting season

Quail hunting season kicked off on Nov. 1 in Texas, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department roadside survey revealed some encouraging population numbers heading into the season. Good habitat conditions along with timely rainfall helped bobwhite and scaled quail production this last spring and summer.

“Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists covered over 3,300 road miles in early August during our annual roadside quail surveys,” said Patrick Schutz of TPWD. “Overall, we are encouraged by the numbers in this year’s surveys and anticipate a good season for hunters especially in the Rolling Plains, South Texas and Trans Pecos regions where populations have traditionally been the strongest.”