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Lots of "bad" and weird things happen hunting if you stay with it long enough. We had a nine year old, healthy lab hunting blue (dusky) grouse 3 years ago in the mountains of Colorado. Over 2 miles from the pickup she had what the vets later thought was a stroke. Went down like she had been...

My nemesis in my later years are those d___d badger holes. Last year I stepped into one and shattered my ankle/foot. I was stuck so tight that if my wife hadn't been there to pry it out I would have been a carcass in that field. Not a season goes by without at least one badger hole incident it...

We have a travel trailer as well. We prefer it to the B&B/motel route as we can pick up and move without a schedule and without specific destinations. This year we started on pheasants in North Dakota, then South Dakota, then Kansas. From there to New Mexico and desert quail. Only one dog this...

If they are actually on USFS land, then the ranger district should have them mapped. With USFS, sometimes you have to dig a bit to get the information, but I'll bet they have it. The district office is in Springfield, CO.

I'm finding more scaled quail up in the grass than Gambel's down in the arroyos and brushy cover right now. That makes for lots of walking, and those little suckers make roadrunners look slow. Great end of the season hunting, though. For those looking for quail calls, I found a number of them on...

I've hunted north of the areas you are considering for the last two years. Quite a few folks camp on public land without issue, but I wouldn't leave a gold brick (or your guns) out in the open. You never know. The Rio Grande corridor is notorious for illegals and drugs, but generally they don't...

I've worn (out) Danners, Russels, Cabela's and Irish Setters, all within a year. Whether it is in heavy pheasant cover or rock/brush cover in desert quail country, nothing holds up. Last year I stepped in a badger hole and virtually destroyed my ankle, so now the only boot that comes close to...

For some reason I always hunt with gloves. Warmth, stickers, whatever. I don't know how many pair I've gone through but my pickup looks like a used glove store. My current favorites are a pair of cheap hunting gloves I found at WalMart. I like them because they fit well, with now "alien fingers"...

Time to get this going again. How are folks doing hunting desert/mountain quail this year? My wife and I spend the winter in NM so I have a lot of time to wander with the dog. At least the dog and I are happy!

I leave opening day (and opening weekend) to those younger and more tolerant than I. That said, I hunt public lands almost exclusively. I enjoy the challenge of scraping birds out of lands that anyone with a license can hunt with good dogs and persistence.

Last year our 11 year old lab had what appeared to be a "stroke" and was near death. We had a local at-home vet come over and she prescribed a bunch of different "hard" drugs and most importantly, showed us how to rehydrate her with subcutaneous fluids. The dog improved but never returned to...

Tone (I use older Tri-tronics collars so they don't have vibrate). Even if the birds can hear me and/or the dogs, I just don't like hollaring, whistling, etc. In fact, the few times I hunt with someone, if they start that, I quit! Just about the first thing I teach young dogs when collar...

Occasionally that is an issue. Many of the private RV parks shutdown before Thanksgiving. Have to call and check. SD state parks are open year around and have water/dump station and showers though they may shut some down in a park just to limit their maintenance needs. In ND we found that some...

I've used Kennetreks for years and they work. More expensive than the Amazon "made in China" stuff (I honestly don't know where Kennetreks are made so maybe I'm speaking out of hand), but they are heavier and quieter. That said, I buy one or two pair of the "made in China" junk from Amazon each...

North Dakota (and some South Dakota towns) has quite a few towns that have town-owned/operated RV parks that we've found to be comfortable and affordable, though usually they've had to shut their shower facilities down by the time bird season rolls around. Also, some of the impoundments (lakes)...

We have not. We are hunting SC in the foothills, primarily. Gambel's and Scaled with a few Mearns (that we haven't found) up higher. A lot of area in this state to cover for an old guy!

Today is the last day for quail in New Mexico for the year. It has been an interesting, enjoyable experience figuring out where to hunt and how they move in response to weather, predators, cattle, and hunting pressure. If I'm still upright next year we'll try a different area, though I do enjoy...

Dustin pretty much describes the trailer we've used for the last 8 years. It is a Nash "23D", total length about 32ft from hitch to bumper. Weighs just over 7,000lbs fully loaded. Four season rated. We've been out numerous times when it was below zero. I don't recommend it, but the trailer will...