Recent content by M31Lover

Kill 'em any way you can.

Unfortunately, pen-raised birds are all we have here in NJ. Very few make it through the season, thanks to hunting pressure on WMA's and an abundance of coyotes. On a positive note, they taste just fine.

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys. I do have one of Fergus' books stashed away in my "library", but my long-time favorite writer is the late Havilah Babcock. His stories of quail hunting in the deep south in the first half of the past century are timeless. Wish I could have been there.

Dad bought me my first shotgun, an Ithaca Super single in .410, when I was 10 in 1967. It became Dad's favorite for rabbit hunting, and I was "stuck" with his Rem 11-48 12 ga. It packed a wallop on both ends!

Jeff from south Jersey here. Quail hunting had long been my passion until, sadly, they became nearly extinct here, and the season was closed 10 or so years ago. Upland hunting in NJ is now limited to released pheasants. I'm fortunate to live within a 10 minute drive to hundreds of acres of...