Quail and snow

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ylrdogs

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How do quail and snow mix? Noticed a couple pictures where there could be "considerable" snow in parts of your state. Just curious as to how well the little birds survive if it sticks around? Thanks.
 
They all die.... Probably not worth the trip. :D

It's been snowing for years and years in Kansas. They seem to find a way. Of course when it gets real deep and hangs around for awhile I'm sure it takes a toll on some select birds. But they will adapt and overcome just as they always have.
 
Quail as we have found out all over the country are a finite resource that can't take a great deal of pressure. Snow or any other factor that in combination creates stress isn't good. Long periods of snow pack, like 10 days in a row compounds the problem. If they have hard woody cover and weed seeds, sumac, they get by. Managing wild quail successfully is vastly more difficult than pheasants, requires careful harvest management, specific habitat requirements, last but not least good and lucky weather. Makes me want to cry when I think how we were lucky enough to have the perfect storm of circustances to produce armies of quail, 40 years ago, and all by accident! Now we fight for a few coveys here and there.
 
oldandnew said:
Quail as we have found out all over the country are a finite resource that can't take a great deal of pressure. Snow or any other factor that in combination creates stress isn't good. Long periods of snow pack, like 10 days in a row compounds the problem. If they have hard woody cover and weed seeds, sumac, they get by. Managing wild quail successfully is vastly more difficult than pheasants, requires careful harvest management, specific habitat requirements, last but not least good and lucky weather. Makes me want to cry when I think how we were lucky enough to have the perfect storm of circustances to produce armies of quail, 40 years ago, and all by accident! Now we fight for a few coveys here and there.
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Same way here in southwestern OH and northern KY. My county is only a hand full that even has a season and its only 3 weeks. They use to be everywhere in the 70s and 80s.:( still my fav bird.:)
 
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