Quail in Montana….

[Nameless Range]

Nameless Range, Southern Jefferson county has a hunting preserve and I wonder if that's where the quail came from? Was it in the river bottom?

No, it was in the Black Sage WSA - in the rough stuff.

 

[brockel]

Wouldn’t mind seeing them here in eastern Montana.

 

[YoungGun]

Wouldn’t mind seeing them here in eastern Montana.

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Murray McMurray Hatchery - California Valley Quail

The California Quail (Callipepla californica) — also referred to as the California Valley Quail or the Valley Quail — is the official state bird of California. California Quail are small, plump birjds prized for their hardiness and known for their unique drooping crest or plume.

www.mcmurrayhatchery.com

 

[YoungGun]

I'm sure they'll make their way east. I'd assume many of them come from released birds for dog training that survive. I bump into Bobwhite's fairly often that this is the case for at least.

 

[mtmuley]

I worked on a river bottom ranch in the Root for awhile right out if high school in 1984. We were getting them and releasing them back then. No surprise there is a ton of them around. mtmuley

 

[BigHornRam]

I had about 100 of them in the backyard the other day. Neighbors might get a little anxious if I started banging away on them. The new pup was excited to see them!

 

[brockel]

I'm sure they'll make their way east. I'd assume many of them come from released birds for dog training that survive. I bump into Bobwhite's fairly often that this is the case for at least.

They end up out here in good numbers and I’ll end up with a bird dog for sure. Probably a cocker spaniel.