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Oct. 21—Quail numbers continue to lag in the face of persistent drought conditions this year, with the South Texas Plains region probably the best option for hunters. Quail season begins Oct. 29.
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Oct. 21—AUSTIN — Quail hunting season in Texas kicks off Oct. 26, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey indicates an upward trend in population numbers.
The scaled quail (Callipepla squamata), also commonly called blue quail or cottontop, is a species of the New World quail family. It is a bluish gray bird found in the arid regions of the Southwestern United States to Central Mexico. This species is an early offshoot of the genus Callipepla, diverging in the Pliocene. [2]
Cotton is the most common crop grown in South Plains region. In 2004 and again in 2005, records were broken for cotton production. [1] In an extended area comprising 31 counties in and near the South Plains, more than a million bales of cotton were harvested in 2005. This makes the South Plains the world’s largest cotton-producing region.
Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It inhabits the desert regions of Arizona , California , Colorado , New Mexico , Nevada , Utah , Texas , and Sonora ; also New Mexico-border Chihuahua and the Colorado River region of Baja California .
Some 45,000 hunters will fan out into meadows around the state starting Saturday to harvest quail, despite the drought causing a drop in the bird’s population. The quail hunt in Texas opens this ...
Quail is located in west-central Collingsworth County along Texas State Highway 203. It is 14.2 miles (22.9 km) northwest of Wellington, the county seat, and 16 miles (26 km) east of Hedley. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Quail CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km 2), all land. [3]